The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

pflogue Is spoken and the
the Odeon is lifted from the
the Twentieth Century, the
gentlemen who have ATTENDED
tation of the play leave the the
ask themselves this question;
is 'Everyman'?"
lryman" is a woman, but then every
and woman in the audience knows
fhey know that "Everyman" is wom-
I'm with remarkable face. a wonderful
mower of dramatic expression and a Won
drous voice.
There is no programme to enlighten au-
ditors rs to the real identity OF this in
teresting actress. and the speculation ends
with curiosity. which is only party salts
fed in the decision that "rreryman.
whoever she may be. is quite the most re-
markable person they have ever seen upon
r stage.
For one hour and forty minutes the
players In Mr.. Greet's company enact
their parts to the interest and astonish-
ment of those in front. During these 100
minutes ''Everyman" is on the stage dur
ing all but five minutes Of this time.
From the moment that "Evcryman" en-
tiers upon the scene and meets the hide
Gus Dethe TO the entrance to the grave,
which is the end of ''Everyrlan." persons
in the odeon have an example of the
extraordinary physical and mental pow
ers of one woman. who portrays to every
man the potent fact that in the midst of
life we are in death, and that Dethe
iarries fo1 no man.
CONSTANCE CRAwLEY.
II one were to wait after the perform
ance Of the play he might see a grace
ful little woman emerge from the Odeon
and journey like any ordinary person to a
hotel which is in the vicinity of Grand
svenus and Olive street.
He would see in this woman, not one
Of remarkable beauty. but withal great
force of character
He would see one with large, brown
eyes. that are ever active, wealth Of
brown hair. that is parted on this right side
in the most artistic fashion: form that
is slender and seems to be constructed
of all nerves: hand that is long and
artistic. with tapering fingers. upon which
ems much study. great thought and love
OF humanity.
This woman in private life is Mrs Con-
stance Crawley.
On the stage at the Odeon she is '.Ev-
sryman.''
Although playing the part Of Every
man." she likes her skirts. is devoted to
her sex and spends much of her time in
studying the character Of women. loving
those whom she knows and. If talking to
a man. telling him how glad she is that
she was born a woman.
II there were printed life of Constance
Crswley It would make an interesting
narrative.
The reader would md that she was
born in England about thirty years ago.
He would discover that on her mothers
side she descended from a Polish family,
who In the early times were connected
with the royal house of Poland.
On her fathers side she was connected
with the nobility. and the long line of
ancestors on both sides Of the family tree
tine reader would fail to discover single
relative who had ever graced the foot
lights.
Some OF them have been, and are now,
connected with the Church of England, and
her parents were 50 deyoutly religious
that they seriously objected to her adopt
ing the stage as a profession.
But a desire for a life amid the mystic
rious surroundings Of Thespia were SO
great that she challenged parental scorn
and went on the stage.
WITH BEERBOEIM TRIBE.
II Was Reerhohr1 Tree tho rpreo E,rplisl,
actor. who discovered her and to whom
she must thank for tbs briliiancy of her
theatrical career. which has extended over
ii period of but eight years
It was in Her Majesty's Theater In Lon
don that she scored her earlier triumphs
ard arose from minor. position in the
ranks Of Mr.. Trees company to the posi-
ton Of his chief support
In London and in the provincial cities of
England. Australia and South Africa she
has appeared in no less than twenty-five
Shakespearean productions, portraying the
characters which many an ambitious
actress lives to hopelessly admire
1t was while playing at Her Majesty's
NOW His Majesty's) Theater that the
parents of Mrs. Crawley learned thar che
was appearing in theatrical performance
under her own family name.
one day she received note from her
father. in which he begged her to hide her
identity. He declared. in wrathful terms,
that she was disgracing the family.
In dismay she went to member of the
company and told him of her troubles.
I'm looking for name," she said.
1t WINS the opportunity that this gentle
man was waiting for.
''T'1l YfyA vN,f NINA h.
ously.
That was the way Mr.. Crawley proposed
and they were married a few weeks later
When a Republic reporter visited Mrs.
Crawley he was not asked to name a SUBJ
Ject. NO: MRS. Crawley, sitting in an easy
position. with her chin resting on her
Hand. began to talk rapidly, and for two
hours entertained her guest with a discus
SION Of all sorts Of subjects.
OF course. she has formed many i'm
pressions of America and the Americans
IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA,
She came to 1T. Louis from California
and has pleasant remembrances of the
fhospitable people she met there.
Il was told that San Francisco is the
Paris Of America she said. Il think 1t is
'far ahead OF Paris. The people are so
entertaining. SO interesting
never dreamed that would find so
many theaters in America, and SO many
people to patronixe them. 1t seems as
founding that in a city, even the size of
st. Louis. that there should be seven or
eight theaters and all of them prospecting
Now, there arc only six theaters in Lon
don. and when you leave London you only
have i've or six cities to visit In England.
Here. when YOU leave New York, you
find all sorts of cities and all sorts of the