# musie teacher, as one imagines, fur from efflcient,
is well as against berself. Clara bas, however, a sniter
n Wandel, a quaint little musician, whom deubtlese
he ultimately espouses. It is a scedy houschold,
#ardly better than that of the Eccles family,
ind is the resort of all sorts of people, from vicious
roung Viennese“ bloods“ to eccontrie Bohemians, such
is Well, the painter, who might easily be mistaken for a
beggar, and Mildner, an absurd-locking novelist of iras¬
üble temperament. There is also a better-class gounk
journalist in Denner. In the first act littie more is done
han to make us acquainted with the characters, to
zonjure up an atmosphere of dingy though free and easy
liscomfort, and to acquaint us with the fuct that
Fanny, who is on the stage, is rehearsing her
Irst big part. She is hopeful of making her
lame in it, but feels keenly the familiar way in which she
s treated by all. All, that is, but Denner, who
hampions her canse in words that earn for him a pas¬
tionate gratitude which if it is not leve from the start
apidly ripens into it. He, however, deems it wisest to
teep away, which leads her to call on him at bis
lat ore night. She is confessing her love and
hallenging him to deny his when another caller
omes, and she is smuggled off the premises. The new¬
omer is Dr. Witte, who, after a youthof gaiety, is on
he eve of marryny, and settling down. Mim Denner
onsults on the possibility of a woman once ruined
naking a good wife, and Dr. Witte laughs ene ides to
corn. He regards any stories to the contrary effeot au
airy tales. He has, apparently, been on familiar torm¬
vith Fanny. Whether he has been her ouly lover is not
lear; rather should one #ay it did not come out clearly
ast night, thanks not a littte to Miss Penelope Wheeler's
ielivery of tbe all-important confession which on
ier return Denner extorts from her, with her back
o the audience and her head hidden in her
ms. I s also only fair to say that Denner
zives her his confession in return, if a denial of all expe¬
iences of thrkind may be termed a confession. Bythe
d of the act the two are in each other’s arms. Now
tis very desirable to know whether or not these con¬
essions, or either of them, is orare also to be regarded as
airy tales, but as the play was done bst night many of
hose unscquainted with the book must nave preserved an
Len mind on the matter. Bv the Bird act Fanny
las made hei success; all Vienns is ringing with her
waises. Against this must be set the growing jealousy
ind suspicions of Denner, who cannot sce a bouquet arrive
'or her without grinding his teeth in fage, mortification,
ind doubt. Andat last he can bear it no lorger and casts
ier off, and as the curtain falls ono hears her voice raised
zigh amid the babble of the rowdy supper-party in the
ext room. Henceforth she will teke her new life
n both hands and look fer happiness to that life alone.
Miss Wheeler as Fanny played with great intensity,
hough occasionally reminding one by her tones of Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, and, as observed, failing in distinctness.
Mr. Leslie Gordon acted very earnestly asthe screly per¬
lexed Denner, who tortures Fanny not more than him¬
elf. Miss Alice Chapin was capital as the frowsy old
mother, and Miss Hilda Honiss brought out with¬
ut repelling the stubborn, selfish nature of Clara.
Miss Irene Clarke was excelient as a sly little minx
vith an innocont manner, and to Mr. Maurice Elvey and
Mr. Alfred P. Allinson as twoofthe Bohemian characters
vas due most of the laughter of the evening. Mr.
Juy Rathbono played with nonchalance as tho worldly¬
vise Dr. Witte. Alarge audience followed the play with
onelderable attention, but it cannot be said that the
ay grippr ithroughout. The Society’s next production
vill be on the last Sunday of next month, thh pieco
seing Mr. George Calderon’s translation of Antony
Tchekhof’s play“ Tho Seagull.“
Maerchen
Das
a#nanssesarestdunnensaumenestarsensanmingesserdeenaners
Telephon 12.301.
„UUOLMVEN
1. österr. beh. konz. Unternehmen für Zeitungs¬
Ausschnitte und Eibliographie.
Wien, I., Conoordiaglatr 4.
Vertretungen
in Berlin, Brüssel, Budapest, Chicago, Cleveland, Christlants.
Gonf, Kopenhagen, London Madrid, Mailand, Minnzspele.
Nuw-Vork, Paris, Rom, San Francisco, Stockholm, St. Pertes¬
burg, Toronto.
rChmmilemansguchte udume Cereamer
Ausschnitt aus:
Jde Pines, Konden
29 ##0 1912
Tem
THIE LITTLE THEATRE.
— —.—
VIf Oxfordl is the“ home of lost causes and for#aken!
cltels, Vienna-al #eest upon the evidence of Mr.#
Mnlur Seiini#ali-eehouse of stale plati¬
udelr. Scimilpler's Das Murchen, translate
y Messrs. C. E. Wheeler and Granville Barker,
nd plaryed last nicht by the Adelphi Play Society,
ires a Viennese setting to the dramatic exposition of
indenlable but ratler over-familiar truths. That
ople often leil to practise what they preuch, that
vou cannet undo the past, thmat lealonsy poisons love—
hese no doubt are#eternal veritles, and. for that
tery reason, call for ne kurther expression in art unless
tbe fresh and striging expression. Thero was fresh¬
#ess, ab certain happy impadence, in Mr. Schnitzler’s
Anatol; but Dor Murchen is flat and commonplace.
At a quasi-Bohemian party the guests are disputing
about ihe injustice of puiting a social stigma upon the
girl who has been frail. and 6 gentleman present is
very serere upon soriely for ite enstomary attilude
in this matter. One of ihe mughters of the house
happens to be sucha girl, and, ol course, at once falls
in love willi the genlleman wilo has—merely cere¬
brally, so to speak, and all unwittingly—enpoused ber
cause. Thus called upon to put his abstract views
into concrete action the gentleman miserably fails.
He finds himself willlly jealous of ihe lady's
ohl lover. The idea that he is sccond
on the list is misery to bim, and when he
finds (being a gentleman of morbid curiosity) that he
is in fact not second. hut third, be is gondsd to fury.
Liko all morbidly tealous men, he not oniy torments
himself but becomes an intolerable nuisance to
everybody else. Even the loving lady at last gives
him up as imposssible, and accepts an engagement
asn theatrical“ starnt St. Petersburg. So tbe
gentlemnn flings out of the houso with the inevitable
bang of the front-door (perhaps the most enduring
legacythat Ibsen has boqucathed to the stage), andthe
lady is left hugging bouquets of roses to her bosom,
and declaring that she now knows what her future lise
is to be. Is this a symbol? A case of“ roses and
rapture!? Does sho mean to make ber list as long
las Don Giovanni's mille e 7re? Or are they stage¬
bouquets, indicating a life of devotion to art? Mr.
Schnitzler leaves it open. Miss Penelope Wheele,
played the lady with more sincerity than charm, and
Mr. Loslie Gordon, as the embarrassed gentlemay
seemed to feel his position acutely.
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is well as against berself. Clara bas, however, a sniter
n Wandel, a quaint little musician, whom deubtlese
he ultimately espouses. It is a scedy houschold,
#ardly better than that of the Eccles family,
ind is the resort of all sorts of people, from vicious
roung Viennese“ bloods“ to eccontrie Bohemians, such
is Well, the painter, who might easily be mistaken for a
beggar, and Mildner, an absurd-locking novelist of iras¬
üble temperament. There is also a better-class gounk
journalist in Denner. In the first act littie more is done
han to make us acquainted with the characters, to
zonjure up an atmosphere of dingy though free and easy
liscomfort, and to acquaint us with the fuct that
Fanny, who is on the stage, is rehearsing her
Irst big part. She is hopeful of making her
lame in it, but feels keenly the familiar way in which she
s treated by all. All, that is, but Denner, who
hampions her canse in words that earn for him a pas¬
tionate gratitude which if it is not leve from the start
apidly ripens into it. He, however, deems it wisest to
teep away, which leads her to call on him at bis
lat ore night. She is confessing her love and
hallenging him to deny his when another caller
omes, and she is smuggled off the premises. The new¬
omer is Dr. Witte, who, after a youthof gaiety, is on
he eve of marryny, and settling down. Mim Denner
onsults on the possibility of a woman once ruined
naking a good wife, and Dr. Witte laughs ene ides to
corn. He regards any stories to the contrary effeot au
airy tales. He has, apparently, been on familiar torm¬
vith Fanny. Whether he has been her ouly lover is not
lear; rather should one #ay it did not come out clearly
ast night, thanks not a littte to Miss Penelope Wheeler's
ielivery of tbe all-important confession which on
ier return Denner extorts from her, with her back
o the audience and her head hidden in her
ms. I s also only fair to say that Denner
zives her his confession in return, if a denial of all expe¬
iences of thrkind may be termed a confession. Bythe
d of the act the two are in each other’s arms. Now
tis very desirable to know whether or not these con¬
essions, or either of them, is orare also to be regarded as
airy tales, but as the play was done bst night many of
hose unscquainted with the book must nave preserved an
Len mind on the matter. Bv the Bird act Fanny
las made hei success; all Vienns is ringing with her
waises. Against this must be set the growing jealousy
ind suspicions of Denner, who cannot sce a bouquet arrive
'or her without grinding his teeth in fage, mortification,
ind doubt. Andat last he can bear it no lorger and casts
ier off, and as the curtain falls ono hears her voice raised
zigh amid the babble of the rowdy supper-party in the
ext room. Henceforth she will teke her new life
n both hands and look fer happiness to that life alone.
Miss Wheeler as Fanny played with great intensity,
hough occasionally reminding one by her tones of Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, and, as observed, failing in distinctness.
Mr. Leslie Gordon acted very earnestly asthe screly per¬
lexed Denner, who tortures Fanny not more than him¬
elf. Miss Alice Chapin was capital as the frowsy old
mother, and Miss Hilda Honiss brought out with¬
ut repelling the stubborn, selfish nature of Clara.
Miss Irene Clarke was excelient as a sly little minx
vith an innocont manner, and to Mr. Maurice Elvey and
Mr. Alfred P. Allinson as twoofthe Bohemian characters
vas due most of the laughter of the evening. Mr.
Juy Rathbono played with nonchalance as tho worldly¬
vise Dr. Witte. Alarge audience followed the play with
onelderable attention, but it cannot be said that the
ay grippr ithroughout. The Society’s next production
vill be on the last Sunday of next month, thh pieco
seing Mr. George Calderon’s translation of Antony
Tchekhof’s play“ Tho Seagull.“
Maerchen
Das
a#nanssesarestdunnensaumenestarsensanmingesserdeenaners
Telephon 12.301.
„UUOLMVEN
1. österr. beh. konz. Unternehmen für Zeitungs¬
Ausschnitte und Eibliographie.
Wien, I., Conoordiaglatr 4.
Vertretungen
in Berlin, Brüssel, Budapest, Chicago, Cleveland, Christlants.
Gonf, Kopenhagen, London Madrid, Mailand, Minnzspele.
Nuw-Vork, Paris, Rom, San Francisco, Stockholm, St. Pertes¬
burg, Toronto.
rChmmilemansguchte udume Cereamer
Ausschnitt aus:
Jde Pines, Konden
29 ##0 1912
Tem
THIE LITTLE THEATRE.
— —.—
VIf Oxfordl is the“ home of lost causes and for#aken!
cltels, Vienna-al #eest upon the evidence of Mr.#
Mnlur Seiini#ali-eehouse of stale plati¬
udelr. Scimilpler's Das Murchen, translate
y Messrs. C. E. Wheeler and Granville Barker,
nd plaryed last nicht by the Adelphi Play Society,
ires a Viennese setting to the dramatic exposition of
indenlable but ratler over-familiar truths. That
ople often leil to practise what they preuch, that
vou cannet undo the past, thmat lealonsy poisons love—
hese no doubt are#eternal veritles, and. for that
tery reason, call for ne kurther expression in art unless
tbe fresh and striging expression. Thero was fresh¬
#ess, ab certain happy impadence, in Mr. Schnitzler’s
Anatol; but Dor Murchen is flat and commonplace.
At a quasi-Bohemian party the guests are disputing
about ihe injustice of puiting a social stigma upon the
girl who has been frail. and 6 gentleman present is
very serere upon soriely for ite enstomary attilude
in this matter. One of ihe mughters of the house
happens to be sucha girl, and, ol course, at once falls
in love willi the genlleman wilo has—merely cere¬
brally, so to speak, and all unwittingly—enpoused ber
cause. Thus called upon to put his abstract views
into concrete action the gentleman miserably fails.
He finds himself willlly jealous of ihe lady's
ohl lover. The idea that he is sccond
on the list is misery to bim, and when he
finds (being a gentleman of morbid curiosity) that he
is in fact not second. hut third, be is gondsd to fury.
Liko all morbidly tealous men, he not oniy torments
himself but becomes an intolerable nuisance to
everybody else. Even the loving lady at last gives
him up as imposssible, and accepts an engagement
asn theatrical“ starnt St. Petersburg. So tbe
gentlemnn flings out of the houso with the inevitable
bang of the front-door (perhaps the most enduring
legacythat Ibsen has boqucathed to the stage), andthe
lady is left hugging bouquets of roses to her bosom,
and declaring that she now knows what her future lise
is to be. Is this a symbol? A case of“ roses and
rapture!? Does sho mean to make ber list as long
las Don Giovanni's mille e 7re? Or are they stage¬
bouquets, indicating a life of devotion to art? Mr.
Schnitzler leaves it open. Miss Penelope Wheele,
played the lady with more sincerity than charm, and
Mr. Loslie Gordon, as the embarrassed gentlemay
seemed to feel his position acutely.
box 7/2