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Hannele.
dream poem in two parts, hy
Gerhart Hauptmann.
THE CAST.
Hannele. Mrs. Fiske
Gotiwald Holbrock Blinn
Sister Martha Allee John
Tulpe.Florine Arnold
Hedwig Mabel Reed
Pleschke Sheldon Lewis
Hanke............... R. W. Tucker
Seidel Edward Mackay
Berger. Paul Scardon
Schmidt T. N. Heffron
Dr. Wachler Heurg Stephenson
In her dellrium Hannele imagines she sees:
Mattern Fulier Mellish
Her Dead Mothér. Virginia Kline
# Tall, Dark Angel.. Wilfred Buckland
First Angel. Merle Maddern
Lecond Angel.Veda McEvers
Third Angel. Helena van Brugh
ister Martha. Miss John
The Village Tallor. R. Owen Meech
Gettwald Mr. Blinn
Pleschke M. Lewis
HankeMr. Tucker
Seld#Mr. Mackay
A Stranger Mr. Blinn
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Mrs. Fiske's renderiug 6f. Gerhart
Hanptmann's Hamie sas the prin¬
cipal offering ön a deuble bill at thLr.
ceum last night. The title role was
Mrs. Fiske's.
Nearly every phase of misery was
shown in Hannele’s life and surround¬
ings. In her delirium she reached the
heights—her dreum gave her all the
peace, comfort and love denied, in her
existenee.
gre
The step-child of a brutal father, Who
sceks relief by. drowning herself; tbis
was Hannele's Introduction to# the big
andienee#at tiie Lyceum last night.
Hatnele is rescued and carried to an
almshouse, which is
more aftractive,
ne can easi
P
her body
oach of the
feverish fear
gesture. Sle
it can côme
ath or the passing of
ecould blame Hannele
ated ideg.
Martha left her for
st unpleasant step¬
the foôt öf tlie bed
terrihlr.
Then her
fellowedhy angels
win und theugl
ac Newaltchen
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be### sengers of love.
comes, unrelenting and
is gieena bridal robe and
ippers
rstal eusket, in¬
nds fo Mmourn.
1e cas¬
ehe
sie is heard and
fr
aronn
ask
calling
ag
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Stranger
vlio had come # lon
gway
walked int
nsllouse and brought
theistepf
entance. Hé#asked
Hannele
fell at His feet,
fulliof f
he a
den to care for and
walked up the gold¬
airs
Stranger and flanked
her sidé by many angels and palms
ilies.
light shifted, the doctor and nurse
ending over the little figure in the#
nbed. Yesge she is dead,“ they
annele“ was given directly after
he Green Cockatoo,“
The introductory music was many
minutes long and the house was very
dark. About the eighth minute there
was well distributed applause, but that
passed away and the audience was scon
reconciled.
Mrs. Fiske missed none of the great
or small movements in the dream poem.
realism, her naturalism, her idenl¬
kept one shiver at work all the
and six busy most of the time.
ody got away without a headache
at tribute to#this great artist.
Green Cockatoo“ was written
acabaret in Paris on theeven¬
uly 14, 1789, and gave Holbrock
an opportunity to do some effec¬
vork.
Blinn’s work as Gottwold, the school¬
master, in Hannele,“ was faithful; as
tlie stranger it was full of tenderness
and force.
The paupers beggars, dissolute women,
were sufficiently repulsive and disagree¬
able.
same performance will be given
tbroughöut the week.
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Who Presented“ The Green Cockatoo“ and Hannele“ at the Lyceum
Theatre Last Night.