The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
MARIE TEMPEST Is
SEEN AT H ELYCEUM
English Actress Reappears in
New York in Plays by Bar
RE and Marshall.
IS 4 SUCCESS IN BOTH


Mrs Mulholland ....... Marie Tempest
The countess OF Psnsbourne.
Kate Sergeantson
Lady Henrietta Addison. Mary Forbes
Marie Tempest, who is the most IRE
sjstible Coincidence that England sends
here eince Ellen Terry has ceased to
visit our theatre. was presented under
delightful circumstances at the Lyceum
Theatre last night. She was seen In a
new one act play by J.. NJ. Barrie that
followed Robert Marshall's farce THE
Duke OF Killiecrankie' Capt. Marshall's
NAV has not been seen here since John
some eleven years ago. Then Fannie
Brough had the part which Miss
Tempest played last night. Graham
Browne took tho place of Mr.. Drew.
Ferdinand Gottschalk was in his IA
millar part. Although somewhat cur
tailed as to the celebrities originally
promised for this revival, the perform
ance doubtless gained in artistic effect
BY their absence.
II was in the new Barrie play that
the audience watched Miss Tempest
with the greatest interest. 1t Is said
that the piece. "Rosalind,' was originally
written for Ellen Terry and later acted
by Mrs. Patrick Campbell. The COM
position Is of the slightest character,
but full Of the quaintness and charm Of
Barrie's humor. Then II is rich in the
fun with which he analyses the charac-
ter Of his heroine. Much OF that ele-
ment Of the humor Is missing in the
stage PERFORMANCE. as the playwright In
the published version has allowed him.
self the widest possible latitude in the
rubrics which make the most trans
parent pretence of being stage direc-
tons. Indeed in them quite as much
as In the spoken text does the real
Barrie peep out and laugh with the
audience.
The heroine, who admits to forty and
Q bittock." is a popular actress who
leaves London behind her to revel for
one vacation In the comfort OF being
middle aged. she is still beautiful and
graceful in the doublet OF Rosdlind and
still the idol of tho young men of Lon
don. one OF them who knows her hap
pens to wander into the little seaside
cottage at which she Is pretending to
enjoy her complete surrender to the
pleasures OF comfy. pull the curtains,
carpet slippers sort Of a world'-as she
described old age.
4 secret of Actresses,
Although she is supposed to be at
Monte Carlo, this fashionable London
youth inds her. He thinks first that
pie is her own daughter. but she tells
Vim why she has always had to pretend
10 be young whether she wanted to or
not. Actresses must, she explains in
this speech, always remain profession
ally young. otherwise there is no place
!Cr them, she tells her boyish admirer.
There is nothing for them between
The ages Of 80 and 60. Occasionally
one Of the less experienced dramatists
may write such a part. but with a little
coaXing We can always make him say
She needn't be more than 90 And so.
dear charles, We have succeeded in keep
ing middge ase for women of the stage.
When YOU come to write my epitaph.
Charles, let II be in these delicious words,
She had "A long 29.'"
Del.ciously fantastic inc witty In the
sparring between the two as he re-
covers slowly from the shock OF really
Ing that his idol can really be so diff
ierent In real life. trying to be the gen.
Ueman and renew his p~rotestations of
Anecton-all to her delight since she
IS not In the least serious in any OF her
love making with him.
Then she epitomizes Barrie's idea OF
me actress in this speech. which has
lis part OF buIlesque in 1t which may
make Il seem truer to nature.
on ! am always ready with whatever
leei'nS is called for. / have a wardrobe
OF them, Charles. Don't blame me.
bIdne the public, OF whom you are one
me pitiless public that has made me
what am. / am their slave and their
nalthing, and when ! please them they
nns me nuts. l would have been a
oarlnI Of a wife-don't you think so.
oNaics'-but they wouldn't let me.
,,aht you picture me-, such a happy. UNI
th'Nh woman, dancing along some sandy
more with Il half dozen little boys and
EIs hanging on to my skirts? When my
,on was old enough, wouldn't he and
nave made a rather pretty picture for
me King the day he Joined his ship?
Nhl mink most OF all / should have
"lsd 10 deck out my daughter In her
Wedding gown"
>gain n Real Charmer.
l"N 'Hhr' tT ls quite herself again,
we IS young as the secrets OF the
,,o''e' can make her, And her young
o'ef' cute as much In love as ever
tn1 obviously quite as hupelessly-ls
teHsN'eu 70 travel UP to London with
,''' WHITTIER she has been summoned
" act her RosdliHd again, since the pub |
~ must have more Of IL. Reginald I
D'nhy played the lover with ample IL
'0slon OF youth.
n "ss Tempest, both in this bit OF
n''r'e' which Is much more delightful |
'edH than to see acted-will Sir |
%"'S soon he recommended for the
- as another and earlier British
sSTr,,"rsht is 50 frequently?-and In
~ DUKE OF KillieCrankie" was charm
ns N the freshness and fascination of
A. nurnor' She is quite the most fn-
800 English comedienne OF her day,
NJ, u ner art has never been more attrac-
w exhibited than In these two plays.
.u,hahd Gottschalk was as amusing
oNer as the abductor.
Dat, ""ua.n Browne, who played the title
stS s OF The Marshall comedy, was humor
sl,os uS'l'tIon and Mary Forbes was an
4 NINE aluring apparition as the
yto,h' heroine. also abducted In the
A, castle, even II she did suggest
Aesmaa' 'a,h'r a rigorous stage man
prog,,a me Lyceum Theatre has a