Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-05
AMI SEMENTS.

! NEW NATIONAL THEATER - ..T,be
/ Song of the Sword " Mr. = II co.ho--,e
,o,,- ,I,. :; ,, III - II Sotherh
! '"i4y al EFFORT IN the right
,i'H' II Il a romantic play, in which
Mr. S"thern plays the congeniaI role of a
| Young lover and Aficr II, =,
/ c,,,.,.,f,1 ~, '' me equally
So nv "pJec' OF MS affec-
- Ply, 'i't 'uihuIihouS and over
"Htliilhe applause manifested throughout
| The performance the tyraa,,e. ,,l,r;
mid Nr S+hl, - N'ii' IMMINENT
| 4f,., ~, "hi'N when the an-
t''"''''' II was an audience
"i'"~' numbers and personality testified
| With silent elnquence to the ac+aar, =;
I which his gentleman ic beId "a
/ confidence fclt in any work which he nv.
! Undertake. So far as workmanship is [,nn,
| crrncd. the stellar characters Irrt ~,
| ground for complaint. Mr. So,beru va
| ard. Mt. picturesque and well bred NTiSS
| IidfLtd was COmely and appealing Mr.
| Leo DItnchstein. who is less knoV9 as an
| author than as an actor of great cIo,.arl
| ness. constructed the n1av III ~ AZ
played unwavering solicttude concerntme,
| The stage performers most rberisba5 -
i"!>l'e' action The Song of the Sword
never doz@s. II has action to RIM trftld,.
cars with. rs SuperfiU0us energy I,oI,1-I
| bring its pruprietOrs Il fortune if they could
harness It and use il for factory Do,rar
IN ne lans u4ge Is commonplace. At one
Jac"bin. Cesare Di Monza. but he So "
man! This and similar heroics the an
dltnce passed over with discreet and dis,nt
fled silence. But it awakened Win M IA
generous enthusiasm In a., 80 anu
the rllagnificert So. a., "ppItclatloh OF
Ch,tra'.ftr n'5ioh through which the
the cIirnaxts ono. t,ttaiI'I1 ~ I.aSh 'hem,
effective Al H. clos. ~ "eie Supefbly
soldiers were c~oY5ed nav me fme MIRO act
such nrofusio, NV, ut''I me stage with
rE,re,I,I t,,i1h aiIu dAifnunltlon was dis
dituce called nm NJ S. lily thdt the au-
Tn uprn.. ,.ia,1o , '2oTil,,iIl Tor speech
acknowledgement of he tecbniro, " pl1pGr ac-
in the urndI,ctin, - 'HiIli'dI skill SHOWN
ihe ,.daga that a.ith " vi d reminder OF
and good arfnrs an, a,,t 5oou SthsG manager
dispensed with If Mr. an a,,'i ni W. ARG ~
We're well equipped for rnirine - ~ Ten
~ speeches ..,',,Ii,,3 ~ r'i cunning the pref
as he /. fn,. Ti -Iiru III d romantic drama
rfferfs Ri - isihs situations and stage
A., :; M pay WpuId be Il masterpiece
IN EliIir,r' ~ "4'IielCe hdu no hesitation
80 II as downright good entertain
Stone y,,ae ,,,,|. ~ ~ VIZ. rowland Buck
e1,rI.r.t.';-,-,..' % 'he pest features Of the
me- I-ittt ~ cream consistent and en-
il+'>,t0 "I>!"Ul becoming cheap. The char
S,il, 81 -(ap"ltol was introduced. 1t was
It t,tSiE inttHutd. but II was joke An
spoIys in Iioil,,'. IN was introduced who
~. a, 30 "'i''ie't- II IL dliflcult to how
IiPti mai IIS could De corrected. yet it was
rr,,[,,,t, -.t ms ""us 10 near this scara-
fnr a. I'%tte 10 the Indian soil. pattering
Bend, Hut NJ IA 'mt uldiect Of Mulberry
rcIi y,.tI, III Hii 9%theIn has a loyal Glen
- ~ "II i"!ioW him into the remote
- "J oI hleICdrama without protest for
,'Lt IcH'ied acting, and he never offers
eiSe'
THE r1r1~,D,-
show b,Iig ~ VI IA. , y happy -go-lucky
rbcr,.r the boards at the Columbia
[yfrI ma IL " week under the direction Of
ly,Il5cT-. fones. II = entitled The Floor
vrfTb ~ ~, me t!tIe has as little to do
Ead ~ Pr OUTSIDE OF the two stars as
p, ~ LIS Inc Governors" and "A
~. - gu ne E'tI'k' the two former pro-
I"'u"IlS OF this well-knowu happy dud ~
~ "i i thSse respective creations Tho
-" - Simply vehicle tor tn carving of
songs and specialteS and a verv
Si-""lhiF running vehicle il is At the ,.ary
49, snow of this character is AZ
WI, 'E"nl' as the biscuits mother used to
i-'ihG When compared to The ordinary, MI
~ + Eturh farce, but at its best ana '.'Tb.
r I'"r ~ aihers is one of the best of ~
TYPE that has been seen here II is tnfni+1
superior to that class of plays A. '5
rra'o. those who made up The large audi.n',s
lhat greeted Ward and Vokcs at The .
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