The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Mrs. Fiske and 4RosmershoIm. >

Mrs. Fiske and "Rosmersholm."
II was a fine. Intellectual stimulating
treat that was offered to Washington
theater-goers during the past week at the
Belasco Theater. where Mrs. Eiske and
her admirable company presented Henrik
Ibsen "Rosmersholm." one Of the most
subtle characteristic, and appealing Of
the works OF this Norwegian master.
We have COME 10 learn within recent
years that though the stage has great
mission in the way OF education, it cannot
hope TO succeed without cooperation on
the part of audiences; and this sort OF
co-Operation--the sympathy between play
ers and spectatOTs-is never more needed
than when the play IS such a consummate
work o. genius as "Rosmersholm. There
are a great many people who saw the
play to whom it Is stlu a sealed book 1t
had no message for some simply because
their minds we're not broad enough. their
souls not free enough. 10 accept IT, But
the man who was neither entertained,
edited, nor stimulated by the play as il
was presented last week should realize
that the fault lies within himself-the
message is there for those that have
ears TO hear"
II IS to the c0urage of Mrs. Fiske's con-
victions that the American public owes
the production Of "R0smersholm' or this
side of. the Atlantic Abroad it had long
80, - So, ,t,,.
-u' - - '' --,. ','- -, RI.
% :. - - g.,
- -, ....s ca.
''' - ,, -,,-
uei 1i," "a '''e 7-.''' '',' "e-'' ~ 80,
"nu
'-'-., ',.'
-
u1.li ~ nv, l,''' ~ "'1 80 80, GOO
"'''''' '-''''o'
'o-- anu "0''
..,---,--,-.,.. .,.-. -.,.,l,,
- ~
,,-.l ", GO ~ . ".
'''' '''
''' li'''-
So -
'''7 ~.
49, -,
'Dr s''"'i ''- '',' '''7'' - -
g,'e'''e' nv ''''1
play stripped oi ali Fefoia5-' i.isHiy o'Hf
ceutT8ted subtle and wonderfully COM
v,ls, ,-at-y,aya,7,,,- as ft may saa47 p
,r, ~ --.
mas cIep' INTO hoslii5ISi'o'hl ana e''i-
ies' "ol'o'y 1T. hi"''ueS, Hay "''i'''l-
slI"tea Ile c'oseless WIN "-ich ''ls
suussIe "' 1o-" n's''is' loi 'i'e''s''uai
eiiai''' t'i'H t"' "''i'e'S -''7 '"'H''l 1ai e''
or i"ss" '''''lS-'i
heauy 20 uAoeTsleho i'osl'leisl'ol''
ana 70 Fea'ize tHe sisiiil1.'ce oI IT'S iiiilt,
meaning one must Aho" So'-'st t''l.'s o.
'ie eohl1.ions "i-l'' e'l+d il 10. 'I-' IL
VIII nave 10 ne Ieinei'i'.i'l l.'at ''le poet
"aS p'"eu1"i,S "l''e" i'o'' MS '''i''''.
ana tHat d"Iiis MS Hesfa norway anu
sweden had neen In the throes OF po-
iilieaI "''tue "l'ieH Had lei' us people 'A-
haus1ed an" 'e"l'uared' NE S'Iassl7
'aU ',T- 'oN'id '5..-''l' '''' = '''1 We"
'''ii'+ J." 'iil9 u's','''' '"' az '.
same ''i,e u 'i8' i'l' -''i'-.il IL " L'i''.'
palled the poet on ms return. Ipsen ieit
strongly on the sub5ecI ana, speaking u
i'r brdndes' he deeiared'
lf5l most li'-5 4l,.'tsa ,as eIgli l lae
i,r- r,,f.l'-l. 9te-, n ,r-te 1f .,,r r@s,le
d,n.o5rsti- community has inadvertently gor6 good
way toward making us Iiateis1 community. Dis
IAa1 is l,.e lIe'u ol lAo,sHi l'lat ilaue
iN'7'''elS''ol'" p'ssioie' iof t"e play
i-ie''lls ''"' '''I.s u i.'7'i's stel' ana
somewhat p"l'tru' pea 10Y Noplllly ol
so"l' 'iee"''i o' 'iolsIt "Il''oul pitltI-
ness '''' e"i t-S'''l OF iN.ii' -ulldil'S. Inc
'..'7i''es9 S.lSli'b o"' % l,'e poi'''''' S''u-
.'''on !" y olN'S .--il 'o"e'i'.li lo'. Il
seemed 10 MN l"''eN t'e people lh'o
-.u. W. '''''''.' 'u-'''''' i''-9' '"' '"o
million cats and dogs.
IL We understand this we can under
.-,,,s bcV. +r.. ..f,s,-ao,a~ 90 v,act,,. r--,t
10 i'os'liei S.-oi'L s'ai.uS Io' lile pll'eI-
80 'lg ',,tq '..-''',' anu as ii''i' IN
aI'' w i.''e 'ie N'c'o's craven
isiuc'silee 70 spe'iA out 'll1iI "iioie heaits
'ii'"AeF anu oppoI 'u"IS'. Niorlehss'iu'
g.. .,,..-,. 81. - 49,. ..,.---
-. -, l'''., my e.-''-
-, 1i,.Il .. ~. ,.l.,. =. -
80 - ~. -. - In
~ - a. - -.
{. -. IL -. -
he,-,,, s.. -. ~, - - ~
-. -. ~. -, '''-