The Washington times., 1908-03-29

fact, I believe Mr.. johnson had
Nine. Bernhardt in mind when he
wrote the play. Il develops Just
those characteristics which are 50
much a part Of her, the straight
lines in her makeup, the sinuous
movements, the long throat, the
belt below the waist line, and the
movements Of the arms that seem
10 reach across the room" And
with these words Nine. Nazimova
extended her arm with a swift
gliding motion that seemed 70
stretch for yards. At the same
time the thin, sharply defined black
eyebrows became a straight line
across her forehead and a strange
light came into her eyes as she
seemed TO recall some lines in the
play Instantly il was zone, and
she was smiling at me before I
could cease TO stare.
Yes, II IS truly an admirable role
for Nine Bernhard In fact, some
OF the scenes might have been
taken from her own life. Who
knows? We really know nothing
about the Bernhardt OF private
life. We only know the stage
Bernhard and the many and cor
Trajectory stories that have been
written about her"
Evidently the artist had noticed
that quick change in her face, for
he said:
You impress me as being OF the
same nationality as Nine Duse in
stead Of being a Russian"
oh, / am from the southern
most portion of Russia. Crimea,"
she said by way Of explanation.
But 1 do not think that nv
work OF producing new PLAYS by
unknown American authors is at
an end" she said. reverting to the
subject Of her desire 20 do some
thing TO show America her appre-
citation of the welcome which had
been accorded her.
= am going 10 oran nv season
IN New York next fall in q new
play by a new GLthor, Rupert
Hughes. The maize Il :he piece is
a business secret. but I believe Il
has splendid qualities"
Does your favorite role lie in
the Ibsen category Of plays?" I
asked.
''Oh, yes, indeed I am fondest
of 'Hedder Ga5ler'"
And have you ever played 'Ros-
mersholm?'
NO"
Do you ever expect to play it,"
No And I did not have the op-
portunitE jf seeing Mrs. Ffske IN
II, though I should have liked so
much TO have had that pleasure
Mrs Fiske is most fortunate in
having such an admirable SUD
porting company, but see how
many years she mas had in which
70 assemble IL ard have IL deveIou
until II Is in accord with her.
think my company has done re-
markably well TO have become so
in sympathy with me and nv work
IN the short time in which wa
have been working together"
The incOpsiderate individual an
pe7Ied on The horizon again and
bore Gown upon US like a bucca-
nee' come % take in low the grey
81 blue ship. Nine. NaZfmova
graciOusly expressed the opinion
that she might talk with me a few
miEUtes longer in spite Of the fact
that the inconsiderate one had de-
ela-ed that IL was five minutes
afser the concert time.
recognized IN him at once the
man who, according TO The Road
TO Yesterday" was one of those
noxious individuals so hated three
hundred years ago.
I rose to go while Nine. NazirTizs-
va was still holding up several IN
gers asking If she might not have
Just that many more minutes with
out inconveniencing the members
OF her box party
The page OF the Sienkiswicz
novel suddenly became blurred as
watched a 1.-THE figure. clad in
clinging, trailing, greyish blue.
float through the room and out OF
the door.
And the spell was broken
RALPH GRAVES.
H.