The Washington times., 1907-02-17

tai HerEe, Louise Galloway fsoh'i
Drouet William Courtleigh, Menifce
tombstone and eight or ten others, but
the piece is rather a crude melodrama
of the Girl / Left Behind Me- type
full of In1ians and scalpinS. soldiers
gur-play. and bugle calls. 1t is not the
sort cf thing. as II stands, that New
York is likely TO take TO. Already there
are rumors that # is TO be pruned and
rewritten and generally licked into
shape" by Eugene Presbry. Evidently
the producers have faith in its ulti-
mate success that their experience of
the last Week scarcely warrants
or the old friends who returned with
the week the two most important were
"OId Lavender" with Edward Harrigan
and Annie Yeamans at the head of the
company, md George Washington,
Jr." with George Cohan and most of
the old principals included I'm the cast.
Both of the plays were given the wei
come due TO old and Well-loved friends.
There was considerable interest iD the
production Of the new Gillette sketch,
The Red owl" at the Fi.th Avenue ON
Monday night. The story told of "a man
who was forced to keep i'm his house over
night an immense sum I'm bonds and the
attempt of his brother-in-law 20 rob
him. The wife. because she has mixed
some sleeping tablets i'm her husband S
tea that he may get a bit of much
needed rest. is accused OF completely.
The villain seizes the bonds from his
sister on the pretext that he desires 10
see their dates and numbers. A police
man enters at the crucial moment. and,
when he endeavors 20 escape. the wife
indicates herself by pursuing her
brother off the stage and shooting him.
The villain IS only winged" and the
bonds are safely returned
The red Owl comes into the plot only
as his wide-eyed gaze adds TO the uerv-
GUS forcboding OF the husband.
The Sothcrn- AIarIoae engagement is
going calmly on its way. Apparently
there was no truth i'm the Tribme's eN-
elusive announcement last week that 1t
would Close with tonights performance,
or the very distinct assertion that the
project OF producing d'Aununzio's
Daughter of Jorio" hac been aban-
doned. The Tribune itself this morning
announces the Sothern- Marlowe roper
toire FOR next week: Monday. Tuesday.
of Venice" Wednesday. The Suukeu
Bell Thursday and Friday, Hamlet
and saturday matinee. Romeo and
Juliet" II further states distinctly that
their engagement will extend To March
o. Their closing week viii bee siEnauzcd
by the production OF "a new play called
The Daughter Of Jorio,' translated
from the Italian of the odorifcrous
"a ft.T d A ms gr..rH
whom the astounding discovery has
been made that be is "a poet
Mr.. Winter evidently does not like
Signorc D'Annunzio
Signor dAnnunzio is known here
mainly as the author of certain sousu-
GUS dramas that Dusc produced during
her last American tour and which.
though played I'm italian. created wide
spread adverse criticism. As Ia the case
of many dramas founded on extrava-
SAINT and repellant ideas. the poetic quail
ity of The Daughter OF JJriO" is Of
icred as an excuse for its other fea-
lures. The fact that d'Aununzio Is 10
come over for iJs first performance win
doubtless tend 90 create another dram
attic sensation for the season
Certainly The Daughter of Jorfo'' is
not pleasant play. 10 is written IN
three acts and is described as pas
toral tragedy" Naturally ir is I'm verse
and, as the trauslator.s note says. il is
hiled with rich aIusioa % pagan and
Christian folk-Custom. Though the
time Of the play is given merely as
many years ago" the costumes are OF
the sixteenth century.
In this connection it is told that dur
ing her trip TO Europe last summer.
Miss Marlowe had the pleasure Of meet
ing SignOre d'Auuuuzio in Italy. and he
accompanied her ON several Of her trips
to the most picturesque parts OF the
country. When Miss NarI0wc left Italy.
Slguore d'Annuuzio presented her with "a
beautiful photograph OF himself. placed
in gold frame and bearing the follow
ing inscription. ITO the Greatest Ac-
tress in America, from AN Author in
Italy"
But then. think of the many Ameri-
can actresses d Auuuuzio haas not met.
As a matter Of fact the Sothern-Msr-
lowe engagement viii. barring accidents.
extend 20 March l5 and or the following
Tuesday the two stars, accompanied by.
a party of literary friends. will sail ON
the Amerika for London. where they
win open their engagement at the Wal
dorf Theatcr on April -. The entire
company Of seventy-five people Will fol-