Liebelei
5. MAELELEL box 11/2
THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1907.
KATHERINE GREY AND PHYLLIS RANKIN
IN·THE RECKONING, AT BERKELEY LYCEUM.
S Se
S
0
S
Sczyz Ge 402 Z
In ARTÄUR SehMazzzzs
24## RECxaFNye
BEEREEEETCZI. Breazh
dences now and then that the players
were not in full sympäthy with the
Odd German Drama Is Viv¬
characters. Except for Miss Grey, who
impersonated Christine Wehring, the de¬
idly Acted—Strong from
ceived girl, the best work in the play's
behalf was performed by the stage di¬
rector, Gustav Von Seyfferlitz, for the
Un-American Standpoint.
effect produced was most lifelike and
matural.
Miss Grey touched a deeper note of
eincerity, exhibited a more intense and
As is often the case, a play quite un¬
sustained emotional force and acted
with more polished technique as Chris¬
usual in the acting, as well as in the
tine Wehring than most observers of her
writing, was produced last night and
past work have thought that she pos¬
sessed. All her lighter moods were ad¬
few people were on hand to witness 1t,
mirable. She indicated clearly not önly
although many other less interesting
tn girl’s lack of knowledge of men,
events were patronized by huge hollday
Du# the intensity of her first affection
wäth its shadows of doubt ahd distrust.
crowds. An audience that only half
The hysterla of the awakening froni
fills the Berkeley Lyceum Theatre
her delusion was büllt ub by degrees to
must be called only a handful, and that
a powerful emctional elimax. The de¬
is all that saw the English production
fegt throughout was the äctress’s inabll¬
itw to impart warmth to the character,
of Arthur Schnitzler’s German drama,
The Reckoning,“ with Miss Katherine
As her volatile and indifferent com¬
###nien. Mitzi. Miss Phyllis Rankin
Grey in the leading role.
——
aeted with much less positiveness and
EMILE RAUR
The small gathering, nowever, was
wren
naturalness. The masculine #eles were
deeply moved by the play, although it
CoMD TPTSBUR
all finely played. John Dean. as the
would not be correct to say that it de¬
CEEER
offending vouth, Sommer, was happy in
rived much real pleasure from the pro¬
ceedings, which were too close to life to
Temphasizing the juvenile weakness of
be comfortable and too ugly in their
the character.
üncreassing to something more substan¬
George Henry Trader, as Christine's
outcome to be agreeable. The story
tial, but it has been greatly magnified
was one of the minor tragedies of lite,
father, an old musiclan, played the role
by the girl. He is challenged b the
less impressive because it deal
with touches of pathetic paternal ten¬
injured husband and killed. Then, when
with the small weaknesses of small pes
derness. There was fine dignity and re¬
the girl learns the,secondarv place she
pressed feeling in Albert Bruning’s por¬
ple.
has heid in his heart. and how others
Its burden was the force with whien
trayal of the offended husband. Robert
regard her relationshin, she gives way
trifling with the laffections falls upon
Conness as Theodore Kaiser, the com¬
to Velent despair and kills herseif.
the woman. Fritz Sommers, the
panion of the offending youth, actel a
It would seem that à story so slight in
Vienese student, is not intended by the
role cast in the same möuld and acted it
essential details would need less than
author to be a cad, although he ap¬
well.
three acts in the porträyal, Indeed, the
wears to be such in the translation öf
essential events are restrieted toj the
ühe play. From the German viewpoint
ürst half öf the first act and theilast
Twenty Below in the Adiron¬
he gives way to vouthful weakness,
dacks.
half of the last. But so clever is tuc
rather than to base motives and pay's
German dramatist in sketching minor
(Specialto The World.)
the penaltg—but reparation which he
ineidents and so ant is his dialogue
makes at the cost ol his life is the
SARANAC LAKE, N. F., Feb. 12.—
that interest endüres even when the ac¬
lesser pärt of his debt.
Thie mereury hhas been 20 below zero
tion docs not progress. A rather close
This youth bas invorvevd himself in
analysis of the feelings and emotions of
an affair with a married woman and
throughout the Adirondacks for the
the heroine is the result.
meanwhile has amused himself by play¬
last twenty-four hours and is falling
geidered, the plaz was
Eversthlur
ing with a girl’s affections. Ths pass¬
eume#mench there were evi- Ifast to-night.
ing attaehment on bis nart #s graceallt¬
5. MAELELEL box 11/2
THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1907.
KATHERINE GREY AND PHYLLIS RANKIN
IN·THE RECKONING, AT BERKELEY LYCEUM.
S Se
S
0
S
Sczyz Ge 402 Z
In ARTÄUR SehMazzzzs
24## RECxaFNye
BEEREEEETCZI. Breazh
dences now and then that the players
were not in full sympäthy with the
Odd German Drama Is Viv¬
characters. Except for Miss Grey, who
impersonated Christine Wehring, the de¬
idly Acted—Strong from
ceived girl, the best work in the play's
behalf was performed by the stage di¬
rector, Gustav Von Seyfferlitz, for the
Un-American Standpoint.
effect produced was most lifelike and
matural.
Miss Grey touched a deeper note of
eincerity, exhibited a more intense and
As is often the case, a play quite un¬
sustained emotional force and acted
with more polished technique as Chris¬
usual in the acting, as well as in the
tine Wehring than most observers of her
writing, was produced last night and
past work have thought that she pos¬
sessed. All her lighter moods were ad¬
few people were on hand to witness 1t,
mirable. She indicated clearly not önly
although many other less interesting
tn girl’s lack of knowledge of men,
events were patronized by huge hollday
Du# the intensity of her first affection
wäth its shadows of doubt ahd distrust.
crowds. An audience that only half
The hysterla of the awakening froni
fills the Berkeley Lyceum Theatre
her delusion was büllt ub by degrees to
must be called only a handful, and that
a powerful emctional elimax. The de¬
is all that saw the English production
fegt throughout was the äctress’s inabll¬
itw to impart warmth to the character,
of Arthur Schnitzler’s German drama,
The Reckoning,“ with Miss Katherine
As her volatile and indifferent com¬
###nien. Mitzi. Miss Phyllis Rankin
Grey in the leading role.
——
aeted with much less positiveness and
EMILE RAUR
The small gathering, nowever, was
wren
naturalness. The masculine #eles were
deeply moved by the play, although it
CoMD TPTSBUR
all finely played. John Dean. as the
would not be correct to say that it de¬
CEEER
offending vouth, Sommer, was happy in
rived much real pleasure from the pro¬
ceedings, which were too close to life to
Temphasizing the juvenile weakness of
be comfortable and too ugly in their
the character.
üncreassing to something more substan¬
George Henry Trader, as Christine's
outcome to be agreeable. The story
tial, but it has been greatly magnified
was one of the minor tragedies of lite,
father, an old musiclan, played the role
by the girl. He is challenged b the
less impressive because it deal
with touches of pathetic paternal ten¬
injured husband and killed. Then, when
with the small weaknesses of small pes
derness. There was fine dignity and re¬
the girl learns the,secondarv place she
pressed feeling in Albert Bruning’s por¬
ple.
has heid in his heart. and how others
Its burden was the force with whien
trayal of the offended husband. Robert
regard her relationshin, she gives way
trifling with the laffections falls upon
Conness as Theodore Kaiser, the com¬
to Velent despair and kills herseif.
the woman. Fritz Sommers, the
panion of the offending youth, actel a
It would seem that à story so slight in
Vienese student, is not intended by the
role cast in the same möuld and acted it
essential details would need less than
author to be a cad, although he ap¬
well.
three acts in the porträyal, Indeed, the
wears to be such in the translation öf
essential events are restrieted toj the
ühe play. From the German viewpoint
ürst half öf the first act and theilast
Twenty Below in the Adiron¬
he gives way to vouthful weakness,
dacks.
half of the last. But so clever is tuc
rather than to base motives and pay's
German dramatist in sketching minor
(Specialto The World.)
the penaltg—but reparation which he
ineidents and so ant is his dialogue
makes at the cost ol his life is the
SARANAC LAKE, N. F., Feb. 12.—
that interest endüres even when the ac¬
lesser pärt of his debt.
Thie mereury hhas been 20 below zero
tion docs not progress. A rather close
This youth bas invorvevd himself in
analysis of the feelings and emotions of
an affair with a married woman and
throughout the Adirondacks for the
the heroine is the result.
meanwhile has amused himself by play¬
last twenty-four hours and is falling
geidered, the plaz was
Eversthlur
ing with a girl’s affections. Ths pass¬
eume#mench there were evi- Ifast to-night.
ing attaehment on bis nart #s graceallt¬