The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-22
"AS YOU LIKE IT" DELIGHTS
STAGE ANT ar IT'S BEST or THE
tCtDEWT az M $40.
sothern and MarIs~e Present the GsFiHedS
IH tine style OG an AcadeUiic standard
brilliant t:Isrutien and PIeasing
Ina KInat isn Portray ed Win skJIl.


Etwr ri n. Sothern and Julia Msrlowe.
WHOSE artistic EssociFtion has done 30
much "a tsblish en- academic standard
On IN" cunt"mpornn"ous American stage.
=, turned last night to IN" Academy Of
Music To appear for one week in As You
Like 1t The second week Of their en-
gaRemnnt is To he devoted 20 the revival
III the vpTous Shak0spoarian plays IN
their repertoire, which may account for
the ASPECT of the audience that welcomed
the two distinguished actors last night.
This ~ not an especially suspicious
theatrical week. hut the historic play
house WAS filled by an uncommonly in
telligcnt and apprCciative gathering which
hal plainly come from all quarters OF
the city To- express its appreciation OF
can artists. High aims and conscien-
tious endeavOr To accomplish them do
count after all IN the opinion Of many
New York thsatrsgo~rs.
Mis-. Marlowe's ROsdiiRd IN = well known
portrait in the beloved gallery OF her
Shakespearan heroiner. although Mr..
Sothern was until last night unknown
Ia local audiences a. jdoqH's Why he
selected this more mature role instead
Of acting Orlando. which would SEEM
fitted Co display his powers AZ their best
is a question which he can perhaps answer
NAV have been II would ~ dlfficult go
2 eConcile his public 10 the loss OF such
an UVidRdo a. he would have been. 20
Judge bv his acCompl shments ~ similar
roles II was "a delight under the cir
,timstanCsas - 500 Jacques Of apprO-
pria ie hut quite human melancholy.
great nobility ~ hearing and general
honhom - that a man ~ the world night
have carried with him Co the forest and
mann tanned among the companions m
- - that he found iherp
The - s..ches thai fall % the role have
never b.-.n delivered with greater beauty
- voice and iiCtip1. combined u IN a de-
gre" of natIraln"Ss that robbed them II
all dsclamatorv Chara "t'' \iT ~uthcrn
me ring -..--a Il pictorial effect enabled
him To- ,rWpo-" a pintIr" that rot uuiy
ttnpr.7,.,i at~ edmir-r- " IN IT. IIuagIra-
Pc and tn-tt,IC "' e,UNVv"sE hut 49,
"a yuis.i o." actor tina, b.. on ranC"
passed Un.1tio~t Il 'poN sIc1 a .'GcgIss
o. T'syE'll" no aIdi".r" tp ia" loss It
w 'uthsrn Oria mn
Jul. Ms-iOW..- u, tGiHd date, from
tho dFvr 4 t"r gD.dra prIHr al'L1l.u
So hat "rgrf"d ia" r"'' fs!uV. h.r oH.
8. gem ~ 90 ~" CRITERION Gh"7r-' l.'
fus-nors ~'.IV-U. o. 'N0S" T'rforu~gtss>
'"-- rl.a1 . f"Osd'' ego @. IN" ;ul''- re- g.
ro'.nu 81 NhHt Sh.. ...ompIi, h"d WIrh
ne ~ one me 80. ~" Tho ysH-- iEl'
~ hot 30 th" =. ID"fIl rI,rs ~ thus
idea IN UrusG. ID -" sruh'" % H." lr0k
pi y ~ ~ 'hr' 'tfr, tn .l,u = q gh'
l.ra Ipir IN. rutunG c'lr'' hsr,. al th"r..
m such general he ..lir.-. I"t rh"r,
r-'ns ~ - much IN o." thankful To-.
The ,ai.ag.s- ~ fhg' warm voice. meyer
mt. ipy..lar Blricdv for ~..r ,.-..rl..lr.. p
verse - anet on nor va- ~, o..rutiallv
'"'uiuir" charm IT rms Rosdiinf aver
more potent
Miss MaripNe'S ,1.uyauCy agd in,pirit-
ing huTnOr and hs~ kDc1 -a".u =. 81 turnur
animatss every =. ere "a which -hs, au-
pears are never gained 81 the cost 81
gentlenszs or dslcary Her Uec - th.
protecting cloak az the thought II Or
lcHdo's presence - only sIggas'sd and
mere J.. comfort IA this moderation. tor
audience weary - that often oyeTN.rkod
device Her change 81 temp IN Jhe pr pg-
ress of the extended foreS' sc"u..- de-
Drives them 81 any trace e mono'ouv.
and the audience went dehghtsTly along
with her m the frolicksome mood she go
"a blIshed for herself once she had made
certain ~ OylGpdp's love
IL was not alone the acting ~ Miss
Marlowe and Mr. ~othsrn that made
notable this brief revival ~ As You LlNe
n pictorslly the SCENES were = deli Xht
10 the eve. although hotter sf~rts obyi-
Ou-ly might have been attained ~ many
instances by more adequate and vari. q
lighting Frederick Lewis was July
comp~tsnr OTi0Hdr. ana has ASSOCIATES
rarely fell below his standard More con
spicIous perhaps than anv individual
effort was the satisfying artistic feeling
that pervaded the representation In all its
Departments and explained the con-
ditipns thai existed before the curtain
that t. - say. the large enthusiastic audi
@nce 10 90 ger Ia show IT. appreciation ~
such notable achievement Nv tao AmeTi-
ran actors Sho stand practically alone N
fhatr held today