Evening star., 1919-11-30
Music and Drama
ROM the crack of the mclo-
dramatic pistol the pas, week
. the GarriCk will now leap
into the historically ideal,

the GarrlCk Will now leap
into the E., historically , ideal,
conceived by John Drinkwater, poet
and playwright. for the theme. The
play is such an English estimate OF
the great figure ot American arnals
as to have set everybody in England,
from the crown 20 the common peo-
pie by the ears. Naturally its Amer
lean producer feels that Washington
should be invited for the first Amerl-
can verdict. Otis Skinner will divide
the honors of the week in a new
characterization created by Mrs.
skinner from the nationality to which
his Mister Antonio" belongs. Thus
art will strive with history for the
palm of victory. Ihe CnkhoMh II
t"rial for current discussion, while
"Mavtimc' will bring but little new
in the line of romance.
"reminiscences of the dramatic
civil war" which recently had Ne"
York as it's chief battle-ground, were
waited to Washington by one OF lts
central figures in Il merry carhlTai'
free from malice and en1oyaole
'.ntber side was more manifest in the
form of announcements" when
failed to disclose the spirit or 1or-
give and forget in quarters con.
trolling three of the 1our ieadlnS
TEMPLES of the drama at the ;,a.'ou,a' ot
ranital Thus far the war has not
deepIy concerned the general puollc'
ror is IL likely to unless. perchance.
somebody goes bit too fa!' III tis NJ
ing after the treaty OF peace nas
been signed. Americans nave no un
supported reputation for being lovers
of fair play.
Ju,;, NarIowe Will Teli.-Julia Mar
lowe. who will appear here win T.. n.
Sothern this season, is gong TO W.
her autobiography. when oo' s,e
s,,rs lit will be my valedictory to the
Stage. I will speak without rear or
favor of conditions as L founu tnehi;
of actors, authors. managers anu
critics; of the public, which mas peen
so loyal to us, and of the art TO "nich
bsve given the devotion of my life
and for which devotion l nave oeen
renaid a thousandfold. 1t vii! be my
candid opinion. however. for all IS not
we'll in Denmark.
Comes of Famous Family.-The
st,,re music for the Sothern- Mar
1--we Hamlet" was composed py
frank A. Howson. director OF the or
chestra The traditional air sung Dy
the grave digger is used as the cnlei
theme.
Nr. uowson comes of a celebrated
theatrical family. Emma Howson ms
sister. who is still living in BROOKLYN
md John. his brother. were for long
time favorites with the American pup
lie. We still see and hear John as
the terrible Mourzourk IN Glrole-
C;iroha." When he first played in New
Sork he made himself up to resemole
Rey. Dewitt Talmage, who was pelng
bitterly caricatured in Puck
Howson's aunt was Emma Howson
AIbertazzi. an opera singer. who sang
Jta1x mi
IN concerts. She died in 1S41.
His father, Frank. an actor. brought
ont Verdis "Ernanf' at Sydney in
1857 the first Italian opera heard IN
Australia. Emma and her brother
Charles were born in Tasmania.
Frank Howson, now with Mr.
Sothern and Miss Marlowe, was the
musical director of Clara Louise kel-
Iogg's English Opera Company and
was known as "the boy conductor"
He wrote the music for Salvinfs
I"Samson," for the THE Prisoner of
Zenda," for plays in which Nodes
ka was the heroine and for many
plays produced for the Frohmans.
Anton Seidl brought out in concert
one of his compostions.-Philip Hale in
Boston Herald.
From Seventeen to Ninety-Seven.-I
William Norris. who plays Matthew
Van Zandt in "Maytime,' spans with
almost marvellous art the gap from
youth of seventeen to dear old gen.
tleman of ninety-seven.
The four episodes of "Maytime'
carry the action from 1S40 to 1917.
The audience keeps pace with the
changes with the ease of a ships COM
pany being carried to sea. Thoughts
seldom fly to the dressing rooms. yet
il is in the dressing rooms that the
play is really enacted. 1t seems SIM
pie enough. 4 bit of paint here, a
wig. a bit of rouge and a cane. But
there is yet more.
Mr.. Norris is revealed first as a
slightly built youth. madly in love
with a dozen maidens. Paint and
wigs alone will not make a centenari
an of 4 youth. although Mr.. Norris is
adept in the art of makeup. The
muscles of the face are largely re-
sponsible for the expression of age
Mr.. Norris assumes in the final epi-
sode. 1t is the ability to control these
muscles that gives him the power of
transformation. And yet. even as the
ninety seven year-old fiance of Win
ter Garden beauty. Mr.. Norris appear
. nee is that of dapper little gentle
man who refuses to let advancing
take toll of his vOuth