Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20


tween the humor Of Shakespeare and the
humnr of Sheridan it was demonstrated
that the master tragedian is also the more
highly esteemed Wit. Sheridan's plays.
scintillant though they be with epigram
and satire are pictorial rather than pro-
found The humor is superficial, though
resplendent. and does not speak from the
depths of human experience and emotion
as does the broad. rolcking fun OF comic
characters in Shakespeare. Scholarly as
Was Mr. SINNERS ir1personation of Shy
lock and dashingIy smart as was Miss
Rehan's Lady Teazle, the public emphat-
ically expressed a preference for the sim
pie farce in "1-he Tanning of the Shrew
and for the character study in Shylock.
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At the Columbia Theater two celebrities
were in evidence Passing through the
lobby toward the ticket taker, the public
observed Mr.. Louis Nethersole. famous as
the brother of Olga and as Mr. Charles Ii.
Diingham's representative As the audi |
ence moved on past Mr.. Nethersole it be- |
held other rare and interesting people. until |
at last it paused before the platform upon |
which Mr.. Frank Daniels, in his latest |
comedy. nightly astonshes all beholders
and puzzles the scientific world MIR.
Nethersole is described as being proficient
sweriug each and every proper question.
His recent advces from Miss Nethersole |
are Ia the effect that she will not be seen
i'm this country for a considerable time, al |
though she has quite recovered her health |
and is playing with great success in Eng |
land During her engagement in Washing
ton some seasons ago Miss Nethersole an
nounced the acceptance of play by a local |
writer but has not yet found opportunity |
t. submit it to practical test. |
The Daniels engagement was a week OF |
Hilarious amusement, the diminutive come |
dian being received with an enthusiasm
even greater than that which greeted him |
last season. Mr.. Daniels progress in popu- |
lar esteem has been steady. OF his work |
it is enough to say that it has not de- |
Perforated. for he has distinct personality, |
with a style all his own; one of the come |
dams who are born and not made. De- |
Velopment has not been a factor in his |
popularity. He was as funny years and |
years ago, when all obscurely he played the |
part of a toynaker in show called AT |
kirson's Jollities' as he was when Krlse |
LaShele exploited him, and with his as |
sistance laid the foundation of fortune.
\ rather acrimonious tinge is being i'm |
cal folk. The season has been disquieting
one. and possibly the uncertainties have
effected the dispositions of even players and
managers who are so eminent as to be be- |
Sond reach of its direct financial conse- |
qIences. Sir Henry Irving is quite indig- |
rant with the Chicago authorities. His ar |
tistic sense has been affronted, and with a |
bluntness of speech which would scarcely |
De expected by those VIVA have listened to |
his suave and courteous expressions of |
gratitude for the applause of an audience |
he has rebuked the authorities of Chicago |
IN choice Elizabethan phrase What he |
said is this:
Il would like it to be thoroughly UNDER
stood by You that sometimes much injus-
tice may be done by Jacks in office. and
would earnestly beg of you to exercise all
Your Influence to aIay the feeling of panic
which at present exists among the officials
Of your great city"
Sir Henrys indignation was particu1arl1y
addressed to the fact that the spot light
which constitutes so important a feature
o. his performance in THE Bells was pro-
hibited.
In recent dinner in New York given by
Inc I-otos Club Herr Conrled of the Metro
poltan Opera Company and a newspaner
writer of musical topics were entertained
ae remarks took on a significance which
rendered them rather more pungent than
al'ef-dlnner repartee is expected 10 be. The
journalist said:
Now. let us look calmly at what A..
Conried has done He began b,s ,,as,. wi
1nent of the Metropolitan Onera uousa" IS,
Two singers engaged by Mr.. Grau and h;s |
Soie claim to fame is the production 90 80,
'ttIa winch he stole. / assume that ,ho.r
''"'eNements are nothing to be asnacia,I,.
proud Of especially
Nphfied however, defended his nos,-
'"H WITH The assertion that he ba7 -,
tme h'nor Of reseuing the master ,yn,,- 80
ileilafd Wagner from a monono1v al 81
i"FHins the American public an onno,t,,rt
= Oh seeing it and appreciatinp II Vii,
greater soiemnity than it ever got in Rav.
,cuth al bay
$ X
Dan DAILY personally and emnbati,au,,
c'a'radieted the report circulated a n,,,,
Der ot months ago TO the effect maj h
was an immediate candidate for
funeral. 1t was evident however thai his
health - not good. and his entertair,,o,,.
mere was interesting because of its aesooia-
Ton with the past rather than for any al
rect novelty. IL is loosely put together
ara ITS amusing qualities chiefly reflect The
80 Si"esS OF the authors and COMPOSERS
Wso wrote Mr.. Days old Casino songs
MIR DAILY still retains the mannerisms of
the star who is ushered In with the sbail,
all hair of the bevy of effervescent Choir
listers. Like players IN more eminent walks
al histrionic art he does not pride himself
on his patient disposition. At his rehearsal
number of cleaners were occupied get
ting the house in readiness for the after
moons performance. The noise they made
disturbed MIR. DAILY. His song at rehearsal
ran something ike this: Same villains)-
-old-(b andits)-story-(va rlets)- nothing
new (arrant knaVes)." 1t viii be observed
that MFR. Daily, like Sir Henry Irving, is
qualified to pride himself upon choice
Iilizabethan vocabulary. The intense quie-
tude with which he manifests his anger
makes it intensely ludicrous. evea though
his wrath may be dreaded On one occa-
siou a mirror. which he uses TO adjust his
Ieckte was missing from thA stare