Word: matthison
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...four heroic women: Hecuba, queen of Troy; Cassandra, her frenzied daughter; Andromache, wife of Hector; and lastly, the false Helen. Amidi the droning chants of the woeful choruses we see the suffering of these four. The scene in which Andromache played with spirit and sweetness by Miss Edith Wynne Matthison, parts from her little son Astyonax, is a dramatic episode of great power. Miss McCarthy as Hecuba is a stately queen and Chrystal Herne and Gladys Hanson are excellent in the roles of Cassandra and Helen of Troy. Mr. Barker has done much for the drama in his past productions...
Granville Barker, the distinguished English producer who will produce "Iphigenia in Tauris" and "Trojan Women," in the Stadium on the afternoons of May 18 and 19, has announced the engagement of Miss Edith Wynne Matthison and Miss Lilla McCarthy to take two of the leading roles in "Trojan Women." The engagement of Miss Matthison is a re-establishment of an association between Mr. Barker and Miss McCarthy as managers, and Miss Matthison, which was noteworthy because of the first appearance of "Trojan Women" which was given in the Court Theatre, London, in 1904. Professor Gilbert Murray's translation...
...Like It," as given last year, will be repeated. It is not likely that the "Merchant of Venice" or "Twelfth Night," which were very recently given in Boston, will be presented. The plays will be given by the same company as last year, and Miss Ethel Wynne Matthison, Mr. Ben Greet, Mr. C. R. Kennedy, and Mr. B. A. Field will appear again...
...Like It" and the "Comedy of Errors" can efface. If possible, the second performances were more charming than the first:--they certainly lost none of their beauty for those who saw them twice; and for those who were so fortunate as to be in the audience last night, Miss Matthison's "Rosalind" will serve as a standard by which to appreciate other interpretations of the part. Indeed the last audience seemed the most sympathetic of the four, and plainly showed its pleasure at the exquisite simplicity and sincerity of the players and their work...
...Adriana," wife to Antipholus of Ephesus, Miss Matthison repeated her success of the afternoon in a part as different from that of "Rosalind" as could well be found in comedy. That the latter was better suited to her there can be little doubt; yet the courage and naturalness with which she carried through the stormy scene with her supposed husband has seldom been equalled. Even more striking was the depth and purity of her voice, which, without apparent effort, easily reached the entire audience. In her lines, as in Mr. Greet's, the rhythm of the words was retained without...