Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-12

New National Theater,

Henry Miller, who is easily classed as
among the best of our romantic stars and
whose charming work in 'rHeartsease" and
The Only Way" is well remembered here,
Is announced to appear at the National
1heater commencing Monday evening in a
new play, I'D Arcy of the Guards" which
he produced in New York at the Savoy
Theater during the early part of the win
ter, and which continued there until few
weeks ago. 1t earned reputation as one
of the daintiest. purest and best staged
productions ever seen in the metropolis.
And this, too, when it has revolutionary
story for its subject and every temptation
to be boisterous and boastful. But it is a
refined comedy with just enough serious
story to knit it firmly to the period in
which it is laid 1t is a romantic love story
of the time Of George Washington, and is
from the pen of Louis Evan Shipman the
novelist. Its entire action takes place in
Philadelphia during the occupancy by the
British under Sir William Howe and Lord
CORVALLIS in the winter of 171T, and when
Gen. Washington and the continental army
were at Valley Forge, twenty miles away.
The role played by Mr.. Miller is Major John
ID Arcy of the Grenadier Guards, and on
the staff of Lord CORVALLIS. He has been
CHARTERED at the house of Pamela Town
shend, a stanch adherent to the American
cause, and deteSting everything British
Darcy falls in love with her and many
amusing incidents illustrate how the dash
ing young Irish officer is winning her at
fections, until the happening which makes
her realize how deeply her heart has be-
come involved with the happiness of her
natural enemy. She becomes aware of
scheme to subjugate the continentais with
whom is her brother and she secures the
documents which show the plans. AS she
is about to convey them to Washingtons
camp Darcy enters and discovers her in
tentions. He tries to detain her. and in the
struggle she shoots him. This awakens
her affection for him, but leaves her in a
position to be punished as spy Then it
is that the gentleman and the lover be-
come uppermost in Darcy, and in the
trial which follows he succeeds in pro-
tecting her, and gaining the natural re-
ward which is necessary to make the play
end happily. The play SENS to have scored
an unqualified success and to have been
spoken of one of the happiest produc-
lions Mr. Miller has ever made. During it's
always followed the third act, and other
signs of marked approval unusual in a play
which lays no claim to the meodramatic
We're frequent. The stage settings and the
quaint dressing of the period are said to
be unusually accurate, and are from de-
signs by II. A. Ogden. whose reputation as
an authority on colonial architecture and
costuming is acknowledged to be unequal
ed. The company and stage settings offer
ed here are those seen during the New
includes Florence Rockwell, Louise Wake
lee, Janet harrington, Arthur Elliot, Walter
Allen, Charles F. GOtthold, Otis Turner.
George c. Pearce, Merriam Bruce James A.
Leahy. Herbert Darey Robert Warning.
John Cooper. George Cornish and Thomas
Prescott. The engagement is for one week.
and includes matinees on Wednesday and
Saturday.