Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
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eus, an author whose productions are
likely to display the warmest sympathy
with sceuic and geographic subjects. put
nvhc.e treatment of human nature is oIten
.,nerit.ial Bella Donna" is an exag-
e>rated tyre, wicked beyond the limits
uh,ch a criluin ologist would venture TO
..nrr~cr,bet for a woman of her character-
:istics. She is sensual, treacherous ana
4altogether bad, but the fact that she Is
shissrly emotional redeems her for the pnr-
.noses of the romantic drama The fascf-
fnation which the character exerts over
stb,e audience is something akin to- the
Fascination she FPS for the hero OF the
sniay. It is unreay pning and untustfhabie,
hut complete So intense is the interest
in The role that demonstrations which
would be expected TO arouse<storms OF
objection similar to those which grssat2a
the staircase scene in ~Sapho" are ovess
looked. The story is, $50 essentially mof>
hia- that its characters are not held ac-
countable TO standards of average whole
someness.
The emotional actress has never been
most appreciated as an exponent OF good
ness and propriety. She is a. creature OF
sorrows and of terrors. The wages OF
sim is the phrase that represents her
constant text. Decade by decade the
dramatists have been making the pen
aity Of the rejected woman lignter, SO
Y.,- as material considerations are con-
earned. The death scene that conciuoes
.yrA story of Camille is an archaic IN
.cident. The punishment now Is one OF
sdfuappointed introspection AS seAa
:rSnnna leaves her home, discarded by botn
:fissband and lover. she claims not the
:y,fv that death compels. but the PITY
that is mingled with contempt.
There are only q few moments. when
;Nazimoya is not quite conyslscing, anu
sthev are when Bella Donna steps ous-nf
.the role of a fiercely impetuous ana emo
stioual woman to recite polished epigrams
which reflect q calmly critical inteiii-
:gence. 1t is a case where the talents OF
the actress make q considerable sacrince-
for the sake OF displaying the espeeia1
gifts OF the author.
!. The reception given Bunty Pulis~ StnS
Strings" was an assurance that genuine
and simple humanity can be portray -
On the stage in way to win interest az
we'll as affection. Bunty wassa long Tune
getting co Washington. But when sne'
dS6 srrfve her welcome was hearty. This
Ia. ana of the plays that would have set
TIE nations capital In a furore II It's
. presenfatien here had not been deiayea
until IL became customary to take Its ex-
: trxorsfnary merits az matters OF course
In fact, 1t has been rather tantaiizins
theatrical season. while the theaters
hsve been announcing 3 standard tme OF
attractions with some not up to stand
ard runner has busiy called attention
. to the plays which simply couIdnt get
our Of New York A number OF them
!: have already fingered until the chances
/: are that some of them will have the
! gentlemanly. managers who accompany
them on tour giving utterance to tne
remark, "Great Scott! ). thought this
was a good theater town. Washington.
/. which is recognized as favorable place
for a performance preliminary to New
York run, Is entitled to feel q certain re-
(! gret that it did not witness in al their
/. freshness of costuning and personal en-
thusiasm such productions as "Oh! Oh!
,.Delphinsr'- THE Argyle Case" Within
the Law THE Whip. Fanny's First
Play" Little Women" and Years Of
Discretion"
It cannot be said that washinstoa has
been entirely sighted I'm the matter OF
early opportunity. Among the successes
which had preliminary presentation here
Ore Trentinfs THE Ffreny." Never Say
Die.- "A Good Little Devir' and Julia
Sanderson's The Sunshine Girl"
say when he observes in the papers that
q New York theater boldly announces q
policy similar to that pursued at the
Grand Guignol. Paris!
PHLANDER JOHNSON.
YOUTH AND A GUINEA.-There ID
good authority for the story that the
main incident Of the plot Of she Stops
to Conquer" was derived from the au-
thor's own experience. and IL told by
Go.dsniith's sister. Mrs. Hodson:
"A lad Of nearly seventeen. he LETT
home for Edgeworthstown. mounted On Q
borrowed hack which q friend was to
restore to Lissey. and with q store Of un-
accustomed wealth. q guinea, in his pock-
ct The delicious taste Of Independence
beguiIed him to lettering. lingering,
pleasant enjoyment Of the journey.
Instead OF finding himself under Mr..
Hughes roof at nightfall. night fell upon
him some two or three miles out Of the
direct road, in the middle Of the streets
OF Ardagh. But nothing could disconcert
the owner of the guinea. who, with a
lofty, confident air, inquired of person
passing the way to the towns best house
of entertainment
The man addressed was the wag Of Ar
dagh, a humorous fencing master. Cor
nelius Kelly, and the schooiboy swagger
was the Irresistible provocation TO .
jest Submissively he turned back with
horse and rider TIN they came within q
pace or two Of the great Squire Feather
stones, to which he respectfully pointed
as the best house" of Ardagh.
'tOliver rang at the gate. gave his beast
in charge with authoritative ftgor, and
was shown. as a supposed expected guest.
into the comfortable par1or Of the squire.
Those were the days when Irish inn
keepers and Irish seuires more nearly
approximated than now; and Mr.. Feath-
,rstone. unlike the excellent but exclusive
Nv Hardcastle. is said to have seen the
mistake and hunored 1t.
stOlfver had q supper which gave him
20 much satisfaction that ne ordered Q
bottle of wine to follow: and the at,
teutiye landlord was not only forced
to drink with him. but, with like IA
u1iliar condescenslon. his wife and pretty
dauahter were invited to the supper room
0oinx to bed. be- stopped to give spe
ciai Instructions for not cake 70 Dreak