The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
COLUMBIA STOCK COMPANY
GIVEN OVATION LAST NIGHT

! Edward H Robins during this their last
week of the stock season.
| While this is Mr.. Robins first season
with the Columbia Players he feels keen
regret that il is over, although he looks
ahead with great enthusiasm. He left
last night for New York TO fill an appoint
ment with David Belasco at II o'clock
tomorrow morning. when he will learn
| the play in which Mr. BelaSco has cast
| him for the coming season.
Mr.. Robins Best Work.
Mr.. Robins considers that he has given
his best work to Washington folk this
| 'Heartsease." Jules Baubirn. in The
! Wolf, and Marcus Supcrbus in The
Sign of the Cross
1t was in the Sign of the Cross that
Mr.. Robins gave an insight into his high
est power Of dramatic Interpretation. al
! though he was perhaps more enthusi-
astiCally received in his appealing por-
travail of the romantic character of Eric
Temple in "Heartseasc"
At the Thursday matinee in last
weeks presentation OF Her Husbands
Wife" capacity audience gave the
Columbia Players an ovation which was
, repeated Friday evening at the Satur-
day matinee and again last night. Miss
Nelson and Mr.. Robins being the re-
repeated demands for speeches
In response to his repeated curtain
calls last night Mr.. Robins said good-by
to Washington for the present
You ar" very kind" he told his audi
enCe. This demonstration is more
than l deserve. If my efforts during
the past glorious summer have pleased
YOU 1t is owing TO the stanch support
given me by the patrons OF the-Colum-
hia Theater TO whom | rest under n debit
Of gratitude. 1t was a plea sure to come
here: sorrow to leave. To me it is an
awful moment. ] am aging farewell
upon the same spot which has meant So
much. | should be very unEratcful If
were able TO express my gratitude for
the many COurtesics I have received at
your hands. but always, in the archives
of my memory will Hngcr fond recOllec-
tons Of my hut too brief visit among
you. NV thanks sincere and lasting TO
You all"
Miss Nelson Has Brondencd.
Miss Nelson also told her audience
just how close she feels to them: what
an inspiration they have been to her in
her work, and how it tore at her heart
strings to leave them. all of which She
reiterated 10 me in her dressing room
while tears filled her eyes and the humps
r"S" 50 fast in her throat that she could
barely tumble out the wor,Is
Her affection FOR Washington is not an
ACTRESS trick to win applause in her
work. 1t is deep-rooted and genuine
bond which has been welded tn last. and
because Of its very sincerity Miss Nelson
has had the power to give to her work
this summer a depth Of emotional aban-
don which WAS not so much in evidence
during her first Washington easnn.
With the leading lady. leading man
and the other members OF the Columbia
Stock Company go the hest wishes of
the Washington th"aterGoins public for
a Iife-chan welded only Of successful
links in personal and professional hapri-
ness.
And with the Columbia management
remain public gratitude for thu rrcsen-
tation Of PLAYS during the stock season
which has stood for all that is best in
drama. and faith in their season Of 1872
'l3 which opens tomorrow might