The sun., 1919-07-27

torches burn, but where now they see
something red.
Then down from the heights fiutters
a red garment. and in awe and amaze
ment they gaze up at a beautiful
woman. nude, wearing in her hair the
celebrated comb with the necklace OF
pearls around her bare neck and with
the golden mirror in her hand, glitter
ing in the sunlight.
EFT Is Aphrodite," they cry. ''The
her anger at the crimes against hen
committed in Alexandria"
But some Of the soldiers not afraid
climb the Pharos and bring down
Chrysis, the courtesan, who had thus
taken her choice in carrying out her
pledge, knowing that certain death
awaits her. and preferring to have
her own gigantic hour of fame by
posing as the statue upon the Pharos.
How 1t Ends.
Three different endings have been
devised by different authors to show
how Chrysis expiates her sins. In
the opera she dies and the last scene
shows two of her little friends buryins
her In the cemetery. In the French
drama she is compelled to take poison I
In prison, and Demetrios, arriving
after her death, goes into voluntary
exile. 1t Is rumored that q different
ending, picturesque and dramatic. has
been devised for the Century Theatre
production. The American adaptation
has been made by George c. Hazelton
In association with Z. Lyall Swete and
VIII be staged under the direction of
MIR. Swete. There will be over 500
costumes from designs by Percy
Anderson and Leon Bakst, but Morris
Gest has promised they shall not be
too voluminous. III Paris "Aphrodite"
was famous for its lack Of costumes
rs there upon this globe, olsen
gagged at the present time and waiting
Tor opportunity to tap her on the
shoulder" asked Mr. Gest, IAN actress
who can fulfil my conditions for
'Aphrodite' to be given at the Century
Theatre in November? Here are the
stage requirements I insist that the
actress to play this role must have:
Il. The strength and passion of
Florence Reed.
%. The dignity and poise Of Ethel
Barrymore.
20. The beauty Of Lillian Russell in
her girlhood. -
a. The physical perfection of Jus.
tine tombstone.
20. The tensity OF Jane CowI.
"6. The charm OF Ina Claire.
~ The dramatic ability of Frances
Starr.
IS. The intelligence OF Mrs. Fiske.
"A pretty big order, Ell? But afso
pretty big part--in fact, one of the.
greatest roles ever written and there-
fore requiring a combination of the
best qualities OF many OF our greatest,
feminine stars
will find her? Perhaps, lurking
in the by-ways OF the drama, as yet
unheralded and unsung, a feminine
genius who combines most of these
big qualities among her talents NAV
be unearthed to make New Workers.
sit up and take notice when 'Aphro-
dite' is produced.
My search for the perfect actress
may be more difficult than that OF,
Diogenes with his lantern" admitted
Mr.. Gest, who has already begun
scenic and costume rehearsals OF tho
Partisan spectacle. But my partne,.
Mr.. Comstock. and propose to keep
on searching in an effort to get the
ideal actress for this role. Many,
American and English actresses could
Of course play 1t with success, since
the role is such a wonderful part. but
I want to get the perfect actress for.
tho role. Many OF the American stars
who might play It are tied UP with
contracts for motion pictures, while.
others are under contracts to different
arrangements and therefore unavan-
ehle."