The morning times., 1896-07-14
"1HE SNOWFALL"
Cooling Suggestion in Last Nights s.
Play at the New National.

Thcfirth iDning & OF tie popular game which
the Stock Company is playing these summer
evenlng gs Ill the Ne W National TLeate ropsned
lasi evening, and Oh 10th sides OF Tie loot
lights there obtained i state OF affairs
mutually satisfactory.
There is Ito d!rninuIion in the Attendance,
though the evenings hc warm, for the fans
and iorgetfulness in the breeziness or tie
comedies scgct q oEeeriul temperature iEat
offsets the sometimes woes OF these days
of altitudiDous mercury.
There is a cooling suggestion in TIE very
title of the play wiacn last night held
the boards. IL was Tile SNOWFALL 10
stranger to Washington, and as popular as
1t Is familiar, and IL could not be otherwise
with fascinating a little play. sydney
Grundy wroteit. He has written much that
Is worse since. He has prcSeltcd kn Jt,cd
sexual problems and Cisscctcd the ethics Of
natrimuny and divorce, but he would DO
well to get rack To ,hc really charming IF.
fervesccnt friyolties Of his well conceived
SNOWFALL
Only SIX persons are concern ed in the ac-
ton, Il remarkably small number, but
II concentrates the interest and the action
IN i happy manner, Mr.. Bond and Miss
Chapman as Mr.. Featherstone, the VICTIM
and Mrs. Feateerstone. the shrewd wife
were the pivotal People. They both have
splendid parts, aud not in any play pre-
viously during 'Aa present season have
they appeared to better advantage. Mr.
Bond is most amusing in distress and Miss
Chapman makes misery for her husband III
admir- able fashion. 1t is astonishing
with what a liz hi and delicate touch she aui-
mates a bubbling comedy after Il distin-
guished career as the heroines OF dark
tragedy. Itdisplays a breadth that is fine
art. Last night she Wore three new and
beautiful gowns, which the society cdi-
tor might well describe to her readers;
they are out OF the pale OF dramatic criri-
cisn. but as part of the ensemble deserving
OF mention in connection with this note OF
the accuracy and elegance of detail with
which the plays are being put on.
Miss Sanders as Penelope, with a secret
which was mystery bu Il u weapon, recalled
the other days when she first made known
To her admirers the delicate fun of the past
There is no criticism to be made of Ills
pretty little woman; she accompiishes
everything she undertakes. Mr.. FindIey
was well in the foreground by force ,f a
fine piece of character work as Uncle j Ohm
II WAS tempered with nice contra ST against
the work of tie others and pleased his many
admirers among the first Fighters. Charles
Mackay had less important part .har
usually falls to his care but lie did we'll as
Mr.. Ircnder-ost. Miss Marti, the beautj-
fui. WAS the Ethel. beloved of Mr. Premier
CAST. She Wore several new and beautiful
dresses. Mr.. George Stevens pla yed
Saunders with his customary dignity in
such parts.
Nancy 'wasihe curtain raiser Itwasnot
all that was expected OF itand tie marriage
inent. whose pleasure is the public's ap-
proral. has decided to replace il for the
balance of the week with Mr. Holcomb's
"A Last Rehearsal" This is substantial
testimony Of The supremacy of Washington
play writing, at least. over "earIy Eng
lish ~ Nancy In its short career and in
spite of its bad construction, gave Mr..
Findiey and Nc. Elton chance to do some
amusing character work.