Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-26
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| direction of Daniel Frohman brought a
very large and influential audience into the
National Theater last night. Miss Galland
| had won many admirers before her present
serious venture, and from an artistic point
of view the occasion was a notable one.
| Maurice Hewlett's romance, from which the
play is taken. has charmed so many readers
that there should be much interest in seeing
the stage performance, even though 1t
might be viewed only as a series of magnifi-
cent illustrations. The star is a woman
| whose comeliness is accentuated by the
charm of youth, and who at the same time
possesses such talents as to prevent her
work from seeming immature.
However gifted she may be, however
worthy of the confidence of the public,
Miss Galland is still too young in reputa ton
to compel the attention of those theater-
goers $50 important in a numerical sense)
who attend the theater more for the sake
OF gazing on a celebrity than for the pur-
pose of following the Interpretation of a
poets lines or dramatist's imaginings.
TIE Forest Lovers is likely to prove only
a stepping stone in Miss Galland's career,
for 1t Is too uncompromiSing and austere in
its art to become a fad of the hour. The
performance is more like the recitation of a
poem than like drama in the accustomed
sense of the word. 1t is poem of intense
love and strong humanity, and yet there is
an element of ethereal mysticism which
leaves the imagination stimulated, but
unsatished 1soult, the character por-
trayed by Miss Galand, was Stunned and
suspected because she despsed the sordid
and commonplace associations of life. The
fate of its heroine should have been some
thing of an admonition to those who made
the production Of the play. Its devotion to
1dealism strikes the auditor who accepts
the stage only as a means Of diversion all
most as a rebuke.
Yet there is Drawn and bone in the drama
Inc fight between the knight Grant and
the beetle-browed villain is a fight of he
roes, stage combat worthy Of the depart
ed days when Lay on, Macduff' was the
cry that woke the galleries to thunders of
applause. The company introduces a num-
Der OF players whose abilities cannot be
questioned, even though they at times fall
short of complete interpretation To realize
the full artistic intent of the author and
dramatist, would be beyond human power
Ihere is scarcely CLEAN of comedy to
he1Shten by contrast the effect of the Sc
rious passages. Every scene is an effort to
attain the supreme moment.
Harry b. Stanford as the knight Grant
and Rhoda Cameron as the wicked woman
nlled conspicuous roles in a capable man.
ner. Frank c. Bangs an actor of well-tried
efficiency, had a part to which he gave
touch of comedy, without unduly agitating
the normal atmosphere of the play. The
scenic surroundings are exceedingly elabo-
rate and beautiful.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-Willard Spen-
nous composer, but few writer's Of comic
opera, musical comedy or whatever you
may choose to call it, are as sure of their
results as he is. Miss Bob White" which
was produced at the Columbia Theater last
night, is his third work. Those who recall
his first, The Little Tycoon can make a
mental calculation as to the time which
Mr.. Spenser devotes to each work. For
varietys sake Messrs. Nixon and thinner
man, under whose liberal auspices the piece
is presented, have sent it out as comedy
opera The Tycoon and Princess Bon
ME- were sufficient guarantees that Miss
Bob White" would prove satisfa ctorily
tuneful. 1t has done So 1t is crowded full
OF melody and several of the airs especially
the Mystery Of Love" waltz song will
certainly earn place in the whistled-on-
the-street album. The mere connection of
the firm name of Nixon and Zimmerman
with the production is all that is needed as
an assurance that it is staged with the es-
sential elaborateness. The cast, with the
exception of Richard F. Carroll, Frank
Deshon and William E. Philip, is made I'D
OF comparative strangers to local theater-
goers. Dick Carroll was last seen here
portraying the title role of that sterling sue
cess, The Burgomaster." His present role
does not so strongly monopoize the comedy
of the entertainment, but he makes a go
The leading lady, so to speak, is Ethel
jackson, who sings well and looks even
better The only other feminine part of
much Importance is left to the capable voice
-.
Campbell.
The opening scene is a striking reproduce
ton on canvas of the Chester valley, Penn
sylvania, while the stage setting for the
third and final act, showing summer
home on the Hudson, is work of art The
story of the piece is not complicated. Two
young millionaires, by the conditions of an
election bet, are required to subsist as
best they can for two months without
money. OF course love affairs have their
places among the happenings. Miss Bob
dience last evening at the Columbia lea
ter and determined encores were the rule
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
The production of "Pudd nhead WILSON,
by the Bellows Stock Company at the La
fayette Square Opera House last night
brought out large following. That their
anticipations were realized was attested by
the frequent and hearty applause that
greeted the dramatic situations and eli
makes and the spontaneous laughter occa-
stoned by the gentle humor Of Mark
TWains famous story. The piece was
staged with care and skill the costumes
were in harmony with the period to a de-
gree that denoted unusual preparation, and
the several parts were given with a smooth
ness highly creditable in stock company
first night. The story of "Pudd nhead Will
SON. is too well known to need repeating
and it is sufficient to enumerate the several
leading characters and their abilities
White Whittlesey as Pudd'nhead had a
part which ne ntted admirably, and one
In which he embraced every opportunity to
make his presence felt upon the stage.
Harry Corson Clarke's impersonation of
the comparatively small part of Sheriff
Blake made it a prominent and enjoyable
feature. Don B. Orr as Major Swan. p
]. Durgan as Squire Campbell and Joseph
Kaufman as Eph were all well suited.
Tony Cummings and Harry C. Bradley as
'The Twins" rounded out their share of
the production nicely, and William Conley
was entirely capable in a double part Of
Deacon Jasper, an old negro, and Judge
Robinson. OF the women in the cast, LII
liam Lawrence had the hardest work to do
in the part of Roxy, the octoroon girl, but
she carried herself well. and apart from
some slight variations from accepted modes
in dialect-which, indeed seemed to beset
all Of the members Of the company who
essayed negro intonations-was forcefuI
and intelligent in her grasp Of the several
situations Antoinette Walker had a con-
genial part as Rowy, the niece of Pudd'n-
head, and she added to the attractiveness
Of the production by her vivacity, as well
as by her dramatic, ability. Grace Girls
void was consistent as Patsy, the sister of
Pudd' nhead, and contributed to the comedy
element in no small way The two leading
male parts, aside from that of Pudd'n-
head himself, those of Chambers and Tom.
the children who are changed at the christ