The Washington herald., 1907-11-10


cluded with another French play in one
act by Eugene Fourier PerinGue. called
The Van Dyck''-also a Partisan sensa-
ton, and one OF the cleverest farces Of
the day, IN which DAILY showed himself
IN his element as a high-strung. hysseri-
cal person who plays double part
A young bachelor is discovered sitting
! at his piano in a richly furnished bachelor.
apartment, fun Of rare biioutry and
works OF art. including a Van Dyck.
Arthur Blair Nottingham breaks upon
HIS solitude and forces his acquaintance
upon him in profuse spirit OF admira-
ton of his musical talents and art dis
/ elimination
They are neighbors. and why should
/ they not be congenial. since both love
music and painting? But Blair-Wolding-
/ ham has had a sad past He had the
misfortune 90 love two sisters and be
/ loved by them IN turn. He marries one.
and both are happy TIL the wife begins
/ 20 fade away day by day. and finally
confesses 70 him that she has been
( poisoned by her sister. who loves her
! husband On her death bed she adiures
him not 10 marry the sister
He swears, ana she dies. He reproaches
the sister with the murder and one day
she is found dead by self-admiEistered
poison The old doctor snrewdly suspects
| the husband. He accuses him Of the
murder Of his wife. and scouts the story
OF the sisters guilt There IS no help
| for H. Blair Nottingham 10 get rid OF
/ the doctor. manages TO have him killed
/ by train For years Blair Wcldingham
suffered agony IN memory Of his crime.
and could not rid himself of visions OF
the murdered doctor. But. after years.
I peace returned 10 his conscience. for
there was no witness % his crime. and
no mortal knows how the old doctor
came 10 his death
No mortal? Not one? Yes. one, You
| yOur eXelaims the hysterical Blair
/ Nottingham, pointing his finger at the
/ young bachelor You kuOw-y0u know"
Imagine the predicament Of the young
/ bachelor. who has not been able 10 get
in word during the recital. and is rarely
amusing in this scene by his embarrass-
ment under the unsolicited effusion Of
| confidence Of his excited neighbor. The
/ situation grows critical as the historical
/ visitor is about 20 hurl himself upon him
/ 20 silence him as lie silencec the sus-
picious doctor.
Fortunately. al that juncture the doors
are forced open and three men enter.
one Of whom has the dignihed bearing OF
q physician. and introduces himself hasti-
/ ~ as DR. Porter. with apologies for SUI
/ fering his escaped patient TO intrude upon
/ the others comfortable Preside The
other Two men are keepers. who already
have laid restraining hands upon the the
homicidaI maniac.
/ IF you viii step into the next ROOM %
says Dr. Porter. we win soon calm him
and take him away"
I The bachelor is but too agreeable in
acting on the doctors hint 20 make his
/ exit But no sooner Is he gone than the
/ fancied maniac reveals himself as the
/ head of a gang OF artistic burglars. who
! have used this ruse 10 get rid Of the
/ tenant Of the room. and now begin 20
I strip IL Of everything 70 contains. from
/ the expensive clock and the Stradlvarius
/ % the piano and the paintings-all but the
/ Van Dyck. Not that" SAYS the recent
! mailman. 1T is spurious" As they leave
/ they turn out the light. and after d
/ pause the rightful tenant enters.
/ Cautiously turning or the light. he sur
I veys the scene Of disOlation
They have even taken my plane he
murmurs. sadly; but an" and his face
lights up with consoIing joy. they have
I al least left me my Van Dyck."
And the curtain falls.
/ When Viola Allen. who is now in Eng
I land. opens her season under tie man
! agement Of Liebler < Co On other words.
+ George c Tyler. il viii be IN Washing
I ton, AZ the National Theater. This. Miss
/ Allen almost insisted upon. with that
perunancy OF most theatrical people when
hey contemplate an important change
Miss Alien associates Washington and
/ the National Theater with some OF the
great successes Of her past Il was here
I that George Tyler made his first ESSAY
/ as manager. Miss Allen was the star.
and The Christian was the PLAY. L
made the name Of the Lieblers a house
/ hold word. and Viola Allen a fixed star
/ in the dramatic armament.
Al the same tneater. some years later.
she appeared for the first time in The
| Eternal City" and Washington was the
first large city wherein she tried herself
as Viola, in Twelfth Night" and s1,bSe-
/ Quenty made her debut in Winters
/ Tale" Now that she has returned 10 The
/ Liebler fold. II is but natural that she
/ should want 20 invoke the same in
/ huences for the new Bernstein play. lie
4 bGrcall Oh VIII probably be called The
/ Shelter ,, rs those which uShered her
/ INTO stellar hC- rs a decade ago.
/ David BelascO associated Washington
/ with the fortunate casts OF his horoscope
| from the time that he FIRST produced The
/ Heart OF Maryland" and he stunned no
+ sacriices TO get his plays on view az the
! Capital before entering New York De
] broke the spell with The Girl OF the
/ Golden West" just before acquiring an
/ interest With the ShuberJs in the present
/ Belasco Theater. at Washington. which
I enabled him TO break the Gordon mar
/ the theatrical trust had erected against
I him in his favOrite producing center. He
/ presented the play first in Pittsburg.
/ The Rose OF the Rancho" had It's pre-
/ miere IN Boston. and The Warrens az
/ Virginia" ia which Charlotte Walker
/ and Frank keenan, viii be seen. win 10
| presented for the first time IN PhiIa1ei-
/ phia. in consequence OF booking arrange
ments which prevented him from secur-
/ ing the desired dates at his own theater
at the Capital.
/ The arrest of NJ. b. Curtis on a charge
OF grand larceny recalls the DAYS TO the
memory of old playgoers when Curtis was
almost as popular as David Warfeld. and
ms Samuel Of Posen.r in a way. created
as great a sensation as The AuctfOneer 20
II was the first successful attempt 10 pre-
sent a Hebrew type more or less true
TO life. just as Warfield presented the
type In the person OF Simon Levy. with
perhaps deeper insight into the hui
manities and mingling Of humor with "a
/ thos.