Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-19
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Belasco.

'Thet Revolt"-Edward Locke's new.
est play. built on human natures old
est passion-was presented for the frs
time in Washington last night at the
Belasco. with Nine. Petrova in it,
stellar role. A crowded house, insisten'
recalls and a geSeral atmosphere Of
spontaneous admiration represented g
full measure of tribute to the palliG
beauty of the 'Anglo-Poland actress
entirely. apart from any. individual
valuation as to the problem involved.
The story. concerns John and Anna
stephens, an everyday couple who live
in a fiat, There is a child and a step.
mother sof drab -colored morals. who
hates John as she loves gin-the clock
serving as a conveniently secret buffet
and in ferreting in his pockets for
theaterHcoupons. finds a letter from an
outside, woman and other exhibits
witch finally frenzies !-the girl into
finging aside'the shackles OF neglect
and Loneliness which for seven years
she has" bornA:withcthe gmeekness@of a
scriptnral wife. The .sSclimax comes
with the finding Of the; letter. When
John returns Anna faces him with her
determination to lead. the life that is
ms. The second act finds the good
woman. gorgeous in gold sparkles
dazed from champagne and surrounded
ny the somewhat rowdy company who
IKE herself, are in the apartment OF
Annals former friend, Lena Schmidt,
now. Flora Larose,' who lives there in
the luxury her change of name implies
In the crowd there is a man, a doctor,
who, recognizing goodness when he
sees 1T. protects Anna from an unpleas-
ant admirer. takes her home; cures the
child who Is ill; shames the husband
into consciousness of his wrongdoing,
ana In the gust Of reconciliation which
follows the wise old curtain comes
down.
In her emotional evolution of the
worm turned woman, Nine. Petrova, as
the wife who accepts her husband with
the philosophy of helplessness, then as
takes her first step on the way that is
called dalliance to find that the. old
life was better than the new. the
actress draws so prodi-
CARLY on her dual temperament for the
embodying of Anna of New York as to
Justify the conclusion that woman is
always and only woman regardless of
the map. Albert Gran, 1.-The prude,"
who rescues the girl from his fellow
guest, was greeted with a generous
recognition which proved that even
near virtue has it's own reward.
Jean Thomas. as hostess of the show
lily unattractive apartment, and Hazel
Turney and Helen Haskell, as her
friends, made the most Of what must
have been personally unattractive
roles. and Richard Lyle. Fred Peters
and John Maurice Sullivan as the trio
Of boon companions must have felt the
same way about it despite the hilarity
Of Victrola rag-time, paper, caps and
loud toasts. drenched in champagne.
Nine. Petrova, as the dazed and icily
lovely Anna in the center Of surround
ing revelry. sang ashore in a sweet
grooming voice and. for g. double en-
core, gave a selection more in keeping
with her crowd. In response to insis-
tent recalls, she expressed her thanks
In brief speech.
To Earla Everson, as the stepmother
who entices Anna on to the easiest
way" and whose belief in the fifty fifty
sex problem. leaves nothing unsaid,
was SO very good in her badness as to
capture the laurels Of laughter. and,
In measure, to share honors with the
star.