New-York tribune., 1910-03-24
THE DRAMA
JTme. OEy in The H'hirl5riud'
At Daly's Theatre.

she is a wonderful woman. She fs 2 most
welcome acquisition 20 The American stage
which is saelv m need Of remarkable ac-
e1isitions. By birth Italian. By training
Italian. German and French. she brings 20
our theatre not merely great charm and
power and great technical skill hut genius
A wear or two ago she was srtfn~ a. ne
GERMAN iheaire IN Irving Place end in a
German version - last nights rlsv.
Within a vear she has learned Erglisb
and she speaks IL with a better epprecio-
tion - its values than many of our native
actresses Do Sne understands 1anguapa
tAe meaning and the music Of words To
% sure there are serious ir7pa~fac-tons A.,
her English speech. 70 Is altogether TOO for
elgn she has Vet 70 overcome -,ose bab-
i.- ot Continental ufterauce which aliens
seldom conquer wholly IN their contests
"hH me English tongue. American audi.
"noes unfortunately. are not e1acrirr IN
these particulars. They viii overlools IN =
foreign player of whom they are fond for
rish shadings n Speech which would AK.
Italian. or French. or German o- r.r-Ifs,
alcienceS uneasy we're alien artists T., to
address them. But Nine. OUv has lirrrs
To- Tear Her English speech * far from,
lerielf, aur 10 NAV - perfect s-a 1org
shr Aas the capacity 10 make il so Her
voice ls not "o-ganlIze." but gri-l An In
s-r-nent with w1icl she can do ANYTHING
sA@ WilL Sh- has magnetism. thar ,r,al-
i1 which the meanest or the most accom-
p'sleu auditor recognizes and feels but
AAo"s how 20 explain. she wins and
-',.''' ne has not merely sparks of the
I'. NE hfe sae gl0ws and flames with fl.
A. an Engltsh-speak.ng actress Nine. OIiv
MADE Ter nrst appearance IN New York
-as' LlsH'- The play suited hey. her part
--l'u her' n" supporting company suited
l-''- A4- occasion was one that viii De
i"ng remembered hy those who had The
sooo ''rtune 10 Witness the performance. A
new star. very nearly OF the arst rnaRni-
'ude' vas observed in the theatrical sky.
W nav of the playe Well. YOU behold once
tl"re the woman with a purple past and a
lurid present And 10 what end save The
wreck ~ hopes founded upon a bold de-
naEce of the moral law. and with the wreck
o. hopes the wreck Of uvese Helene. Count
ess Brechebel. is the wife Of a most IN
pleasant French count II goes without
saying that she married the Count A.
mand Brechebel because her father com
manded hey 10 DO So. For this is a French
play and so you look az once for another
man who Is passi0nately beloved bv the
-NN-fr ta- - E-t''A t4r NAN - AZ lanQ-
certain Robert de Clav.gnor. Helene loved
him before her marriage. she becomes his
snistress after that event. All this IS plain
sailing over a course Inevitable in a play
~ Partisan lie. But this is only the be-
ginning - things. Robert de CTavignon
can control neither his love nor his passion
foT gaming. lie loves gambling and racing
quite a. much a. he loves the lady He is
a a-
j. his chiet tempter- Henri Bernstein. the
author called this drama -'Baccarar- but
in the United States II Is called The Whi-I-
sind. on 'he supposition. D doubt. that the
American public Is ignorant of the meaning
% the original name. r was called The
Whirlwird" in London. bur for quite a dif-
ferent reason, desire not % ohend a certain
royai parsonage whose connection with
certain scandal over baccarat IS best forgot
ten. Bur The Whirlwind'' Is an effective
name Helene AMI Robert SOW gentle
breeze and reap rho whirlvind Robert
loses his fortune A. baccarat and stakes the
capital - his racing stable partners. He
loses that also s. you see that. quite
apart from his forbidden love for the lady.
he hasn't m3rsl strength enough % keep
himself above enbezzlement. He must re-
raise IL. Of course. she cannot get IL from
her disagreelbis husband. Count RrechebeL
she experiments with the generosity OF her
father. Baron L@bourg bur the eHort fails.
although. or because. she confesses 10 thar
excellent person that she requires the
money 10 save the man vho has won her
from her marriage vows
Al this viii be recognized as If Old stage
p-r-rafrfar-n Efrrr nom +rrr,.
Hitherto. ths piainest or Partisan stage
sailing Now rortuous course. Helene.
+ having married man whom she lid no,
love. a-o. having given herself 70 rhe man
she 5ll love- nov sells herself g. q third
iran. So taat size may save Ter lover from
Disgrace Tre rhird man paws. but So does
th- Iadv. Cor sh@ bastens 70 Robert with the
-aus0r. She is TOO ls;e Robert locks him
s'f in his room and kills himself with q
sho. lu his wrerrned heart while tfe ago
uiz-a Helene pounds a. his door.
This narrative is bare. II Is Ear from
doing Justice 20 tie story uufo-ded b. the
d-ana-.s-. r ts sol forth by him ir a
manner WHICH neve- rsvolts the spectator.
Even 3rudes can see rms play without TAX
iuE oTa1r.- r never deScerd- % rrafo-
drama. ~ rises ar times almost 70 tine dig
. nifty of poetic tragedy. And thai il be-
cause this exrraordinarv actress ffIs n
9vfr- the power ~ her arr Ufts ir with the
. ~ .nEs o.. genius. and an the company share
Ia ne spirit which she rsdiates. and the
d~ama-is- flds HIS conception embodied IS
nearly ro perfection as rha stage can ever
show RI creation - the mind
There is no cheap theetri~alrv iu this
Mas. 70 t~irker- % make the a.Iicuce
rniT vfta the wrong emotions Has the
stage shown anything more beautirul in
ite tenIerr-Es and truth rEaG Helene
when she returns -1 him With the horrible
ransom foT wuirn 9.r -ss made the rtt---
most change ANYTHING moro truthful
. and ratheti, Than tl. silent Scene ln which
. Claviguor. Jeff alone. and resolved upon
. seIf-murder removes from hIs watch Tie
Il nhOfograph ~ his beloved. survey. TIE room
i1 which be- had SAID farewell o. her.
rotlrh.~ tls uhai~ Wh.rl last had held her.
ard Tler turns alt the light. and with fts
. -issuY-lrlE-a himself disappears to turn
out ris oWu lfe2 AZ last Ie has oecorra
q man. And ths new light ~ weakened
. r.au.Iuase aias hIm kiI himself IT'S better
e.. TFo o. NOT a coward now Here the
.Iav should .aFt ended fie-e DO Doubt.
lr would have ended laa the man been the
star H.r-. wish tl@ d.mm.i room. and tr.
vanishing maa dimly s--u. the curtain
should have fallen -IoWl-. and with lis
faI III. -hot should lave been Hred Pur
AZ eramy Ike t-at requires az uncommon
courage iu 3rtlusltis'. aa4 stars. something