The evening world. Newspaper, January 22, 1914, Page 16

; ae “The Deadlock” Has a Problem; Puzzle: Find It. . | Monart that people have a way of listening to with owlish and reverence—-to escape the odium of low-brow—and then of gol! musical comedy or a cabaret. The play is “The Deadlock,’ . It is at Maxine Elliott's Theatre. the sort that theatre-goers are wont to gloat or kasp Bembrich a hard to decide just what “The Deadlock” problem all-—of the distinctive quality of voice It presents a ingular fight between love, parental cussed- the idea: an fron-jawed old fellow who wants him to be a uthern girl. born, A Justice of the Peace marries them. | Felix's father takes advantage of a quarrel be- lovers to make each believe the other dead. The her supposedly fatherless son as best she can, and, during into a prima donna under the name of Mme. Norma. his father into the priesthood, where he devotes his life All this, ten oor. the city of Felix's | —by the old mi ‘Themes J. uaa “ae Father Felix $ Klldeen. ‘worth while. She speaks as few An years before the play begins. Parish. There they meet, Felix etill loves her. But ® priest. She atill loves Felix, but she declares she must have him as @ husband and as her boy's father, or not at all. Old Kildeen adores the little grandson thrust #0 unexpectedly upon him, but he will not regard Norma as a wife, since hers was only a civil marriage (which his creed considers void with- out a religious ceremony), and he ‘won't lot Felix leave the priesthood. Hence the deadlock. A deadlock that fa broken at Ii r at least cracked surrender and the reaolve of Felix and Norma to let the Church settle their case. Just what all this lesson teaches or implies or tends to show ts somewhat misty to the lay mind, Nothing seems proven, except, perhaps, that crotchety old men sometimes reap as much trouble as they sow, or that a civil contract + | level. verage play- "The Deadlock” ta windy and it drags. Whatever ite ’ it J@ most assuredly not one that comes close enough to most tte maar to cause one single responsive throb from everage Twrynne hai Matthison, though, as Norma, is a joy. When she is on re ni dbegedl rare presence and the charm of her perfect diction make the American actresses know how to or id she acts with a repression that is never stilted. The result own rich reward. fan of innumerable heavy roles, from Simon Legree the most of the super-heavy fa‘ and uncomfortable position wherein aie | themselves when they easay clerical roles, Norris @ child aptor who comes close to lifting the merited Piya Map Rea And the maid servant “bit” oe far better surroundings. acting could make “The Deadlock” vitally interesting, except as » And when characters clash over a theme that does Theatre-gocr—why, the Average Theatre-goer ie & wordless ye! ‘To Play for Us —_— Mr, Stokowski and His Men Make a Good Im- pression Upon One of the Largest and Most Fashionable Audiences of the Season — Alma Gluck, Soloist. Soloist. By Sylvester Rawling. ROPOLD STOKOWSKI brought , the Philadelphia Orchestra over from the Quaker City to Car- Hall afternoon to the mettle of his men. They ‘Welcomed by one of the largest most fashionable audiences of S20 Beason. The carriages waiting for rt of the performance were as may be seen after the opera. our own popular Alma Gluck ‘the soloist counts for much. the compliment to the was samistakablo and | their Pi Na t deadly form of repartee known as eecrenents showed them worthy it. Mr, Stokowaki kept us waiting twenty-four minutes before he peared and the house showed of impatience, but w! New Yor! proverbial good nature all was for- given when he started. A first im- Dreasion was of a face youthful and serious; of an graceful bod; of long arms and with flextl fingers, and of a qi ir of auth ity. Boon it was developed that Btokowski controlled his band ad. mirably; that, conducting without a score, he had sympathetic under- standing of the composers he exploit- ed, and that he was possessed of a temperament highly magnetic, As for the membera of the orchestra, at frat sight, they seemed younger than ours. One was inclined to be aceptical of their powers, but not for long. They oon disclosed solidarity and good tone, Their attack wan clean, their balance wes fine and their response | & to the leader's slightest wish was ad- mirable. The Philadelphia Orchestra compels respect, Ita leader is a por- sonality. The progra Sonsisted of t “Marriage of Fi Brabme's fi Symphony and Richard Strauss's & trio th and Transfiguration,” of compositions of such strongly con- trasted pi conductor 4 and men. Boston and Hesitation Waltzes COLUMBIA DOUBLE-DISC RECORDS Recorded under the a Os Servers of U8 G, MIONTS oF GLAD! THE PPER ile | ile er ea} BEBPONSK TO To , AMOURKL Ae ape ity on modern dancing. ‘Valse Boston) Plaved ? (Vales estes) Plazes a2 LOVE TIAN yldat™ emer Pave 1 Hear them! Now readyl—Our Special Dance Circular IMPORTANT NOTICE All Columbia en Victor talking machines. Likewise, all will pluy Victor records. Records may be played Columbia Grafonolas ColumbiaGraphophoneCo. 38-37 West 23d St. 39 Weat 125th Se. Chambere &., New Yorls gees and qualities as to show the all-round qualities of both It was a. she Hepburn Wileon THE 'HE EVENING ' WORLD, ry romano,’ he. ENUINE | CMllZ was highly worthy ity wax minsing at times ‘a remarkable tons poem the playing of that too was mendable. ‘The Mozart overture was presented with appropriate lightness and deli- cacy. There wan hearty applause for the players, and Mr. Stokowski was called ou: y times. Alma Gluck's contributions to the concert were londiono’s aria from “Die Entfuhrung aus dem Boerall’ and “Depuis le Jour" from Charpentier’a “Louise.” She pro- nounced them with the new sense of power and authority that she has ac- quired under the tuition of Marcellin with something—not that was hers before she went jabroad. The audience ma no pause for such hair-splitting dis- tinctions, but thundered its applause upon the ainger, recalling her time and time again. Harold Bauer, the English pianist, and Jacques Thibaud, the French violinist, gave a joint recital at Aco- Nan Hall yesterday afternoon that delighyed a large audience, Mr. Thi- baud was i! and in the third move- ment of the Beethoven “Kreutzer” fonata was compelled to stop; but, encouraged by applaune and shouts of “Brava!” he resumed and finished brillantly. The performance of the sonata as well an that of Caesar Franck’s was worthy of both of the performing artists, whose ensemble ‘wae most gracious, Mr, Bauer's In- dividual playing of nt the hingsschwank” was masterful as Mr. Thibaud’s playing of the Pugnani-Kreisler prelude and allegro was charming. Each contributed extra numbers. erate yard cd “L'Amore Dei Tre Re,” at the Met- fopolitan Opera House last night, drew not only the full subscription, but a crowd of standeos that only the conjuring name of Caruso in a cast could exceed. Monteniezsi’s opera is @ success. It was performed last nicht with greater intensity than ever. 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