Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-09-28
The Strand Offering
Is "Trllby."

A new Interpretation OF Du Mat
rier's "Trilby' WIS given at the
Strand last night, when the brain
children of the author were trans
formed into material bodies and their
struggles and sorrows, their Joys and
pleasures, thrown upon the screer.
for the eve to follow.
Wilton Lackaye, MS in the staged
version of "Trilby," appeared in the
film picture last night as the hyp-
notist and adventurer Svengali, out
of funds continually, until chance
throws the fair artists model across
his path and he rises TO fame and
fortune for time.
As Svengali LaclSaye was the
same powerful figure that he always
has been when associated with this
tremendous part, but while he dom
mated the entire story, he did not
eclipee his associates in clever SINH
lation. Briefly the plot can be told as
the life history of hypnotiHed
maiden unable to break from the
SPIDERS web. in which she nnaly
dies. Trilby is employed as a model
by Du Maurier's immortalized tr1o,
"fhe three Musketeers of the Brush,
ittle Rillee The Laird and Sandy.
During Il rest period from posing
Trilby breaks into gathering IN
tbe rooms of the trio and first meets
sveneah who has been made at
homo with the easy tnformaiitye OF
Rohennia. A little later, while posing
for Little Billee, Trilby Is overcome
hv Mains in her head and faints, and
while the trio are at work seeking
10 revive her, Svengali enters.
| He employs his power of hypnotlsm
/ and dispels the pain, but secures nls
I Ill ~ a
| first hold on tho mind ana VIII OF TUG
| fair model in whom he sees rare
opportunity to make rortuil1'
! sveneali cannot sing, but he feels
that no has great muslSai aplil.s
tacled within him. Trilby has no ap-
nreciation of tonal differences, but
has a well-formed mouth and throat
r. Is the hypnotist's idea to force ms
oyvn musical genius to find express
sion through the lips of TrllDy. HOW
we'll he succeeds is shown py the
nrogress of the play, SVengan forces
tto girl to break off her love aftall
with Billee and follow the hypnotis'
about europe. They appear before
great audiences, their fame increases
Svengali is decorated by crowheo
beads and Trilby, whose soul u
scarcely her own, but is that OF sven
gall. performs as he wills u:
. The artist tTlO itlNS N'sSs
n,,th them. and she renews her old
love for Little Billee. Happiness seems
within grasp for both when IrilDy
comes face to face with ife-sizeo
canvas of Svengali looking at nei
with his hypnotic glare. Her weak
ened will power Is insufficient to
combat the spell, and she suocumof
10 a final trance that ends In. her
| death. ,,,.
The theater scene where TrilbN
sings before the distinguished audi
ence is beautifully staged. There IS
no detail lacking to create the perfecl
illusion. and throughout the five-ael
production consummate art in stag
/ ing is apparent.
Tbe death scene of Trilby is a
wonderful bit OF acting and leaves
the beholdec with the same sense oil
pity and sadness that Du Maurier
book does with its readers.
A comedy. Cats, Cash and Cook
Book" relieves the tensity of the
| bill, and an animated cartoon with
a review OF the principal happenings
of the week complete a high-grade
J performance. An orchestra of sever
pieces is employed for this produc-
tion of Trilby.