Show The Winters Tale TaleThe TaleThe TaleThe The Winters Tale has hag been seers seem en all aU too seldom on the American stage st ge I IThe The last worthy effort erfort made to II produce prod ce this play pla was Mary Ander Andersons Andersons Andersons sons Miss Anderson Andirson chose The Win Winters Winters Tale by the way wa for her he s fare farewell farewell farewell well appearance on the stage Miss lIss An Anderson Ande Anderon derson deron de n achieved success as Perdita and Hermione and it is iB interesting to note I that the next actress to make a like trial of her abilities is ia another Amer American Amerlean Amerlean lean ican girl girt Miss Kathryn Kidder The production of or The Winters Tale TalC by b Kemper I in ln which Louis James Miss Kidder and Charles B Hanford are to appear here Is ia said to be in every way worthy of oC comparison with Miss Anderson Andersons ons s The general impression seems to be wherever this production of The Win Vin Winters tera Tale has been given that never before in this generation at least have haye havethe havethe the leading ading roles of this most difficult but beautiful drama been boon so happily filled In thin thiu instance Miss Kidder es en essays says sa s of or course two very different diff rent char chari characters i i Hermione the grand matron and Perdita the romantic waif air the quintessence of youth and love in woman W man mani i j i The Winters Tale has been seldom solders played in America The first recorded production was some time in the early part of ot the century when whets Mrs Bartely played Hermione at the Park theatre New York in 1820 She was about 36 35 i iye years year ye of ot age e then but had been on the stage for tor over OVe twenty years In that tha I cast George e Bartely played Ten years later Inter at the same theatre I Mrs Hilton impersonated Hermione and Mr Hilton Mrs Irs War Warner warner Warner ner and Mrs Irs Parker Parkes successfully ap appeared appeared appeared in the play and then came Mrs J T W jr The most moot notable production however of ot The Winters Tale in the middle of at the century oc occurred at Booths theatre when Mrs lira Ada Clifton appeared as Hermione and Isabella as Perdita When Mrs Parker for the second time played Hermione In NewYork New NewYork NC York J T r W jr impersonated Leontes Leonte and the next year Mr Wal Yal lack showed his portrayal of the part partIn fn rn Boston His wife then starred as cas Hermione while Rose was Perdita and William Warren Auto lycus Lawrence Barrett was the Poll PoU renea zenes in the Boston Museum production I tion and in the same year when ha he hamade h hemMe made mMe hIs hia debut in New York he acted I Florizel In 1871 he was the Leontes I of or the cast in the production at Booths theatre th tre Another production prod of or which some record exists was as made by Ma Madame Madame I dame Madame radame JanU of or course courSe played Hermione Hermion and her heT most notable support was as M MAnna Anna Warren W Story Stir as Perdita It will willbe willbe ill be noted that no record of or an ari actress ac playing both characters Is to be found until we e come down to toMary Mary Anderson but Miss Kidder has shown beyond be ond a shadow of doubt that the two parts are naturally best portrayed by b a single person I |