The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-04
THE LOCAL STAGE.
A Magnificent Production of snr-
dnM,s MCIconntra."

don's "Cicopatra."
The people who predicted unlimited sue
cess for Blanche Walsh whom she entered
,er nrasan, uro - ,,o-,, ,ro d,soo,,,.lns =,
lreSh srounos TOT such oellef dally lor
each successive appearance of this gifted
artrexs h,,, adds pey, l,ureIs 10 those ,be
mas dlreauS "ou'
In view Of the fact that the Sardou plays
have heer nut an in this country only by
t,anahara. .,a 10 1e+a r,rr,, ravnrnort
~
the work of MISS "aisn Is na'uraiiy com
pared with than 81 these great artists. It
would perhans he too much In saw that
,,,ss ya,sh arnears "a 90 g,od ,dvant.ye
MISS NalSu apPe"i9 I" or sp'u "u'
as did the French woman, put IL must De
admitted even by the most critical that
tba flaws IN her matchless nortravaIs of
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h""s thele pe 80 avg ~ u.9re' ''u,S
lo tne average opserNe e. l,er WorN - en.
tireE ollslnsi anu even u were NV
allose'her wnal |. srouiu pc ID other re-
speetS' sun woulu De ooinniono"oie p'-
'dnse II II oltslna',
ne plouuction oi Nleopatla, III "ulOu
Tue Nalsh- Mscuo"eii eohlnlnHllon ppeneS
its houston enlargement al sweeney
%oonius thea,Fr last nlsh' "es perhaps
we hios' hiHsnlhceht OIL Tvs hlnu IN Whieh
roaa oIEaul4Htloh ever dppedled ~ lhlS
seclloil OF ihe country 81 less'. me SIX
acts OF me great play are dressed WIN
uegree OF sumptuousness when rs almost
incredihie unoer the circumstances, ana
IN some 81 the scenes, notaply that IN tue
ntlh act' IN Wnlch the tempest IS repre-
sented, the acme OF artistic stage craft IS
leHt1eQ x,
lett 10 be desired. rms feature is win
out any exception the heaviest OF It's KIND
eve' seen on local stage. Words rail to
DO lisuSe to us beauty ana grandeur,
MISS Walshs powerful portrayal OF
the part oil the tempestuous SCR
ceress oil the Nlie was reveal
ton TO those who had never be-
lore witnessed her work In such roles.
There is dangerous amount of oppcrsu-
nify 10 oVeract in the part and that Miss
Walsh succeeds in steering clear of these
opportunities, winch are really almost
temptations at times Is decidedly TO her
credit W hen repose Is necessary Tor the
nroper Interpretation OF the role Miss
Walsh is quiet and forceful, When the
extremely unusual requirements OF tina
part demand that the strongest and widest
oil hnmen passions be portrayed, and por-
lrayed properly, If the effectiveness Of Sar-
~ ~ $3.50 'tu Pi'ftA
quallues are always IN evidence. Miss
Wsisns portrayal OF the role is strong
one throughout and Is finished and artistic
~ the extreme Her ability to indicate
tne nature OF the emotlons she represents
by her peculiarly effective facial express
sion is wonderful one and is seen to the
pest adVantage In the scene at Actium
and in the death scene Miss WaIsh's work
IS IN snort OF such nature as to stamp
ner indeloly with the mark of genius. II
VIII not be many years before she stands
at tue head of the ranks of the emotional
players OF The day
Mr. MaeDowell gives perfect interpre-
,s ha,s A. 'ne par OF Antony, but his work
is nardly so nearly perfect as one could
WISH to see IN view OF the fact that Miss
Waish plays Cleopatra. When the part
sslls tor the exhibition OF strong feeling
Mr. MacDowell is seen at his best In
tne qaieter periods Of the play he may be