The times., 1899-01-01

looking at the whole business The o.,,u
explanation that could possibly be or.r.a
tor this was one to the effect that tb.
french government was behind in its ron.
and that the landlord had attached its he
longings 'e
Equally untrustwcrthy were the guards
IN the second act. When they discovered
tnat Dantes was about TO escape instead
VI shocung MIN down according TO orders.
they turned of the moon and imn.sij.teIv
proceeded to carry away large secftonS of
,he prison until nothing was left Ia sight
Dut a property reck and a man wearing
only pair CT breechcs and a light calcium,
ray. Fortunately there we're oniv tbrae
acts left after this unfortunate iurisso,
and each had only one scene But th, lis
tr1st and suspicion that had been created
hung over the theatre all the afterpoor
Every time uniformed man appear, I, me-
audience trembled for fear thai he would
at cnce proceed to remove the inside ~
the house or plant a fuli-grown r. ire.
near the mantel The modern drama IA
truly blessed in that. generally it's taeales
are worked out In a manner that permits
Of managerial economy and speetatosiaI
rest.
AN actor one WIN acts: ''an errer--
tainer, one who cntc-tains:' q pIaver.-'
one who plays" These are the defin sons
given by Mr.. Webster for the cases -
people named. and it leaves one w sonb.
as TO the proper description for VIII ar '.
TeTrfss. OF The Telephone Girl. who does
not act or entertain or play anything but
the fool. This last exploit is common With
most tenOrs. Gentlemen with falls = to
voices are all very well when Oh. hears
them. but at close range they I0ss charm
The average tenor is sufficiently lntl'e a
bic when he can sing. but when his only
possessions are fuli-dress suit and an
English accent he pals upon one. 5ir.
Terriss is as tires0me mortal as one
could find in a long days run. EdeI.inate
in his manners and his maunerisI!,s SUI
perficial in his acting and utterly Without
vocal ability. there seemed no exeuse FOR
his presence in The Telephons Girl"
John Drew could have done as vel - he
In the part, and that admission should be
ample condemnation.
One Of the most charming little women
who visits this city is Gilmore FaIk, who
was seen and heard here last week 1T tire
Bijou. Miss Falk has a clear. sweet voice
OF considerable strength and great purity
OF tone. She has evidently been very care
ful in securing proper training fn1 sia *,
therefore. much better than would the av-
erage possessor OF her vocal talent. More
over. this clever little entertainer renders
her ballads with feeling and spirit that
doubles the pleasure OF hearing them and
especially attracts the people who usually
attend variety shows Miss Falk win be
remembered here for her work with "A
MILK White Flag and Hotel Tepsy Tur-
wy
When the story of "Zazs was told in
this country and the title role described
there were many competent critics who
doubted that Mrs. Leslie Carter would
be able to carry a part that required 30
much and gave so little. II was recalled
that most OF what the actress was she
owed to David Belasco-that the pu bic
had been lead to believe her AN admirably
constructed automaton without "a ent o.
intelligence II she had been seen TO Id
vantage in The Heart Of Maryland he
had come dangerously near running two
earlier efforts and there were those who
imagined that even her chaTacterizai. on
of Maryland Calvert was the result OF
clever coaching more than anything = Sc.
The reviewers knew that David Beias, o
could write-they did not know that Mrs.
Carter could act. Hence the interest OF
last Monday night hung more about the
player than the playwright.
And Mrs. Carter astonished alike heD
best friends and her bitterest enemies In
a part tnal Fal-iS lne press agent womb
say-the gaInut of the passions she proved
at once her depth, understanding and YER
satiiity. In turn the common woman OF
the streets and the woman purified by the
fire through which she had passed-the
coarse product OF the music halls and the
successful artiste-now alluring and ten
der and sorrowing; again repulsive and
fierce and brutal she seemed always pos
! sessed of the full life and spirit of her
role so much that one might say that she
was, rather than that she played Zaza-
Her lighter scenes were given Z brilIiance
OF touch and an intense magnetism. her
more dangerous ones a delicacy OF pereep-
tiCn and intuitiveness. and her heavier
ones a force and diseretiOnate power that
has seldom been equaled here But one
woman on the stage could have done so
successfully the things Mrs. Carter did
and that woman is Mrs. Fiske-
The star Of last week used most that of
/ which she was considered least sure-aB
/ individuality and intellectually that we're
/ strongly focused by the training she had
| received. The one and the other enabled
/ her to hold her audience even while II saw
| clearly the methods she used-methods re-
| sultng from the third qualification. Al
J together her work was marvellous from
1 the first to the last curtain. She swayed
/ those before her as she pleased and en-
! grated in them the emotions she desired
| they should possess Washington has had
I two surprises this season-oue was
Blanche Walsh and the other is Mrs Les