Evening star., 1921-12-13
ADJUSTMENTS
POLI'S-'T -'Twelfth Wight" !"

1t takes a long time to bring ex-
cellence to maturity-a long time,
much skill, rare patience and withal
the birth of an ideal of consummate
beauty. Such was the performance
of ''Twelfth Night" the love story
that Shakespeare wrote ages ago. by
Julia Marlowe, f. II. Sothern ana
their great company at Polls Theater
last night. And the pity is that last
night marked it's only performance
in this city during the present en-
Eagement of the Shakespearean ar
artists at Polls this week.
Youth naturally. runs to love
stories, and if youth must have sucn
diet it were better thousand times
that it be provided by master on
the art in it's furnishing than by
modern day purveyors. for in
"TweIfth Night" the master has serv-
ed a love story free from modern
tansles and tragedy, in which signs
are mingled with laughter and sym
pathy runs throughout. 1t rs love
story to interest and enchaln tne
young mind as well as the young
heart. 1t is told in the beauty or
language rare indeed. and with
dignity and yet simplicity 1ouno
only in the masterpiece.
And to such a story Julia Marlowe'
speaking stage. brought all the cnarm
of her womanhood. all the skill OF
her finished art in the portrayal or
maid who never had her IKE III
world of strange adventure ana uh-
usual happening. 1t was an arr con
reality in the picture. What more
can be said? The trite praise OF the
present day, which has exhausted the
Vocabulary of adjectives. might say
more and yet only say less.
The story is free for the reading OF
those who care, for Shakespeare is or
ought to be IA wade mecum in every
household Those who know II WIN
recall Malvolio. the steward OF the
Lady Olivia, d pompous, affected man.
consumed with self-love and sell -sut-
ficiency, whose overweaning egotism
tempts him to aspire to heights far
beyond the human valley for when
he was created: who turns all Things
to argument in his own favor anu
who scared for fall which was PIT
fable indeed. To this role Mr.. soth
ern brought an Interpretation that
cannot be questioned by ripened eXpe.
rience and the skill of the players
profession. Orsino, Duke OF Iiiyr1a.
with his overpowering love for an
ideal. was admirably played by Mr.
Frederick Lewis, and Olivia. the lady
of this all-consuming love, indifferent
to him even to the point of cruelt!,
but who, as the story ran. gave all
that he most desired to stripping
boy, who was indeed woman ike
herself, was -pictured with charm and
gentleness and skill by Miss Alma
Kruger. Maria. Olivia's maid. mis-
chievous, romping female who alter.
nately drooped her eyes and talked OF
decorum then flashed them with co.
Quettish giee in the prosecution of
some deviltry. was lived by Miss Le-
more Chippendale.
And then there are Sir Toby Belch.
uncle to olivia. a drinking. carousing.
almost devilish old chap. a classic
Mr.. Rowland Buckstone's creation;
Sir Andrew Aguecheek. a SimperlnS
old idiot. staggering between frailty
of age and frivolity, suing for the
hand of olivia and playing the fool to
Sir Toby's ancient spirit of profiteer-
ing, made true to tradition by Mr.. Al
bert Howson: Sebastian, brother to
Viola and almost her counterpart,
who unexpectedly wins the Lady
Olivia and routs her dissolute uncle
and suitor, made to look the part to
life by Mr.. Sydney Mather; Feste,
fool for the nobility, whose charm of
voice in the ancient roundelays WED
with the wit of his lines. well repre-
sented by Mr.. Vernon kelso; Antonio,
an honest sea captain and friend or
Sebastian. well played by Mr.. Frank
Peters. and many others in minor
parts who contributed to a perform
ance of rare and matured excellence.
The President, Mrs. Harding, Sec
retary and Mrs. Hughes, Senator
Lodge and F;lihu P. Root honored the
performance with their presence and
added their applause and appreciation
to that of q large and representative
audience,