Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-10
MtIjDE ADAMS IN BARRIE! PLAYS
- ROrH NEM NND RIsNISI,n

rhe many admirers OF NIaudc ADAMS
will undoubtedly he glad 10 welcome
her again when she comes to the ACad-
cniy OF Music on Friday ana Saturday,
AND Saturday matinee. The medium
through which the actress is to express
heGart on Friday night is a double hin
consisting oE j. NJ Barric's new
comedies, The Legend OF I.conora" and
"'rh Ladies' Shakespeare The prin.
cual play, The Legend OF Leouora."
is described as a humorous and f.,nciful
work. treating OF mans hoastcd cou,-
age, experience and reason before
feminine fascina lion, persistence" ANA
emotionalism. Illustrated with whim-
.iCTi eXaegerarion which is all the
mos'e effective for the suhstr:,tum Of
ruth on which II is founded Mother
hold is the underlying theme of tho
wCn'k, with barrie marVcliu% at the
depths Of maternal love.
The play Itself in most OF its details
is S,urely whimsical, bui the parody OF
human natures. hoih i.masculinr and
feminine. is.A iSSl- or characteristic
Bas'rieisms. in which cxiravaEauce is
;tnp wisdom with artful STROKES q! hu
mSn nature, and pathoS and philosophy
with irresponsible mockciy
M the hrst ac: naval officer arrives
att the home Of n friend far too early
TOT a dinner party The host tells
INCLUDING a sufraecttc, a worn.n with
Il $ensc OF huuOr. on" who has no hU-
mop'. the very woman, = woman who Is
~ mother and nothing else. Il coQuettc
and---a murdcrcss. lie ia asked 10 en-
teE,ain them while his host is dress.
ing. Only one Woman appears. aud
the man opens an Experimental CONVEX
ga tion wi,ha View 10 determining hct
id%ntity.
The scene is humorous for ,hc man
blunders along uutt he finally con
feSses that she Is all the women de-
scribcd TO him, except Tho muvdcrcsS
Bug that. as she hastens 10 explain. ~
lust what she is, aud She listens, gasp
ing, while She tells hin that. when :,
man in Il railway carriage refused to
shnt the window when h"r little girl
han cold she pushed llm ont ana ho
feH TO his death
\ This scene is the text &c the play.
Sof it illustrates with delicate clever
I&es the feminine tendency to So. hut
onG side OF u question. III" infinite
battery OF attractions which she can
bring to bear ON The masculine crca-
tu9e, and the ch!valrous readiness ~
tho latter TO saciihc" evcry conviction
fot tho sake Of pleasing tGc chaimcr
Then follow Two acts n The court
lin which the heroine s on trial FOR
mdrder. The Formidable engine of ius-
tide, the court. with all It's forms and
ceremonies, Incomes h4INthIuss
the hands OF the Ucwit hing defendant
WHO virtually dictates the WHOLE cours,
Of ithe proceedings. Her litt!c girl hao
:, cold; the brutr Of Z, man T., fused 1,
sfpt the window wha' yyas shn. 10 DO.
Shf sercncly felt Within her nights in
guarding tile health ~ the child. an,
Judge and jury atniably agreed witt
her, for she il acquitted Of any wrour.
loing. In the courtroom scenes Earri,
gives his hunor full swing
eThe Ladies Shakcspesl"." which !.
tot follow, is ia one act ana contain.
three scenes. III. work g.. fouud.d @,
The Tanning OF The Shrev ana Ear
rid has so edited the old comedy tua'
it Is Katherine. ana not i'etruchio. ,,.h,
iias the upper hand m" atmosphere
of 1.-THE Sha kespearcau play is Retained
The costumes and settings arc d.
sc9ibed as being colorfu! and pir
iufesaue. MICS Adams will he seen a
ISatherine. The large company con
ans number OF wcll-knowI. plan
erS
The bill on SATURDAY afternoon am
night will be Quality street" aud IL
& revival is one of Miss Adnmss cherisbo
Z ambitions, Barric's FIRST success i
\ thtB country was The Little Minister.
sSanp after this had run rs course. h
FURNISHED ns its surccssor, "Qualit
fSttcci" This play scored very Dc