The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

New York. March 25-Although Mrs.
Fiske's Becky Sharp is familiar to our
theatergoers, the Lyceum Theater held
a large audience Monday night. when this
favorite actress began an engagement in
her well-known impersonation Of Thack-
eray's heroine, Becky Sharp. AS the
years roll by Mrs. Fiske's art broadens,
until now her interpretations of strong
dramatic roles have become a standard.
Becky Sharp, as now presented by her, is
appealing, and on the opening night
ELECTED much vigorous applause An in
teresting feature of the performance was
the first appearance of Henry f. Dixey
as member OF Mrs. Fiske's company.
He was seen in the character of the Mar
quis of Steyne and gave vivid embodi-
ment of that vicious old gentleman. The
entire performance was a most enjoyable
one, and at the end of the last act the
fair star was obliged to make a speech
of thanks before the audience would
leave the theater.
''As a Man Thinks a play by Angus
tus Thomas, is hit and should run the
season out at the Thirty-ninth Street The
ater. 1t is this way: A man believes
his wife is untrue to him and has good
reason for so thinking, but in spite of
discriminating circumstances she is as
pure as the driven snow, or words TO that
effect. In one of the big scenes the
father of the wife inadvertently tells his
Son-in-law that he saw the wife enter
the rooms of a former lover. About this
time John Mason. as a rabbi, interferes
and proves the wife innocent of all evil
intentions. or course, the play ends here.
AS rabbi, Mr. Mason has never done
better work. Chrystal Herne lends valu-
able assistance in the role of the wife
Mr.. John Flood, although somewhat
melodramatic, is excellent as the hus-
band When Mr.. Thomas wrote THE
Witching Hour" it was believed that he
had reached the pinnacle of his power as
playwright But LAS Man Thinks will
live long after the former play has been
forgotten.
Last week at the Bijou Theater a new
play called The Confession" was pro-
duced 1t was a melodrama, but not of
the Kramer type. There are no mechani-
cal effects, but straightout story some
what like this: A woman has confessed
to a priest her knowledge of a crime
Later an innocent man is accused, but the
priest will not divulge the confession. In
the end the guilty man himself confesses
and all ends as good melodramas should.
oiTlI JOIlISOu Is an Impressive priest
The cast also includes Theodore Roberts
and Ralph Delmore.
At the New Amsterdam Theater THE
Pink Lady has hit the bulrs-eye and
captured the great New York public
Miss Hazel Dawn. a newcomer is the
pink lady. She is a handsome young
woman. with lots of magnetism and an
excellent voice, which she uses to ad-
vantage. The entire performance is a
Sniritai nd ba
ness OF the twentieth century limited"
The operetta has half a dozen meIodious
songs and two or three rattling good
choruses. In this production klaw 4
Erlanger have excelled themselves, as
nothing quite so gorgeous in the way of
scenery and costumes has ever be-
fore been shown on the local stage.
THE Pink Lady has received a cordial
welcome, and should stay in town all
summer
Castor Mayer, the Well-known London
producing manager arrived in New York
last week. bringing with him a contract
signed by Mime. lie Barsy the most IA
nous of the Comedie Francaise celebri- |
ties. She comes under the MANAGEMENT
OF Liebler & Co. next season. The |
French actress begins a twelve weeks !
engagement in New York IN October |
appearing in a repertoire of modern plays |
now being selected for her use. Nine le |
Bargy will play all her roles in English I
in which she is as fluent as in her native |
tongue. In private life Simone lie Barcy
IS Nine Casimer-Perier daughter law |
of an ex-President of the French repub- |
lie. She is looked upon in Europe as the
logical successor of Sarah Bernhardt |
She has had an interesting career be-
ginning eight seasons ago. when at the !
Gymnase Theatre in Paris she appeared
in the leading role of lie Detour." writ |
ten by Henri Bernstein. The cable de- |
scriptive of her triumph in this play
spoke of its author as an absolutely !
unknown young man." Since that time |
their careers have been more or less
identical as She has created leading roles |
in the most successful of his plays |
Among these have been lie Bercair' !