New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-15
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Carrie Nation Dusts the Mantel-More
candida"

Candida"
Carrie Nation appeared yesterday at the Third
Avenue Theatre playing the part Of Mrs. Ham
rnond in a gently lurid version Of "Ten Nights in
a Barroom.' There large audience both at
the afternoon and at the evening performance,
which was not disposed take Mrs. Nation quite
seriously, either actress or a temperance
advocate Indeed. there is no reason why Mrs.
Nations advent the stage should cause Bern
hardt TO shake in her boots Mrs. Fiske
tremble. Even Mrs. Gilbert retire with her
brows unplucked Of their laurels. Mrs. Nation
made her first entrance in the second act, wear
ing a black shawl and 2 grandmotherly smile.
Unlike Candida. in Mr. Shaws play. shown last
week at the Princess, she made startling lib
eral references to shawls, however. She merely
cried out that she wanted her boy Willie. The
lurking humor in the word Willie at became
apparent to the upper gallery, and a merry boot
went I'D. Mrs Nation. however, paid no atten-
ton TO the galleries, but went speaking her
lines with well modulated perfunctorlness to the
hitter end. like a second growth child saying its
piece. Then she departed.
Her only entrance in the third act was brief
visit the bedside OF tumbler-strcken Little Mary
(oh, perilous name since Mr. Barrie turned re-
formerD. bringing soap in a basket But in the
fourth act she took matters into her own hand, as
is seemIy in a star. Bursting into the Sickle and
Sheaf, she stood the body of her stabbed
Willie. and while waiting for his spirit pass
delivered TO the audience a lecture tenn
perance, punctuating her remarks by frequently
grasping with both hands the head of the recurn-
bent William. Then she pulled a gIittering hatchet
from beneath her shawl and carefully and calmly
busted the bottles off the shelf behind the bar.
The audience merrily applauded, though the last
act of Iris hardly eclipsed.
Mrs Nation then came before the curtain and
tried 10 make speech; The galleries, however.
were not IN sympathy with her views and invited
her TO have a high ball. When she tried to
speak, they howled and whistled, and she finally
gave up, Then the orchestra struck up that hurdy-
gurdy classic. The Intermezzo" and the men in
the audience arose with one accord and made for
the swinging doors on the nearest corner.
Arnold Daily is to repeat his matinee performances
of Shaw's play. candida" The first matinee will
be given next Friday afternoon at the Madison
Square Theatre, and Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons Of the following two weeks
he will continue TO present the comedy. Mr. Days
inpersonatlon Of Marchbanks. the poet. has been
greeted by his friends and others who it last
week as one OF the most promising things Mr.. Daily
has yet done. He is also responsible for the stage
management Of the entire play. which showed ct
the first trial commendable intelligence and appre-
citation of the authors humors.
Miss Fay Davis and the Empire company Will
give a matinee performance Of Sydney Grundy's
play. Gypsy" before Miss Davis leaves New
York for her tour in embarrassing Julia"
WaIthour and his mate Munroe, winners of the
six day bicycle race. appeared twice yesterday at
Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre, racing on
home trainers They were rapturously ap
plauded by the numerous boys in the audience.
A large audience at the Fourteenth Street Inc
atre last night witnessed a revival Of Dumas's
drama THE Corsican Brothers, with Robert
Manteu in the dual part