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Liebelei
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THE RECKONING‘
APIIL SLRRELET
New York Gets Its First Glimpse of
Arthur Schnitzler’s European
Success, Liebelei.“
STRONGEST FLAY OF SEASON
katherine ürer ichlerern Triumph!
in Final Scenr of Great Power.
In Exeellent Comnany.
TRE — The
BERKELET I.YCELIM
Reckoning. s drama in turee aufs, br.
Arther Schnitzler.
THE GAST
Jolin Dean
## Spmmen.
Theodore Kalser Robert Coaness
Phyilis Rankia
###rt Schlaeger
Christiae Wehring Katherine Grer
Albert Braning
A Gentlemnen
Mrs. Cetherine Binder Sarah MeVicker
Hans Wahring George Hlenry Trader
By NEWTON MACMILLAN.
Vork has at length had a chance
1# see Arthur Schnitzler’s play“ Liebe¬
lei.“ of which Continental Europe has
Deen sending such glowing reports for
#months past. Unler the title“ The Reck¬
oning.“ Englished br Grace Isabel Col¬
bron, the piece was produced last night
amthe Berkeler Lyecum.
It was oue of ihe dramatie erents of
the scason, perhaps of mahr scasons,
This has been a gearef sucressful plays,
of good plars, perhaps even of great
plags. for Breadwag, but none of them
has touched the ievel of the Schnitzler
plag Gullging it eren brihe trauslation).
whether in power, in structzal perfection
er ##literarg charm. I#may prove quite
enouch to lift the hoodoo from the letle
plarhonze in West Fottr-fourih stroct
Sund so reward Robert Hunter for bis
pains. Von never can tell. Ir was in the
Herkeler that the Shaw boom bad its
zenesis and alleinel to such proportions
ihree years ago.
In the mater of what commenly eulls
for action and ineident in a päy. The
Reckoning“ is beantiful in its simplicity.
##is the storg öf a girl who leves. and
That is all.
is loved. and—deserted.
Christine Wohring is the girl, a simpie
Aeung Vientese maldlen whose father is
the first violin at the theatre. She i8
chrown in the wag of Fritz Sommer, a
hamisome roung student, while he is in
#he thick of an intrigue with a married
woman, She loves and gives herself 10
bim withont reserve, and he is touched
#h#r her freshness and simplieity lo some¬
thing hearer to lore thau he has ever
knovu before.
The Iusband Calls.
In The midst #t a party which Fritz.
and his friend '#odore are giving 10
Christine and her friend Mitzi a worlely
fiille williner, àt Fritz’s apariment, the
Stadent is surprised b### call from the
nnsband of the womeh, und while the
zirls are hurried inte another room there
achallenge for à quel.
Thnt is all there is of the üirst act.
THE MORNING
eurmar.n
MISS KATHERINE GREY.
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Leading Woman in“ The Reckoning' Which Was Produced in English
at the Berkeley Lyceum Theatre Last Nigbt.