The evening world., 1912-01-11
~ CHARLES OARNToN.

, T att a triumph for Nine smone! This Ducky French actress renewed
her nsnt for al American reputation at tho Hudson Theatre last night
= tn. shifting winds that are causing US &c turn Up or coat collars at every
she achieved nor nrt real success In THIS country al a skilled com
sAsnne.
oddly enough. hi wa. rot recognized by tho audience until she made her
second entrance. an meanwhile her. ow leading man Arnold Daily. Ind received
amused at III &tuanon. whom. after having aotsdf for At iosst ton minutes Shs
returned IN a soen hn. that evidently served to identify hr. II was not "urpri'
given up to bewidonns chatter.
- All this seemed a vast Of words. The Return from jerusalem" quickly
shaped ,sof into drama. however. and Nine simons lost n further time in
establishing herself a no dominant figure in thu play A Honr4eao dc
Chsuse. OF judith ns sho preferred to be called now that sh' had returned to
ne Jewish faith. Nine shmono suspei tho character with a hrm hand, so
was absolutely -wo o horsAf. There wal n suggestion of tho od.fashoned
ms,odramatc nren Turing a man to his fate by q sensual appeal shs was
modern to her nns.r ur' .ntels'tSai ambitious ..rosans
81. had left Nil this. and won Michel Auber ron an ordered oms'tsty. though
No %s. .. M s% snSs SI sst rs sH y" %An n, 'Ss saD s, . s,,G sn s, s -. ~ esn.s ssh u. . iss1
he had written. and when t, was found by Mchsrs wife tho dOo WI. thrown
WIN .. q: sn,' y. went ;. up e.:: s.,s IT 1 s: a,,v NINE =: s ss1s: :. a., . :, :, nm, %:e x;
tn. D.sy.ana M,ur.osD onn,y. play IL. brilliantly ~ar sn, though n~. MOI ,rsu;
judith had returned from their irregular honeymoon n vert establishing
. b: e. ;. 'a sa'a' to . as, ' sin !" 's q %s"e" !" a a ne e. s:sfS .; s' s' 'sss s '.
interests {, "1lsSt n Feaes" sasea r4ena. {; h.s " c to !" ao..
Jerusalem" a subject Of, discussion. Up to mi, tim. Michel had O..n sonssn. to
But In thu course of an arsumcnt on nauonaAsm ans mintnnsm Michel lost hi.
%....t '1 to f sSasTF' tm Ss' assu HS"t1 sor the s r.. S' ' tina. so Gssn1 s s sssn "1 !. 'v vos s:sy
berg eecams almost uninteIisthe when he allowed his angry passions TO rise
, M.: s yns,. an. ',Srs M' a IT. M 's, p1 Sson ns%se as ,ns ' %. OF a IaH sns s hsr s, Mt rn and
tn. terrific strain OF INT, scene s.a became noonerent. and the Performance
:: effective. ", M, L I%Iy let eth the Nn,. S,s carry A, i'm, too S,s s.n ~, ,, st..
~ in writing to a soye..m,n' onsa' to .s:a;. . post tor the s. ySuns Jew
ternhned to devote her life to her rae and Michel decided to e. o back 10 his
wife nd children, was not only quiet but oxccedinsly tame. Miss selene John
son, however, won sympathy for the wife,. acting With such deep tenderness as
10 atone for her rather strenuous outourst at tn me OF he hrt act.
Nine. Eimonc, O. IN other hand failed to maxi her tender moments count
she acted with hcr head, nd vas at her best In ne lighter ene She had
muaa to be s~sfal for n ser ieaAns nan Mr. Daily VI. OF hi. ne'as-and
here is ar actor who "a act when tho spirit moves him! He wa thu passion
t. lover. the cmnsaenc c-stHcken husband. the sensitive. irritable wrtr-the
hshstruns Michel In all his phases lie rose .plondtdy to the scens of wolen,
" and Bitter rerrlminntrr. even though no did allow himself to e a bit 90
far. Miss Ivy Troutman vas aatracuvsiy Eny IS Mchers open-mtndei sister.
md X. L. Drz dM nm amusing bit OF work as Or. Lurdau. . character that
hs TN earmarks {. Max Nordau.
The Return from Jerusalem Is nm unusual play and It may prove to be q
disturbing one to thorc Who cherish racial feelings. But Il is a interesting
play that presents n problem from two points ofv view. Racial prejudice need
scarcely encr intot the discussion Of the strong minded heroine, tr Judith 10
an indNiduaIst OF he most pronounced sort Such ONE whether They are
Trsseh, American or Jewish. must dominate-end woe q the man of another
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