The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-27
Reuiues the Gentlemanly Style of Burglar
w. J. KELLY IN "CAMILLE"
Famous Play Has Served as Vehicle for Most Of
the Noted American Actresses.
By Kanderheyden Fyles

The threat succeeds; but. Adamhke,
the young man takes II out on the
woman. At that moment the hus-
band returns, Once more the noble
Halnss gIlops 10 the rescue. he pre-
tends 10 be a friend OF the family
friend. thus quenohing any suspicion
that the couple had been alone. Then
the husband kindly steps out OF the
play. Thereupon. having saved the
wife and unmaslIed the lover. tho
crook hands tho check 70 her with
courtly bow. remarbing. THANK God,
] am only a burglar"
LAVE the days OF Camille as a
IL Broadway drama PASSED? Time
was. and not so very long ago. when
every emotional actress (and some
othcrs) considered IL essential. sooner
or later, TO undertake the character
as proof OF her ability. But since
the April evening nine years ago
when Margaret Anglin and Virginia
Harmed entered the arena sinultane-
ously each making her New York
appearance in the role. the vigorous.
absorbing and appealing old play has
been unknown to Broadway. u few
performances in the original French
have been given In the course OF
Bernhardt and Gabrielle Rejane, but
for the rest the drama has been acted
only in cut-rate stock companies
Such q revival has been made this
week at the old Academy OF Music,
with William j. Kelley as Armand
and Priscilla Knowles as Marguerite.
List TO the programme ''The study
OF the Partisan demi- -mondalne has
served as q favorlte vehicle for the
worlds greatest emotional actresses.
II
our own American Clara Norris. The
lastna med actress is now blind and
living in practical retirement at
Riverdale- on-the- Hudson; Madame
Bernhardt has just completed a fare
we'll tour OF America, while IL is
doubtful II Duse Will visit us again.
Therefore. in undertaking the title
role, Priscilla Knowles succeeds to
the mantle OF this great emotional
role; and, without entirely scorning
precedent. she will endeavor TO give
a new Interpretation of the charac-
ter She did.
People whose memories OF actresses
90 back decade or so might be in
terested in full. II not absolutely
complete, list OF American stars who
have measured themselves by stand
ards set by Mathilda Heron, Mrs.
Henry Millers mother. who trans
lated the play when il was new and
was the first TO act the part outside
OF France. with D II. Sothern's ia
ther as the ardent Armand; and by
such celebrated visitors from Europe
as Bernhard. Gabrielle ReJane, Jane
Hading, Madame Yoraka, Eleanora
Duse and the late Helena ModjeslIa.
The names date the last days OF
the dramas vogue on Broadway
pretty definitely, Alphabetically they
are:
Julia Arthur. Margaret Anglin.
Louise Beaudet. Victory Bateman.
Helen Blythe, Mrs. T, P. Bowers
(dead, Eugene Blair. Laura Burt,
Rose Cosnlan' Mrs. Leslie Carter,
Fanny Davenport. Marie de Campl,
Effie Ellsler. Rose EytInse (deadD,
Margaret Fuller. Virginia Harmed,
Jeffreys Lewis, Eugene Legrand.
Clara Morris, Pauline Markham,
Sadie Martinot. Mary Mannering. Oh
ga Nethersole. Mrs. Brown Potter,
Mrs. Mckee Rankin. Minna Sellgman,
Nellie Stewart, Ida Vernon, Marie
Wainwright. Mrs Charles Walcot
(dead).