Omaha daily bee., 1913-10-12

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- ern" plays. The engagement
SfRyM OF sothern and Marlowe has
3D been eEninently successful. and
Foroes-Robertson, In what has been
widely advertised Rs his farewell" Is
also drawing well for his important re-
Vivals. which includes Mice and Mem
and "Hsmlet." Saturday evening the
first production was made OF "Fvangel-
Inc" made from the immortal poem OF
Longfellow. and with these plays 10
choose from the playgoer cannot fan
back on the excuse that the stage is
overcrowded with the newer school OF
realism. Mr.. Forbes-Itobertson-
IT is more becoming at this time 10 say
Sir Johnston--has been cordially received.
and his engagement has been more mem.
orablc by reason Of the opening OF the
Sam s. shubert Memorial theater, called
The shubert. which ia tho latest addition
10 New Yorirs theater colony. This
beautiful playhouse was auapiciously
opened with Hamlet" and the house
fairly divided tho honora with the spien-
oid company engaged IN the production
In the obituary department notices
were prepared for The Escape" by Paul
Armstrong. which had brief existance
At the Lyric. and for the delightfni re-
vivai OF Rob Roy at the Liberty. Her
Own Money replaces the Escape at
the Lyric. but no play has yet been
chosen 70 succeed Rob Roy" at the
Liberty. The failure OF the latter il one
Of those peculiar incidents which makes
the theatrical situation an enigma to ali
who would fethom L. II was deliEhtfuiiy
sung by . company OF unusual merit. and
deserved TO rank with the most notable
~ ~ IN.
reason for Tho Escape" and its demise
was natural
The events Of the last week were con-
ciuded by the FIRST performance on any
stage OF "Bvangeline." presented by
Arthur Hopkins. the stage version having
been made from the immortal poem OF
Henry w. Longfeliow. by Thomas w.
Broadhurst. and tho interpretative music
having been composed by william g,urst
II was presented at tho Park theater,
Saturday evening. October 4. with Edna
Goodrich. In the title role OF the affair,
Dixie Eines writes The Bae.
Before passing comment upon the per-
formance. full credit must be given 70
Mr.. Hopkins for his courage IN making
so handsome a production. and TO Mr.
1uNtav Won seyffertitz. who staged the
production. and staged Ii as few plays
have been staged on the American stage
and. indeed. on any stage. There were
ten OF these scenes during the four acts.
And the receptive applause was web
merited. Mr. Hopkins himself added much
10 this effect BY his own invention Of =
frame built with the prescenium arch.
which gave depth OF perspective and en-
Aanced the general effect
Mr. Broadhurst has adhered 20 the
text OF the poem with remarkable fidelity.
with the result that we have a play cast
principally IN the shadows, unrolieved
by lights. Ono might have made a bet
ter selection for the title role. as Miss
Goodrich. whatever may be her per
Bonai charms. IL lacking In dramatic ex-
preston. and her occurrences. bordering
upon sedateness. became dreary and mo-
notonous before the conclusion. She wa
y picture 10 look upon. however. and with
the excellent work OF several members OF
the cast. notably Lillian Kingsbury a.
the Shawnee. the performance was lifted
high above the ordinary.
"A special word Il due Miss Kingubur5
for her really remarkablo work In ths
enc scene In which she appeared. Th'
setting. Representing an Indian mission
an IsOuisiana. AFFORDED q pdctiresqu'
scene. and a. this talented artist un
folded the Indian legend. she was com
plimentsd By the rApt attention OF IN.
large audiences. which hung upon he
well delivered speech and musical enun
citation. The speech IL of conaAderabs
length. but Of remarkable drAmat
quality. and Miss Kingsbury suecoede'
In making this 0ae great dramatic mo
ment OF the play. being pla0ed even abOv
shs thrilling beach scene when IN
Acadians were being deDorted. and cloud
OF SMOKE rolled out over their heads. tell
ing them that their homes had been fire
By the English. The compliment TO MIS-
Kinssbury was the greater because IN
effect she achieved was distinetiveiy per
sonal. ana a mark OF appreciation Of he
intelligent conception and dramAu
taient"
Another plNy that seems destined I
utter. eompiets ana early failure u '-rc
day" "adADted" 70 the E,ngaish stAg
by George Broadhnrsts from the origins
cf Abraham q echomsr. Who eVidontl