The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-21
George Nash Makes His Ap-
pearancc in New York Again
a. a Star.
TWO HUMAN T~RIANGLES"
The Mark Of the Besst"-N the Prin-
cess Theatre,

In effect, the Duchess Of piasatoro.
impoverished and worldly beldame of
The G~ondoliers.' said to her. daueh.
ter. who was opposed to marrying the
man she did not love When I mar.
RED your father several of my rel
atives offered to bet me that I could
desperately"
Has anybody ever bet-say in the
Lambs-George Nash that he would
never be a star' He was at the EFFORT
again last night. He acted In Tho
Mark of the Beast" which was written
by George Earle and Fanny Cannon.
Mr. Nash last appeared at the Princess
Theatre n acted in THE Three Of
Hearts" Then he had a somewhat.
larger theatre, the Thirty-ninth. II tho
present venture does not succeed will
he try the Bandbox or even the little
theatre down in East Twenty.seventh
street which Mr.. Davenport called the
Bramhall Playhouse? And there II
even the Thimble Theatre. There Ia, Of
course. more than one way of being n
star IL one is determined to be.
Last night Mr.. Nash acted the role OF
a Judge who was called In to defend a
young wife when her husband tried TO
divorce her. She talked to him frankly
and confessed her guilt. He would not
act for her In court. as she was guilty,
but he offered to do what he could to
reconcile her husband. He hoes corr
vince the young husband that his hap
Diness and his wife's future are to be
beet preserved by forgiveness.
Same Problem for Judge.
II Is then that he learns of his own
wife'- infdelity. h has been gui'ty
Of Just the same step from the path.
Shall he forgive her as he has already
advised the young man to do. or will
the mole material side OF his nature
d. gain the mastery and compel him to
avoid Just the course he has advised
FOR the younger man? He wavers. but
n the end il is the man n not the
beast in his nature which conQuers.
The Mark Of the Beast though II n
older thar the theatre itself. aims at
some degree Of originality in treatment.
There are moi always two Of the human
trian gle Playwrights are usually con-
tent with picturing one husband M one
wife and the inevitable over. But in
this case there were two husbands and
two wives. all central characters Of the
pay.
Play Cordially Received.
Perhaps 1t was this Circumstance
which caused last nights audience 10
so cordially receive it. The play. at any
rate, kept the interest to the end with
cut tagging. n there were one or rwo
so-called big scenes which were creo-
ably handled. Then. too. there are
many admirers OF George Nash and
hs acting.
In The Mark of the Beast he has a
role somewhat similar to hat of Joh
Mason in Common Clay nov being
acted at another theatre. IL is a char
scter that seems TO At him we'll and he
carries II on to general satisfaction. At
he end Of the second act, after Mr.. Nash
= Robert Ormsby discovers the weak
hess OF his wife-a scene which was one
~ the strongest in the play-he was
scalled before the curtain time and time
again.
Alma Belwin. who divided the honors
OF leading lady with Ienore Clrich. gave
a good portrayal of one OF the wives led
into indlscretion. Her last appearance
N New York was with The Revolt"
Mss Ulrich, who IL we'll known a. a mo
'lon picture actress. was excellent as
Dorothy Ormsby. and other parts were
we'll taken by a competent company.
Mr.. Nash's third effort to become a
star In his own right should prove more
successful than previous ones. The
Mark Of the Beast" Is one which should
nave a certain appeal.