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ARTHUR SCHNITZLER, AUTHOR OF“ THE RECKONING,“
PRODUCEDAT THE BERKELEY LYCEUM
THEATRE.
GU
N
KEWS OF THE THEITRES
KATHERINE GREF AND PHYLLIS
RANKIN SCORE IN ·THE
RECKONING.%
A Depressing but Powerful Play from the
German Which Is Uncommonly Well
Acted in Some of Its Roles—But lts
Final Act Has Such Great Emotional
Posslbilities That Only an Actress ofthe
Highest Rank Could Do It Full Justlce.
The charming work of the two prineipa
women—Miss Katherine Grey and Miss
Phyllis Rankin—is the principal attrac¬
tion in the production of Arthur Schnitzler’s
drama, The Reckoning,“ which is now
on view at the Berkeley Lyceum. In the
first two acts of this play Miss Grey does
the most sympathetic and heartfelt work:
that she has ever done. Her conception of
admirable
18
Weining
Christine
but the
last,
from first
last act of the play assumes such vast.
emotional proportions that her voice and
physical strength and technique are nott
equal to the strain. As a matter of fact,
there is only one actress on the English¬
speaking stage who could fully and fittingly
portray the anguish and heartbreak of this
final scene, and that woman is Mrs. Leslie
Carter.
But at the same time Miss Gray accom¬
plishes so much in the earlier scenes and
her assumption of the girlish side of this
young woman’s character is so charming
that she has scored a distinct artistie.
achievement. Miss Rankin, by her delicions.
comedy work as the worldly-wise young
light o’ love who helps and counsels Chris¬
fine on her road to ruin demonstrates thaf
for years a remarkably clever comedienne
has been wasted in musical comedy.
As the outraged husband, Mr. Alfred
Bruning has oue vivid little scene which,
as he plays it, stands out as the most vivid
Pepisode of the whole play, and Miss Sarah
MoVicker’s sketch of an old busybody is
remarkably good. Mr. Robert Conners’s
performance of the hero’s friend had many
good points, but as the hero Mr. John Dean's
work was decidedly uneven. In one point
he was successful, however. He made yon
realize that, in spite of all his previous
affairs, his love for Christine is really the
biggest thing in his life.
Here is the story in a nutshell: Früz
Sommer, a gay young citizen of Vienna,
Ihas been carrying on a love affair with
another man’s wife. The husband has.
discovered his love letters, and after a
stormy scène in the young man’s apartments
he challenges him to a duel. After he has
gone Chrietine, bis newest mistress, thei
daughter of an orchestra player in one of
Lthe theatres, comes to his rooms with her
friend Mitzi and Fritz’s friend Theodor,
who is to be his sccond in the duel.
The first act ends witha jolly little supper
party. The second act is laid In Christine’s
shabby little home, where Fritz comes to
say goodby to her. The scene in this act
where tbe girl declares her great and abid¬
ing love for him is one of the most.
beautifully written scenes to be found in a.
modern play. Two days later, after the
duel has been fought and Fritz has met his
death, Theodor comes to the girl’s apart¬
ment to break the news to her.
After her first burst of grief the girl de¬
clares her intention of going to see her
lover’s body. Theodor tells her that he is
already dead. Then she seizes her hat to
go to his grave; but again the young man
stops her with the warning that she will
find another woman praying by his grave.
This scene, as we said before. calls for
tremendous acting. As it is played at the
Berkeley now, with all the best intentions
in the world, it becomes only harassing.
Win
than harre
box 11/2
3. 101
Telephon 12.801.
„
„ODOLRTER
I. österr. behördl. konz. Unternehmen für Zeitungs-Ausschnitte
Wien, I., Concordiaplatz 4.
Vertretungen
in Berlin, Basel, Budapest, Chicago, Cleveland, Christiania,
Genf, Kopenhagen, London, Madrid, Mailand, Minneapolis,
New-Vork, Paris, Rom, San Francisco, Stockholm, St. Puters¬
burg, Toronto.
(Quellenangabe ohne Gewäbr.
Ausschnitt ausa#rf
ZOFESISS7
vom Lealies Weeklv. N. York
6
S
S
ARTHUR SCHNITZLER, AUTHOR OF“ THE RECKONING,“
PRODUCEDAT THE BERKELEY LYCEUM
THEATRE.
GU
N
KEWS OF THE THEITRES
KATHERINE GREF AND PHYLLIS
RANKIN SCORE IN ·THE
RECKONING.%
A Depressing but Powerful Play from the
German Which Is Uncommonly Well
Acted in Some of Its Roles—But lts
Final Act Has Such Great Emotional
Posslbilities That Only an Actress ofthe
Highest Rank Could Do It Full Justlce.
The charming work of the two prineipa
women—Miss Katherine Grey and Miss
Phyllis Rankin—is the principal attrac¬
tion in the production of Arthur Schnitzler’s
drama, The Reckoning,“ which is now
on view at the Berkeley Lyceum. In the
first two acts of this play Miss Grey does
the most sympathetic and heartfelt work:
that she has ever done. Her conception of
admirable
18
Weining
Christine
but the
last,
from first
last act of the play assumes such vast.
emotional proportions that her voice and
physical strength and technique are nott
equal to the strain. As a matter of fact,
there is only one actress on the English¬
speaking stage who could fully and fittingly
portray the anguish and heartbreak of this
final scene, and that woman is Mrs. Leslie
Carter.
But at the same time Miss Gray accom¬
plishes so much in the earlier scenes and
her assumption of the girlish side of this
young woman’s character is so charming
that she has scored a distinct artistie.
achievement. Miss Rankin, by her delicions.
comedy work as the worldly-wise young
light o’ love who helps and counsels Chris¬
fine on her road to ruin demonstrates thaf
for years a remarkably clever comedienne
has been wasted in musical comedy.
As the outraged husband, Mr. Alfred
Bruning has oue vivid little scene which,
as he plays it, stands out as the most vivid
Pepisode of the whole play, and Miss Sarah
MoVicker’s sketch of an old busybody is
remarkably good. Mr. Robert Conners’s
performance of the hero’s friend had many
good points, but as the hero Mr. John Dean's
work was decidedly uneven. In one point
he was successful, however. He made yon
realize that, in spite of all his previous
affairs, his love for Christine is really the
biggest thing in his life.
Here is the story in a nutshell: Früz
Sommer, a gay young citizen of Vienna,
Ihas been carrying on a love affair with
another man’s wife. The husband has.
discovered his love letters, and after a
stormy scène in the young man’s apartments
he challenges him to a duel. After he has
gone Chrietine, bis newest mistress, thei
daughter of an orchestra player in one of
Lthe theatres, comes to his rooms with her
friend Mitzi and Fritz’s friend Theodor,
who is to be his sccond in the duel.
The first act ends witha jolly little supper
party. The second act is laid In Christine’s
shabby little home, where Fritz comes to
say goodby to her. The scene in this act
where tbe girl declares her great and abid¬
ing love for him is one of the most.
beautifully written scenes to be found in a.
modern play. Two days later, after the
duel has been fought and Fritz has met his
death, Theodor comes to the girl’s apart¬
ment to break the news to her.
After her first burst of grief the girl de¬
clares her intention of going to see her
lover’s body. Theodor tells her that he is
already dead. Then she seizes her hat to
go to his grave; but again the young man
stops her with the warning that she will
find another woman praying by his grave.
This scene, as we said before. calls for
tremendous acting. As it is played at the
Berkeley now, with all the best intentions
in the world, it becomes only harassing.
Win
than harre