The Washington times., 1915-03-07

areas OF peOpe VINO saw tne play IASI
week who think there Is a mystery. I
have numerous inquiries, numerous
questions. numerous guesses pointed my
way. A lot OF most interesting people |
seem eager to know the truth, One per.
son announced that "Pygmalion" was a
sort Of fGreek "ishk kabible'--that Is meant
a number Of different things about
which the human emotions emote. An
other Intellectual person knew perfect
y the story Of "Pysmalion and Gala
naming the play after the lady. but
not for tho gentleman of the allegory.
Probably nothing has aroused such
comment-such curious and interesting
naming Of "Pygmalion.'' And the nam
ing Of the play was really the simplest
thing about II. Leaving aside from all
thought Of the appropriateness OF the
title the very @ .psness apt sS 9th Of the story as
the Gilbert farce. whichever way you
wish to think Of 1t. shaw called this
particular comedy "Pygmalion" simply
and solely because he always had
fancy for that name and not having a
dog that he would care to burden with
II he tackled 1t onto play!
Any person who doesn't believe this 10
At perfect liberty 10 ask Mr.. shaw him
Thurlow Bergen. looking younger and
more prosperous and happy than any
body has a right to look in these
troubious times in the theatrical busi-
ness, was a Washington visitor for
day or two last week. Bergen has been
motion picture star during the past
year. In fact. the motion picture star
ring habit is responsible tor his pros
porous and happy look. II you let him
tell It,. Bergen came to Wasninston
to make some pictures In a big allie
eorical feature ne is preparing. 1t Ia
10 be called "Prohibition, and he
states 1t will be a radical departure
from the usual feature photopiay
While most of our leading reformers
discuss and Plan ana discuss some more
regarding the domcstication of the dove
of peace, and finally arrive at the con
clusion that it is a fine thing to discuss
and plan-but at. no other conclusion,
nm to vet-Marion Craig Wentworth has
written and Ala Nazimova acts real.
tangible. simple. and direct anti-dote
for war In the intense ohe-ac' pidS'
I War Brides"
Washingtonians who are friends of
Senator and Mrs. Robert Ia Toilette
are to have opportunity to hear war
| Brides" read this evening. Bertha kunz
>Ss-
toilette TO give a reading Of the play
at the La Toilette home on upper SIX
| teenth street The play Is regarded as
| the equal OF any dramatic production
Of the past decade in theme: IN n c9ns.ruS xst t%s
| ton, and In the opportunity IL gives the
I people playing 1t.
| In this connection, by the way. II
might be stated that while Nazimova
play. the important character in the
piece. there arc two women who are
OF almost as great Importance played
by two actresses Of highest Importance
Mary Alden and Gertrude Berkley.
1t Is with with Mary Alden that We
have the most to 90 .S,s 1esaucn .s,y '' Who %
know her as Mrs. Harry Andrews
wife Of the very eficient director OF
the Poll Players.
! Miss Alden is one OF those actresses
| ability and artistic excellence that al
| ways gives assurance Of thorough sat.
| isfaction. She belongs TO the school OF
! skillful women who are trying 10 give
the stage its full value and to bring
out Of play the action OF the thought
the author wishes to express In the best
| way that action can be presented. she
has built up rsDgtauon Tor Tor Iarefa ihons
work is A standard OF the highest quail.
ity. her own efforts are such as to
win her equal mention with the CHIEF
| hgure In the little drama.
Isabelle Lowe 10 due in Washington
today for the purpose Of interpreting
Eugene Waters translation of Johr
Fox, jr.,s June in The Trail Of the
Lonesome Pine''-dragging alongside OF
her the longest. largest star-spanglec
pedigree that has even been brought tc
Warrington without muzzle. l say
without muIzle. because. thongf
You can't get Miss Lowe to talk about
it, there are others who could be nance
who wax eloquent--extremely eloquent
Miss loves pedigree Is of the star
spangled kind-that is. she comes of d
family that save 2 President and a, a!
ernors and Senators. aud other politi
cal bric-a-brac to the sovereign STATE
Of Maryland. She 10 great-grand
niece OF President Polk, and is closel,
land. Likewise she is q member of th'
famous Anderson family which CAV,
the beautiful Mary to the stage,
The young actress1because she : il
vorite native city. She entered thu
theatrical profession there In Comm
Thro' the Rye" and then after sea
son as Glad in The Dawn of Tomor
| row, replacing ClednOT rNOpSon III tIld
part, she started out with The Trai
| Of the Lonesome Pine" In the Chariot,
Walker part. 1t Is said that she ha
eclipsed Miss Walkers performance o
June. and has gained quite ID bit Of re
rown that is all her own.
Bob Lowe felt the call OF the wild on,
morning last week. and before he re
allied quite what he was doing. fouut
himself at the Havenner bakery fir,
nghting a couple of SIX foot poIiceme,
for place as a pipeman with old No. )
those people who think Bob Lowe j
an actor Of ability. and there are lot %
, them, including myself really ought t
see him when a FIRE alarm sounds, to &c
line ON his real business in life. He's
born fireman. When you come to thinl
Of 1t. that isn't very strange thing
He's a son OF Chief Lowe. Of the Dis
!; | trict Fire Department-the old chic
, whom everybody loves and remembers
! And there wasn't fire Of any consc
quence in the District for ten or doze,
) years that Bob wasn't present in som
active capacity. He has received nor
sound thrashings for running away fror
school and household chores to cate
old No. as ii whizzed over the littl
Aqucduct Bridge for ride to the ir'
than for any other form Of youthful ell
: thusiasm.
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