Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-02
Club News
RARE pleasure was afforded Ebell

RARE pleasure was afforded Ebell
II members and their friends yes
"A terday afternoon when for a brle1
hour Robert Mantell and his charming
wife and leading woman, Marie Booth
Russell, graced Ebell's platform, and
after presentation by Mrs. Hole and
few words of greeting, presented parts
of the first and second acts from Mac
beth.
In his prologue Mr.. Mantell, an actor
who has fearlessly faced audiences
numbering thousands, and whose pre-
eminence as an interpreter OF Snakes
perean drama no one VIII question:
this big man with the clean-cut feat-
ures. authoritative manner and reson-
ant tones, claimed that he was abashed
before his audience of clubwomen as
he had neither studied nor rehearsed
the role of lecturer which he was pre-
senting, and missed the kindly protec-
| tion of the intervening footlights.
But despite his protested lack of con-
fidence this famous exponent OF
| Shakespeare had few things to say
concerning this greatest poet of them
| all" and told why his plays are des-
| tined to outlive every other dramatic
effort. 8,
simplicity" is the key, which in
Mr.. Mantelrs opinion, unlocks the
| Shakespearean treasure house-simpllc-
| ity of construction of language, OF
| plot. and for an actor to be able 10
| nresent the characters of these plays
| in a natural manner to read his lines
| we'll and to make his own thoughts
| carry across the footlights-thereln
averred the speaker, lies undying fame
| 1t is characterization makes the actor
| said he, Characterization without paint
| or powder. .
! ouest over the heart of every woman
! in the audience was in any way re-
| lated to the rose -wreathed picture nal
| which formed a halo for the exquisite
| Madonna face, or to her becoming
| blue gown, it behooves not to inquire
but long after the memory OF the PINK
roses has fled there Will remain WIZ
| every woman who saw her a vision OF
| dark eyes that flashed or cleaned OF
! softened at the owners will, smile
| that charmed like a spell, and feXl-
BILE, beautifully modulated voice whose
| tones were music, while above and
beyond all the rest was witchery
| for which there is no name.
| Following the hour in the auditorium
| Mr. and Mrs. Mantell met several nun
! dreds of women present in the recep-
| tion room acorss the open patio. Mrs.
| Willets J. Hole, president of Ebell;
Mrs. r. c. Dieter and Mrs. George w.
Baily receiving with the special guests
| Mrs Manteu was presented with d
cluster of crimson roses, companion
to the bouquet carried by Mrs. Hole.
=
AT the meeting of the Woman's Press
club Tuesday Lillian Burkhart Gold
smith is announced TO read Suderman's
"Margot."
If important San Francisco engage
ments can be deferred Frederick Be
lasco has promised to attend and speak
concerning 1.-THE Production of the
Play"
Highland Park Ebell listened yester-
day morning to an address on "Civics"
from Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles, first
vice president of the General Fedora
tion Of Woman's clubs, and to an in
formal talk by Dr. Kate Barrett presi-
dent of the National Florence Critten-
den Home association. Miss Annie
Ritchey and Miss Fifield were heard in
vocal songs.
The program followed brief busi-
ness meeting. The executive board an
nounce that a dramatic evening will
be given April z, when Goldsmith's
| Good Natured Man" will be presented
| bv mem bers of the club.