The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Barney, the German player. was the fifth.
Booth and Barrett were rival stars for
many years before they affected their
notable alliance in ISS. Just twenty years
ago. They joined hands not for the
greater work. for their combined earnings
did not give each a greater share than
his previous individual profit had been,
but because. having become rich. they
desired TO do something that should give
them both q cO-association with Shakes
peare in the public mind
The managerial mistake that was made
following their death consisted Of acting
IN the belief that they had set A pace IN
the performance OF Sh2keSpeare's PLAYS
which no lesser light might successfully
seek 20 attain Z was then that Shakes
peare began 10 anguish in our pIayhouses.
True. there was no other actor OF Booths
artistic stature 20 take the place and
few OF Barrett's. but the appetite for
Shakespeare in the theater has always
been so great thai the quality OF the actor
had not mattersd. ii something in the
way Of honest and worthy effort with the
plays had been shown.
But q careful look back over the sc-
ComPlishment in Shakespeare Of the last
twenty years reveals the fact that the
poet was not entirely neglected. Irving
and Terry kept ''The Merchant of
Venice" IN their repertoire on an their
visits here and on one visit gave Much
Ado About Nothing That comedy was
n the repertoire Of Madame Modieska.
Of Julia MarloEe. and OF Ada Rehan.
Modjeska revived King Henry " "As
You Like i" Antony and Cleopatra -
and Macbeth Miss Mariowe acted as
an individual star IN Twelfth Night. -
/ As You Like T.. "Cymbeliae.-' and
Romeo and Juliet Otis skinner. as
star. played both Romeo and Hamlet.
Margaret 8Iather's last venture was a
splendid revival OF "Cymbeline" E. s.
Willard made production Of sHamlet''
/ Ia lS92- Henry Miller made cne some
years later Marie wainwright acted in
nothing save Twelfth Night" for two
successive seasons. Viola Allen used the
same play an entire season and Ada
Rehsn made one Of her greatest sue
cesses in the comedy BY the late Angus
tin DAILY. who revived also "As You
Ike II. "A Midsummer Nights Dream, -
The Tanning OF the Shrew. the rare
Loves Labor Lost The Tempest al
since lSS7- Within that period, too, Mod
jeska gave some special performances OF
Measure for Measure"
Mr. Mansfield made a superb production
or King Richard III" The Merchant
Of Venice" King Henry V" and
'fciius Caesar. and would have re-
Fived Macbeth this season had he lived.
Botn DAILY and William II Crane revived
The Merry Wives OF Wisdom in the
period. and the same comedy was in
Beerbohm Trees repertoire when he came
I here in lSs4-5- His Hamlet" too. was
seen on that visit 8Iaude Adams and
Eleanor Robson have made spscfa! tours
as Juliet; Henrietta Crosman was 4 re-
cent ROsallnd: y. G. Goodwin revived
The Merchant OF Venice and a Mid
summer Nights Dream When Miss
Rehan ard AIr. Skinner we're co-stars in
1914, they used both ''The Tanning Of the
Shrew" and "The Merchant of Venice ..
Jacob Adler learned our speech in order
TO play Shylock. Viola Alien made q
Winters Tals' her sole dependence for
an entire season two years ago.
Irving and Terry gave Macbeth in
this country on their visit of 1855
Stuart Robson made more money IN The
Comedy Of Errors than in any other
play in which he acted after parting from
AIr- Crane. Mr.. Forbes Robertson draws
CitMNS Wherever iic acts Hdniet, as
does Mr.. Sothern. When Miss MarIowe
and AR SOthern went forth as co-stars,
they revived that tragedy. as well az
Much Ado, Twelfth Night" and The
Tanning Of the Shrew, Romeo and
Juliet" and "The Merchant of Venice"
Annie Russell made a fortune last season
in a Midsummer Nights Dream -
NOvelli. the great Italian actor now
touring here ulavs Hamlet King Lear
Shylock, Othello, and Petruchio.