The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
NEW YORK THEATERS.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
New York, Feb. 22.-No player has met
with q more hearty reception this season
than Otis skinner. who on Monday even
ing succeeded Ethel Barrymore at the
Hudson. and presented for the first time
IN New York the four-act play The
Honor of the Family"
Edith wynne Matthison appeared in
Margaret Anglin's part Of Ruth. the her
oine Of The Great Divide with Henry
Miller, al the Academy of Music Monday
night and was heartily received Her
'impersonation of the down East young
woman goes to the extent Of rejecting
her sectional pecuIiarities in intonation
and general Characterization. and as ar
emotional expression is highly commend
able Her engagement is restricted TO
this season. and new play is being made
ready for her. in which she is 10 star un-
der Henry Miller's management II is
modern, and was written by her husband.
who accompanies her.
Olga NetEersole continues her engage
ment at Days after finishing the first
week with THE Awakening" She opened
on Monday night with the famous Scribe
Legouye play. which idealizes the rela-
tiOnship OF Maurice de SAKE. the hero of
Fcntenoy. with Adrienne Lecouvreur the
great French contemporary OF Nance Old
field. The performance gave general sat
isfaction- Some disappointment was felt
in Frank Mills performance OF de SAKE.
who is as essential TO the general harmony
Of the love story which underlies "Adri-
enne LecoUvreur'' as the heroine herself
The work Of Miss Nethersole in the title
role was admirable. according 20 the con
sensus OF the critics The latter part Of
the week Miss Nethersole played Paul
Hervieu's latest drama. The Enigma.
and "Pagliacci." For the coming week
she announces Carmen" "sappho."
"Magda." Camille and The Second
Mrs Tanqueray.
Vera Michelena. who recently appeared
IN the de KOven opz-a OF THE Girls Of
Holland, otherwise known as "The Snow
Man" has been given the soprano role In
The Waltz Dream at the Broadway.
thats OF the Princess Helene. replacing
Miss Dahl. This is the only change that
has been made in the cast Of the enchant-
ing operetta since the opening night The
work Is exercising as insidious a spell on
AAe huDiit dh us rival. ne merry ~ lu-
ow" though IL has advantages over that
much-heralded novelty in tunefuIness. and
exercises constant temptation 10 hear
il repeated
Mrs Patrick Campbell gave profes-
sionsl matinee Tuesday afternoon al the
Garden Theater, which was attended by
hundreds Of her colleagues OF both sexes,
who filed the house TO its utmost ca
pacity She gave a superb performance
Of Electra" but did not appear in THE
Flower OF Yamato IN order 10 reserve
herself for a special effort in the Greek
drama. The title role I'm the japanese
play vas taken by her daughter Stella.
Viola Aliens season IN Irene Wycher-
ley" at the Astor comes 70 close this
evening. and next week New York will
see Eugene Walters Paid in Full in
which considerable interest has been
aroused Monday night will also see Da-
vid Warfield hack in The Music Master
at the Stuyvesant, with the majority Of
the old cast in their respective parts. ex-
cept that Reuben Fax and James Eackaye
viii be taken over from a Grand Army
Man which Will be the bin every other
night
Henry Ludlow. who came into town un-
known and little heralded by the press
agent played The Merchant OF Venice
al the BijOu Monday evening and made a
favorable impression. Some who came 10
ridicule stayed 10 appland laudable ef-
fort which pictures keen. passionate.
avaricious. and revergeful Venetian Jew
IN quiet but effective Colors. He gave a
well-sUstained Interpretation, not without
scholarly attributes which won admira-
ton. The general impression IS such as
might be conveyed by an experienced
actor who has looked well into his role
and has the intelligence TO develop its
artistic interest 20 a strong conclusion
The actor was fortunate in having sym
pathetic audience. lie IS advertised as a
former associate OF Booth and Barrett.
who has never had an opportunity 70 win
recognition on Broadway. The engage
ment is for only two weeks. and his next
production will be Richard III" He is
under the direction Of Hazleton & North.
who acquired several OF the Shakes
pearean productions Of Richard Mansfield
some time ago, and excited much wonder
as % their intentions until Il was an
nOunced that they would offer Ludlow
with the Mansfield environment Of seen
cry and effects
The distinct novelty Of the week was
the first appearance Tuesday night Of the
Irish players at the Savoy. with William
Butler Yeats, the apostle Of the Irish
Renaissance. in the one-act play from his
zen. Twenty Days in the Shade" These
Irish players, sent over by Charles Froh-
man. are a national institution. They
can hardly be called professionals. as
they attend 70 their regular ayocations in
the daVtiu1e WharevpT- rbav NAV 10 and
devote only their evenings and nights 10
the stage. In this respect they are like
the Oberammergau players OF the Passion
Play. and like the original Antoine COM
pany IN Paris The organization was
prompted. il is said. as a protest against
the conventional stage Irishman so pcpu-
| lar everywhere even In Dublin. II seems
| The interest excited by their perform
ance was attributable more TO the nov
city Of the enterprise than to any distinct
merit either in the acting or the play
~ Pot OF Broth" is essentially ele-
E1entary. like most OF the little Yeats
plays
The story Is that Of a merry bsggar
man. who. on being refused a bite OF
bread by the shrewish matron OF an Irish
cabin shows a common round stone and
makes the woman and her husband be-
lieve that II possesses the power of con-
verting water into soup or wine. as they
list and leaves with a ham bone and a
chicken while they are watching the pot
boiling with the expectation Of seeing the
contents turn into wine for the entertain
ment of the priest who is to pay them a
visit
If bit Of scandal now and then can be
said to be relished by the best of men. I