Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-29

SIC py the Russian symphony orchestra.
The cast:
Escalus. prince OF Verona. Edward Arnold
Paris, a young nobleman, klnsman to
the prince ......,....... t. ID. Crtttenden
Ssnnis, r Rsdmond Flood
Romeo. son to Montague. Milton Rosmer
Mercutio..-.."..."..'.. j. sayer Crswley
Benvolio Frank Darch
Tybalt. nephew to Lady Capulet. .......
X. Hylton Allen
Friar Laurence, a Franciscan. 4. Ben Greet
Friar John, OF the same order. -......
Balthssar. servant to Romeo. ....."..
Sampson. servant to Cspuiet..
Gregory, servant to Capuiet. ...,.~,.."
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Eugene Cleaves
Peter, servant to Juliets nurse .......
Earl q. Snyder
Abraham. servant to Montague. -.
Observation-Disclosures. Grove Lane
An Apothecary ............. Frank Darch
Page TO Paris ............ Percival Seymour
Lady Montague. ....,... Adelaide Robinson
Lady Capulet..."."....Grace Halsey Mills
juliet ........r-....."........ violet VIVIAN
citizens of Verona. kinsfolk OF both
houses. maskers. guards. watchmen and
attendants. musicians. etc.
An admirable Juliet. a highly satisfactory
Romeo. excellent Characterization Of the
blithe Mercutio and the moralizlng Friar
Laurence-these characters so played would
have made last nights performance of the
Verona tragedy a pleasure by itself. The
music was an added treat.
Mr.. Greet has made more Of a conces-
sion to scenic demands in this than in
other plays, although still in this the act
ing is the thing for him. A portico with
curtains is the chief reliance, and these
curtains are perforce drawn back and
forth many times. although the house cur
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Nights Dream The space between the
portico and the circular wall behind It be-
comes successlvely ,Juliet's chamber. Friar
Laurence's cell and the Capulet family
tomb. Street scenes AXE place in front
of the portico, and in lieu of a balcony
Juliet appears above the wall.
This balcony scene, Act ii. Scene 2 Of
the play, was done with wonderful lowell
ness last night by Miss Vivian and Mil
ton Rosmery From his opening lines, "But
soft! what light through yonder window
breaks?' until the parting, both were ir-
reproachable in exposition of their fervid
love, and lovers tongues did sound most
silver sweet"
1t was Miss Vivian who carried off the
chief honors OF the night, Lovely enough
of face that her worshiper's alteration did
not seem impossible, she added to this a
facile technique portraying every mood
most adequately. Some little touches were
noteworthy: Her petulence when the nurse
called her; her sudden fear lest she be
deemed too quickly won; the utter sur
render-theee shifts of maiden mind as
mlrrored forth awoke quick appreciation
from the audience.
Mr.. Rosmer was a shade more successful
in the brawl scene when Romeo Stays Ty-
bait. and in the tragedy beside Juliet's i'm
agined bier than in the garden scene. The
Mercutio OF sayer Crawley was heavily ap-
%plauded, n 6eservedly so. Mr.. Greet
played Friar Laurence, giving a thoughtful
study of that unsuccessful plotter of the
lovers happiness. Among the minor char
acters, Peter played by Earl Q. Snyder.
was genuinely funny, and the nurse of
Ruth Vivian was an excellent bit of char
acter acting.
As the right before. the orchestra played
under the consummately skilled direction oil
Modest Altchller. Some varied music was
given. a fantasia and by Tsch'
aikowksy nreeeding the incidental music
OF Gounod. For the latter's sweet melodies
the audience cared more than the sym
bolic harmonies OF the Russian.