Show HENRY VIII Farewell a long farewell to all my greatness Lines spoken despairIngly but Lut with the dignity of a great minI mind uc QC th the first genuine thrill ot the of Henry Henr VIII At that moment and from then on Cardinal Wol 01 SPY stood In the flesh portrayed with a nobie nobe ot of the mans high am ambition bitten of his hs priestly pride and the bitter bitterness ness of his fall In this scene there was lackIng In the presentment of the tie of oC Cardinal Wolsey by Louis James lie Invested It with pathos and sublime resignation Sympathy for the character was until this speech won grudgingly from the sp spectators but this was a no worthy of en Another Inspiring moment canie In farewell to Cromwell and 1 a thIrd In the great lines Had I but m God With the fall of the curtain the e was spontaneous and hearty and Mr James twice bowed his of th tribute first appearance In the audi audlene cue ene chamber In the denunciation of was a disappointment Where here one recalls th the crafty priest mas inas master ter of the flattery flatter and the wiles of the curtit Mr JameS gives a picture at once ome gross and bold Again In audience with the king In the second act he domi rather than Insinuates himself Into favor At the trial of Katherine at In tIle third act when Wolsey is denounced b by the queen as her enem enemy there Is s no vigor In his defense and again there comes a feeling of disappointment It would seem that Mr Jams James was ear sav saving earIng ing himself for the great opportunities of the fourth act This act the downfall of Wolsey Is in three notable scenes which though not teat featured apart ar Int integral gral and separate parts of oC the a action Uon The greatest has been the othe others are the kings with his f In which Wolsey olsey appears stunned and Incredulous an artistic touch for which Mr Jam James s deserves and ancl th the baiting of the fallen by the nobles You are It a proud traitor priest cries the Earl of Surrey Surre to which Wolsey en enraged raged answers Proud lord thou II es t This Is one of the high moments of the action and Mr James ts 13 at his scornful bEst With nth the departure of the realizes his situation and torn en SUS the tue noble renunciation and farwell farwellS S In Importance and excellence Is the of Queen Katherine admirably taker by Aphie James She Is a queenly presence In the first act In the audience hamber when she pleads for the over ocr overtaxed taxed people and defies the cardinal Fram the moment Katherine says sas Most 1 arnd Lord Cardinal deliver all with C i urty aray her scorn and enmity for Yol Wol Wolsey sy sey are evident and nothing Is left un Undone done tv to enhance this Impression Its bear bearIng Ing upon subsequent events being of prune importance Her great scene Is her trial at Katherine pleads with the king and denounces the cardinal in and Impressive manner and WIns sympathy and tears when she re recites cites he her woes and pictures herself as a aall all separated from her friends and pitted against the powerful minds of the country James does a very good piece ot of acting and her work vork at this point was enthusiastically re 18 elvEd The last alt ait the death of the queen was unfortunately unimpressive and an anticlimax to thu great scene of the cardinal fhe Edwin dwIn Booth version of Henry VIII Is used In this presentation and the original drama Is cut down at least The Tue play of Shakespeare Is diffuse and nt at all adapted to present day demands It Is a fault tault of the rear that the last act loses In In Interest forest terest nut But since It Is the character ot of Wolsey that dominates the action th rt Is not much to look for in an any ease case after his death There is a company of nineteen pre the pia play and the reles are for the most part palt taken It Is a tea fea tun ure of every performance of offered by Louis James rames that matters of detail and of historical ore arc veIl looked after In this the case scenery and cos costumes are fitting and appropriate and the atmosphere of the drama Is as staged ed historically accurate Minor roles that were wen well rendered were those of the fated ham by Otto Andrle the Duke Duk of Norfolk 0 ny Paul Terhune and Anne b by Ida Werner A second presentation of Henry VIII will wll be given tomorrow night and Lou Louis J James and company wm will app r In The I Merchant of Venice tonight and tomor tomorrow tomorrow I row night |