The Washington times., 1904-11-01
Russell Happily Cast
New Play-ScoreS De-
I'D Hit-A Good Com
y.
PaWtucket ReneWS
! Or at Columbia-Good
calCOmedy and Pleas
: Vaudeville.

French comedy somewhat like the
mitabie Marriage OF kitty" in style
substance was played at the Ma
onai Iheater last night by Annie Rus
Ell Il was entitled Brother Jacques, %
as composed by Henry Bernstein and
'lerre Weber. and sudiced not only 10
Npioit AIiss Russell agreeabIy. but 10
entertain "a large and noteworthy au-
dlence through its inherent merit as
comedy.
Like ''The Marriage OF Kitty" which
Miss Tempest acted so wonderfully well
last season. and The Opumist." which
I AIR. willard played with the finest art.
This new comedy from the same source
Foys with marriages OF convenience OF
mistake or craft and when the piquaRt
and young French heroine seems TO be
irretTievably lost-Whisk. back she
GENES 10 her real sweetheart through
someone's unexpected CieVerness or
some undiscovered loophole in the law.
In this case the heroine has bound her
directions To q chum of her little girl
DAYS. kindly, Impractical gentle,
Alaughing man OF twice her age, whom
be calls Brother Jacques" AT his ad-
K and her aunt's she marTles herself
an imposing doWry TO the lamb-nke
or q EOrtuue-hunTlug marquis, but
wedding day dlsclOses 70 the bride
her Brother jacques the amec-
which has been rooted ia their
So lOng without thelrr knowledge
Y-Che marquis aughter-iu-ls Vy--sle
fen times more so lIan Llle VIE OF
sou-cajOles her husband OF about
10 hours into running away 70 Join ms
Real sweetheart, "a dancer in the La
scala Theater- Curi0usly enough, this
is not the END OF the comedy what
Follows IS more laughable sun, ana me
purposes Of review DO noL require tnat ~
? be disclosed here.
Difficult te Act.
Mauifestly the play depends upon wit.
raillery, situation, and characterization.
rather than on action; and its success is
Que largely 10 its dialogue. In order 70
make this dialogue seem reasonable and
be situations seem possible the actors
ust not only keep within their roles
~ keep also within the sharper limita-
1i0us OF modern social life. This is a
task which viii impress comparatively
few theaterg0ers. but II is, nevertheless,
one Of the greatest difficulties OF the
stage
Miss Russeu's aptitude for such acting
has long been proven In Brother
jacques" as In Miss Hobbs and "a
Royal Family" she is demure. girlish,
sweet. soft-spolEen, delightfully."- feminine,
and trimming over with humor- Irag-
eay.t 8 hidden very lhinlv IN some OF the
- which she appears, and she
rs both dramatic elements with
She Is charming, as alzEays,
is far from The most ample role
"a undertaken
An Exceptional Company.
There are but six other real charac-
.srs-her transparent, loving old aunt,
ayed with All the matronly attributes
Mrs Charles Walco1s an American
RI run OF life and self-pCssessi0n, inn
rsonated hy the daughter Of Cleve-
ma s mayor and acted fairly well for
girls drst season; the Marquis made
mciently convincing but no more, by
rant Stewart. the lamb-like son. done
10 irresistible comedy, no matter If IL
occasionally 0verdraw n, By Joseph
-heeIock, jr-. long a faVorite in Wash
gton stock companies; AfaiIre Belle
5ntre. an oasis in the desert Of impOs-
bic stage lawyers, acted By george ".
nsOna and Brother Jacques himself,
aged with the ART Of real light comedy
Oswald Yorke IL is on the whole a
Be- company.
would be possible. Of course, 10 ar
against the production OF such
NEEDLES as this, but only tie little
aimed viii do So II Is the Paris mar
age. controlled by guardians and Il
snCes which Is sa TRIED, noE the mar
age based upon real affection. And
e. aiE OF it ala is mo-e that OF a fairy
~ with modern characters than that
our own plain, direct Anglu-SaXon
r OF reality III could almost never
es must do everywhere a whole world
good Those who are wise and uu-
ured VIII 90 vel 10 enjoy Brother
icques while opportunity lasts.