The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-25
MAGDALENE AT new THEATRE
MN NtETERLINfk PfN 10
ne REVEALED on Dff. }.
ITS First Performance IN, ~ here olga
Sethersoie In the Titir Ro,- special
Russian symplasn, society Music
story Of 'he Drama - Told.

Maurice NIa"t@rlincs latest riay
Mary Magdalcnc.- will he socu Tor TIA"
/ first time ct IN. Now Thoatr.. on Mund.y
ey enlng Dc-rmtnr 5 with Miss olga
Nsthcrsole in thu utlA 70. Th- present.
ton " III be- nsda by Ll"hl-r 4 Go mans
gers 81 Nliss N,thcrsoia ana OWNERS 81
the American rights ~ rh- play In.
, actress will he suppurt",. nv Arthur
Forrest. Charles h Hansord tdwar
Mackav Peatrio" Mor~isnd and w.ltirI
Roger.
The Nsx Theatre iount that by post
pnniDg tho first performance Il The
Arrow Maker to Cec s-nher 10 and send.
ing the repertoire company on fort
night = tour il could stage tho Tea NEetc.-
linck drama. which u was ANXIOUS -
do. because Maetrrlincks -Ssrnr Be-
tree and Tn" Blue Bird were rcCn, I'd
with favor by New Theatre audiences.
This is the firs, opportunity America
has had OF witnessing a Mgct~-!lnck play
tIfors ITS production abroad Mary
Alagdalene- will b CIV an a. ell s-for1n-
Rnccs for two we"ts
The play Is founded on the Bit'iioal story
Of Mary Of Msgdalena. Christ is repre-
nnted ~ Voice.
The story OF the play as told IN New
Theatre announcement, folIows
.Th. -.,,;,.,. =. 49,. ~ ,.
"V va ''e '"A4
Gus garden "' anhdHs S"dnaS' a royal
scholar and philosopher OF Bethany IN
Judea. From Rome comes rsrIs. the
friend and pupil Of S,idnus. sick with the
love of fhe Ma gdalene. who has spurnsd
him and not knowing that IN a cypress
guarded villa of marble ea silly dlscernible
from the gardens paraJet the woman
has sought ,olace from an unrest he
fails 10 understand S,srrus mas planned
10 bring the two together and soon th.
Ma sdalepe enters reporting -he theft
from her villa OF her Tartha ginlan r,Ibl.s
and twelve fine pearls, which sh. h..-
lieyes have been stolen by the rabbi. fol-
lovers 81 an -unwashed hrIgann- The
Nazarene
ytI1ru. leaves , welcome Other guests
and I.rys. left alone with the woman.
ronfers.s his overrowering d.sre TO
n, "A .,s her With th. return of tbs. others
IN. di~,-.-sion Of the Nazaren. ~ reslrued
and Stldnus tells OF wonderful miracles
how simon the Iep.r has been cured and
how rhe blind nave been made IN sec
q In tbs. midst Of the conversation cries II
low ar. heard without. and e. the Nazaren-
emerges from Sinon's ho,l-s. and passes
the Garden hedge hO-sannss fIl the slr
and a wondrous voice. soft and strangely
p,w.rf,,i. speaks the Beatitudee
startled and Impressed th., urCd1I.U,
,.,,x h.rs.Jf from IN. an,st- and ,gnorinx
their warnings darts from the gnrdsn
Instantly she il set upon nv TN. rahhl-
who reyile her as a ~anton and stone her
She i. staggering back when the VOICE II
Jss,s rebuxing his followers is heard
saving He rhat il without SIN among
Won IL, him mrs, aas, a ston. AZ her
The VOICE in heard but tn. sneaker Is not
s.en Irs,antIy III. rsbbie becomes
s,lan, and tn. woman r,,s,.- T.. the arr, =
81 her lover
The second act n laid in the MrgdaisrEs
villa where the woman now Shpk.u
by A strange low and terror ~ awaiting
verus Here IS told ~. story II the
raising II Lazarus from the dead and
IN o tale Of other miracles II IL shown
that the passion Of tn. Roman has grown
nd that the uaadni,s.'s spiritual love
~ blended with hut AT the a. me time held