New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
STAGE NOTES

About Sir Herbert Trees recent pro-
duction Of Macbeth" at His Majesty's
Theatre. London. The London Times
says with careful irony: Sir HerDert
and his comrades have the taste of their
day. To-day we insist on the beauty
of tragedy, even when it is tragedy
Of blood. We don't want IN Johnson
nbrase TO his friend Langdon, to go into
the slaughter house We want the beauty
and the poetry of it, with beautiful dresses
and beautiful scenery. Last night these
wants were amply satisfied. OF course we
4 were never shaken with terror. Terror con
I the stase) has had its day Perhaps play
ers Of great personal force might revive II;
but you must not ask for force nowadays
. especially at His Majestys. Sir Herbert
certainly is without a trace Of it; he gives
you what he can-sweetness, perfect TASTE
romantic melancholy, a sense Of beauty. He
interests and charms YOU but never doIni-
mates or thrills. Miss Nanbrugh is beau
/ tiful. pathetic Lady Macbeth; when she
has violent words to say her whole de-
. meanor gives the lie 10 them. For the rest
I Mr. Bourchier makes good thing of Mac
dun's grief and both he and Sir Herbert
, stirring thing Of the fight, which they finish
ur with dirks Macduffs little son IS
charmingly played by Master Alfred Will
more. Altogether beautiful presentation
Of Macbeth little slow, last night, and
with a little too much musical accompani-
ment for all tastes-but, beyond all cavil,
beautiful
Louis Calvert, who played many parts
with The New Theatre company in New
/ York. is now appearing in the Nelson
Terry revival of Romeo and Juliette.' lie
/ is the Mercutio. THE London Times says
Of him that his acting is ingenious and in
parts masterful, but he seems. after ALL
more like a Falstaff than a Mercutio.
/ LA Petite Repubique," Of Paris, recently
printed an interview with Wilton Lackaye,
who is called the Guitry Of America. Mr..
I.ackaye admitted that he was in Paris to
| look for a strong French play with part
| in il suitable for himself. This versatile
actor has created over one hundred parts in
America.
| Nine. Yvette Guibert has recently been
appearing at the Palace Variety Theatre. In
London, singing new delightful songs as
we'll as some Of her old ones.
The indefatigable Sarah Bernhard has
again left Paris for London where she is
now appearing at the Coliseum in rep
ertory Of her well known parts Nine.
Bernhard during the coming winter will
appear in Paris IN a new play, now being
written for her by Edmond Rostand, and
also viii revive Victor Hugo's "Lucrece
Borgia." so that she may herself act the
part Of the great poisoner.
William Faversham will probably secure
stephen Phnips's new blank verse drama
"Pietro Of Siena." This drama is to be
presented at the Studio Theatre, in Lon
Don. on october 10 The scene Of the play
is Siena The action takes place between
sunset and sunrise and concerns young
Italian nobleman who suddenly falls in
love with the sister Of man he has con-
demned 10 death.
Cyril Maude is giving a new dramatic
version of Washington lrving's RIP Van
Wrinkle" at The Playhouse IN London.
Austin Strong a young California play
wright. has written il. Many scenes pre-
cede the beginning Of the Dialogue sun
set I'm the forest: little gnomes and other
woodland creatures play about the roots
of the trees. a little mould and mildew'
man watches over Rip during his long
sleep. Insects frohies and bats are not
only seen fitting about in the gloom Of
the forest. but their sounds. as well as the
night sounds in the mountains, are care
fully reproduced But the story of Rip
has certainly been thoroughly oyerhauled.
"The London Morning Post" sums the
theme up in the following terse way:
"A young man is addicted TO drink. lie
has in consequence done time on the
day OF his release he gets drunk again.
and the girl whom he is supposed 10 love
and who Is supposed 10 love him refuses
20 have anything more TO do with him
until he has so cleaned a dirty copper
basin that she can see her face in it.
owing 10 circumstances over which he
has not complete control he does not take
the work thoroughly IN hand till fifty years
later. She has remained faithful TO his
memory all the time. and when he shows
her the bowl all bright and shining she
remembers her promise" THE POST then
adds that such a rendering Of Irving's great
character rs this sacrifices the spirit Of the
original with an artistic perversity one
has rarely encountered"
Lena Ashwel Is 10 go into vaudeville
IN a sketch by Alfred sutro called "The
Man in the Stalls"
Marie Tempest is playing in Arnold Ben
netts comedy, The Honeymoon" Dion