The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28

Qltlon 20 It's always Coupoteub uohkhn1
OF actors the organization will b.
strengthened by thu addition OF the
young and rising star, Ethel Fuller. Miss
Fuller is alrea1y ayorite In Portland,
and her friends will find that she has
ste ably improved In her acting which
has always given them large measure Of
pls ASSURE.
LADY HUNTwoRTH's EXPERIMENT
William Winter says of Lady Hunt
worth's Experiment, recently produced
by.Daniel Frohman's company
"Mr. Cartons play ,-whioh twists all
the strands of faroa comedy, dom sstic
drama and carioature. was followed with
interested attention by fine audience,
and was auspiciously received. 10 is q
nondescript fabric, apparently intended
as q satire on some phases of English
charactAr-nore particularly that OF the
conventional, stilted, emascuiate clergy
and it abounds with situations that are
we'll nigt impossible and incidents that
are preposterous; bat 1t IL strong in bits
of character, it Is brightly written, and
Its com posite quality of good sense, good
feeling, and mirth oommends IL 90 cordial
favor. Miss Hllda Spong and Mr. Mason
put forth their powers OF stimulation with
extraordinary skill. spirit and effect.
The distinction and the piquancy that are
such prominent and charming attributes
OF Miss Spong's aeting made this imper
sonation very brilliant and winning.
MIR. Mason gave n perfectly truthful EN-
bodiment OF the honest, rough, kindly,
bIunderipg English soldier-the man
who has little or no tast, but who always
doaz tina right thing at IAHt. -
NOTES.
"rhe Princess Chic" with Marguerite
sylvia in the title role, will follow Frank
Daniels engagement in London next
season.
Inc Boston Transcript says OF Bern.
hardt's "HamIet:" Her representation
as a whole lacks poetic and intellectual
quality. 1t smells overmueh or the foot
lights OF course, there are poetic stroke
and moments of subtle Insight, but th ere
la no mystery about Bernhardt's Hamlet
There are only contradictions. There II
fantastic "business" In abundance, es
psoialy in the scenes with the players,
with Polonius and with OpheIia; but Il
is theatric, NOT poetic fantasy. Bern
hardt's delivery OF the soliioquies 10 elo-
quent, but they show no depth Of pene-
tration. At one moment she has mosl
impressive dignity, as in the scenes with
the ghost in the first act. At another
as in the scenes with Ophslia, she hal
none at all, and Hamlet becomes an
angry woman. Her Hamlet Is often moi
dejected, disiliusioned or irresoiute.
Rather 10 is very alert, very confident OF
theatrical effect, and very resolute e
make the most of ie.i
In the new comedy by Augustus
Thomas, Oliver Goldsmith il
shown not to be the dumb and vain per-
son that Boswell would make him out In
his Life OF Johnson" but on the con
trary, man OF a great deal OF humoI
and ssnsibiIiity. Stuart Robson appears
as Oliver Goldsmith and John K. Hen
shaw as David Garriok,
The subscription ticket sale for the
season of grand opera 20 be given by
Mime. MarcelIa Sembrich and her oele.
brated organization at the ABoston Thea
tire the week OF jan 2, has opened al
the box office. There will be but foul
performances on Monday, "Wednesday
and Thursday evenings kand Saturday
afternoon, and the operas to be selected
from win include ''Barber of Seville, .
"Rigoletto," "Don Pasquale,'' "Ls
Traviata'' and Faust" Associated
with the great prima donna Will be sigs
Lara, Bensuade, Rossi, Dado, GAlazz
and Nine. hatfield, with Sig. Beyignan
for conductor. A grand orchestra and tbs
choru VIII be features OF the engage
ment