The Washington herald., 1908-03-08
The NattOnal-"salomy Jane.p


'Salomy Jane" Paul Armstrong; new
romantic play. which was especially writ
ten for Miss Robson. and in which she
scored perhaps the greatest triumph of
her career, will be the Offering at the New
National Theater this week. It is a play
based upon Bret Hartes tale OF pictur-
esque and primitive passion. entitled ''Sa-
lomy James Kiss" The story itself
brings forward a young desperado. about
TO be hanged by the vigilantes of Cali
fornia. who is asked by a thoughtful Wig
ilante whether he has any word TO send
20 his people. He answers that he has
no people. Just then daughter OF one
of the hardy pioneers of Kentucky, who,
with her father. has crossed the border
into California, and who, wOOed In vain
by many lovers. is witness 10 the capture
OF the desperado. comes to his rescue,
but in vain Half in romantic tenderness.
half in grim humor, the vigilante sug-
gests that she assume the Office of kissing
the desperate good-by 1t is Salomy Jane
he asks. and she accepts the dare. The
kiss awakens the dormant passion in
both, fires heroic attempts. and ends by
riase to the slumberously passionate Ken
lucky belle forms the last chapter of the
quaint. sentimental and pathetic love
tale. In the play the marriage itself is
left 10 the imagination. but all the other
details are brought out, and that in the
most dexterous and satisfactory manner,
as well as in vivid colors
Needless to say. Miss Robson plays the
~ - e.1a Is.,as fftfll
In its intensity and sympathetic appeal
10 the emotions. this new vehicle.
'-Salomy Jane" which Liehler & Co. have
selected for Miss Robson. differs much
from those delicate, though artistic trifies
n the dramatic line with which her name
has been associated. II is far better
play than the familiar and successful
Heir 10 the Hurrah.'( Messrs. Liebler
e Co have supplied the play with magni-
fcent scenery, the Western setting being
thoroughly sympathetic in its atmos-
phere and invironment. At the rise Of
the curtain a gigantic forest OF redwoods
disclOses IT'S grandeur 20 the astonished
eve. Another. but a different view. is the
forest disclosed in the third act, and the
fourth, with the corral at the edge of the
trees and a view of the far valley in
the early dawn, is one OF the most eIab-
crate. artistic. realistic, and effective
scenes ever depicted on any stage.
Al tire Saturday matinee only the offer
ing Will be Nurse Marjorie" from the
pen of Israel Zangwil. who viii be re-
membered for providing Miss Robson with
Merely Mary Ann" some four seasons
ago, and who from that moment took
on the tosa of playwright In
Nurse Marjorie" Miss Robson is said
TO find another OF those unique oppor-
tunities which tit her ike carefully
constructed garment and which give her
fun play for the exercise Of those
dramatic and humorous qualities OF which
she Is past mistress Into the play AIr
Zangwill has avOWedly put the best Of
himself. and from the tenor Of the theme
II is believed he has struck another re-
sponsive chord similar in tone TO his
previous effort in Miss RobsOn's behalf
In addition to the well-known capacity
OF the star in this line OF effort, Messrs
Liebler & Co. have provided a cast that
Is considerably above the usual In ad-
ditiOn to MT. Warner and Miss DWyer
they have especially engaged Mr. T. NJ.
Holland 20 play the part Of Capt. Dan
bury.