The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-19

witching alurements Of pure and sim
pie Maude Adams alone, TO say moth
ing OF the fact that she has pretty,
fantastic poetic part. affoTding ample
possibilities for the display Of her SUI
prame effectiveness. Her uncopied ut
tcrly distinctive and indescribabIe
womanhood merges through and tine
lures Of the Chicot representation. adds a
subtle appeal TO everything she does
The tones of her voice, even her charac-
teristic swings and tRirks OF bodily
movement. gesture, and even twitoh Of
lip, or syllable, become ulumlnative
and charged with meaning and fascina-
ton as the wonderful delipeation t1stens
itself upon the auditor Miss Adams in
this play steps up a peg, should say,
above anything she has done in the
past-that is, artistically considered.
And in this play her professional ability
and her personality enlbody more than
hah the power of the production. The
Play is light and Unsubstantial, though
attractive and peacefully seductive. IT
does not seem to have the theatre
Nigor necessary for a protracted PopU-
larity on Broadway. and would be I'M
great star But for such uses do the
great stars exist. II IS vehicle for
7present exploitation Of one OF the unique
and upquHstionable seniuses ON the
stage JoGay
Consuelp Bailey, playing Solange, who
stands with reluctant feet" etc,
should be acknowledged to be the per
feet little artist that she Is
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It seems that the Madison Square The
alter is not IN the good graces Of the
fates. There was another opening there
this week. and it does not look like a
variation Of The succession Of untoward
occurrences that has cast a shadow
over that amusement house which is to
be closed uD at the end of the present
year, Katherine Grey came there Mon
day night with Arthur SChnitzler' s
The Reckoning" which she played at
the Berkeley Lyceum. last season. A
curtain raiser, by the same author. was
introduced beforehand, possibly TO les
sen the weight OF the gloom that fol-
lowed. The one-act first piece was a
spirited skit, The Literary Sense" full
of talk ana attempted characterization
of lord who loves a loose woman, who
writes, ard was once loved by a sculp-
tor, who also writes. Two men and a
girl is what we got out of the situa-
ton, and plenty of discussion as TO the
feasibleness Of putting ones own eXpe-
rience into works OF fiction
But The Reckoning" was the serious
affair Of the evening-and il was serious
enough, I can tell you. In Germany
they certainly side-step the matrimonial
bonds on occasion, and, if general
knowledge may. be trusted. Germans
grow hySterical and cry out murderous
or suicidal intentions at those times
The play in hand is citation of sucl
an hour of Teutonic delirium. a sup
per in the Boys apartments, with two
Girls, who are poor and ought to know
better. and do better. is followed by
the Baron, who steps in TO challenge
one of the Boys, who has entertained
the Baron's wife on another occasion
With some quaIms. a good-by to TIT
little sweetheart Of the first act a drinI
or two to screw up his courage, one Of
the Boys goes out to be shot by ths
Baron, and the other Boy comes bach
in the last act 10 stand still a solid
hour and listen TO the unendng facia
COntOrtiOns and sub-human walls OF
Katherine Grey. as she makes clear Il
her old violinlst father, the Boy, and
the shuddering audience that she has
achieved experience" a brain-bliZzard
and lOve-hysteTia in eXtremis. 1t gives
an emotional actress a chance 70 show
her method and gait Il gives an audi
ence the cold shiVers-driving men Z
drink, and women 10 some other the
ater