Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12

lauGeu ner Hamlet as one OIL inc great
est viewed on any stage, while others nave
held an entirely opposite opinion. Certain
it Is that the Bernhard Hamlet Will
prove one of the most interesting entertain
ments that Bernhard will give during her
visit.
1t is not novel experiment by any
means for this French woman to enact the
role of the melancholy Dane, especially in
this country, where we have had so many
female "Hamlets." The most daring, ana
perhaps the most successful, of any of these
women who have essayed the role was
Charlotte Cushman. She had PLAYED the
Queen" in the same play to the Hamlet
of James William Wallack 0he younger)
in April, 1897, and later in the same year
to Forests Hamlet" and finally on NO
vember "A. 1851, at Broughams Lyceum, IN
New York, she appeared in the ute fole,
creating a most profound impression ana
scoring an undeniable artistic and hnanciai
success.
Among the Cushman predecessors were
Mrs. BARLEY, who played Hamlet at the
Park Theater. New York, on alarch -,
1919, and Mrs. Barnes, who played IL at
the same theater in June OF the same year.
Mrs. Battersly appeared In the part on MAY
% 1892 also at the Park Theater. and IN
April 1889, Mrs. Shaw enacted the DANISH
prince Later Mrs. Brougham (Robertson),
in 1913, and Mrs. Fannie Wallack. In 1879
tried their hands at the role. Mr. Law" law
renee Hutton in his, Shakespearean work
| says: AN English actress OF fine inquire
| Miss Julia Seaman). who played the 'DeVli
| in the spectacle Of The White FaWh at
| Niblo's Garden. later succeeded IN doing as as
much with Hamlet at Booth lhea'ei 'A
1874"
| So with all these predecessors In liam
| let Bernhard can hardly be considered as as
| a pioneer, although her representation Will
| doi,htIess he one of THE most unique that
| has been presented TO the theatersoers VI
| this generation
| American yaudevi!lians have not only OBJ
tanned a substantial foothold in London. bu;
are coming in fer apecidedly full share OF
the honors and pounds, sterling that are
| offered for frst-class turns by the En-
| g,fsh managers of music halls. Soft seems
| there is really 10 cause for the distinctly
| patriotic playgoers of this country to com
| main of an influx of British and other for
! eign entertainers in the continuous ana
| twice-a- day houses. Looking over the pro-
grams offered in the thirty-three music nails
OF London now running. It will be found
that in practically every one of the big io'
| there are from two to five of the acts con-
tributed by American teams.
1--WE are gentlemen and ladies in Lon
don" said vaudeville performer, recently
| back from London, in speaking the othel
| day of the exodus of American men anc
| women to the English metropolis. we onl!
! NAV at night in the music halls and nave
4.
perhaps, the fine big salaries that Ameri
| can managers Offer but We avoid travelling
| expenses by staying In London an enurt
| season. 1t is nothing for vaudeville per
former. though to play an entise Seas vi
| r,ost constant and never tire OF even &
fairly good act. Then it must be remem
| bered that London has a transient popula
tion NJ nearly half million people In anC
out every day to draw from There are 8,
| many music halls and they are so wei
| .bunched,' it is possible for US to play "a
| least two a night and sometimes three whef
the fog will permit OF rapio Navigation o'
| cab -
| "rhe English bar maids of the mus'
! halls would be delight to many Ameri
cans can tell you that much. They arr
heautiful and there are lots of people wht
70 to see them alone, paying no heed Il
the performance at ALL
great deal of literature is being circu
lated nv Henrietta Crosmans management
and the MANAGEMENT of the theater wher'
she has been playing George Hazelton's
"Mtstress Nell" Miss Crosman claims
that she has been insulted by the theater
that the insults are instigated by the the
otr,cal syncicate She recently dismissed
hey audience, stating that her humiliation
uers such that she could not consent t
NAV The management of the theatel
| claims the only humiliation she suffered
was a refusal to allow her maid to go upol
he stage through the theater. Miss eros
mans success in New York was as unfore
seen as it was complete She got ct her r, op
| nortunitv owing to the failure OF plec
ppoi,sd ..3,unid Outwits Adam at the Bijo'
Theater, and when she had to terminate
her season there owing to previous con
tracts she went to the e.s Savoy a, Theater Eel
Lnou,n then as 1t is now. Miss Crosma
will 60 on a tour including the importan
, cities p,aying in theaters that are not con
trolled by the theatrical syndicate.