The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-21


BLANCHE WALSH IN "RESURREC-
TION.t
Local play-goers win have the oppor-
tunity of seeing at the Crawford theater
on Saturday. February p. ''Resurrection,
in which the radisutly beautifui Blanche
Walsh the American Duse as she is
called. has made the triumph of her ca
reer. IT must be borne in mind,.that this
IS not any number two company. nor
any doubtful version OF the play. tRes-
direction as it viii be seen here Is the
famous dramatization by Bataille and
Morton which had a run of over 300 nights
in Paris vas the reienIrg dramatic SEN
sation ~of London. and in which. Miss
Walsh played for four months at the
Victoria theatcr, New York. 1t viii be
seen here with practically the same great
cast and the complete production.
The main theme Of the play is one of
startling dramatic intensity. SO much 50
as at times to make the audiences gasp.
1t is story of passion. pity, misery, love
and good will It concerns the fatality
which over,akes Il man and woHiaf. who,
through sensual desire on the, one side
and absorbing love and ignorance on the
other. break the moral law laiH>down for
the welfare OF society. It is laid in Rus
sia. but It's locale might be shifted To
auN civilized community without detract-
iue from the necessity Of the reform il
aims to bring about In other words. il
declares shat the future OF the race de
uands that the excuse made hy the first
i man Adam for his fan is Cowardly and
unjust. that masculine humanity must
hc subject 20 rs great penalty for SEN
sual crime. as is imposed upon the oppo-
site sex. which. as everyone is aware. is
not the ease at present. 1t is probably
doubtful Is existing conditions can ever
BE- changed. bat in his now famous book
Tolstoi has at least done more to bring
about such a desirable millennium than
have any of his contemporaries.
Local interest in the event. as was to
he expected, is very great. Applications
for seats hav, been so-sfgHaeTous that Il
viii he Impossible to accommodate more
than half of those who wish to see the
performance So it will he well to reserve
your seats on Thursday. when the sale
opens 1T Howe'S jewelry store.
In spite Of tho great antiquity Of the
period # Mary cf Magdala" in her
great production Of which Mrs Fiskc
viii he seen at the Crawford opera house
I'm Saturday evening. March =. the times
and manners Of the people with which
that drama deals are carefully and au-
thenticauy pictured Great study and
pains were necessary. particularly as To
the architectural treatment Of this
drama. one scene. Tor instance. a room
in the house OF the chief figure Of tho
play. has been constructed adorned and
furnished with reference to the charac-
ter and state Of Mary Of Mag6ala. as the
drama tist has pictured her. on the open
irS of The drama with the warrant Of
philosophical authorities She was "a
patriciar and . woman fond OF freedom
end luxury While the Jews distin-
glIished ~in many other fields We're. not
distinctiveIy architeetS. they were not
slow 10 adopt the forms OF other races
end nations TO erIir-rrce their -own Iux-
u-y- At the time Of the play Jerusalem
had Incorporated in its buildings the IDEAS
Of .raany peoples. Egyptian Assyriau.
Syrian. Greek ard .Roplan had Supplied 10
them ideas Thus. sR ,AssyTian treatment
naturally would appesl 10 "a person whose
fonGness for luxury would SIIide and
whose wealth would enable her 10 realize
home s;tmptuoiis IN those days. FUR
rished in the best Tuanaer.of the TING.
which though "a time Of -rrudeness in
of richness, The museums 81. .Elr6ps = nd
private collections sunnhed- authorities
for the' construction of this scene, -az
well as TOR the various. articles long obso-
Iete IN nse and form that are -used-to
furnish ana adorh, it And. q lkr carr
has been Iaken with all the. other scenes
cf-fise play-ifl which Mrs Fiske figures
ard the preJecsisln 81 which fs a 'rereia.
tn Of modern stagecraft.