The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-21
AT THE THEATERs
Lake Harrlet-1A You like I'll"

/, Beneath the comet and the stars, within
a grove Where statelytrees sighed sonnets,
'As You Like 1T, was; played felicitously
last night by Master Herbert ,Brenon's
Worshipful. compar1y of nlinmers The
comparative novelty OF such performances
here would in itself Sheen sufficient
attraction for large audience. But the
representative gathering folk,
educators, even clergymen--Was rewarded
by art as we'll as by nature. The place was
1dyllic the arrangementss0f the seats and
the stage We're convenient, the acting
In many respects was al airable. n
1t Wouldahave been hard to find more
secluded grove nearia large cityStthan that
selected at Lake Harriet The Illusion of
remoteness was heightened after one had
climbed the long, winding walk from the
car line to the "theaterR'Ea The levelled
auditorium and it's comfortable chairs har-
monized with the effective stage set forth
upon small, green knoll in the moonlight
of a calcium And the mosquitoes that
threatened to become q hint too realistic
OF Arcadian life We're scattered quickly by
the GOODNESS of the Sstarlit night. Yet
+ Chinese joss-sticks, abhorred Of gnats,
might judiciously be provided by the
candy-yendors, and the romantic walk
might well be lighted by prosaic gasolene
when the patrons Cd. the show begin their
homeWards stroll; ~ sls Il
A fully balanced company, disciplined to
the elevation Of Shaksperean thought,
could not be expected eto assemble for a
weeks engagement But most Of the i'm
portant parts are very we'll taken by Mr..
.Brenon's artists. On first night and in
the absence of a regular stage, its associa-
lions and conveniences, the company
! achieved a genuine success Only once
| We're there objections of the stage mana
ger to be heard in the greenwood: and
even then, no doubt, he was admonishing
his players that, with. some exceptions,
they talked too fast; that the distinctness
| OF elaboration is the tchword, of good
actors; and that only musical comedy
can be chartered.
| Miss Alice Treat Hunt the curviinea,
Rosal1nd, is prettier, more ssWeetly girl
1sh, than were most Of her distinguished
/ rivals By prolonged Shaksperean train.
Ing she would gain the depth of thought
the gracious dignity of sentiment, that 81
exalt what superfcially is all ingenious
ness and banter. Then she might be les:
i conscious of her, hose and doublet, les!
addicted to- tricks of the soubrette Blu
she is delectably arch, and. more thar
all, she speaks with exact Discrimination
In accent and in tone. It's a picturesque
roguish living Rosalind, betting rea
l wood. Gk&
i And the Jacques of Louis F.. Morrison
is notably enjoyable His, personal dis
tinction, his clear. grasp Of the gray
note that he maintains turnout a blythe
some harmony, were reinforced by the su
/ perior Intelligence of his reading. Hi
"Sevens Ages" was the acme of las
night S performance.
), A sterling Interpretation, too,-one sci
dom equalled, MIR: Brenon's Touch
stone, the work ofsan experienced playe
who balances his delicate task, inject
shrewdness: into foolery, and never fall
into the dull and pointless clown. .''
For Celia. Miss Amanda Hendrix j
physically Inappropriate. But her act
ing was judicious land Ineligible. Mis-
} Louise Brandt was good as Phoebe; Mis-
Janet Priest made, ofxsAudrey. a sixteent
century Sis Hop ms and aroused a storr
of 10 erin emf. Among the re nd erings les
satisfactory were those of Orlando b
; Lester Lonergan, Who scarcely tmaintaine
3 hts reputation and Of Adam, by Charlie
) TIipchen., ss5sSss2 =;
, The music Of san orchestra invisib]
among the trees,Gthe resonant singing b
; the Masonic quartet, of catches and othe
. old time melodies, filled out, the poetr
of a dreamful night. H: B. Curry.