The Washington times., 1914-05-31
Some Left-Overs for the
Thedter IdlerS
Bv GARDNER MACK.

! said II there was a shock. Kcenans
development of the character was one
of the most artistic things he has done
Never forcing It. leading gently: steSs
the high lights in the most skllitul
manner of the painter, and gave Spe
to the stage that has often been at
tempted, but seldom so Adequately pre-
Ter. the sketch and the actor seemed TO
me TO be very much worth while.
II the management of the Columbia
Theater doesn't keep Ea-l Brown sup
piled with light comedy parts durin,
the remainder of the actors stay a.
that theater, the patrons of the house
Will miss a great deal OF Sooo worn.
Brown had sthe first part that came
anywhere near fitting him In Mrs.
Temples Telegram" and his work tull!
justified all the nice things that nave
been said about him In New YORK ana
London and other places where he mas
made a name for himself. Some mixing
of the bent of the Brown talents was
given in when Bunty Pulls the
Strings where he made "WeeIlum
most delightful individual. lt remain
ed for the character of the fictitious Mr.
Brown in last weeks play To give MIN
the opportunity he sought, however, ara
his work was a revelation to those VINO
have only seen him in the more serious
roles he has had during the greater part
Oh lHe L
In these days of record breaking,
when everything that happens is 1uogeo,
not in accordance with itse immeolate
effect, but by comparison to similar
events Of the past, what sort OF g. place
should be given a man who leaped
straight from burlesque to grand opera
From caricaturing Caruso to singing
Caruso's parts In competition with tne
great tenor-and getting away with II
handsomely? Such is the history OF
Orville Harold. one of the tenors OF the
Aborn organization, who was the brlgnl
star of the Century Opera Company IN
New York last season, and was one
of Hammerstein's mainstays at the
Manhattan Opera House. and at MS
London opera house. In the olo Gays
Harold chose to look upon Caruso as
a great comedian-one of the greatest,
he insists, And as Harold was mem
Der of a burlesoue company playing
such houses as the Gayety in this city:
he undertook to give an lmltatloh OF
Car1lso that was burlesque pure ana
sImple At the same time 1t was an
exhibition of a very wonderful tenor
voice that finally caught the ear OF
Hammerstein and caused Harrold's en-
gagement by that impresario. In Lon
don Harold made a wonderful success
with grand opera. and this he repeated
in New York last season
Ono of the most surprised persons in
Washington last IueSOay InOrIllIS "dS
Jzetto Jewell when she awoke to learn
that she set a new artistic record in
the mart of Mary Slade-"The GOV
ernor's Lady" Miss Jewell is one or
those rare personages among the pee
ple cf the stage who has no Illusions
bout herself She has tried to gauge
her own possibilities. and heretofore
has steered, her course entirely clear OF
those parts classified as character
because she did not believe they we're
in her line. Mary Slade is 'charac
ter in every sense of the word. And
n takes a person who has made a sqe-
cIaIty of that particular type OF char-
acters to get very much out Of II. Miss
level surprised her friends by taking
the part, and though they were pre-
pared for a careful presentation Of II
bv her. they did not expect her TO 90
II so we'll that II cannot only be classed
as one of the best, II not the very best:
thing she has ever done here. but OF
q. quality that compares most favoranly
with the work of Emma Dunno, VINO
was featured in the original Belasco
production of the play. and about whose
pecuIiar personality II was cut 10 mt
When Miss Jewell assumed the part she
assumed IL with some misgivtnSs, so
that the pleasure she gave those VINO
saw her was shared by her after Inc
first performance. and her work during
the remainder of the week. therefore,
was even better than 1t had been the
first night.