South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-28
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ETHEL BARRYNIoRE.

The name and personality are what
linger in The memory after seeing
'+Tante", in which Ethel Barrymore
ard an excellent company appeared
at the oliver last evening. 'Tante"
Is four act COMEDY 10y C.. Haddon
Chambers. founded on the novel by
Anne Douglas Sedgwick But j. IS
not unfair 10 the authors 20 say that
the stars the thing. not the play or
the novel
The part which falls 10 her is that
OF Nine Mercedes CkTaska. called
"Tante" German for aunt by her
ward Karen woodruff. Nine. Okras-
Ia Is a great pianiste who INDUCES
her temperament Temperament In
artists is often another word for
prodigious selfshness. So II IS with
madame While she is a good wo-
man, generous, brave and sweet, eX-
cept when her temperament gets
the best Of her. She is a bright wo-
man, keen. discerning. brilliant in
speech-savC when her 'tempera-
ment" blinds her The story of the
play Is the love story Of Gregory Jar
cine, a successful English lawyer.
and Karan Woodruff, Nine Okraskas
ward. and the clashes between this
love story and that changeable and
indulgent artist temperament"
In such a pla, I'll depends on who
PLAYS OkraSka-and that is the story
OF the evening. Ethel Barrymore plays
Nine Okraska. This is the Ethel
Barrymore whose charm and brilli-
ance have made her one of the great
est favorites on the American stage
This is the actress whom South Bend
playgOers have had the privilege Of
watching grow from girlhcOd, when
she played small part in His Elk
cellency the Governor. into woman
hood in many dainty and wOmanly
roles She was slighter when we saw
her first. tell and willowy and she
played girlish parts. She has grown
somewhat. Everyone knows OF her
three babies. and no one is surprised
tO see that she has risen 10 cOmely
stature and proportions and she Is
playing "a maturer but not less ro-
mantle parts.
painting Of the giTlish Ethel Barry
more. by Sargent, hangs over the
mantelpiece. The beautiful girl in the
picture. the nO-less beautiful, nO-less
charming woman on the stage. made
"a pleasant study. If there has been
change. nothing has been lost. moth
ing of the glamcr or illusion OF lowell
ness. nothing of the vivacious person
ality-there is only development.
And the actress has developed. too.
The many-phased and stormy DISPOSE
ton OF Nine Okraska is fully reflected
in the tones and cOuntenance and
action OF Miss Barrymore I'm these
four acts OF the comedy she runs
through all the comic emotions and
most OF the tragic ones And in every
scene she dominates-in every act the
action turns about her-and in every
part OF the play the stars the thing d.
However due credit must be given
10 the splendid supporting company.
IL is fine and thoroughly capable or
ganiZatiOn Charles Cherry, one of
the best leading men of the present
day does a characteristic and finished
piece of work as Gregory Jardine and
Eileen Van Biene is a most inter
esting Karen. +. Henry Edwards as
Claude Drew. the poet: Haidee Wright
as Miss Section William IngersOll as
Franz Lippheim. Mrs Thomas Shiffen
as Mrs. TaIcott: Mabel ATchdall as
Mrs. Forester, carry the remaining
principal parts with excellent taste
and ability. The portrayal Of these
characters IS their chief interest and
each one has made "a conscientious
study OF his opportunities.