The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-11

Globe Iheater IN 'iIAlglon, Sothern and
Mariowe appeared at the Broadway in
Macbeth, William Gillette was seen
at the Empire in that old chestnut,
Sherlock Holiness; The aviator had
its first performance at the Astor. Albert
Chevalier opened the Hackett in Daddy
Dufard" and Mary Magdalene." the new
Maeterlinck play. had its premiere at the
New Theater. with Olga Nethersoie as
the star.
Bernhardt's impersonation of the Due
de Reiehstadt is well known here. and
Mr.. Sothern and Miss Marlowe have ap-
peared in Macbeth" in other cities. so
the Maeterlinck drama IS the greatest
novelty
Mary Magdalene" deals with the Bibli-
cal story OF the Magdalene and her rela-
lions with the Saviour: but the presence
of the latter is only represented by
voice. Alexander Teixeira de Mattos is
responsible for the English version,
which, in addition 10 the Biblical story.
introduces love theme that Is treated
with poetic skin and reverence. Magda-
lene's resistance To Verus. a Roman gem
eral. leads TO an attack upon her. and she
Is saved only when the Voice is heard,
proclaiming "He that is without sin
among you, let him cast the first stone.
The reverential love of Magdalene for the
Christ is shown throughout the play.
which closes with the journey OF Christ
toward Calvary. The four acts are full
of life. color. and spectacular effect, and
from first 10 last the splendor OF the Ro-
mans and the faith OF the lowly follow
eTs of Christ are eontrasted. IL Is
powerful drama and one that viii appeal
TO all classes Of theatergoers, Miss Meth
ersole acts the title role impressively, and
in the big scenes so electrified the audi
ence that at times it became wildly en-
thusiastic. Ii was a triumphant night
for this actress. who has never before
been seen to such fine advantage, She was
called before the curtain half a dozen
times at the end OF each act and greeted
with shouts of applause, Liebler & Co.,
Miss Nethersole's managers. have staged
the drama magnificentiy and provided a
supporting cast OF unusual ability. The
music furnished by the Russian SYM
phOny Orchestra was an interesting fea-
ture of the performance. 1t included
Hebraic and other Oriental melodies cal
culated 10 interpret the spirit of the
drama and 10 weld together the four
acts.
In spite of her sixty-odd years. Mime.
Bernhard is the same divine actress that
she was more than decaue ago. Her
engagement ar the Globe Theater. which
began Monday night. attracted an over
flowing and an extremely fashionable au-
dience. that gave the noted French Woman
a generous reception. 'LAiglon," -
iFst offering. is a strong emotional play.
in which Bernhardt's work is Just as
potent as ever.
Z H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe started
their four weeks season at the Broadway
Theater Monday with an elaborate revi-
val OF Macbeth" They have evidently
given much thought 20 this revival OF
Shakespeares most difficult tragedy The
present version is said to have been made
from the prompt book used by the late
Henry Irving. with incidental music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan. 1t emphasizes the
psychological side of the drama. Mr..
Sothern's Macbeth is a scholarly en-
bOdiment and the Lady Macbeth Of Miss
MarloWe effective. Next week Mr.. SOth-
ern and Miss MariOWe viii be seen in "As
You Like II, Romeo and Juliet" and
Hamlet"
George c. Tyler. head Of the firm of
LIebler & Co, was so impressed with the
success and drawing strength OF Albert
Chevalier in Daddy Dufard" that he
Cancelled the route through outside cities
and an arrangement was made by which
Chevalier opened at the Hackett Theater
Tuesday night He is one Of the few
character delineators gifted with genius.
His play, written By himself, tells love
story set In interesting surroundings. The
characters are of the English music halls.
4 talented daughter OF an old French
actor is the heroine. whose career is
crossed by the jealousy Of other and
older artists. There are three acts In the
piece. showing lodgings at Soho, the Al
satan club, a gambling house in London,
and the lobby, stage, and greenroom OF
the CALIFORNIAN Theater In the West End.
Injected into this setting are music han
singers, comedians, and a music han
manager; employees of the gambling club,
a struggling young dramatist and musi-
clans. a touch of verify IS lent the mu-
sic hall scene OF the last act when Chew
alier discards his character OF the old
Frenchman for few moments TO appear
as himself If almost continuous applause
means anything, then this particular
Daddy is a success.
After an absence of ten years from the
field of musical comedy. Maria Davis will
return to her earliest love, taking prom
inent part in Marriage a la Carte an
operetta by Ivan Caryil and c. NJ. S. Me-
Lelan. Miss Davis has had only four
managers during her tWenty-eight years
on the stage-fOur years with Tom Rob-
ertson, seven years with George Ed
wardes, seven years with Charles Wynd-
ham, and ten years with David BelascO
She has appeared in the companies sup
porting Mrs. Leslie Carter, David War
field. and other Belasco stars.
Grace Whistler. a niece of the artist
and a member of the Bessie AbOtt Opera
Company, will sing the part of Suzuki
in Madam Butterfly" during the South
ern tour OF that company Miss Whistler
was Mascagnis personal selection for one
Of the important roles in "YsObel" for
the presentation OF which the Bessie Alb
OFT Opera Company was organized.
Willie Collier seems to have a success
in I'll Be Hanged II I Do" now on
view at the Comedy Theater. Il is
something like this: Percival Kelly, that's
Willie, forgets to show up on his we'd
ding day and in a fit OF anger his father
gives him $4,000 and sends him to Spread
Eagle. New, where he is to grow up with
the country. Out there he escapes being
hanged. finds a bunch of gold. and iD
tho end marries Benny, daughter of
the sheriff. In one scene he is tried for
MS llIe before the WcifutSl JuuSt anu
jury that ever escaped from jail. While
Mr.. Collier is on the stage the perform
ance is a continuous jag of joy
''The Aviator which had its first
performance at the Aston Theater Thurs
day evening, with Wallace Eddinger as
the star, Is a rapid-fire farce. A forty
FIVE horsepower flying machine is shown
at the end of the third act mounting
higher and higher with the star as the
navigator. The story tells of a novelist
who is forced to act out a chapter in one
of his own books. '"The Aviator" In the