The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-11
The STAGE
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.

For the tCUsth and iAst o. her APP
pearancos in the Detroit opera house
Aime Ala NazimoYa gave d delightful.
Interpretation or ROBERTO Bracco y
ccmedy Comtesse CoqUette This be-
ing me initial presentation OF that
play Ia this city IL had seemed hard
- posstpie mat An actress WhO could
impersclats sdcn an unnatBr woman
as hegd0 GaDier AMI the childlihe. i'm
p:Ltt4c.u Nora a. A Dolls House,
could 30 completely change her char.
acter Is 20 essa! the part OF worldly
Mc.uah ii TIE BfaccO comedy. but ar.
o'Ler creature seemed TO appear in
he theatcr "Wednesday evening AMI
completely enyeioped the coquettish
ConltesSe.
And IL vas d most cheerful. whimsical
role tEat the Russian actress present
cd. Sac demonstrated that she couI
Dc tns woman OF the world. anxious
ana willing 10 receive the sdulation o.
thr callers OF the sterner sex who
were ali DESTROYS oil wOrshipping al
her shrine, out the while. as one or
the more ardent Of her following toli
her. She knew now 10 keep them at
respectful distance and was just a hap
p! little comrade.
The Comedl VAS TO. do with the
Comtesse Nina III Lorenzo. whose
beauty and attlattiyeuess had incitci
tnt admiration O, "a host OF men of
noble Di!th in Rene Acting on some
cGpr.cious notion, the COmtcsse mad
made an arrangement with her hus-
band Oy v Mich she was 10 dirt AMI
play the coqUeite as she saw ~ with
cut any Interference or lis Part II
Was evident mat CCmte ~ lorenzo
was 4 man In love With his vile. bar
yielded too readily 10 he Whims and
fan,ies. One OF her admirers. an arc
giant. sef-opinionated coxconb. be.
.eyed the comtesse vulnerable TO his
wiles In moment OF bravado. the
comtssse accepted challenge that
sne visit Giuo Ricards rooms, and
lie opC My tells her that ne Canno;
resist his lcye making The comics +.
while knowing that she Is holding her
sell up Us a subject FOR criticism. be-
lieFes that " is only FOR liltic anluse-
mcnt. and she also in a iii OF pique
al her husbands seeming Indifference
20 her charms.
Ricardi has made every preparation
FOL ter coming. The rooms are filled
with Mowers. s.atuary t. arranged III
an artistic manner. d Chopin selection
Cr the piano. the picture OF the com.
teese In a convenient place and love
poem 10 the COEte IS, let 80 that she
can barely ayCiG seeing it But when
the comtessc arrives She laughs at ms
ioye-mahng and instead 90 playing
jhc seusuous Chopin mUsi-, She mer-
r.ly drums Out The Merry Widow
waltz, on toe piano At his Juncture
the Jealous nus band arrives on the
scene, dnG the now tn1roughly frigA'.
ca,d wife le.}eS-iJr 4ome WIKI him
An esiranscrcnt follows between
tie Ioienzos. AMI me closing scene
is IN tae boudo.T OF the confess
wbere shc has invited her husband
Ia tea. She has alaO acccded TO the
request OF IICardi hat ne call on her.
anC she and the comte have reached
an understanding when the conceited
GLOW h. annoUi,ej lie has little
.CuDt that ne lady fair H. ia love
Win MIN. IN fact he cannot conceive
.Ow il could be Otael wise. bat he finds
himself disillusiGncd when he over
"a airs the COnN ersatiOn between the
TWO IN an adjoining room. lie Is glad
20 snea- away unseen ana unheard
Wh..e the comedy as dramatic
3ferin2. is not up TO the standard OF
e lbsen plays. il proved -spleud.u
vehicle TO demonstrate the yersatl liz;
ol Nine. %azmuya AS the cOmiesse
he was another woman, willfdl. hdp
y in displaying her pretty gowns and
.esirous az the attention OF the gentle
. en who paid her court. bat withat
h, depicted h wife OF honor al.
.hCugh perhaps foolish, and at last
gnvinced her husband that after all
{ was because she was piqued al his
rattentiycncss that she had sought
diversion elsewhere.
The actress was most Capably as
sisted BY Brandon lyman as the Comtc
and Dodson Mitchell ~ Ricardi They
were more happily cast than in the
previous plays and proved themselves
.apsble and finished actors.
The coming OF Nine. Nazimova 20
this city has done much To assist n
raising the standard Of dramatic art.