The evening world., 1895-09-19
DRAMATIC NEWS AND NOTES.
Clara Morris In "Ray mOnde"-Nut
Goodwin's DiscipIine-some
Potter Gems

Miss Clara Morris produced a now
| adaptation Of Dumass Monsieur AL
phonse.' called "Raymonde," for the
| frst time in this city at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre yesterday afternoon.
| Mss Morris called l!ttie attention to
this novelty IN her rcperto!re. but the
| indications are that 1t Will hold per-
manont place there. The story of the
play, dealing with the past of Mime.
Montogl.s-a past that involves nine
| year-old child, the result OF supposed
marriage with Monsieur Alphonse-
seems wonderfully direct and well-knt
In these days of irrelevant and confused
| episodes. Although some Of the charac-
ters are rather impossible and the mo-
| t!vcs that actuate them are far-fetchei,
| 'Kaymonde" nevertheless holds the at
| tent!on. The adaptation Is not an elc-
CANT one. II II cruiely Engl'shed. Such
| expressions AS "You lunkhead" don't
| sound well, even in :he mouth Of Nine.
duichard. woman Of the people, and
| the use OF the adjective good for the
adverb well is uncouth. Miss Morris
IL evidently In very good health. She
| looks better and younger than she did
| last tine she was seen here. She has
also toned down her methods, brushed
away few of the wild Western burrs
from her accent, and relegated her
| pocket handkerchief and her medicine
bottle to behind the scenes. THAT she
stiii possesses power one Is obliged to
admit, for the women wept at the
| scenes with the child. and Miss Morris
herself shed tears. But her acting
teens with bath0s, and it Is quite I'M
possible to accept some OF her stage
doings scriously. Miss Morris might
alter that absurd speech that she
utters: II will take the child and fly
with her" because she looked far too
chubby and rotund to indulge in any
thing so skittish as flying. Stout ladies
should be very careful how they allude
to aerial matters. very excellent
piece OF work was done by j. NJ Col
Vile, as Commander Montogls, the
husband Of Raymond. who, t. save his
wife's honor. determines to father her
child. Mr.. Colville is entitled to the
highest credit. 1t is Il long time since
better piece OF acting has been seen
on the stage of the Fourteenth street
Theatre. Howard Covoney as NJ. AL
phonse was rather overweighted Such
| a part calls for an actor of ripe expert
ence. Miss Lavinna shannon was
trife too loud, even for the part she
played. but she got few laughs, and
little child called Margery Valentine
did surprisingly well with the role of
Adrienne. ''Raymonde" will be repeated
Saturday night
The discipline of Nat Goodwin's com
pany seems to be needlessly severe. ON
Monday and Tuesday nights there were
four or tive calls" to all of which Mr.
dience was anxious to applaud Mr;
Goodwin, but from the general tone of
comment II was very evident that stme
sell. his delightful little leading lady
She did not appear. however, and it has
been insinuated that the discipline of
init any, one but the star to respond to
curtain call. This is pity. Miss
Russell has very large following in
Mr.. Frohman's production OF The New
Woman" will remember that she was
pretty much the star OF that organiza,,
tion. In "A Gilded Foor' Miss Russell
Is exquisite.
Charles Dickson has taken the advice
of his friends. and will shortly forsake
Peoples, Money" and play that Of the
ire to Aubrey isoueisault me role is a
made Rs principal hit in a Juvenile role
in THE Wife,"it is directly in his line.
or course. 1t Is always a temptation to
business. but he should be perfectly
sure before he does 1t that the ''charac-
ter part Is worth tackling.
| Mrs. Pottor's agent sends these four
| priceless gems of information. and rs
she Is playing at Days Theatre,
| house that rarely emits such gems, they
are worth mentioning.
| No. I. 1t was on seeing Mrs. Potter
dressed as Juliet at Worth's that Caro-
lus Durand remarked: you are little
beautiful Botticelli. You should be
framed and hung over doorway in the
No. .. The record for the sale of pho
tographs which was held by Bonney in
London, with Mary Anderson's pictures,
was broken by Barnett, who sold 1900
pictures of Mrs. Potter and Mr.. Bellew
| In nine days.
No. 3. When the history of Japan
Mr.. Beiiew VIII be found to have been
the first exponents of Shakespeare in
| that country.
l. Cora Urquhart Potter is an Amerl-
known American upon the stage.
And the band played ON.
The return of Helen blythe to the
stage has so far been commercially sue
csssful. She has already produced II
play called "Reap!ng the Wh!riwind. +"
AZ We'll as Leah, in Troy. Miss
tregoers had forgotten her, but her
fears seem TO have been quite ground
less: She in now negotiating for time
in New York.
Some OF the London critics manage
TO have their fling at Alabama" al
though. as already stated that play has
! been very faVorahlv criticised. One
! critic declares that like the manic ~