The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10
SHE FAILS 70 MAKE GOOD
MISS HELEN GRAVITY MADE NO
HIT IN NORFOLK.
suBoRDlNATEs WE'RE STARS
Playing Her Lord and Master" d"
Which Looks Like Il Was Written
In an Afternoon, Miss Grantly Crates
on the Nerves OF the Audience.
From saturdny's ponN


on the Nerves OF the Audience.
From Saturdays DauN.l
Norfolk did its share In fllling the
Auditorium last night upon the ap-
peaance of Miss Helen Grantly in
"Hcr Lord and Master" but Miss
Grantly failed TO make good. Those
who had hoped for stellar attraction
were disappointed and those who re.
memhcred Miss GrNntly from her for.
mer appearance here in "The Tanning
of the Shrcw." found little improve.
ment in the Nebraska actress. Al
though she rides in n handsome prl.
Vate car, Miss Grantly does not in
spire great enthusiasm In her part OF
that, save for the round OF applause
with which she was cordially well
coined when she first came on, there
was not mn attempt at handclnpping
throughout the four acts OF the even.
ings performance.
The Real Star.
The real star OF the company In
which Miss Grantly takes the stellar
role. Is Mr. s. l.. Richardson in the
part OF Jennings. the butler" Mr..
as one could find In weeks Journey,
and his work is as clever as can be.
Just little stopped from age, having
been in the family's employ for sixty
years, his hair white as snow and his
voice so extremely polite and submis-
sive and kind, he makes n hit in the
beginning and wins more and more
the love OF the audience as the play
goes on.
And In the same class as Mr.. Rich.
ardson, Virginia Bray makes n decid.
edly charming old English lady, whose
prim ways are true to life and whose
delicate mind is shocked to degree
by the rasping ways Of the irresponsi-
BILE American girl. The part was pic.
turesQue and well done.
Thomas Chatterton as "Glen Mas.
ters," American young man, was pret.
ty good, and grew better at the close
of the piece than at the outset. Ern.
est Richard, as "Thurston, Viscount
Channing," was natural at least, on
the stage, and made his audience feel
! that he really meant what he was talk
ing about. Lord Nelson Stafford
was pretty fair character by Robert
Vessels. though a bit stiff at times
End Grandma Cha2yBunker," played
! by Frances Lincoln was pretty brisk
American grandmother who became
too giddy toward the end to quite win
home with the hearers.
The Play.
Perhaps II was the fault of the play
II was rather pointless study in
psychology, built after the "Tamine
of the Shrew" idea. Lord Canning
wins the young western girl in Amer
lea and takes her back to England
She subsidies in her western manner
before the demure mother-in-law. FL
nally her mother and grandmother ar
rive for visit, when the girl breaks
out" and does London with them al
she would Chicago here, against hel
out of the house for the night, she fl
nally gets in and in rebellious tones
tells him he is n brute. He declare.
he can't live with her, makes plan,
to leave and all that, when the cir
repents, says she is sorry. falls in hi.
arms and lives happily ever after. |
was written by Martha Morton anC
strangers impression would be tina
IT was written between lunch and din
ner. II strikes YOU that Miss Morto,
was writing at space rates and wa.
trying to force a story without foun
dation The stage settings are a,
pretty as picture and deserve bet
ter plot.
Miss GrantIy.
Miss Grantly is not particular,
htted for the part. Although her pic
lures make her very pretty girl
there is a drawn look about her fac,
and lack of perfection in her form
which do not help in making her at
tractive. Added TO this is a very mucl
strained voice, pitched in a tearfu
tone, which rasps against an ordinar,
persons nerves; very much affected
manner in trying to be cunning an,
cute and petite, Her singing-well I
was done for the purpose OF drivn,
away the grandmother, and it wa
easy enough To see how it might sue
ceed,
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