The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
ON THE GOTHAM BOARDS
Ellen Terry in Hejermans Play of Dutch Fisher Life, The
Good Hope"-"The Reckoning" and Other Events

informed Of his fate until it is too late
to crafty even her poor wish OF looking
once more upon his face.
"He was buried this morning IS tho
cold. laconic reply u did not think you
had taken Il 50 seriously
1t was all ''lcbclei." all fooling, When
the curtain fails it Is on a desperate girl
who has wrapped the tendrils Of her heart
around the memory Of the man who fell
in a duel for another woman. and only
thought OF her as "a plaything % while
away his idle hours.
katherine Grey caught the pathos Of the
moral wTeckage nnely ana manifested
big power in the final scene. With Just
a trife more restraint IN her crescend0s
Of passionate lamentatiOH il could hardly
have been improved upon as ii bit OF
effective and fearful acting.
Other parts were wei played by Phyllis
Rankin (MltzD. By Robert CONFESS fTheo-
dore). George Henry Trader uhe old
musician, Albert Bruning (the hus5audj.
/ and Sarah McFickar ia the role OF
g0ssipy neighbOr. John Dean played Fritz
/ The piece is well staged and c'.armiugly
4 presented under the stage direction Of Won
1 Seynertitz. Of the German Theater. at
/ the Irving Square, assisted by Frederick
Sullivan.
| Lawrance D'Orsay closes his season in
/ THE Embassy Ball" in Washington to-
/ night and comes direct TO New York 10
/ begin rehearsaIs on Monday for the pro-
duction Of Cecil Raieighs comedy, Lord
I D0ncastcr," in which he viii open az
Hartford on March H. The scene Of the
play is Madrid. during the wedding fes-
tiyities Of King Alfonso. Helen Robert
son. the statuesque and qUcenly wife Of
Harry BenrimO. OF the BeIasco cast in
/ The Rose Of the Rancho viii be M
/ DOrsay's leading woman.
/ The theatrical world here viii watch
with intense interest the reception which
! London will accord TO the S1theru-
/ MarlOwe combination when u opens its
/ engagement in the British capital at the
+ Waldorf Theater on April i, IN the rep
/ eTtOire ia which the c0-staTs have been
appearing IN the leading cities Of this
/ country
This interest is based upon a more or
[ less widespread impression that a deep
seated prejudice exists in England against
I American actors. at least among the criti-
cal fraternity Of the London press. and
that anything emanatiug from the United
States is foredoOmed e. failure. The ex-
ceptiuns have been notably in cases where
social prestige assisted in making pTop4-
ga8da for our actors and actresses. The
result Of this latest invasion If London
by American players viii doubtless have a
strong tendency 20 influence the reception
in future OF English players by American
critics. who have been usually c0usideTate.
even Of the invaIids whom the English
managers have sent here. The c0-stars
close their engagement at the Lyric here
Saturday, March IS. and san the following
Tuesday.
The benefit to Frank c. Bangs at the
Casino Is -et FOR next Tuesday afternoon.
A strong LIST of attractions is offered. iu-
GLIDING Margaret Anglin lu an act from
The Great Divide Nazimova in an act
from The Dolls House. Car-0tta Mel
son in an act from THE Three Of Us. 7
r r. Sothern in scene from Hamlet. "
David WarfeId IN scene from "The
Music Master" the Spanish dancers from
THE Rose Of the Rancho" limitations by
! Cecilia LOTUS. "a recitation by Mrs Fiska
Mary Ant0ny's GRAFTON by the bene6-
ciary. and other offerings by Henry Miller
land others.
Kemittances for seats and boxes have
been received from q number of old play
goers but hardly any assistance has been
received from the South in aid u the old
Confederate veteran.
PRED r StHRADER