The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-03


veTsary
He shows that Sappho was terribly mis-
represented down 10 lsl6. when a Ger
man professor startled the world by
proving conclusively that Sappho was one
OF the most luminous Of the early ex-
amples Of individuals making an asser-
ton OF philosophic independence, and. in
deed. was so good a woman that the
best Greek families sent their daughters
10 her for culture and refinement Mr..
Fiske is a sarcastic man. and asks If q
can be that Mr.. Winter has not yet
caught up with the year 1916?
or course, il you destroy sappho's char
acter you destroy the premise Of Mr..
Mackaye's play. Well. the critics couldn't
see that the play was the serious product
Of an American poet. who could chal-
lenge comparison with D'Annunzlo and
Rostand and Phillips. and all they saw
was the imagined story of Sappho's Illicit
love for slave. slave who lived with
a woman who had borne him children;
and so they raised their hands in horror,
shook their boards and exclaimed. Woe
unto u.s. The management discovered
that It had planted delicate exotic in
an alien soil. and as it was not a me
dium Of perfect Joy for Nine. Kalich any
how, they concluded to withdraw this
dramatic poem and begin rehearsals Of a
modern play for her Immediately.
This circumstance made it possible for
Pocahontas' 10 slip IN on rubbers. as
IL were, and take people by surprise It
Is always well in this city Of theaters
10 take people by surprise unless one
has guaranteed, fool-proof success.
concerning which failure is out Of the
question. Had "Pocahontas" or THE
Top o. the World" commanded enough
attention 70 draw a regular first-night
audience, neither probably would have
lasted a month
Edward Peple's play. THE Silver Cir"
goes on Wallacks stage tonight. and
on Monday evening Guy Standing will
make his first metropolitan appearance
as star in Eugene Presbreys dramatiza-
ton Of Sir Gilbert Parker's powerful
novel The Right OF Way" Standing is
not the sole star, however, for he must
share that honor with Theodore Roberts.
who IS limned forth in type as fat as that
which features his associate.
Tom Jones" is looked forward 10
with much interest The music is by
Arthur German. the English composer.
who wrote the incidental music to Sir
Henry Irying's Shakespearean produc-
lions. notably Henry VIII" In the cast
are Louise Cunning William Norris. and
Van Rensselaer, Wheeler.
A week from Monday night the Madi-
son Square Theater viii reopen after its
abandonment Of The Man on the Case. a."
with The Coming Of Mrs Patrick" in
which Laura Nelson Hall will be starred
under Walter y. Larrence's management.
Miss Hail had a sudden attack Of neuritis
during a rehearsal. and a physician had
10 be called who. however. assures the
public that Miss Hail Will be well enough
to appear In the play az the appointed
date.
Speaking Of The Coming Of Mrs Pat
rick, suggests the coming Of Mrs Pat
rick Campbell. under George Tylers
management good story can be told
Of Tyler why Mrs. Campbell viii appear
in New York FOR one week only, and then
in her old reportoir instead of a new
play, when she has new play and Is
most enthusiastic over H.
TT IS called Electra" Not the "Elec-
ira" Of EUripides. but Of Hugo Won
HofmannsthaI a modern German writer
The translation is by Arthur Symonsen.
the London critic and essayist When
Mrs. Campbell cabled Tyler that her new
play was Electra" and Greek tragedy
az that he baked. Gables flew thick
and fast 70 the end that Mrs Patrick
almost lost her patience and Tyler his
star. Matters We're compromised on the
basis that Tyler agreed to read the play.
The reading was enough 10 make Tyler
as enthusiastic as Mrs Campbell. and he
Cabled her a hot message TO go ahead
with Electra" and prepare for a run in
New York But when Mrs Campbell in
formed him that three weeks would De
consumed in rehearsals. besides a week
in effectinE her transit and that Of her
company across the Atlantic. he had 10
abandon the idea Of an engagement for
more than a week in New York, though
he is laying his plans now for a produC-
ton Of Electra next season in the eX-
pectaton that it viii develop staying
qualities.
The long-pendiug mystery as to Mrs.
Leslie Carters new play, which John
Luther Long was said TO be writing for
her. was explained this week when it