Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

cal way, the spiritual temptation to
world dominion described in this
most sublime of narratives, and also
duplicates in terms OF plain humanity
the experience of grossest treachery
at the hands of beloved friend.
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Very serious in its way IS
L Aiglon,' political drama which
tells the melancholy story not OF
mature heroism repeated. but OF the
| pathetic struggles OF child to at
tain the destinies he knows to be his
right. There is much gayety in the
+ background OF the play as court life
is depicted. yet the frivolitics and
| languishments are not permitted to
touch the motives or the experiences
! of the character in this Rostand
masterpiece of poeticai biography.
The play has a great advantage
in having had Louis n. Parker as its
translator; one OF the few men who
can carry over from one language to
another without dropping any of the
beauties on the way-sometimes even
| adding graceful and permissible
| touch OF new idiom.
In addition TO recognition of her
own performance, studious. refined
and intelligently sympathetic, there
IS TO be placed 10 the credit of
Michael Strange a fine superiority
10 any sense of stage rivalry. The
frequent inclination OF the star TO
resent prominence of other charac-
tiers is not in evidence. In fact. it
rs contradicted by a cast. including
George Marion in the role of Fiam-
beau and William Courtleigh as
Metternich. The entire list of char
acters left the impression that the
play could not have been more ex-
pertly cast.
To those who love their Ros.and
it is most agreeable thing to find
performance of general eyenness:
not so much dependent on. a star
as TO sacrifice sense of acting har-
mony. Flambeau has his moments
OF gigantic pathos undisturbed and
meets his end like a soldier. a loyal
| serwtor and a rugged. big hearted
gentleman. 1t is typicaiiy a George
Marion character. Metternick re-
vealed in all his inhcxiblc suavitv
was as typicaliy William CourtleiRh.
The title role does not fasteu its
identity completely upon any one
player. even though taken by such
distinct personalities as Maude
Adams and Sarah Bernhard. who
followed Maude Adams in this coun
Try after some years gave so very
different a version of the part Tone
rejecting the heroism above the
pathos) that il became difficult 10
understand how two artists OF So
much discernment and authority
should be so at variance in viewing
the temperamental aspect OF a char.
acter historically defined
Michael Strange brings still an
other L'Aigion as a reminder TIA,
no two LAiglons can be alike. One
ti''hg appears 10 be settled by com
mon consent The impersonation
must ne done by woman.
II is 10 such enterprises as this
/ John -. Williams production under
taken al great expense and with no
! guarantee that a vogue is awaiting
II. that the theater owes some Of rs
/ most pleasant and cxhilarating
! presentations.
/ One II these adventurous plays
"hicb introduced itself 10 this coin.
Try with scarcely the services Of an
advance agent aud with an apparent
sense of unostatious seIf,compietion
that was positively delicious, was
| 20 10 Bed" Opening the middle
/ 81 the week. il, .wss on It's way be-.
/ tore all the many people who would
nave reFeIed IN il realized that il
/ had arrived
/ Among tie salufs,ions implying
( = HAPPY Aew Year" is the an
! bonpcement that so to Bed will
soon return for full weeks tn
| gagrmeHt.
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