The Washington times., 1901-12-13

return to her. The committee of public
Z sbi,,y has tnDsen Ccsse to announce Du
Barry's fate to her The red-handed Pop
/ ulists are loud and persistent in their de-
mands for her life, and as she is led to
! the guillotine Du Barry is deserted save
] by her faithful servant Donys. who has
/ followed her fortunes from the days of
I the millinery establishment in the Rue
1 St Honore, and the eYer-lovinE Cosse.
! She is dragged in n cart past the shop
where she first appeared her luxurious
! red hair is shorn and she comprchends
| the scene with horror staring out Of her
eyes She is too weak. to cry out but
( the cart stops long enough for a pathetic
| farewell to Cosse. She speaks sorrowfully
! of their happy. youthful days and tie
sweet opportunities in life that have
| escaped them.
! As they part Du Barry's last words
are: ITS too bad we Gidn't pick those
violets in the country
True to his promise, Cosse stands where
he can see Du Barry on the guillotinc. al
( the curtain descends on a scene that has
| rarely been paralleled in the annals OF the
native stage.
Mrs. Carter's acting was not on trial
last night: she proved her right to reign
! IN the realm Of the drama years ago. but
her admirable work in the role of the
fact that she has no equal among her
contemporaries in the faithful depletion
Of the emotions. From the very first mo-
ment, when she was the frivolous milli-
merry girl to the final scene with her stead
fast lover Cosse. Mrs. Carter displayed
a variety of moods that swept like sun
light and shadow over the mirror or
lake. Her scenes with the King were
admirable. and the Du Barry characteri-
Z Iii N~i n tor n
tistic triumph than ler Zaza Of the
music halls.
Charles a. Stevenson makes a graceful
and dignified Louis XIV. Campbell Col
Ian is a splendid Jean du Barry. and be-
I fore the play is half over succeeds in get
ting himself quite generally disliked by
the audience. the ambition Of every FIN
ished stage villain, Of which type Mr..
Gollan is an eminent representative. a
small part is that of the servant Donys.
He is scarcely called upon to speak. but
as played by Claude Gillingwater the
role is made to assume unlookedfor
prominence, and as a contribution OF al
most perfect acting. II Is notable among
/ the various other excellent characterize
iions Hamilton Revelle makes a virile
Cosse, and some OF the best scenes OF the
play are those between him and Mrs.
Carter. Walter Belasco and II. X. Rob
eII5 give Socu accounts OF themselves IN
the rather minor parts Of jeanette Vau-
oernier's father and the papal nuncio. re-
spectively. Beresford webb is a capital
Compile Guillaume du Barry, and Fred
erick Perry. rs the Due de Richclieu. and
C. p. Flocton. as Terray. are also excel
lent. Blanche Rice plays the rroprietress
OF n Partisan gambling establishment
most capably. and Eleanor Carey. as the
manageress of millinery shop. gives a
splendid portrayal.
The immense company OF extra players
is handled expertly by II. S. Millward to
whom not little OF the credit for the
smoothness of this portion of the per-
formance is due.
There are so many fine products Of the
scenic studio that 1t is somewhat difficult
to particularize. although the last scene,
showing the different stories OF the mil
linery shop wherein Jeanette is first in
troduced. is a very remarkable sample of
what is possible in modern stage mechan-
ism The bed chamber of Du Barry. the
scene in the royal gardens. wherein is
held the fete. and the retreat in the
woods of Louveciennes are noteworthy
specimens of the artists brush.
''Du Barry" will be played at the
National by Mrs. Leslie Carter and her
company tonight and Saturday afternoon
and evening.