The evening world., 1910-12-09
BY
~ARAH BERNHARDT has led Chris,

- no dramatic miracle: 1t Is simply
| Rostand plus Bernhardt, though Saran
herself has not been moved TO embody
the Divine Messenger.
The significant fact about yesterday
afternoons performance of La samari-
tame was that for the first time in this
city OF many beliefs and little faith-a
city religious even unto its Tenderloin-a
walking. talking figure boldly named as
Jesus in the directory OF the cast APP
peared as the chief character In a the
atr!cai representation. Sarah stood back
as the sinful woman OF Samaria while
NJ. Maxudian. an actor fitted physically
rather than spiritually for the role OF
the Messiah, stood forth as the striking
figure in the drama.
Women mad up the greater part OF
the audience that witnessed the the
atrical coming OF Christ at the Globe
Theatre. They were curious, not shocked
nor yet startled. Their eyes were open,
but their lips closed when the actor im-
~personating the Saviour came upon he
scene. There wasn't a murmur for a
moment. Then feminine tongues began
to wag in whispers. He looks like the
picture of Christ" This was the one and
only comment to be heard. Almost In
the same oreath there was si.e"ue 't
the hrst worn ina came '"e W.
tne strangely ia"i'ur froP"ee
Picture Hsd Heiigious M
A loose white gabardine fell from tho
neck to the feet of the figure upon
which all eyes were turned. Light
brown hair and a lighter beard COM
pleted the Identification. The face wore
q beatiHc expression. The hands were
extended. palms outward-the stained
slass attitude. The voice was as soft
and as gentle $ tho Gallo law would
allow. The diction vas OF the French
theatrical school. But the picture vas
in tho religious tone tina the word rev.
e~rences.
This was the impression conveyed by
the actor, l have tried merely to give
YOU a rough sketch of tho portrait he
presented. He was not an actor to be
r~everenced Tor aus ae''hs' nc vas Nv.
an ordinary ACTOR IN an
makeup :.
But the auu'ehce ina. "
worship sarah paused 10 nnpaan
this Christ-ac'or' oh,y ~ N.w
- 90 ~. Gall
Theatr ana ~ai'eu ~, vow
lean on fi.s way " aos.o,.. .ou.
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uacltS la"eo nv - u,o,.
the theaue oioe ~ an.
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Hihs-a"m aa. ~. on,r,c-
nos.aHd a - ~ no,7
yer oy US : n.ho rsach tight
s.m,.o. Zoo, nohodv
ana ieit LOT oissu's Is
Moreover nooouS wants =,
II a play contains a CHARACTER '"a' -
supposed to be Christ you may be per-
fectlv sure that the playwright has
,at,.n M Mains 10 hide the fltt. He
". -, ~ MI. but watch MIN and
may ".'s ts ,w,s,,rg 4. into
you "!h e .o- ths aaver.
the shape OF d franz "a.
tisement upon which ne mas " "'
hopes OF financial SALVATION
Ma rhr,Il;noiv Dramatic.
wv ..,....,. ,,n IN
There was no slheii VI nv AN -
the air yesterday afternoon i'oslahu .
frankness cleared the religious atmos-
nhere MT once. But like most religious
n,oy, 10 SamaritaIne'' did not prove
} rN ,u.-,,Lo Sae,ry Sarah in IL
tn'ns' "a.Ina nar AZ a religious
! was IKE n"ee''"s .,I,r ~.
I afternoon tea. After 'a'A""s :" -"
Messiah at tho well she was on he'
good Dehavior-and' sinners 'hat we -.
we IKE her oes' "he" . 80
, h probably telt she deserved d" ~"
> noon on-and so she appeareu IA