The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-30

New York, Dec. 29.-In spite Of num-
Ter Of changes at the theaters, the gen
eral excellence which has marked The
character Of the attractions so far the
present season continues. a number OF
old favorites which have been on tour
are again Installed in the metropolitan
playhouses, and are doing well. Di1ey Is
filing the Lincoln Square by his perform
ance Of THE Man on the Box, ana
Brown of Harvard" is at the Majestic
with Harry Woodruff as the hero-hero,
just now, in more than one particular
for the recent Gould-Casteilane divorce ia
France has excited anew the interest IN
the curly haired actor. who was once
Anna Gould's hero IN real life.
Ever since the sensational divorce case
was closed there has been the most active
speculation whether the rich Divorce
would not gain her hearts wish, which,
but for the opposition Of her family
would have been realized years ago and
made the actor ner prince cOnsort in the
dynasty Of Gould. That is enough to in
fame the temperamental Gothamites, TO
whom any novelty is welcome that shall
vary the mon0tony Of the clatteT Of trains
and midnight feasts at Martins or the
Cafe Ambassadors.
/ Woodruff is taking it all with dignifed
reserve He is tending strictly to bust
ness. and is committing no improperly
/ II the expected should be the ultimate
/ contamination. the whole profession viii
rejoice. incidentally, the affair has lent
impetus to the business Of the theater
where he is appearing
/ Henry De Vries, the Dutch actor. fol-
/ lowed May Irwin at the Bijou this week
/ in The Double Life" by Rinehart
! Roberts It is play Of multiple person
aHues. well played by the actor and with
some moments in the action that hold the
! interest in a tense grip. though its weak
/ nesses are not d few. 1t is the case OF
man who forgets his own identity and
for period Of years leads a dream ex-
Isteuce.
/ Coincident with the play one Of the
maya zines for January is publishing
/ remarkable article from the pen Of Prof
/ Hugo Munsterburg, Of Harvard, on a
case in Chicago. where a man was hanged
for murder last summer on his own con
fession though ne was actually guiltless
The whole case is explained by the
learned psychologist on the theory Of
iauto-hypn0sis. the man having at first
denied the crime and then suddenly con-
fessed his guilt. adhering 10 it till six
days before the execution, when sudden
il. he recovered his normal state Of mind
and declared he had no knowledge Of the
crime or his confession.
The case is not exactly analogous TO
that Of The Double Life" but it casts
"a startling sidelight on the probability Of
the dramatic phenomenon OF a man losing
his identity for years from the effects of
a blow dealt him by highway robbers. It
helps 10 a comprehension OF a problem
which is usually tabOOed in the theater
because Of its supposed improbability
De Nries is a superior actor and in
moments Of the play where the dramatic
interest is specially keen, he rises TO
great heights
Mrs Leslie Carter begins her tour
under her new management on January
d. II cleo" by Milton Royle. the author
Of The Squaw Man Her company be
j
hes old leading man. Charles Stevenson,
and William Abingdon. Nell Moran,
Charles Rowan. Helen Robertson CMrs
Harry Benrimol, Hattie Russell, Donah
Benrimo. and Phyllis. La Fond. All at
j tempts to bridge over the difficulties with
Il Belasco have failed and the Authenticated
actress will throw herself heart and SOU
into her new environments. Several re-
hearsaIs were held this week at which tbs
star was not present. but as they were
? only preliminary heats, her absence had
no importance. Her first appearance vii
be watched with unusual interest in New
York, as her sensational marriage to LOT
/ Pawn has not yet ceased to exhaust he
as a theme for gossip. She is said {,
have some strong scenes in the play.
F William Gillette closed his engagement
at the Garrick in "Clarice' tonight anc
goes on tour with the play. The piece ha'
been received with conflicting feelings
here. but it held its own very well durin.
a satisfactory run.
The Daughters Of Men" at the Asto
p is drawing 10 the close of its sever
weeks schedule This Klein play di,
not warrant an extension of time. anS
it is only too apparent that il has no
duplicated the success Of THE LioI
and the Mouse" in spite of the educa
tioHal propaganda which the autho
has been conducting through maya
I zines and other mediums of enlighten
- ment. 1t is not, however, that the pub
lie is not educated to the subtleties o
2 his theme, which accounts for tn
p apathy shown by the public in spite o
7 the fine cast; the simple truth is tina
S Mr.. Klein has overshot his mark an,
instead of writing a virile drama Of tn
E Industrial situation, ne lost himself i
e a maze Of commonplace.
These Photographic reincarnation
r of current thought in dramatic guis
S need something very human and YER
stale to make them hold together-ae
, ton and love, which The Lion and tn
> Mouse" possesses and The Daughter
I of Men" possesses only as an inciden
I to the authors polemic spirit VIII
I cares for the conflict of labor an
\ wealth in a play unless it is made sub
, sidiary to the old, old story of the con
: dict Of hearts? We know all that HI
O Klein can possibly tell us and it ha
- been much better stated by Gomper
s and President Roosevelt. 1t was muc
b more interestingly told in a real play
THE Lost Paradise" and In a modifie
way in The Middle Man"
= What keeps The Man Of the Hour
!. alive is the action in which X abound.
: There is something doing all the tim,
+ and the characters are not mere ami
! mated photographs charged with thun
/ derlng speeches on the rights of capita
and labor. but Electrically availabl
/ types with vital attributes There ,
: NO erraaT difference bpftvppv Tho -.