Hannele.“ dream poem in two parts, by
Gerhart Hauptmann.
THE CAST.
Hannele Mrs. Fiske
Gottwald Holbrook Blinn
Sister Martha Allee John
Tulpe. Florine Arnold
Hedwig Mabel Reed
Pleschke. Sheldon Lewis
HankeR. W. Tucker
Seidel Edward Mackay
Borger Paul Scardon
Schmidt.. N. Heffr.n
Dr. Wachler. Heury Stephenson
In her dellrium Hannele imagines she sees:
Mattern Fuller Mellish
Her Dead Mother Virginia Kline
Tall, Dark Angel. Wilfred Buckland
First Angel. Merle Maddern
Second AngelVeda MaEvers
Third Angel. Helena van Brugh
Sister Martha. Miss John
The Village Tailor R. Owen Meech
Gottwald Mr. Blin
Pleschke Mr. Lewis
HankMr. Tucker
SeidelMr. Mackay
A SträngerMr. Blinn
Mrs. Fiske's rendering of Gerhart
Hauptmann'sHannele“ was the prin¬
cipal effering on a doubie, bill at ihe I.
ceum last night.The# title role was
Mrs. Fiske's.
Nearl#ever# plsof misery was
shown in Hannele's life and sürround¬
ings. In her delirium she reached the
heights—her dream gave her all the
peace, comfort and love denied in her
existence.
The step-child of à brutal father, who
seeks relief by drowning herself; this
was Hannele’s introduction to the big
audience atithe Lyceum last night.
Hannele is rescned and carriedté an
almshouse, Which is no more attractiye,
than one can ensily imagine.
Her soul is frightened, her body
beaten.She dreads the approach of the
drunken step-father. Her feverish feur
sHown in voice and gestüre. She
s rest and she believes it can come
through death or the passing of
spirit.
ally no oue could blame Hannele
any exüggerated iden.
When góod Sister Murtha left her for
minute that most unpleasant step¬
rappeared at the foot of the bed
rightened her terrihly. Thei her
's spirit came, followed by angels
Fellow hair und wings, and therugly
büise todk on a hallowed tone.
In the second part oftke dream poem
Hannele sees allstheumessengers of love
and finally desth comfes, unrelenting, and
stern.
Hannele is given a bridal robe an
erpstal slippers, a crystal cusket, in¬
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eund many friends to mourn.
four angels placé her in the cas¬
hile far off mnusie is heard and
lefriends gather around and ask
forgiven for calling her Rag
Frineess.
A Stranger who had comea longway
walked into the almshousegand bronght
he stepfather-totrepentance. He#asked
Hanneleto anseshe.fellat His feet,
füll af faith and ore
Phr angels were biddento care for and
cherish her, and sle walked up thé gold¬
en stairs led-by the Stranger land fanked
on either side bi. many angels and palis
and lilies.
The light shifted, the doctor andinurse
were bending over the little figure in the
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wooden bed. 7es, shefis dend,“ they
said.
Hunnele“ was given directly after
Tne Green Cockatoo.“
The introductory music was many
minutes long and the house was very
dark. About the eighith minule there
was well distributed applause, but that
passed away and the audience was soon
reconciled.
Mrs. Fiske missed none of the great
or small movements in the dream poem.
Her realism, her naturalism, her ideal¬
ism kept one shiverat work all the
time andsix busy most ofrthe time.
Nobody got away withont a headache
a great tribute to# this great artist.
The Green Cockatoo“ was written
around a cabaret in Paris on the even¬
ing of July 14, 1789, and gave Hölbrook
Blinn an opportunity to do some effec¬
tve work.
Blinn's work as Gottwold, the school¬
master, in Hannele,“ was faithful; as
the stranger it was full ofistenderness
and force.
The paupers, beggärs, dissolute-women,
were sufliciently repuleive and disagree¬
able.
The säme performance will be giren
tbroughout thef week.
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Who Presented The Green Cockatoo“ and Hannele' at the Lyeeume
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