Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-22

fN anu Ills WIie BuVC uh CetT>Aohy uui
,srformance of Twelfth Night.
'vhich not only brought the Shake
\ s,earean characters into ruddy life but
3 h,eathed golden glow into the situa.
dons.
sothern's playing Of Malvolio, tn,
sompcus steward, besides being wholly
S.,iehtful rs a portrayal. marked the
only time during this years repertoire
: IN which the star entirely submerged
y himself. As Hamlet, be is Sothern,
under an alias. sonorous, clear In
.runciation, scholarly and sincere; as
p.truchio, there are flashes Of distinct
character, with the man himself always
neeking through; in 1.-The Merchant, y
Va "a almost always Sothern giving a
n.r,ectly logical, plausible version OF
snS,Uefi E"t in Twelfth Night" he lost him.
~ enti-ely, SO completely in fact that
rcnrescntativc audience given no
rrocram or advance announcement
ronld be at loss to guess his identity
I, unless they were very closely acquainted
W." And This thing that holds for Sothern
holds for ever so many OF the names
rhich are blazoned In the electric lights
these days. Inat ~ no. u,u;.Ioyu ~ y "f tha;r
DO not gne nT, .i ..a .. w,hoso ,,ersonnii.
d parts. Ctten tne ne e, ns. "mon,,nontIv can
ties stand OUT eod ,me ,i'os, 90 nct With vivid.
be the pest ;n"i .ruS,iI noiI,b
ness anu te .i;ns - .iwavs Ceoroc Ar,iss.
ueC.se a 9;vo caris and spndes to
Just pus NJ The Younger school Of actors OH
,bo nerfections Of his art; Otis Skin
rsr @ nrobably the most perfect prOtag-
nn;st of the romantic part and play
now acting. could not efface Skinner.
Chen he played the Toreador, but that
Sid NOT ruin the effect Of his general
CHARACTERIZATION for many years, ex-
cent that he has aged of necessity, John
Drew has been expected to play n GER
tain definite kind Of role, and when he
stepped out Of it, as in 'Richard Car.
yel." he failed. ,.,
Mention was made above Of George
Sidney, "WelcOme Stranger (Which
returns to the Garrick Monday was his
first definite legitimate success. Is 1t to
be imagined that he will play much
different role in plays that come later!
The experiences Of Louis Mann and
Barney Bernard and David Warfeld
answer that in the negative.
There was one star who came here
M,I. fnSo otavor ona nav think, ~ its
excellence as a characterization was as
different from his Deburau or some Of
his older supporting roles as night from
dly, And IL was not matter OF make
M either,
rbs two vorro s,ars IN "I,;,,o,h -
vho.e success NJ The ASe,mhi "a n mat.
- $3.50 ra;n;c,nr oro oiso ~ d;earant
!. .SreeJ. Those Who doubt whether ,Joseph
S.SliLromt ,vo,jd ha os oFactIra n
Cen'Hnnut srn hnt ~. wuu.u WILL 'e ; ~; .e nS w., ~
srSsr;" ~, roIa La had hot =. Soo soo i,,o Thoraiior
T. snrnSors 10 H.. 6 St"rr," ~ rsai;.a
H.. npphotnvor ~ h;s tne Satants =" ord thnr
srs cb;eav ;mag,norv ha am affsco liz
n.r,onaI;t,, as ,i.,,,s nc e m nc
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.anai;.;",' st pe haue tnat .meir
SVmu' p.."ra .hn. ',ui m,G mot y, 'ne ou.stunIins
Mt,;oh.t tna. 'fakes U.i' SUN people as Leo
Arliss interesting to study veor after
year. That NAV he IN. hut II IL nrobahlv
rather that these vo,nrnr artists nnt |
having been acclaimed in anv nna, tvne
part, are still irving TO III Themselves To |
various roles rather than adantinr those
roles to their ncrsonaI m.Le.pns '"'''
As 1T happens, Elsie Ferguson, in
a her present vehicle, The Varying
to. whether she can sink her personality
Wnen her part calls for it.
an tne earlier acts she Is " sonorous.
svsseu. rsch -ploOded' very sophisticated
~,,sas van vi Tue "orid. She IL Elsie Fer
kssom inuch as we might imagine Elsie
n isbsun nsSsu TO, 10 oe on the stage. She Is,
W.Jamrr WoIas' potn Elsie ferguson ana
rs1ssta 'e . i-tiahG. but IN the act wnicn
= suaa.s., ~ mer Cnt,uho9! she hash even
in ss''1, Ssrr t, ot Elsie ferguson: She Is.
nressei Il, -" ,Huut, p'a'htl'e, re-
wears n,d ,i'',e J",,e nsna3ie, only sixteen
reachinn o"t ,I.tf,,i ny Dy eTerSpooy,
clutch at the Aower. 90 ra,mnmoa ] "ahus ahns TO
eas scented In the fragrant pages of her
uae" TSN shakespeare.
mat one act stamped Elsie Fergu.
svu as worthy to rank ut the top of her
vrrss.on' ourSa ana 1t comes with such
~. ,SurRriSe r that her first words. in that
a. har ''ae .Hirl voice, after the sorority
fbsn astamilt n,iitr Speech IL nothing less
'"Tbo ''nmins. Vnn,.i,s s,,, -,
IN ,iv. lo ing shore isn't likely
Ferauson'"e ";' m H'i h.tihorles. put Elsie
Of nprsonoIi,v LII ,nn. oiie u'teratloh
gotten. w." "o' SUI" oe ior'
IN ADDITION to the return of "wel.