New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
LONDON DRAMA
Ethel IrJing's TrumuB
BataiHe Made Orer.
London Lam. :.

the artistic qualities Of the ADJ.
French play, have commanded s.,.
at the Garrick- In Dame Natursg,.
Fenn's version OF La Femme Y
by NJ Bataille, the painter WIN
ries his model and deserts her =
rich princess is a snobbish cad
the original play. with u Cuitrv E,
of his most subtle deIiueations ~ =
acter. he was an artist who vas ~.
OF an affectiOnste drudge and drar-
resistibly toward an epicurean ii.
tastes as refined and intellectual >.
as rich as his own II Mr.. F.
Leicester was z most Unsyrnpathstior
stitute fer VI Guitry. Miss Nancy p
was without Nine Megard's distiue..
and she degraded the princess hh
adventures with money who had :.
ried an old man for his title and ",
search OF exciting. romantic sr~
ences. The play dragged and 5e.,
uninteIligibIe when the wife, after 81
ing alternately like tigress an
=UCliEO Al4tlQ IDA 4i-A A4ASLCik4. L-fef
kill herself and finally started Of
Paris with a former lover Il vas n
climax after an intensely dramatic g,
and aroused suspicion that Frenea =
dealing with the unconventional L
Quarter had been spoiled in the yr,cs
Of adaptation 70 what Mr. Cecil R5s.
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The play, for once. was not tire II
II was Miss Ethel Iryings poTs-
acting that saved the situation. d
irg the first two acts she reserved
voice and contented herself with
noting the untutored tastes. the =
low vivacity. the awkward habits
the unrea soning devotion Of the si-
minded model TO her husband. Il
third act abe Ier herself 90 and I
the first night audience spsubount
her vivid naturalness and enot-s
power. The scene opened with c-s
tation between the wronged wife
the degenerate prince. admirably
uersonated by Mr Norman Forbes
characters were sharply contrass<
the woman, simple and almost print
acting impulsiveIy and speaking vit.-
uremeditation or regard for corTz
tions: and the prince, worldly, cy1
and calculating. eager TO avoid sczzs
yet willing 10 divorce his rich VI.
she would pay him well for giving
freedom. These futile nsgotis1z
we're followed BY the wifs's disrss
Of the husband in her rivals arms y
the ferocity Of Wild beast shs tasg
for her husband One outbreak q. p
sion. jealousy and wrathful indiszz--
followed another with cUmulatiFe
Ience until she realized that II vas
hopeless struggle: and then. lie :
heart broken child. she knet af
princess's feet and begged for cor
sion. The audience when the cE'i
fell was breathless for a moment
speedily the crowded house rang
accIamations. and the actress "a;
called in triumph six or eight times
BY this fine performance Miss
has enlarged her reputation ana :
that she IS capable OF making SD
thetic audiences feel the trassoa
human life. as we'll as amusing
with sparkling comedy Like MISS"
Tempest. she received N r1nslcai
edy her training for superior Vors
first notable success vas acals'~
LADY Frederick - in which the ns'0-
part exactly suited her individuahV
distinction Of style In other piaS'
made a less favorable 1npressle-
though she invariably acted WIZ =
and grace. Suddenly she naS
London a rema rkabIe exhibition o. :
in portraying intensity OF passlo-
anguish Of outraged wonranhood %
pathos Of neglected and despse1
With q hundred little touches 81
parted naturaInesS - OFsrV'
emotional acting. There vas
tation % Nile Bady's manIa
everything was done in MISS
own teruperamentaI way: ana
effective realism. with the artss
as conspicuous a. either the
woman or the angry ucness-
Indeed. the naturaIness q tAs
performance seemed 70 render
thing else artificial The opehHs
with its swarm Of models and .
,,-.,s g, @,,,+sx+i,~ -. ,.zn1,s-ade ratns'
q convincing reproduction OF @
0ers OF the Latin Quarter. lea.
gIimpses OF student vasarles anu
there we're studio iests and sar1As~
pressed in bohemian jarson. az
was the glitter - brilliant ana ~
sibIe social conpanionslip OF y
women Interested in art YET
q background that helped TO s'
and reality 10 the tragedy :
neglected and vronged model
-en,pbasIzs the drsmatisrs thsp
hopeless struggle Of nature IS
vention. The Degenerate priD,
ont. a sharp silhouette TO
model bur tbe others were ns~
Di,b without hesh and blood
one another with heartless saFS~
insincere batteries. and playias ~
and loose with sentiment 5 Wa, riss
ity. Lorette alone was aHvs, xi,s
faithless. ambitious husband ~
selfish devotion. and sufierlAs rs
= t.,,,,,,,e,-. ,-,srs and Loneliness -
was flung aside. ahandoneu 40
morse and affrouted
money and tributes Of iio"s's io,,...sess-
The idea OF a primitive hvs .,ops
woman in 4 world q convsl NJ
lest in the English prodne',' rs
husbands intrigue VII" :, sni
wIfe's desperate night l'' ..,srsss