Word: svengalied
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...first time the shame of her life among the Bohemians of Paris. They have lost, almost as completely, the dramatic crisis where the operatic sensation of Europe steps upon the Drury Lane stage to be recognized by Little Billee as the Trilby of long ago. They have retained Svengali's whiskers and some of the Parisian atmosphere...
...lovers of Du Maurier's tale have imagined the real Trilby to be. Clothed in garments well suited to acentuate her statuesque beauty she moves through the piece, at times merry, and mischievous, at times pitifully sad. And in the scene, where under the influence of Svengali she sings "Sweet Alice Ben Bolt" her voice won the hearts of the audience even as that of Du Maurier's heroine won the hearts of the audience he describes...
Greatest of all in the way of acting, however, was the "Svengali" of Lyn Harding. His personality was the dominant note throughout the play and his impersonation of the malevolent hypnotist was an admirably powerful one. There were times, perhaps, when the effectiveness of his presence was marred by the mechanism of the stage. The occasional use of a green light upon his features, for instance, detracted rather than added to the force of several otherwise highly dramatic scenes...
...Sven Svengali, C. N. Martin...
...cast of Trilby will be: Trilby, Miss Virginia Harned; Svengali, Mr. Wilton Lackaye; Taffy, Mr. Burr McIntosh; Little Billie, Mr. Alfred Hickman; The Laird, Mr. John Glendenning; Gecko, Mr. Paton Gibbs. Others are George Bean, Bertha Welby, and Mathilde Cottrelly...