Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
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In literature either as writer's, merely
as readers rejoice undoubtedly with
Mary Johnston over the opinion penned
by William Archer. Englands greatest
literary critic. who wrote OF the blank
verse drama THE Goddess of Reason,
in which Miss Marlowe will appear here
next week as follows:
The Goddess of Reason'-the great
est poetical drama Of today In English
literature"
which have had q wondrous popularity
with the public, chiefly among them
being ITO Have and to Hold, 'Au-
drey,' Prisoners of Hope" and her last
dess OF Reason" the drama she has con-
ceived for Miss Marlowe. she finds the
outlet for the one great ambition of her
life, to write In blank verse a drama Of
the French revolution.
Miss Johnston is southern woman
her home being in Virginia. and aside
from winning glorious encomiums from
the worlds most distinguished literary
authorities upon the excellence of her
efforts as a book and drama, She
wins laurels in the fact that she is the
first writer to tell US OF the French revo
luton without giving US the terrors of
the guillotine in Paris. She has laid all
of her scenes in Brittany, a country rich
in historical episodes
ARCHAIC AMUSEMENT MODERN
IZED.-The producer Of La Petite Revue"
states that he adopted an idea that was
popular several hundred years ago. first
among the French and later all the vogue
I'm England. or course, he has modern
lied. AmericaniZed and otherwised the
central scheme. 1t was, In it's beginning,
the simple cabinet used by the mum
mers'' or actors of the England OF long
before the time of Elizabeth. Actors in
those times were confined to the streets
and fairs. using carts i'll which to travel
and make their exhibits. In this way
the Punch and Judy snow originally trav-
eled and so, too, the marionettes were
presented to the public These ancient
forms are the nucleus of LA Petite Re
vue," but they have been so amplified and
enhanced by production upon large stage
with actors ms cad of puppets that few
would be able to distinguish the resem-
blance. it is said. Mr.. Charles Loven-
berg. the Revue man, had hard fight
to convince his associates in the produc-
ton business that those archaic forms
of amusement could be brought down to
the present time, and his success proves
that in vaudeville as elsewhere 1t is the
man who dares who starts with a winning
chance
A LUCKY THREE DAYS WITH
HENRY IRNING.- Having arrived at
that age when II was necessary to choose
a livelihood" said William Favershan,
Il was fortunate in meeting Carlctta lie
CIerca, an accomplished actress and a
most admirable teacher Of the art
histrionic Miss lie Clercq was at that
time the mistress of the leading school
of London She had been SO successful
in developing young players that Henry
Irving. Squire Bancroft. J. L. Toole and
John Hare had looked to her for promis-
ing material in the way OF budding
genius. 1t was, therefore, the custom
OF those great men TO attend Miss lie
Clerco's special matinees. l became a
member of Miss lie Clercqs school. and
1t was my good fortune that Sir Henry,
then simply Henry Irving. was present
at three special matinees. when ! was
seen as Romeo as Old Joel in 'Hester's
Mystery and as Max in an English
version OF the German operetta, The
Swiss Cottage.
About this time Sir Henry was cast