The Washington times., 1902-09-02

weapon with business shells, tells Rich
mond that he had better prepare pray
| er, and then. as Titus is just about to
| shoot, a priest enters rather convent
emily and grasps his hands. and says
most inpressively, Thou shalt not
| kill"
Richmond begs TO be allowed to de-
part. and while Ann is getting ready for
a sr-ing into her lovers arms. the bad
man of the play makes his escape. and
with the lovers united and everything
| cleared IN the curtain descends.
Strong, Successful Play.
Mr.. Armstrong; play would be called
a problem play had 1t been produced
| when this style of stage literature was
the vogue. However, today 1t is just a
strong. successful. loye-story playa
very interesting one at that-full of in
terest and Overflowing with comedy.
There are number of very carefully
and excellently drawn characters, and
the development of the story is consis-
tent. even if some of the little tricks
that are only known to the experienced
dramatist are wanting.
Last night the audience was friendly
one to Miss Hall. the st. Ann of the play
almost everybody present knew her by
reason of her recent connection with
the Arden stock company. She was lib
orally applauded in several scenes, al
though nothing she did equaled her con-
| fession in the second act. Ann is part
in which almost any actress of ordinary
experience might score a large-sized hit,
and yet Miss Hall was disappointing at
times. The part is sympathetic to a
remarkable degree and will make the
| reputation of the actress who is lucky
enough TO play it on Broadway. Some OF
Miss Halls work is highly creditable.
but it is not even. At times she makes
| one think that she is going to do some
really great acting. and she only re-
| spends with ar ordinary effort. But in
two or three scenes she does come
up TO critical expectations, and nothing
better than the second act confession
and the scene with Richmond in the
| third act could be asked for
!. Charles Waldron's Great Hit.
st. Ann" is responsible for bringing
TO the fore young actor who is des-
tined. without any doubt. to replace
some one of the widely advertised natl
nee heroes of the stage. This young
thespian. Charles Waldron. is the con-
| spicuous success of "St Ann His role
| cannot in all verify be called q good
| one; it does not afford him many
| chances to display his art. but in every
scene in which he appears he dominates
everything and his work stands out in
bold relief from that of his associates.
Mr.. Waldron is a handsome, manly
young fellow, with voice rich and reso-
Eant, and he reads his lines ike vet
| eran, with understanding and apprecia-
| ton. He is easily the best young actor
that has been seen by Washington au-
dience in several seasons. and Broadway
and prominence in his profession are
just before him.
That always fine old actor. Robert Nc
Wade. plays an art critic in "St. Ann.
1t is a splendid character bit, and MT.
McWade fairly revels in it. 1t is de-
light in these days of careless actors to
hear an actor deliver speeches as Mr..
McWade does. II may be the old
school," as it is so often termed, but
it's the real school,, and Mr. McWade is
one of its most brilliant graduates.
Mr.. Hazards Comedy Success.
John E. Hazard is a clipper sort of
Duulty anu SCOTtS
distinct comedy success His foil, Miss
Gladys Gates as Rose Masters. is a Vi
vacious, interesting young woman who
gives very clever performance. Eugene
Frazier is the villain of the play. and
notwithstanding the handicap of having
to appear as a very caddish sort Of a
'fellew-Mr.' Armstrong; villain has no
redeeming quality-he triumphs in a
very decided manner. Mr.. Frazier's
style of stage scoundrel is not at all
conventional. and the very fact that he
won the hatred of every woman-and
most of the men-in the audience should
be sufficient praise for his art.
W. E. Sadler is very good as John
Masters, and the Lord Ashley of W. E.
Butterfeld is not the caricature that
most actors would make IT. Miss Flor
ence Robinson is a breezy, gushy patron