The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-25
Snitz Edwards
Wins Popular
Favor at Bijou

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Bijou theater last evening IN the
opening performance o. Jules Esckert
Goodman's quaint play OF New York's
Bowery district Ehe Man VINO stood
Still" by an audience which seemed
TO greatly appreciate The humorous
and pathetic lines OF the piece, The
applause was sponta heoas ana en-
thuslastic at the cidEe OF each act.
and several curtain calls were regis
tered by the various members Of the
company
AS whole, the cast presenting
seqthn Man who stool StUi" is well
balanced. and one who're deGineatiou
of the different parts is likely to Inn
press one with the realuess Of the
charactars presented Not only are
he ,,vir,fjnsIs true t0h the roles ae
signed them. but the PLAYERS hold
lac the minor parts show training
ana their uresentatiou is clean cut
and real. The lines Of the play give
n,rv,nh across fhe tfoet3iehts and the
annort,3nities which are lost are ex-
eeediuply few.
snitz Edwards, who has the part
Of Johann Kraugs, an ola watch
maker. gave q most convincing pre-
sentatfon of the part His character
work was highly appreciated by the
audience. and the lead was called be-
fore the curtain q number OF times.
The quaint hnaor ST his lines is
brought out with a sureness that
never fails 10 reach the house while
his work in the pathetic and dra-
matte portions Of the role we're equal
~ as effective.
Carl Hartberg. as Herman Spiegel,
and William Vaughan. as Timothy
McFerguson, had roles nearly as good
Us that assigned 70 Edwards and the
manner of handing this parts pro-
cured them a reception which was
second only TO that OF the lead. Hart
berg probably mas the more effecuve
part, due prtncIpally TO the Nnocte
scene with EDWARDS. but Vaughan s,
last evening. lost littie m comparison.
Stanley Wood mas the heavy, and
handled the part qulte as hfotaiiy as
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