The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

public which applauded 10 the echo and
called out BelascO and his collaboration.
Richard Walton Tully TO overwheln
them with cheers Of bravo" The wiz
ard had once more demonstrated his pre-
eminence as a producer Of great effects
and scored another triumph in the face
Of discOuraging circumstances: for his
rupture with Mrs. Carter and the disabil-
ity Of Bertha Galland had left him with
out star at a critical moment Of the
season Inside Of a few months he had
overcome these obstacles by taking an OBJ
scure but talented little actress out or
The Music Master company and train
ing her 10 get away with scenes which
would have abashed artists Of more envi-
aoie reputation; then taking a play from
an obscure playwright and working il
over into a big. significant production.
But aside from Frances Starr, who in
the leading female role easily carries of
The honoTs OF the evening. he provided
one OF the best companies, with Hamilton
keVeiie and Charles Richman for leading
mPn, ana such character actors as Frank
Losee, J. ". Cope. and Harry Benrimo
| In prominent roles. There was nothing
remarkably surprising that Belasco had
made another hit. for he had provided the
New Workers with another big stinulant
for their exhausted spirits, and they were
grateful.
The point OF the story is IN the love af-
fair between kearnei. the young Wash
ington government agent. sent 10 inves-i-
gate the land troubles. and Donna Juani-
Ia Castro. ''the Rose Of the Rancho" a
typical Spanish girl Of American descent.
who hates the 'gringos, " and would rath-
er spit on them than honor them with 4
flash Of her fiery eyes However. he en-
dears himself 20 her by his efforts 10 save
the home Of her ancestors from the grasp
Of Rinkaid, whose gang Of American ruf-
fans is sweeping down the valley and
seizing every estate IN it's way. He is
there 10 see that the law is not abused.
yet he recognizes the legality Of Kin
kaids act when that amiable buccaneer
summons him TO testify TO his right 70
/ take possession Of the Castro Rancho.
In doing so he incurs the resentment OF
the beautiful Juanita and such a tongue
lashing as she bestOws on him reminds
/ you Of nothing so much as Of one Of Mrs.
| CaTters tours de force. She sCOrns him
and turns him adrift, believing that he IS
! q treacherous griHgo. and the enemy Of
| her family But Kearney has taken his
own way Of fOiling Kinkaid, and at the
/ last moment he barricades the Castro
/ Rancho. and holds II against Kinkaid and
/ his desperad0es until the militia. which
| he has sent for. arrives, breaks through
the Gordon. and brings the receipt FOR the
| papers Kearney sent 10 Monterey TO be
| filed in the American land Office for the
protection Of tie property. SO Kearney
/ proves his love beyond question Kinkaid
/ is defeated, and Donna JuaEita suddenly
| softens 10 the gallant Americana and
| becomes his bride.
/ The first act t~anspires one Of those
/ enchanting old mission gardens Of Lower
/ California, which seem specially made 10
/ luil you to sleep. The action is very
/ languid and conveys the sleepy atmcs-
/ phere of the locale. The second act IS in
! the open court Of the Rancho during the
! celebration OF Juanita's engagement 10
Don Louis. the lover. whom she accepts
out OF pique against Kearney.
This act is in the best vein OF Belssco.
1t is all action. all animation, music. and
meTriment. Real Spanish dancers and
/ instTumentalists are introduced there is
an ensemble kissing dance: a cascaronf
fight. when the stage is prism OF flying
colors and motley lamps, a solo dance by
I
castanets. and the flash Of q hundred pair
/ Of twinkling feet. stamping 60 the rhythm
| Of Habaneras and Manchegas.
The last act IS on the roof OF the Rancho
in the gray OF the next morning where
Kearney heads the little band Of vaqueros
and inmates OF the place 10 oppose Kin
kaid. with his gang below, until the in
Z spring sound Of the bugle announces the
/ coming Of the militia and foreshadows
| the happy solution OF the love problem.
/ The story is simply poetic. but the pro-
ductiOn fills the eyes as We'll as stimu-
/ lates the imagination with true Belas-
/ cOeque enChantmeut
Ala Nazimova-accent on the second
! syllable. II you please-the Russian ac-
/ tress. who has learned English in q year
and is playing matiueeS at the Princess
I in "Hedda Gabler." is quite the most
potential novelty on the American stage.
/ She is not over twenty-five dark as 4
Spaniard. and one Of the most beautiful
women in any country. she has q slight
sinuous figure but she is tall and straight
and that wonderful face Is as sensitive
as q Photographic plate. When you find
youth. beauty. intelligence. genius. and
power all in one actress. your expect8-
tions should be fairly wei satisfied. She
is just beginning to make an impression
here. and the three matinees at which she
appears during the week are already
proving a magnet to attract high-claSs
theatergOers. Before long I predict she
will pack the theater on these occasions,
John Blair is the Lovborg in the cast.
Odette Tyler has made a pronounced hit
in THE Love Route" and the fact of the
engagement being limited is no reflection
on the attraction The play opened tho
Lincoln Sqaure Theater located on Six
ty-sixth and Broadway. and tentatively
taps a new and still undeveloped section
OF upper Broadway. At a theater down
about FoTty-secOnd street Ii might have
played all season. Miss Tyler has proved
a genuine favOrite in the leading female
role in which her comedy has a wide
latitude She has been engaged TO play
a summer season in St Louis at $1,000 j
week
Guy Standing withdraws from the cast
after a week I'm Brooklyn and joins
Lena AshweH as leading man. to play Sir
Lionel Carteret in Mrs. Danes De-
,ense." and Manning, the English over
seer, in THE Shulamite.' After the hit
she made here in the Jones play, II was
decided to let Miss Ashwell alterante in
the two plays on tour.
No date has yet been set for the term
nation of the run of The Hypocrites' at
the Hudson. His House I'm Order" in
which John Drew is starring at the Em-
pire and THE Chorus Lady at the
Hackett. The engagement Of Forbes Rob