The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-02
THE STAGE
eARRIcK.


The MantelI production OF Macbeth
presented In the Garrick Tuesday |
night Is well-arranged and thorough |
ly intelligent Interpretation OF the
great tragedy Robert Mantell seems |
especially suited TO the role OF the |
over.ambtious Scottish thane, filling |
the part completely with his warrior
like presence and his mighty voice. |
Then, too, his supporting caste is we'll |
balanced, being generally adequate TO |
the parts they play.
The tragedy OF ambition" as Mac |
beth Is called. gives the chief actor |
great opportunities and Mr. Manteil |
seems TO have realized most OF them. |
The difficult thing In the interpTeta.
ton OF Shapespeare is the reconcilia- |
ton of the high poetic language of the |
Elizabethan dramatist with the de |
mand of the modern theatergoer for |
realism, for the presentation of every |
day action and speech upon the stage
To a notable degree Mr.. Mantell has !
succeeded In reading the lines In a |
manner to convince the audience that
they are really the words that would I
naturally be used in the situation with |
which he is confronted. His rendition
OF certain Of the well-kISOwn passages
OF the play took them out Of the field
OF elocution and made them real ex
pressions OF living thought. Especial
mention should be made OF the scenes
I'm which he forms the decision 20 com
nit the murder.
Marie Booth Russell as Lady Mac
beth interpreted this difficult robe
with strength and Individuality Her
work showed a definite conception of
the character and a consistent study
of the details OF the part.
The latter half OF the play was not
so convincing as the first two acts
The actors and the audience both
showed the effects Of fatigue, the high
tension OF the first part OF the play
being apparently too much TO sustain.
A tendency to ranting became more
apparent as the center OF the stage
was not so completely occupied by
Macbeth
The least convincing scene OF the
performance was the final scene of the
duel between Macbeth and Macdun.
When one of the combatants in NOR
tai conflict stops his stroke until his
opponent can get into a position &c
ward of the blow the fight loses
great deal OF it's verisimilitude.
The bin for this afternoons matinee
is the Merchant of Venice and tonight
Richelieu.
The offering at the Garrick theater
the first three days of next week Will
be Marx Swans latest effort. "A Mes
sage From Reno" boa5tlng Miss Violet
Dale, the original "Girl From Rector's"
az n star. Mr. Swans play frolics
along divorce lines. AS the title sug-
gests. Reno, Nevada. comes in for an
other large share of recognition.
Henry Blossoms entertaining and |
fascinating drama, Checkers" will be |
the Offering at the Lyceum theater |
next week. beginning with a matinee |
Sunday afternoon. The play exploits |
the game Of chance In an interesting |
manner, Well-leayened with uproarious |
comedy and punctuated with ro-
nance AS sweet and refreshing as any |
OF the love tales of Mary j. Holmes or
George Barr McCutcheon. Harry |
! Beaumont is this season appearing as |
Checkers. with Dave Braham in his |
original role Of Push Miller which |
he has been playing since the first
production of the play.
"The Ninety and Nine" the play
! founded upon the famous Moody and
! Sankey hymn, will be the Offering at
the Lafayette theater next week.
| Homely pathOs the love OF a good
woman for a drunkard and his redemp-
ton through that love. his heroic sac
rifice, and a stirring climax in the
third act, when the train dashes madly
across the stage in a flaming sheet OF
! fire to the rescue OF the fire-hemmed
villages. are few of the elements
that has made THE Ninety and Nine
one Of the successes Of the popular
priced stage.
In the Temple this week THE Way
20 the Heart" which julius Steiger
and six excellent associate players
are Offering, is rivaling I'm the way of
successful receptions the previous
playlet, The Fifth Commandment,
presented in vaudeville by Mr.. Stelger.
Ruth Comfort Mitchell is the adaptor,
the playlet having a German source.
and Paul Lincke, author of Castles in
the Air" composed the interpolated
music The playlet has an adequate
scenic equipment and is arousing
much favorable comment John w.
World ana Windell Kingston are re-
ceiving much applause for their work.
/ Miss Kingston is introducing for the
first time her famous CLOAK. Of
sparkles." The return Of the Empire
Comedy Four in a laughable skit,
What's the Answer" clearly proves
their popularity with Temple patrons.
"The Travelling Salesman" James
Forbes comedy, which will be at the
Detroit opera house Nov. 10, II and r.
takes the thoroughly American charac-