The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

ern well-equipped car. They give an
up-to- date street parade carrying two
bands and forty people. Their perform
ance has given general satisfaction
everywhere.
The date has not been set for the
production of the dramatization of
David Harum," but the play will be
given as soon as the dramatist is
ready. w. H. Crane will play David.
Vermont fears lest she may achieve
fame as Mecca for matrimonial mis-
tits, in view of the notoriety of the
Marlowe-Tabor case. Nevertheless
there seems to be no occasion for wor-
riment The Green Mountain states
reputation on this score is pretty clean.
Miss Mary Sanders, who has been
engaged to play the star part in Harry
hP. Manson's Little Nell and the
Marchioness" in January, began her
dramatic career as a member of the
stock company of the National theatre
in Washington, about six years ago.
Willard Holcombe of the Washington
Post, afer a recent visit to Boston.
wrote as follows of Miss Sanders, whom
he saw at the Castle square theatre:
Miss Sanders looks as youthful and
as kittenish as she did when she made
her first bow with the National stock
company, and there is no doubt in
the minds of any of her many admirers
that she will make a delightful Little
Nell and a droll marchioness in the
new version of the Old Curiosity
Shop in which she will endeavor to
succeed Lotta'
The Christian" is an absorbing play,
but it does not completely absorb your
impressions of John Storm in the pro-
Iogue. Admirers of John Storm in the
novel have difficulty in accepting John
storm In the play. So far four differ
ent actors have played the part, and
not one of them has given entire sat
lstaction. This, too, in spite of the fact
that Storm is the central character of
the drama, as well as the book, and
should also be the center of interest.
But in the prologue he is represented.
as a young man in the full enjoyment
of robust strength, free life and ro
mantle prospects. There is little to sug-
gest his possibilities as a self-sacrific-
ing deYotee of religion. 1t is, therefore
difficult to reconcile the first impress
sion and the subsequent DEVELOPMENT
Had Mr.. Caine opened his play in Lon
don instead of the Isle of Man he
might have sacrificed something in dra-
matte unity. but he would have gained
a great deal in intelligent comprehen-
sion and sympathetic strength. The
character is thoroughly consistent I'M
der fctional analysis but it is not
wholly indicated in this dramatic
treatment
OF Paderewskfs temperance in
New York, the Tribune of that CITY.
says: Mr. Paderewskf's art is the
same in all it's salient and Characters
tic features as when he last revealed
it to this public. 1t may have broadened
and deepened somewhat, it may have
advanced in some of its more signid-
cant elements-there will be opportuni-
ty later to confirm that point-but his
ideals and aims in the reproduction of
the music he sets before him, his point
of view are clearly the same All ne
does is guided by his intense and pen
Grating romantic feeling; the atmo-
sphere of lyric poetry envelopes his
work. He moves always on an exalted
plane of emotional power Always
subordinated to the expression of this
ideal is his surprising technique-and
it was never more brilliant more Sc
cure, more adequate at every point,
more perfectly moulded to his uses
than it was yesterday The pianists
whose speciality vt is to play louder or
softer, or faster, than most others, are
all put down into their proper places by
the musicianship of this man, who. af-
ter all is said and done, holds his listen
ers captive by the sheer beauty and
poetry of his performances, and makes
all else subsidiary NATTER
OF the latest production (now play
ing in New York; of the author of
Lord and Lady Algy," the World says:
1T is a comedy of dupes and rakes
Wheels Within Wheels has social
immortality for its hub. blackguardsl