The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
NEW YORK THEATERS
Plays Liked in Washington Are Big Success
Elsewhere

New York, Sept. 2-The most impor-
liant event this week Will be the opening
Of the New Theater Saturday night. and
the first performance in this country of
Maeterlinck's THE Blue Bird. The
piece. a beautiful fairy idyn. Is
10 be presented with a sumptuous
equipment Of scenery ana costumes
that are marvellous. The inanimate
background is so much a part of the fan
tasy that even an actOrless Blue Bird"
would interest the spectator. From the
moment the wood cutters children begin
on Christmas eve 10 hunt for the blue
bird until they return. the scenes are
lovely. In the opening scenes the walls
OF the cottage are made to resemble
shimmering opal. the dishes in the cup
board turn 10 gold and the kitchen uten-
sils behave in a remarkable way. Out of
doors the children see snow-clad val
ley. All the great pines have turned in
20 Christmas trees. loaded with toys
and illuminated by many lighted candles.
On magic staircase the children climb
10 the palace Of the fairy Berylune. who
instructs them TO go first 10 the Land
OF Memory" where they will ind their
grandfather and grandmother. II is ali
unreal until they find their grandparents.
Then the children proceed TO the Palace
OF Light" Next they go 10 a graveyard.
and soon after to the Land OF the FLU
ture," wonderful domain. There 'the
palace, with its endless corridors, is not
so marvellous as its inhabitants. They
are the souls OF unborn children wait
ing for the summons which is 10 call
them TO earth. The gates OF the palace
are opened. disclosing a ship of gold with
old Father Time at the helm. At the end
OF the journey the children again see the
Christmas tree forest and find the cottage
exactly as it was just before the walls
turned to opal and the dishes 10 gold.
This synopsis of THE Blue Bird" makes
the play appear as intended for children.
But such is not the case. for only the
grown-up can grasp the significance and
charm OF this masterpiece There is so
much that is pictorial in the production
that it will also appeal to children.
The Comedy Theater reopened last Sat
urday evening when Henry w. Savage
presented for the first time here Monck-
ton Hoffee's play. THE Little Damozel."
The performance was received with en-
thusiastic approval by the audience. The
indications are that the comedy viii du-
plicate here its London success.
Con & Co." another Savage produc-
ton. has caught on in fine style az the
Nazimoya Theater where it promises TO
have a prosperous run. II Is a lively
comedy. and amusing from start 10 finish
At the Gayety Theater "Get-rich-quick
Wallingford" has scored a screaming sue
cess. 1t is a George NJ. Conan show
minus the music. II is laugh in the
first minute after the curtain is raised,
and from then on the laughter is con-
tinuous fhe play has twenty speaking
parts ana mob of "superbs." who keep
everything moving hilariously Hale
Hamilton is the cheeky Wallingford 10
the life
Miss Viola Allen. now touring the eoun-
try In the late F. Marion Crawford's last
play, THE White Sister, has just re-
ceived from Vienna a handsome silver
cup, which she Intends to present annu
ally 10 the best lady rider and horse
shown at the Green Briar County horse
show. the most popular social event OF
the year al the White Sulphur Springs,