Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-28
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Those French Actresses
There was q divided interest last night
| In our French theatrical visitors for
while Mme Sarah Bernhardt made her re-
appearance at the Adelphi. playing one
OF her most famous roles. Fedora. Mime.
Jane Hading who Is continuing her sue
cessful season at the Coronet. appeared for
the first time as Paula TanQueray. in her
brother, M. Hading. and p. Stroheker's
version Of Mr.. Pinero's play.
Most Of the first nighters seemed to have
gone Baywater way, and Mime. Hading had
a brilliant audience. which not only IN
cluded Mr.. Pinero and his wife, but also
Patrick Campbell. Nine. Hading. who has
not seen Mrs. Campbell In the part con-
cefves the character on her own lines,
which naturally are French.
She IL the woman OF many MOODS. from
the softest seductiveness to almost tiger
ish abandon. Charm and coQuetry mingle
| with intense feeling in her rendering. or
rather react one on the other. There Is
more variety more power than In the Eng
lish TanQueray. but one rather misses the
quality OF inevitable which is the great
ance.
M. Duquesne's phlegm as Tanqueray had
an unrehearsed. Illustration. for In one
scene a candle guttered down and lighted
a table cloth, little to the alarm Of the
audience. The actor quietly stepped for
ward. put out the tiny flame. rearranged
the candles and went on with MS part.
Bernhard in Fedora"
At the Adelphi. Mime. Bernhard proved
rarely in vain. There Is little fresh to say
about her Fedora II 1t does not alto
gether give her the range Of the sister
sardou part. La Tosca. its emotions are
many and intense. and there is always the
| triumph Of the last act In this act: as
the unhappy princess torn by her feelings
fy7 he MT WI IInrfS and diving by
poison, Mime. Bernhard played with q
power that think she has never excelled
in poignant expressiveness. She mace
here q profound impression on the audi
ence. Nine. Bernhard comes with a GOOD
company, NJ. P. Magnier being tower OF
strength. His Loris tonight was very nne:
Sir Charles Wyndham has commissioned
Miss Eweretta Lawrence to adapt Tor him
a play from the German of Paul Lndau.
which has had phenomenal success In
Berlin. Miss Lawrence. a clever Canadian
adaptation from the German Of play
known In England as ION Change"
Censor Stops Lies Amants."
stir has been created in theatrical and
playgoing circles by the refusal Of the
censor to permit the performance of Les
Amants." one Of the plays in the program
Of Madame Jeanne Granier. the celebrated
French actress. who is just now appearing
! at the Garrick Theater. The play Is the
one in which the actress scored her first
great success. and in one scene the hero
ine' changes her dress for a morning wrap
per. This. understand. the actress Is pre-
pared to cut out.
The censor's action has occasioned sur
prise. inasmuch as he has licensed other
French plays which 1t was thought could
never be performed in England. notably
Les Demi-vierges." which is known as
Maud in this country, as q concession to
English susceptibilities.
The sudden activity Of the censor proves
at least one thing-that the Office has not
fallen into allegiance. Many lines In some
of the English-made musical comedies have
certainly brought about that impression.
International Marriages.
The Amerfcanization Of the British peer
age proceeds apace. The two latest peers
to succumb to the charms OF the vivacious
American women are Lord Bagot and Lord
Monson. Lord Bagot's conquest in his for
ty-seventh year is indeed a telling tribute
to the attractions of the American girl.
Lord Monson. who is the British ambassa-
dor for France. IS Of q more impreSsionable
age. being only thirty-four. The mar
riages of these two peers will bring the
number Of British peers and peers heirs
who have married Americans up to some
thing like a dozen.
The list of American peeresses includes
the Duchesses Of Marlborough and Man
chester. the Warehouses of Dufferin. the
COunteSSeS OF craven. Essex. Tankervflie
and Donoughmore, and Lady Curzon Of
Kedleston Lord Hertford's eldest son.
the Earl Of Yarmouth. recently married an
American. and the wife Of Viscount Deer
hurst. the heir Of the Earl of Coventry,
also halls from the land of stars and
stripes. Lily. Duchess Of Marlborough: CO.
ra. Countess Of STAFFORD: Lady Harcourt.
Lady Randolph Churchill and Mrs. George
Cavendish Bentinck are other well-known
American ladies who have married into the
highest ranks Of English social life.
New American Cafe.
The long expected American quick-lunch
cafe was opened yesterday In the Strand.
and between II and o'clock there was
outside In the pouring rain queue extend
ing sometimes for about ten yards from the
door waiting for admission. 1t was not
the quick lunch so much as a 22-karat gold
watch that was the bait for Mr.. Wyman.
the enterprising American. who has opened
this new restaurant. has been dangling this
watch for months past before the magma
lions Of future quick lunchers. The place
was crowded from morning till night by
people sampling the unknown delights Of
corned beef hash. ice water. pumpkin pie
and strawberry shortcalke.
L. H. MOORE.