Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

~ that they evolved their dramas
in the simple form suitable Tor
outdoor representation The
warm wave has made Monday night
favorite selection and has insisted III a.
viding attention with the performances
of plays sufficiently pretent'ous to can
for undisturbed consideration. But art
finds difficult competitor in the eiectrlc
fan.
otis skinner offered a play neither new
nor old: one whose place in the actor
repertory has been .held long enough 10
establish it as success, but ~h'ch IL
soon TO be superseded by a drama from /
tire pen Of the distinguished French au-
thor, Henri Lavedan. The new play VIII
he called Sire" 1t Is pronounced
.Sere.'" confdentially explained MT.
Buckley who has been Mr.. SINNERS
manager for so many years. eere' pul
no, yellow The career, therefore. of
that actors present play, Your iuHbie
servant" NAV be regarded not only as
assured but completed. 1t has served It's
nnrpose as a pass.ng entertainment cff-
GENTLY and agreeably.
Less daring and imaginative, Mary
James Pa IL. in a somewhat similar posi-
ton so far as Washington is concerned
for the golden part of its existence when
IL was garnering press notices for use on
the road is not reflected in its present
or its future 1t is permissible and de-
sirable in the case of a plays extraor-
binary success to send out number
two company, but the MARY James Pa
organization looks like a number three or
four The element of human interest in
the story is strong, but there is an effort
Of action which
conveys the impression of mere haste
The finer touches are often sacrificed. The
play has the unusual merit of becoming
stronger as it progresses, and the hys-
terical printing Office scene. in which a
bst+erfd press is made TO run like a
medicated race horse, is almost redeemed
By the delicate quietude of the closing
scenes.
Robert billiard repeated his triumph in
~ Fopl There Was" The performance
j. crewsome, even morbid. yet so con-
vincing i'm its human nature and so ter
rible in its tragic interest that 1T cannot
lie charged with the suggestion OF vicious
appeal.
EUGENE FIELD ON SEMBRCH.-i
Spea king of Nine. Sembrch. this is what
Eugene Field wrote in his "Sharps ana
tt4tS cOluH1i VI 80, ic''-
1t is not at all surprising that Nine.
Sembrich caught on grandly night be-
fore last She is the most comfortabl e-look-
ing prima donna that has ever visited
Chicago She * of your square
rugged little ladies. with a bright. honest
face and bouncing manners. Her arms
are long but shapely. and in the last act
&C Lucia lier luxurious black halr tum-
bies down and envelopes her like mos
quito net. !
donna 4
gathered herself together and let loose
the cyclone OF her genius and accomplish
M nts 1t was a whirlwind of appoggia- !
turas, semi-quavers, sccenturas. riIfor- |
zandos, fortes. rallentapdos and every vari- |
ETY. of turalural and dingus known to the |
minstrel art. The audience was para
Iyzeo. When she finally struck up nigh
I-Sharp in the descending fourth or ID |
sn alt one gentleman from the south
side who had hired a dress coat for the
occasion broke forth in a hearty Bravo!
Tais encouraged resident of the north
side 10 shout 'Bravissimo" and then sew
sal dudes from the Blue Island district
Ia.ed the cry of Bong. Tray beang
anG 'Brava.
And il argues volumes for the culture
% our enterprising and fair city that not |
one word of English was heard among
fne encouraging and approving shouts
that were hurled at the smiling prima
donna. Even the pork merchants and the !
gain dealers in the family circle We'd |
with each other in hoarsely waiting words
o. cheer at the triumphant Semorich. 1t |
was ovation, but il was no moro than
Se.nbrich deserved-bless her fat little
buttons.
THE ONE,-MAN BANDIT Is predict
e. that those who hear Vilmos Westony
play Wa4ner's Ride of the Nalkyries'
will not believe that with only two hands
Fl :: possible for pianist TO produce such
. acod of harmony as he draws out of the
KEYS His fingers likened To steel
SiIngers and are of prodigious length and
reach. He becomes a whole orchestra
himself.
All of the violin passages. trumpets.
hu.es and even the technique IT Is SAID,
re stimulates very closely. He is about
thi-fy years of age and a disciple of
HeSsler, at Prague.
BESSIE M'COY'S DANCES.-Bessie Nc !
Coy has literally danced her way into the
ranks of stage stars She has presented
many dances from The Yankee Circus !
on Mars in green and gold skirt TO ,
the -.Yama Yama Girl in The Three ;
Twins" In THE Echo" she seems To
have newer steps in reserve.
Size has a grotesaue dance with John J.
Scaanell This is full of queer jerkings |
and twistings, which, however, cannot |
fail to conceal the delicate art of the |
dancer and her marvellous grace of mo- !
ton.
Next she appears in close-fitting hob |
bic skirt. This dance quickly demon |
sirates that u woman in the new tangled |
gown would have multiplicity of trou-
bles If she ever attempted to enter a ball |
room. The dance is accompanied by sew |
eral bits Of acrobatics by Miss Mccoy !
snd other members of the company.
In the last act Miss Mccoy presents !
an improvement on her Wanna Yama'
number in a song entitled 81 Don't Want
to 81, a Soldier Boy" She appears clad
III military uniform and at the head OF
company of girls attred like toy SOL
Ciers. Immediately thereafter Arthur
HILL a grizzly bear comes on. He
scares away all the girls, then does a
most amusing dance with Miss Mccoy.