The daily sentinel., 1905-12-05
A FINE PERFORMANCE.
MISS KNOTT DON'T APPEAR

VI VIC 81 time TIE people Oh
Grand Junction were given an op-
portunity last night to witness the
dramatization of Charles Majors
famous romance, when Knighthood
Was in Flower The Park opera
house was filled to overlooking from
pit to gallery and it was truly rep
resentative and appreciative audience
as well as big one.
Miss Roselle Knott who is Stare /
in the play. did not appear. but her
absence was not regretted and but
few in the audience were aware of
the fact that she was not filling the
role of Mary Tudor. Miss Anna Day
who ordinarily takes the part of Jane
Bollingbroke. the companion of Prin-
cess Mary was seen as Mary Tudor
last night and we hardly believe that
Miss Knott would have better inter-
preted the many sided part or re-
ceiyed heartier plaudits than Miss
DAY. Miss Day is herself an actress
of no little note. she is especially en-
gagged as Miss Knots understudy and
has played the leading role ON many
occasions An actress that was not
beautiful, graceful and brilliantly tai
ented would not make a true Mary
Tudor and as Miss Day possesses all
these requisites she is really an ideal
Mary.
The part of the ''madcap princess"
is one that requires action of the
most pronounced sort during almost
every moment of the performance,
consequently it is a part that coult
easily be overacted. CoQuetry, cou-
rage, dignity. sorrow. happiness and
love, al of these are exemplified by
Mary throughout the progress of the
story. Anna Day did not overact the
part, her passionate movements. her
changeful voice, were most natural.
1t would be hard to tell just what
what situation Miss Day appeared at
her best. She was exceedingly good
in every act. As a lover. as the in
dependent wilful and fearless sister
of the king. as the determined prin-
cess, as the would-be soldier. or as
the dignified Queen of Spain, she was
very near all that could be desired
1t was no task for the audience to
fall in love with Mary Tudor as pic
tured by Miss Day. She was not to
be resisted.
With the exception of Ogden
Stevens as Henry VIII and John Alex
ander as the Duke of Buckingham the
company was very ordi-
nary. Stevens has been playing the
role of Henry VIII for two seasons
and his Interpretation of the charac-
ter of the vacillating and imperious
old monarch was excellent. he was
at all times. His make
up, his costume, his carriage along
with his clever Interpretation gave
a perfect impersonation of the beef
eating monarch.
John Alexander was splendid as
NIL - xH,, 1.
handsome enough and dignified
enough for that INSCRIPTIONS individ-
ual. Wedgewood Novel; was only
fair as Charles Brandon, Mary's lover.
and the brave captain of the kings
guard.
Damon Lyon as Francis, the Dau-
phin of France. was one of the best
of the cast. He was very
clever in the scene where he attemp-
led to force his affections upon Mary
whom he held a prisoner in one of the
apartments of the palace.
Clara Colwell as Jane Bollingbroke
was not very pleasing. OF the other
eight or ten members of the cast,
whose parts were not of great impor-
lance, very little can be said.
The stage settings were truly mag
Every one of the five acts
was a piece of scenic beauty. Per-
haps the river landing in Windsor
Park, the setting of the first act, was
the richest in beauty and elaborat-
ness. The Princess Mary's apart
ments in Bridewell House, London,
the room in the Palais des Tournel
les. Paris and the apartments in the
Greenwich Palace, London, were
handsome and historically correct.
The Bow and String tavern at Bris-
toll was a massive setting. and true
of an English tavern
of the fifteenth century.
The costumes worn by the members
of the company were resplendant.
They were made from old paintings
and plates from the period of the
reign of Henry VIII. The gown worn
by Mary when she was Queen of
France was more than lovely, in
every act she and her waiting ladies
wore the richest of costumes.
The great scenes of the play were
smoothly and ably presented. The
story has been carefully dramatized
and follows the book more closely
than we anticipated.
1t was a first class performance
throughout. 1t was one of the pref
test productions ever seen on the
local. stage. The splendid audience
was highly pleased judging by the
generous applause, the greater por-
ton of which was naturally accord
ed Miss Day. At the end Of the third
act she was called to the curtain -FOUR
times. Only the most favorable COM
ments have been heard on the play to-
day
The next attraction at the Park
opera house will be Way Down East