The evening world. Newspaper, January 26, 1915, Page 9

° THE N France a wife cannot afford to is what Dario Niccodemi and Michael Morton take the liberty of saying In “The Shadow,” seen last night at the Empire Theatre. ae 3 easily dismissed in an opentt Jal) tence. Paris chooses its citizens eS NR ae W PLA “Ethel Barrymore Vividly Human in “The Shadow.” BY CHARLES DARNTON. in 1909 that the Yale U: be an invalid. At any rate, this/ matic Association gave the Waldort-Aatoria. duction took the form of broad bur-| While Saxon Morel lesque in the rehearsal scenes and won | 94 Uproarious i@ughter, in which a num- $o far as its untversal meaning or| ber of actors and actresses in the i Rppeal ia concerned, the play tay be} cance n> Te eDeomny Meee a Mr. Payne played the press agent pride in his immortal work. Wallis Clark was a good Sheer, though a Dit)... Dangle alive to the beauties stage, es) fat Se? when he climbed over the foot Teoubara’ was a very pretty, Mrs, Dangle. Whitford Kane at her ridiculo: cordi#g to season, but playwrigh seize upon Paris whenever it happe ti to sult their fancy. In this instanve the sins of the playwrights have been visited upon the niece of the actor} 4 My who made the best of “The Prodigal ) WK spp 6, Aysband.” This time it was that star- OU “yea goddess of thé stage, Ethel Barry- more, who first and last commanded interest and held her audience in an Ot emotional grip which gained its) & \f “strength from simple, earnest acting. Do you remember the paralyzed, speechless mother in Zola'a “Therese ‘ Maquin"? Well, here was a daughter) of that sordid tragedy as Miss Barry- more sat emotionless in her chair until the doctor closed the doors and she revented the miracle of her recov- ery by drawing ber hands from’ be- t neath the rug, a The authors must be given credit $5 (4 fo¥ a dramatic moment. Their great “debt to the actress, however, was ap- Parent in every move and every glance and every touch that Miss i}/4 Barrymore gave to this scene. The Play was forgotten In the actress, who made it seem as real as pain, as pa- tient as suffering, 1 felt then, ax 1 E84) have felt before, that it remains for tihey Barrymore to strike the bis, true feminine note of our stage. Born to the stage, she is steadily com- ing into her birthright. She fur- nishéd further proof of this by being vividly human in “The Shadow.” As for the work of (he authors, the play is largely a discussion. It takes up a subject and talks about it after the fashion set by the Irench, who) \never find time too short for argument, In this iand of the brave we would be more likely to go after it hammer and tongs. The wife who has been an invalid for six ydars discovers, when she regains the use of her limbs gna pays an unexpected visit to her usband’s studio,that he has regu juted his life to suit himself and be- come the father of a child by her dearest friend. In the end the wife talks to him as @ friend and you are left to usk yoursetf the puzzling hat will these three peo- | Indeterminate, To reach a con- (\{).« clusion you would have to move to mee—and you're not thinking of | t was necessary to fall back upon the acting of Miss Barrymore, who made the wife an interesting and Appealing character study, She struck the maternal note with poignancy st), and depth of feeling after discovering the infant in the studio, but even 1 more noteworthy was her hard, bit- ‘ ter, almost savage attitude toward the husband and the other woman. Here wis a new Ethel Barrymore, and it must be sald that the authors gave ()1) | her more than one opportunity to em- phasize a phase of her acting that iT $ evelatios icRae_ wi say for himself the husband. Grae Elliston had at least health in oe favor as the woman who took tne wife's place. Then there was er ¥rnest Lawford as the friend of the) 7 is always at hand in a . Interest centred ity of her acting. she may congratulate herself upon achieving a “miracle” even greater than that. performed by the doctor. ‘The Critic’’ Rouses Laughter GREAT deal of fun was created ‘at, the Princess Theatre yester-| ay aftetnoon by B, Iden Pay: revival of Sheridan’s “The Criti Witthat has survived for 135 years | By seemed quite in the spirit of the times, now that “The Show Shop” sets forth the rehearsal of a play in a humorous |. aspect. 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Sam Green and Charles Brown were! good humor through an entire a , Macy’s Entire Stock—An Assortment of About ‘ 1,200 Smart, Garments—For This Sale Offered at Very Pronounced Savings. The: Materials, Include :— The Models Are Those This Season Most in Demand—and Comprise:— Also special purchases that earlier in the season would sell at $19.75. Also special purchases that earlier in the season would sell at $22.50: _——$—_—_——————— Elevators on the 35th St. Side run direct to the Men’s Clothing Dept. a rift h Floor. incomplete lines, and in order to. do t following items, Embroidered Pillcw Cases, Macy's Usual Price, 24¢ to 39¢, Odds and ends of various grades; size 45 x 36, Initial Embroidered Pilicw Cases, (pr) 69c | White Weol Macy's Former Price, 99¢ pair, Extr 1 quality; one pair in box; size 45x36. Bleached Muslin Bed Sheets, Serviceable quality; fuli size, 81 x 90 inch, wide ) hems. Slightly soiled; full size. as one of the rivers in fi Betty, the adopted monkey, made her first appearance at Proctor’s Fifth Avenue Theatre last night In a fit- teen-minute comedy a riding, wire walkii violin. Fight living productions of famous and playing the “The Defense of the Amert-| * roved to be the favorite. Pig bd Hedges, Good- specialtion that formed ed | show in themselves. Brothers ry Con, eeping the crowd in wre ine. Nant dancing quartet. February FURNITURESale OPENS MONDAY NEXT, FEB. 1 Preparations for this event are greater than anything we have ever attempted before in this line. The merchandise offered will include Furniture of all kinds, Brass and Enamel Beds and Bedding. 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