The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-10
Warheld an ImperSonator.
Mrs. Carter Projects
Personal Power.
MUSIC MASTER" HAS
ALL THE ADVANTAGE
a Waltz Dream a Real Hit-Gen-
er0us Offerings for En-
suing Six Days.
By ALLEN D. ALBERT, j..


The two dramatic features of the
~eek illustrate with curious complete
ness the two accepted methods of train
Ing for the stage. Mr.. Warield is a
product OF long years OF experience;
Mrs. Carter a product OF brief years
of special training, BY the showing of
the week, the advantage Is all with the
long course, not the short
good many seasons back-sO many
there IS no need 10 count them-a cali
hoy. usher general messenger In one
Of San FranCiscO's old theatars decided
10 move on. He had been a success,
this boy. but il was a success with
p penalty attached. Because nobody
about the theater took seriously his
aspirations 10 higher things.
The mOve-On was made. BY stealth
and surprise by nudge and push the
call boy got into variety, as It was
then, next into bunesque, next into a
''turn" of comedy, and then into THE
Auctioneer,' 1.-THE Music Master and
n Grand Army Man How long It
took-from boyhood TO middle age!
Pleasure TO 1900 a Week.
How well the result was worth the
struggle we all know now. Consider
The 1900 who saw this past weeks per
1ormances alone. There are not many
others who can give unalloyed pleasure
TO 1900 ofsthelr fellows IN a week.
And Mr.. Warfeld's season includes
about four weeks.
His IS an art of close observation
delicateIy emphasized. OLD men, Ger
mans and boosters, have been acted as
long as the types have existed. IT
look keen eyes 70 see that certain dis
tinct manifestations Of their age, or
their years. or their hearts were gener-
ally ignored by the actor. It took also
keen artistic perception TO recognize the
value OF a hesitant smile, or eyelids
dropped half way down, or lips pursed
vsith words before the words were
spoken when before there had been
smaclzing of the lips, guffawing nerIi-
meut or the brushing Of handker-
chief across the eyes.
All this IS built upon a thorough un-
Outstanding OF the stage technique II
is like the manner Of Rodln. who can
afford 10 give his fancy free sway
because his sculpture is so substantially
founded on knowledge What the AGA
demic actor knows of enunciatlon, Of
pauses, Of attitudes. Mr. Warfeld
knows also. IL is what ne knows be-
vond all this that makes it possible for
him to preach his gOspel-a gospel, as
was said Tuesday, OF humanity re-
veaIed chiefly in kindness and smiles
and purified with tears
Mrs, Carter's Personal Power.
Fifteen years ago Mrs. Carter was
IN amateur She is now an acSnowl-
edged leader in her field. Between the
Two points stand two fgures-her own
and that OF David Belssco-
What Mr. Wsrfield has iu such mar
vicious pJenty-keen sight for the reve-
1a+foDs OF personality in walk, a ges-
4ure am exnressi0u-she has hardly az
all The thing that gives her position,
the thing that Mr. BelascO first saw n
her is personal power. Her strength
IS due always 70 the projection or sell
she knows just enough about the mn
station of others. She has just about
erough luIulctrie skill. not 10 contradict
her role. otherwise it rs all Mrs. Car
TER
So it is not for her to oDhJefate all
the dement's of poor dramatic coustruc-
riou Gas does Mr. Warfeld) by the pow
q OF a personality embodied and vIyi-
led The latter has interest ia all It's
=badinas. Tle same kind OF interest
that attaches to- fine sketches or draw
fnus The former has hardly any iu-
feuest save I'm situations that call forth
the extremes of emotion.
when Mr. Long made "Kassa' a dra-
matte poem therefore, instead of a crisp
taut, tight, acting play Le did not pave
the way smooth for this actress. She
r.as created 10 touch tho high places
and TINS playwright had them pretty
Far auar- Tho iuvestiture was expected
frrF Isn
and Mrs. Carter probably thinks she has
ae much shading Hu her acting aS any
body else. But the Iact remains that
-tKassa.' like '.AdTea.' IS too much OF q
prafTia however brilliantly ColDredI for
su artistic CaEe.dWelIeT. even when as
valiant or purpose az Airs. Garter.
Waiting at the Columbia
- waltz Dream was d decided Lit
It found almost as much patronage as
AR WarGeld Tie explanation was
"a Real music, Ii good company, and com
\ edy which was daring without beiue
saIgar. Almost any musical production
%SuH sucE merit can win anywhere
, Here if was at "a particular advantage
ln being opposed 10 straight acting a,
the BeIasco. and L4If week a. le-
hearsals at the National
Miss EethersoIe follows lt u a new
ulay. bv the author of "Tac Fighting
Hope" il the second play has Jhe pos
itfre merits OF the first, This star viii
have toe advantage OF an adequate act.
ing opportunity after several seasons of
HE-r4EU.lIu-r.
AI.ss starr pleasantly remembered fol
.'Tho Rose of The Rancho comes tn
out u week = performances else
whore. NII EeIa-c0 areOmUauies tht
star. and w.I remain here the Weea
..rrEe -rEfrf Uaaraa. Is a rag- rIar-