The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

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revolution. The Goddess Of Reason
which she presented at Days Theater
on Monday 70 one OF the most brilliant
first-night audiences Of the season. The
extreme favor shown. however, IS 10 be
attributed more 20 Miss Marlove than
the play. Il was her remarkably fine
acting that made unammouIy for sue
cess. The play is vaTiously judged BIZ
the critic. although it pleased the au-
dience and in general terms IS consgd-
cred q very excellent vehicle for the ac-
tress- Some OF the papers praise the
dramatic interest which II maintains and
pick flaw with the poetry; others find
Iaub with the theme as rgcafling too
vividly Tales Of Two Cities" 'Robes-
piere." and other well-remembered revo-
lUtionary PLAYS. That which The critics
and the public agreed upon without dis
sension was that II was spIendidIy pro-
duced and maTvelously well acted BY Miss
Mariowe. Her work has won her the uni
Verssl esteem OF metropolitan playgoers
and the critics. and on all hands sre
neard expressions praising her acting
beyond any bestowed on an American
actress in twenty years or more.
At the Casino the Shuberts have an
other success 10 their credit in Havana. +"
musical comedy composed by Leslie
Stuart OF 'F1orodora" fame This was
one Of George Edwardes' productions in
London, where It seems TO have been well
received. James T. Powers was picked
out for this piece. But before the little
comedian made I'd his mind what he
would DO. after The Blue Noon" was
relegated TO the rear. he determined 70
look at the piece himself. and his man
ayers sent him 20 London He PROMPTLY
caDied back his enthusiastic approval
after which he set 10 work 20 revise n.
/ fancy that he was not deferred bv
conscientious scruples from taking Uber-
ties with the plot, which IS now only sug-
Sested- But il is evident that the revi-I
sion resulted in the successful elimination
or anything that smacked OF English
humOr and the substitution Of 2 breezy
Wit Of his own. II hits the mark. and
the piece is likely 20 become extremely
popular. In the part Of the bos'uu Of
Mr. Jackson's American Yacht n the
harboT OF Havana, Powers has a role 70
his liking
Seven years before. he married Cuban
beauty during state Of protracted in
ebristy. He eft Havana before he could
er she was eighteen OF eighty. but he has
lock OF her hair by which he hopes 70
identify her. The humOr grows out OF
his efforts 70 trace his wife without be
traying himself. When he discovers that
she IS Anita. the beautiful cigar vender.
he is in rapture Anita. however. Is To
be married that day 10 another. his claim
having been OUtIawed and he having been
declared dead in the eyes OF the law.
This aids him in a critical moment: for.
when he IS about 20 be executed for par
ucipating in rebellion. Anita confronts
the commander Of the firing squad with
the startling reminder that the victim is
already dead The execution Is sus-
pended and sam Nix and Anita are hap
PLY reunited.
The piece Is sumptuOU5ly staged and the
music has much OF the charm that made
'FlOTOdOra'' popular. Powers has a topi-
cal song How Did tha Bird Know
That" which IS one OF the hits Of the
season and he sings r. IN his whimsical
way. and there Is a song By an octet
Of dainty maidens. described in the bin
as the Newspaper GirIies." under the
chaperonage Of Ernest Lambart. entitled.
Hello People" that viii be hummed and
whistled as freely as the "FIorodora"
sextet was IN its own day Powers Il
supported by a good cast. which includes
William Pruette. Ernest Lambart. Edith
Decker, Eva Davenport. and Clara Pal
mer- Powers himself does some Of the
best work Of his career IN the piece.
Fast on the heels Of the news that
Marietta Oily. the distinguished German
actress, now playing at the Irving Place
Theater. is TO pass under the manage
ment Of the Shuberts. 70 become an
English-speaking star next October. when
she viii make her first appearance at the
Maxine Elliott Theater- comes the an
nOu0cement that two other foreign ac-
tresses are 10 make their debuts on
Broadway in English plays. One is
Madame Mimi AgUgila, the Sicilian ac-
tress. who played an engagement az the
Broadway Theater IN her native tongue
some months ago, and the other is He'd
wig Reicher. OF the New German Theater.
and formerly leading woman OF the Irv-
ing Place
Aguglis, who Is hardly out OF her teens
and Is an actress OF remarkable power
made a sensational hit in London BY her
sPileptic style Of p0rtraying Silician peas-
ant women. Her success at the Broad
way was less pronounced. and she was
preferred IN one Of Angel Guimera' s
plays. IN which she portrayed with
marked vivacity the unhappy love affair
of young dancer attached 10 q metro
pOlitsn theater- This part showed that
she has unusual gifts. which Charles
Frohmsn was quick 70 realize As soon
as he could arrange 10 cancel a series OF
European engagements, he announced
that he would present her in English
next season. and the actress IS now
studying the language TO ft her for her
new departure
Miss Reicher is a tall. slender Young
woman who IS admirable in heroic parts
and has been the mainstay OF the German
thester here for several seasons. Her
father. Emmanuel Reicher. IS the lead
Ing Ibsen player in Germany and II is
said that Ibsen used 10 travel TO Leip-
zig especially 10 see him in some Of his
plays. She has a brother. Frank Reicher
who has been for a number OF years lead
ing man in f II. Sothern's company and
speaks English quite as well as anv ac-
tor on the American stage. Miss Reicher
viii be seen in q famous play by Dr.
Kempf, "On the Eve" in which she
created the leading role in Germany. and
she VIII be under the management Of
Henry B. Harris. who directs the affairs
of Robert Edison and is the owner and
manager OF the Hudson Theater.
Klaw & Erlanger OF Tuesday issued
statement that the booking powers Of
the theatrical syndicate had set their
face against the immoral plays and would
refuse bookings TO al attractions that
could not pass the muster Of a moral in
spection- OF course pending contracts
would be religiously carried out. but in
future all plays in need OF fumigatiOn
sterilization. &C would be excluded from
the rheafprs all over the country IN