The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-26
Wonderful Young Actress
Continues Her Sensation
al Performance of a Great
Role-To Appear as Lady
TeaZle.

Miss Galland entered last night upon
the closing week OF her engagement at
the Columbia Theater-an engagement
notable from every artistic point of
view. Her role was that of Juliet. and
she Is advertised to repeat the enact
ment tonight and tomorrow night,
and afterward TO appear Thursday. Fri
day, and Saturday, as Lady Teazle in
Sheridans fine comedy of THE School
for Scandal Those now in Washing
ton who know and appreciate the fine
acting of fine roles will be generously
rewarded ii, in the course of the ensuing
five days. they shall go to the Columbia
for either or both of these plays.
1t has been said that Miss Galland's
Juliet is dramatic sensation This
phrase was designed TO express that It
is worthily attractive, praiseworthy in
high degree. and artistic beyond all the
just expectations of those best informed
on matters OF current stage interest.
She is one OF the youngest actresses
who are now prominent. Her training
extends over four short seasons With
the exception of this brief experience she
has had no preparations for a career on
the stage, excepting the endowment OF
a great talent and a fine mind. Yet
she has been able in one brief evening
to establish herself as one OF the few
American women worthy of rank with
the great foreign actresses who have
essayed this same role with advantage
to their regulations. Whatever she may
do in the future-and those who have
seen her in this character rightly ex-
pect her 10 do great things-she Right
confidently rest her reputation on this
one impersonation.
Great Actresses as Juliet.
The role of Juliet is one Of the most
conspicuous parts in all the writings OF
Shakespeare. For this reason, and be-
cause Il is also one Of the most difficult
roles of the English drama. it is the
proper ambition of every actress who
seriously desires to present TO her pat
rons the deepest emotions OF woman
hood as expressed in the lives Of noble
characters. II thus chosen by the
great Mrs Siddons, Miss O'Neil, Miss
Kemble, Miss Terry. Nine. Janauschek
Miss Nelson, and Mis- Marlowe. Each
one OF these contributed to her embodi-
ment world of study and earnestness
a fine stage personality. and unquestion-
ed talent; but the role seems to have
been assigned-by the judgment OF older
critics-as the special province Of Miss
Nelson. That great actress portrayed
the Flower of Verona" as naive and
light hearted young girl awakened by
a single cruel experience TO the deepest
tragedy OF womanhood. The character
In her hands was essentially tragic. In
# Miss Nelson developed all the great
dramatic power on which her fame de-
ponds.
juliet Is, however. even more than
this. She is, first of all, a young girl,
q maiden reared in an age OF brave
pageantries. light speech. and gay lives
a day when quarrel followed every
quick word and a murder followed every
quarrel. while yet the world went mer-
rily ON and seemed 10 exist only on gal
lantries and quick consuming affairs OF
the heart AS by the touch OF lightning
she Is lifted out OF all this and beyond
st. merrymaking transforms her from
8 sweet figure in 4 highly colored paint,
ing 10 q great figure In great drsms
She becomes the object OF the greatest
love. the purest and most ardent a1ec-
tion, in all the field of dramatic liter
ature. and she returns for this an idola-
trous worship unequaled even by the
love-stories OF the romance countries.
A Fine Performances.
How fully Miss Galland meets all
these requirements the readers o. this
column have already been told. and
those who have patronized the Colum-
lila already know. To repeat what has