The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-09
CHRIST IN BERNRARDT PLAY
RE AND TIVE APOSTLES REAL
FIGTPFS ~ La SiM.tRIT.AFNE."
rh.. Appear % the meu and the wsmsn
Begins the song OF solomon Before
she Realize, That the Master l. Ne.
,ond Human L0,e-Then Miracles


,ond Human Lo'e-Then Miracles
Nine Bernhard produced for the hrs,
ne = rhus city al the Globe Theatre
-.srerdsy afternoon Edmond Rostand'
BIBLICAL PLAY La Samaritaine- THE
Woman 81 Ssnariab. That the play has
->t 'lnr.l This wear found its way 10 the
r,glsn speaking stage Is no, hard &c
...4srsriud In this country playgoers
,rt sJrTsd TO comment by the mere
p-r.rrstlon Of the presence OF Christ
IL La Ssmantaine' Christ and HIS
apostles appear on the stage Christ
90 onlv brings about the conversion Of
',s wonan Of evil life but performs
- rae!eS IN PLAIN view.
70 'I-Ss audiences tEl' cIn. 10 see
NJ Bernhardt went away startled ii
~ shocked nv the lteralness NJ the
r.-sornance
'aA rlav 10 built On tbe fourth cha pier
= - Ichn 5 Gospel The curtain rises
. %. sell 81 Jacob NTH the spirits Of
io-iham ls,ac aud Jacob knowing Of
ard awaiting the coming Of the Messiah.
Tn,Y tadr away and the stage Is filled
r.ro Ssmaritans. hating the Jews and
ra'si ov the Jews They too talk Of the
r-ssI nlltv ~ the coming 81 a Christ 80
-h3r SsmsrItlns and Jews shall be
alss
IrAn comes the scene that made the
,41lero. gasp A. the head OF HIS
',lo-s-s there entered Chris, and His
're'v. dsciples-Peter with his gray
-.ar1 and stern face: Andrew boyish
.-oAlng PLAYED by a woman Judas red
a Ill l21-
'l1,h,r paintings.
The disciples lea,e 10 buy food aud Ne
rt-lsr IS left alor. there comes to the
-. Phon-r Nine Bernhardfl. th.
--nan ~ SamaIia. loose lived and un-
i..lmsd He asks 4 drink. and she
-ou-ers knowing that no Jew will will
-Slv s,c-p' srv fav~r fror, q Samaritan
Sl--'v the woman realizes the power
=! his srranss man She listens as he
.,eounds HIS new creed she s,ngs 70
Rlrr The opening verses ~ the Song Of
.o.>1or Then she knows that He 10
h.voad human love and SINKS 20 HIS feet
a. n curtain fsils
Th~ second &C, sho-s the nnsrhe- place
f ~ chef citv ~ sansIis. -her~ Phc-
~. = ae~es' lover a-aits her return from
Re rel -hil. Peter and the ether disciples
..e, 10 vain 10 buv food from their old
'lr-- enemies Pho'irr, full Of a-v belief
snr.rs 'ransfsurei ami pr~sches IN the
r'o-d ,he GOSPEL OF this strange Je-
Roman otkccr % sen, for 10 arrest her
&c iistens and lan CHS She IS . mad oman,
and rhoeA Who believe IA her are bur
harmless fools Ons by one the crowd 10
-on over 70 her and a. last. singing they
rsrch 10 nnd CHRIST rhsre she left him
a. Jacobs -e!l
The third and Last act SLOWS CHRIS, and
his disciples gathered AZ the veil Thcv
Protest At his lowering himself 10 talk 10
any Samaritan He answ ers 10 parable
and a. he speaks FhenUs enters With her
ns- converts Christ welcomes them and
proves his divine origin b. performing
Children are brought TO him.
and despite Fee protest he gathers
mem about himself The curtain falls.
y i'h The throns On tbs stage kneelinS in
,doratior
Ihlk Is the Outline Of q play unusual
rom ever point Of ,i-- unusual IN us
ack II dramatic action and unusu Il IN Us !
sage 2resentaticn Of sacred characters
' NINE Bernhard IL can only be repeat ID
nat enc Keeps mar e!lously the illusion
nj -outh. and that eve, IN her longest
,pesch ~hen she detained mos, Of the !
>.-rron on the Mount. her voice never
altered
Ia SsmariraIne- ras frs, produced |,
: Paris in 1897 in Holy Week and has
-ino. oesn olayed there annually II vas
Eivsr for the first tire IN this country /
., slcss g on October ~