The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
THE STAGE
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Once more. and regrettably for tht
second and last time In this city, was
the beautiful portrayal OF the Passer
by. OF Sir Johnston Forbes-R Robertson
in Jerome X. yerome's play, The
Passing or the Third floor BACK TO
vealed Wednesday evening. In the
Garriek theater. As on this distin
gutshed British actors last visit u
Detroit, four years ago, In this play
In the same theater, the aud toriuEa
was not large enough 10 hSjld the
numbers eager TO see Sir Johnstons
exquisite art In this most trtisuc
work OF Mr.. Jerome. The theater
was crowded In everyr seat and cornell
and play and players were received
with an appreciation and enthusiasm
that must have been \ stimulus tc
those on the stage.
Plays such as THE Passing OF the
Third Floor Back and Charles Ram
Kennedy'sT The Servant IN the
House, DO more for the stage, and
the public. In teaching the virtues o'
humility, sweetness, honorable con
duct, truth, than all OF the problem
plays ever written and produced
These two plays, so strangely alike
and yet, so different, have made Q
lasting impression upon the playgotns
public, and II is hopeful evidence
OF the generating OF the longed-for
better dramatic taste on the part oi
those who patronize the theater, that
plays OF this caliber have made 81
wide an appeal. Real lovers of the
drama. and OF the art OF the actor, are
ever hoping that the day will come
when the larger portion Of the public
will care less and less TO be merely
entertained by musical froth. ans
visit the play house to be intellectu-
ally stimulated and to acquire knowl.
edge. With more plays like Mr.
more actors OF the Forbes s-Robertson
type. the millennium may yet arrive
in the theater.
The Forbes-Robertson Pasergby for
its delicacy. subtlety. grace. will be
always by those priyi-
legged TO have seen Ii as one Of the
most artistic and impressive OF this
gifted players characterixations.
Sir Johnston's associate players
during the weeks engagement have
exhibited so excellent an all-round
ability that one or two OF them could
be freely forgiven for forgetting their
lines In last nights play. The lapse
Of memory occurred In the epilogue,
and later. all seemed to fully recover
themselves and TO play particularly
well.
Z Especially good was the work Of
Laura Cowie az the slavey; Augusta
Haviland, as the lodging house keep
er; Mary Sumner. as the girl: AIDE
line Bourne, a. the painted lady, and
H. Athol Forde. as the bookmaker.
The Passing OF the Third Floor
Back will be given for the last time
afternoon. Thursday even
Ing Shaw's satirical Caesar and
Cleopatra" will be presented. also on
Friday evening. and Saturday even
lpg. Sir Johnston win bid farewell to
bis Detroit friends In the role OF Dick
Heldar. In The Light That Failed. (,
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.
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