The Washington times., 1910-02-01
Augustus Thomas Continues
Discussion of Mental Sug-
geshon in New PIay.
GEORGE NASH WINS
HEARTY APPROVAL
Playwright CleverIy Sounds Creeds
of Dramatic Work IN
Third Act.
By J. R. HILDEBRAND

as II IS must SEEeF q partial eclipse
IN a review because there are times
when the play Is perceptIbIy over
shadCwed by the work of George
Nash In the leading role.
AIR Nash may be the star, but his
status isn't quite plain from the pro-
gram. Whatever may he the differ
euce between the usual phrasiuE.
George Nash, I'm The Harvest
Moon. and the way the program
now reads. The Harvest Moon with
George Nash just so far is Mr. Nash
from genuine stardom- Perhaps the
lesson Of an earlier play was remem-
.bered and though there could scarcely
be successful "Witching Hour"
without John Mason, Augustus
Thomas wanted to make sure there
could be a Harvest Moon" without
George Nash
Perhaps there could, but II would
have been hard TO convince a small
hut appreCiative audience at the Ma
uonal last night 10 that belief
Frenchman Is Different"
n Nash's role, that Of Monsieur
Navin, best described by advance
notices as a "Freuchman who is diff
f~rent-" Thomas has added another
poTtra iture To his already large gal
1eTy OF male CEaracrerizat.oas There
are at least three masculine creations
in this PLAY that stand out Monsieur
Navin. Prof Fullerton. and Judge
Elliott And Nr- Thomas may be for
given I'm these days when uTayWriEuts
seem mainly concerned with letting
auditors know how they have at
tanned an exclusive and perfect un-
Outstanding Of romankiud II he fails
little In that respect bur puts into
his plays men who seem intensely
zeal
The Harvest Moon IS also discount
Cd because IS theme mental sr-r--
Eestio0, and such kindred topics a.
lEpnOtiSm and teIeDatHv- were touched
3I2oH ID lhat previous p-ay- The Witch
3HS Hour The new play does not
suffer by comp arson with The Old save
IN novelty Il lacks only such dramatic
Qualities Of the earlier pIay as are lost
through the absence Of laud-ro-Gaud
encounters and pointed pistols T. MAY
not have al. The technical excellence of
The WitchiuE Hour because the play
wright halted too long II the third act
10 explain the relation OF c0lors upon
the emotions. but Mr.. Thomas skill
made that episode so interesting thai
= wasn't ObTeCTiona Die
The theme of the play Is sounded in
dialogue between Monsieur SViu and
-IiSS CoTne7ia Fullerton
This -f-I uas born 10 disgrace Us
Miss Corne1ia ayers.
"Heredity wouldn't count for h7f 81
Enuch u u WASH bong constantly
sist Of Navf-1's reply
Miss Fullerton d Type
Miss Fullerton needs no introduction
Ffter she has been seen She is the
EyDe Of woman described by Eavfn as
"a good woma1 who makes horrible
mistakes because she Is ignorant and
determined. who tells her son he should
not drink because drink caused his "a
-her's ruin until the Young man. in a
moment OF encouragement. does the
EIinE he has been warned g-sIv-f-'
This process ETr- Thomas describes as
Negative mental suggestion and he
made It's influence seem SO real that he
had men and women uhlsrrar-ug- There
must be something ~ IL. as they left
the tEeateT-
The particular butt Of Miss CorneIfa-~
warnings was her niece. whose mother
vas constantly held 1rf0~a ..r rs ten
Ornamental eT~a-ic. and fwuE5---F In
Eoa-technical LANGUAGE this got on the
HAT there had been q suir-E on her
mothers reputation the Young woman I
concluded there was O. Raw fE eT own +
eaaracto- bound TO show Itself sooner or (
This iukIfnG cC the plot Is enough 10 !
show the materials upon which fIn a--
On wonders how Monsieur NaEin play 1
- such n large part In -Ea Fullerton /
ssalilE roHuScis before ft was known ]
e was Dora 8 father and wishes the I
playwright had not LETT quite aiI the on
tauzIernent~ 70 be settled I'm the last /
moments or tile play DC can nor help 1
EreTuz one OF the most -5-II dramas 4
j. mas seen for Io0E time and sends /
bin home with plenty TO think about /
Theories Of Drama
Incidentally AIr Thomas gives even (
Ehe young playwright material for +
thought ard since there are few Arneri- /
pan pIsrvrights who have earned a /
better right 10 give advice MS counsel /
s worth recording
Tire drama Es makes Navin say in /
EuiEtarcs- rs more a matter of seeing /
HAN Of hoariTe- Too it-ic attention IS /
stress D. lao upon TIE spoken word
Tho reason play arc better u-FreTtod T.
II Paris than in America is because
there rnnv are better reraarSed
Just before tho close OF the last ACT !
Na-IE is a=1ir MADE 20 sound the key
T0rs CT the Thomas creed ia these i
words
Get cur Plays be free from any note
tai suggests darkness OF despair, let
The cast OF ''TEe Harvest Noon has
foErr these lessons % heart and it's
I~cwheTs sem 70 Ue better actors FOR {
& stephen Wight gave mastery
S1Eirie ..-'d 91 artfst-itI<c conception or /
: -d=e Elliott. Even the role Of Henri 4
2 servant was done srell Hr Harry l.
Miss Fullerton was played By Adelaide
(o-aE7- who was careful not ro be
tempted iu-o emotional acting thar /
would have been -1T. al i'm the Character
OF girl OF -f-Hte=u. Fe- voice. cN-
plotted ir- The advance man lS reseIu-
b-,ES cello was her best asset and the
used IL with EtslIEze-re-
To END where We Ue-an. with George
Nash. that PLAYER 50 as the best eEeu,-
pllr of BIZ TEoU1s' plea for a visual
sTpcal in acting Wis movements his
gestures, his infection invariably were
details in the enactment Of this French
nan VINO was different Nav he ba Z
THE fcTerUuucr OF q new tsue Of that
n1tiOnaI7tE on The American stage
BEHIND The TIMES
Though Hon w. T. Sherman is not
exactly the way 10 address the Vice