The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-13
ADJUSTMENTS
Naximovn in "Countess Coquette"
 THE CAST.

MT. Brandon Tynan Gino Riccardi. ........ MT. Frederick Tlden Guiseppi. .............Mr MT William Hasson Blanca Miss Marie Allen Comtesse Nina Di Rorenzo. o..............
 Madame NaVimova
 Madame Nazimova gave charmihg nerformance as Nina in "Comtesse Co., ouette." at the shubert theatre last night. There is great difference In the char acters of Nora in "A Dolls House pre- sented Wednesday night, and Nina Tn "Comtess Coquette," so Birmingham the- atregoers had a good opportunity Of Judg- ing the versatility of Nazimova. She IS a wonderful artist, unquestionaply one ol the greatest women of the contemporary stage, and her dazzling beauty IS well adapted to such part as she had Tn the play chosen for presentment last night.
 It would be supererogation to say that the star acquitted herself admirably ana 1t is hardly necessity to add that she found nothing in such comedy role as Nina to tax her superb technique Mad anne Nazimova is an actress whose every slightest gesture is contributory to her art. Her talents are such that she can express more with one eyebrow than most women can with every faculty. Blrming- ham theatregoers who had not already seen Nazimova previous to her visit here, were delighted to have an opportunity of studying her at close range, so much of her fame and success during the last two or three seasons has been waited to the south. Not very long ago the name of Nazmova was unknown to the Amer ican public Now she has her own the atre in New York and is deservedly one of the most popular women on the Amer ican stage, a woman who learned to speak English in a few months that she might appeal more directly to American audiences.
 "Comtesse Coquette" is frothy affair and without the personality and the ad- mirable art of Nazimova might be rather tiresome. The plot is extremely tenuous' but the play is made very interesting by Nazimova and she kept her audience in the grip of the closest attention by merely dropping her eyelids, shruggins her shoulders or breathing comical lit- tie sigh. The countess coquettes Tor the sole purpose of making her husband love her more than he does already and while there Is one unexpected denouement which threatens to bring about serious compii- cations. she manages effectually to dash the hopes of conceited roue and open the eyes of her husband to the sincerity of her love.
 Madame Nazimova had the support of very good company. including Brandon Tynan as the comte and Frederick Tiden as the fiirt who has the wind taken out of his sails by the sly comtesse. Nazi- nova chose green for last night and her three gowns in that tint sustained her reputation for sartorial effects.
 At the Bijou
 Liberal patronage Is the rule at the Biiou this week, where a most interest All the scenes are laid in the same vi- lage in New England, and the incidents there are stirring and yet not overdrawn. It has plenty of action to stir the seeker after the melodramatic, yet the story is so well told and the human interest SO true to life that all others enjoy 1t. The play is cleverly acted by good company.
 s"The Rosary"
 No play that the Bijou will ofer this season appeals so strongly to public in- terest as does .The Rosary" next weeks attraction. It is a play founded on the famous emblem of purity, the rosary, and the various acts are taken from lines in the famous piece. The company will be excellent, the production elaborate. ne play was the seasons hit fin Chicago and Is now playing to capacity.
 Big Hotel Burned