uene Kakadu
c
9.3
T G0iig
THE WORLD: TUES
Tnwiarz Mocht GuDEn,
S0 LAN S EAST NON:
Children’s Society Does Not In¬
terfere in This Case of Haupt¬
mann-16-Vears-After.
Hannele“ came back to New Tork
last evening after sixteen years. And
there was a difference. No apprehen¬
sions of blasphemy and impiety, heralded
the production. No pollee injunction was
threatened. No Gerry Society arose 15
protest the appearance öf an Allice
Pierce in the title role. The Haupt¬
mann allegory was presented at the Ly¬
ceum Theatre qulte as a dramatie mat¬
ter of course. „The attitude ofithe audi¬
ence was unusual in no perceptible par¬
ticular, Mrs. Fiske, offering maturity of
ärt as of person, played the role of the
dreäming, dying child to the ordinary
theatrical measure of appreciation.
It Is thus that the times and the vislble
public sentlment have changed in the
mätter of presenting on the stage the
möst intimate and vital suggestions of
the Christian idea. Opinions may differ
a#to whether a greater tolerance has
obtained, a greater breadth of view, a
broader perception of spiritual opportu¬
lty, or a degree of carelessness regard¬
läg the environment of the religlous
thought. Certainly last night’s audience
treated the tender, more sacred stage
episodes with apparent reverence. Yet
soft jests and laugnter were heard in
spots at the apparition of Death, and the
lapse between tlie perlods of the play
into the ordinary frivolltles of the boxes,
the orchestra seats and the“ balcony was
complete and easy.
The effect of thls new public attitude
must be considered upon the play itself
and its probable fate. If.theschange is
a mark of lighter consideration for cer¬
staln topics sof grave issue, Hannele“
Is further than ät the time of its earlier
production from the achievement of
plaln popularity. It must depend for
any enduring strength upon some depth
of Interest fcunded upon serlous con¬
vietions as to the religlous possibilitles
of the drama. Last night’s gathering
afforded no basis for Judgment as to
the existende of such a carrylng inter¬
est.
In the maln, Hannele“ is presented
atthe Lyceum precisely as it was at
the Fifth Avenue, Theatre in 1894. Full
advantage is taken, however, of the¬
advance in stage methods and lighting.
The effectiveness of the apparitions of
Death. the angels andtheiding child's
Gead mother is thus greatlg increased.
Mrs. Fiske as Hannele preserved re¬
markably in her reading of the lines the
tones of a tortured and ailing child¬
hood, yet it must be said that the illu¬
sion of the role was not complete even
in the half-lights ofthe almshouse
setting. Tle Gottwold of Holbrook
Blinn, the Sister Marthaof Allee John
and the Mättern of Fuller Mellish were
very admirable and the support in lesser
roles was capable. There was special
musie by Max Marschalk.
Archur Schnitzler’s one-act piece,
The Green Cockatoo,“ used as a cur¬
tain raiser, achievedia sensational little
Lrlumph.Threalreles-were dür¬
ried by Allee John, Henry Stephenson,
box 15/3
D#e laufe Tald
1T O Ta
99
P.
IMRS. FISKE APREARS
In HAUT PIINNIEPEN!
"Hannele' and“ The Green Cocka¬
too' Strongly Contrasted Pieces
Produced at the Lyceum.
LTCEUM THEATRE—Tan GneEs CockA-
700, a play, by Mr. Arthur Schnitzler, fol¬
lowed by Hannele, a play by Mr. Ger¬
hart Hauptmann.
Emile, Duc de Cadignan.
Mr. Edward Mackay
Francois, Vicomte de Nogeant,
Mr. Cyril Chadwick
François, Vicomte de la Tremouille.
Mr. Gregory Kelly
Marquis de Lansac Mr. Fuller Melllsh
Severine Miss Merle Maddern
Rollin. Mr. R. W. Tucker
Prospere Mr. Henry Stephenson
(Henrl. Mr. Holbrock Blinn
Gulllaume. Mr. R. Owen Meech
Scaevola Mr. Paul.
Jules Mr. Harold
Michette. Miss Helena
Fllpote. Miss Ved
Leocadie Miss
Grasset Mr. Shel
Lebret. Mr. Ro
Grain Mr. Wilfred E
The Commissaire. Mr. T.N. Heff
HANNELE.
Hannele r. Fiske
Gottwald Mr. Holbrook Blinn
Sister Martha Miss Allee John
Tulpe. Miss Florine Arnold
Hedwig. Miss Mabel Reed
Pleschke. Mr. Sheldon Lewis
Hanke. Mr. R.
cker
Seidel. Mr. Edwa
Berger Mr. Paul
rdon
Schmidt Mr. T.
kron
Dr. Wachler Mr. Henry Ste
nson
Mattern Mr. Fuller Mel
h
A Woman’s FigureMiss Virginia Kline
A Tall. Dark Angel. Mr. Wilfred Buckland
First Angel. Miss Merle Madd
Second Angel. Miss Veda McEvers
Third Angel. Miss Helena Van Brugh
Sister Martha. Miss John
The Village Tailor Mr. R. Owen Meech
Gottwald. Mr. Blinn
PleschkeMr. Lewis
Hanke. Mr. Tucker
Seidel Mr. Mäckay
A Stranger. Mr. Blinn
To the Theatrical Profession:—The
HERALD's accounts of #first nights' are
linvariably cabled to Paris for publication
#on the folloiing day in the European
edition.
No stranger dramatic combination can
well be lmagined than the two plays that
wére grouped in one bill at the Lyceum
Theatre last night. It was the beginning
Jof the third week of Mrs. Fiske's en¬
gagement, and the plays offered were Mr.
Arthur Schnitzler’s “grotesquerle“ called
The Green Cockatoo,“ translated by
Mesers. Philip Littell and George Rüblee,
followed by Mr. Gerhart Hauptmann's
rdream poem“.Hannele,“ adapted into
English by Miss Mary J. Safford and Mr.
Percy Mackaye.
Both plays have been seen here before.
land both are well worth seeing, though in
#this combination tney scarcely add to eacht
ther
er
c
9.3
T G0iig
THE WORLD: TUES
Tnwiarz Mocht GuDEn,
S0 LAN S EAST NON:
Children’s Society Does Not In¬
terfere in This Case of Haupt¬
mann-16-Vears-After.
Hannele“ came back to New Tork
last evening after sixteen years. And
there was a difference. No apprehen¬
sions of blasphemy and impiety, heralded
the production. No pollee injunction was
threatened. No Gerry Society arose 15
protest the appearance öf an Allice
Pierce in the title role. The Haupt¬
mann allegory was presented at the Ly¬
ceum Theatre qulte as a dramatie mat¬
ter of course. „The attitude ofithe audi¬
ence was unusual in no perceptible par¬
ticular, Mrs. Fiske, offering maturity of
ärt as of person, played the role of the
dreäming, dying child to the ordinary
theatrical measure of appreciation.
It Is thus that the times and the vislble
public sentlment have changed in the
mätter of presenting on the stage the
möst intimate and vital suggestions of
the Christian idea. Opinions may differ
a#to whether a greater tolerance has
obtained, a greater breadth of view, a
broader perception of spiritual opportu¬
lty, or a degree of carelessness regard¬
läg the environment of the religlous
thought. Certainly last night’s audience
treated the tender, more sacred stage
episodes with apparent reverence. Yet
soft jests and laugnter were heard in
spots at the apparition of Death, and the
lapse between tlie perlods of the play
into the ordinary frivolltles of the boxes,
the orchestra seats and the“ balcony was
complete and easy.
The effect of thls new public attitude
must be considered upon the play itself
and its probable fate. If.theschange is
a mark of lighter consideration for cer¬
staln topics sof grave issue, Hannele“
Is further than ät the time of its earlier
production from the achievement of
plaln popularity. It must depend for
any enduring strength upon some depth
of Interest fcunded upon serlous con¬
vietions as to the religlous possibilitles
of the drama. Last night’s gathering
afforded no basis for Judgment as to
the existende of such a carrylng inter¬
est.
In the maln, Hannele“ is presented
atthe Lyceum precisely as it was at
the Fifth Avenue, Theatre in 1894. Full
advantage is taken, however, of the¬
advance in stage methods and lighting.
The effectiveness of the apparitions of
Death. the angels andtheiding child's
Gead mother is thus greatlg increased.
Mrs. Fiske as Hannele preserved re¬
markably in her reading of the lines the
tones of a tortured and ailing child¬
hood, yet it must be said that the illu¬
sion of the role was not complete even
in the half-lights ofthe almshouse
setting. Tle Gottwold of Holbrook
Blinn, the Sister Marthaof Allee John
and the Mättern of Fuller Mellish were
very admirable and the support in lesser
roles was capable. There was special
musie by Max Marschalk.
Archur Schnitzler’s one-act piece,
The Green Cockatoo,“ used as a cur¬
tain raiser, achievedia sensational little
Lrlumph.Threalreles-were dür¬
ried by Allee John, Henry Stephenson,
box 15/3
D#e laufe Tald
1T O Ta
99
P.
IMRS. FISKE APREARS
In HAUT PIINNIEPEN!
"Hannele' and“ The Green Cocka¬
too' Strongly Contrasted Pieces
Produced at the Lyceum.
LTCEUM THEATRE—Tan GneEs CockA-
700, a play, by Mr. Arthur Schnitzler, fol¬
lowed by Hannele, a play by Mr. Ger¬
hart Hauptmann.
Emile, Duc de Cadignan.
Mr. Edward Mackay
Francois, Vicomte de Nogeant,
Mr. Cyril Chadwick
François, Vicomte de la Tremouille.
Mr. Gregory Kelly
Marquis de Lansac Mr. Fuller Melllsh
Severine Miss Merle Maddern
Rollin. Mr. R. W. Tucker
Prospere Mr. Henry Stephenson
(Henrl. Mr. Holbrock Blinn
Gulllaume. Mr. R. Owen Meech
Scaevola Mr. Paul.
Jules Mr. Harold
Michette. Miss Helena
Fllpote. Miss Ved
Leocadie Miss
Grasset Mr. Shel
Lebret. Mr. Ro
Grain Mr. Wilfred E
The Commissaire. Mr. T.N. Heff
HANNELE.
Hannele r. Fiske
Gottwald Mr. Holbrook Blinn
Sister Martha Miss Allee John
Tulpe. Miss Florine Arnold
Hedwig. Miss Mabel Reed
Pleschke. Mr. Sheldon Lewis
Hanke. Mr. R.
cker
Seidel. Mr. Edwa
Berger Mr. Paul
rdon
Schmidt Mr. T.
kron
Dr. Wachler Mr. Henry Ste
nson
Mattern Mr. Fuller Mel
h
A Woman’s FigureMiss Virginia Kline
A Tall. Dark Angel. Mr. Wilfred Buckland
First Angel. Miss Merle Madd
Second Angel. Miss Veda McEvers
Third Angel. Miss Helena Van Brugh
Sister Martha. Miss John
The Village Tailor Mr. R. Owen Meech
Gottwald. Mr. Blinn
PleschkeMr. Lewis
Hanke. Mr. Tucker
Seidel Mr. Mäckay
A Stranger. Mr. Blinn
To the Theatrical Profession:—The
HERALD's accounts of #first nights' are
linvariably cabled to Paris for publication
#on the folloiing day in the European
edition.
No stranger dramatic combination can
well be lmagined than the two plays that
wére grouped in one bill at the Lyceum
Theatre last night. It was the beginning
Jof the third week of Mrs. Fiske's en¬
gagement, and the plays offered were Mr.
Arthur Schnitzler’s “grotesquerle“ called
The Green Cockatoo,“ translated by
Mesers. Philip Littell and George Rüblee,
followed by Mr. Gerhart Hauptmann's
rdream poem“.Hannele,“ adapted into
English by Miss Mary J. Safford and Mr.
Percy Mackaye.
Both plays have been seen here before.
land both are well worth seeing, though in
#this combination tney scarcely add to eacht
ther
er