Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-17
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NEW NATIONAL THEATER-When
Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes he
endowed him with personality that was
unique. When William Gillette put this
famous detective on the stage he immedi-
ately became great parsonage in the dra-
matte world. and by virtue of being in
carnated by Mr.. Gillette, took his place in
the very front rank of stage heroes. 1t
was double triumph for Mr. Gillette for
this brilliant man outdid himself as an
author even when Held by the Enemy
and Secret Service" are remembered. and
as an actor showed with cameolike clear
ness the living, brea thing personality of
the great detective who is so well known
With his remarkable talent he concen-
trated the whole character of Dr. Doyle's
creation into the play. In his presentation
of 1t he appears to have realized all the
idealistic imaginings INDUCED in by all
readers of contemporary fiction as to how
Sherlock Holmes really looked. moved
spoke and thought. The most severe critics
declare that even in his pathological lido
syncracies the actors Sherlock Holmes
meets every requirement of the book and
fills the eye with pleased and poetic salts
faction. 1t has, indeed been conceded that
OF art in Sherlock Holmes" both as a
dramatist and an actor. Great and
popular as are his other plays, they have
been outdistanced by this his latest sue
cess. In the performance there is a crescen-
do Of interest engrossing the mind of all OBJ
servers not impression proof against the
fascination Of the unique. For thirty-siX
weeks last season Mr.. Gillette played
Sherlock Holmes at the Garrck Thea
ter, New York, to capacity audiences. Such
a run to such houses Is rare in these days,
and only goes to prove that the play is
one of the most popular ever produced.
Theater patrons here will have the oppor-
tunity to judge of all this for themselves
for on Monday night Charles Frohman will
present Mr.. Gillette in Sherlock Holmes
at the New National Theater for limited
season of one week, with matinee on Sat
urday only. That the engagement will
prove to be gala event In the theatrical
season here there is little doubt. The COM
pany and the production, which Is u gigan-
tic one, will be the same seen at the
by Mr.. Gillette for his dramatization is one
which relates an episode In the life Of the
great detective in connection with the
strange case of Miss Faulkner, and the
dramatic version gives a complete idea of
Conan Doyle's entire series Of Sherlock
evenings performance. 1t has to do with
a package of papers compromising noble
man. which have been bequeathed to Miss
Faulkner. To secure these Holmes has
not only to outwit Prof. Moriarity, a past
master in crime, imbued with a murderous
hostility and assisted by INSCRIPTIONS al
lies but he is handicapped by little Dan
Cupid. who appears with Miss Faulkner.
Running alongside OF the thrilling episodes
of the drama is one of the prettiest love
stories ever conceived, and in the end
Holmes defeats all his adversaries except
the little god to whom he surrenders.
COLUMBIA THEATER. Roaming
through the fields Of our childhood, climb
ing the trees for nuts and apples, hunting
the swallows nests, pluckinG the daisies
that told our fortunes-these and thou