The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-17
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Those vivid and popular icrsouasos that j.
hayc become famous all over the wor'd. h,'.
not been struck ont hot at on'cr'alNr o'"w'
Vioy took on their cXcrll"nors slowly. i'NA Y
here. 30 suggestion there. ana lnalF lA'S gre" j
into rounded beauty
was reminded VI this while looking a, Mr. '. '
g. clartc'. inimi,ahlc poriorman cof D' hoo'S
u.l ToN,s. and while ho.ng told. as have
r.nutold. tl.' | ought to- have snrn Burton ana
Glass WW.oi in the parts.
For,uua,Dl y for my lurpos" did soc th'm III
the iatt4 many timos. and very crude the I'M
lcrs. nation. were then to what they are now.
Toollcs" is an old play. II was originally
called The Farmers Daughter OF the severn
side" and was produced at the oll CopuiE
| Theatre, London with Mr.. Davlg' III inc
| ,,ri IL 7ir,,He-now called TuOf,s II YVES al
4. ward played 1t n minor theatre III N"''-
| hapcl md thor Mr.. Burton. the low COM
ciinn. WIS fret cast in the part Of lI''0''
! When Burton came 60 Amrr'ath' 'li'i jam,
Walia,k was acting with success q ls III .vi'''N
mart cglln D.ci DrsidN in two-act Ilay en-.
/ Titled Ny Aunt" In this pic" Nad"'' Nrl
/ huilt M an extended tf-y - enc. based III n
| what may he call the old comedy drnik- SN'l
| aa a., us.,l Il, -pc ia ;he part of thdiffs Vd''v /
in " TN. Jealous WIFE" When he ultimately |
| reliuauishcl the role. Burton conceived ih' |
idea of arransnga low comedy drunk upon |
the model Il Dct N1shdH, and for this pur- !
u.
Daughter" Donhcy and SON WIS published
about this time. and from that story Burton
took the namc OF I1pNts. which he gave TO the
old play I, was produced at his thamh II
street theatre with that title, whore it YVES re-
rca,cd twice a week with The Serious Fam
ily.'
The fact is worth noting that Burton did not
dream 81 running Oh piece continuously. N'l-
or- were not found wanting who stuffed the
10 4 IL. ift. Z ftl 1
toms rotundity as they initiated his low COM
cly and it was because they wcrc like Burton
that they were enabled To- secure any rr'og-
milton Of their efforts. In 1851 Mr. Clarke. then
q n young actor. .ame out in the rart at the
I Winter Garden in this city. and secured an ~
, traorlinary amount q attention. chiefly To-
. cause he was unlike Burton. Upto this time
7oodies had never achieved what is called
y CONSECUTIVE run Now it was TO GO for sixty.
Il eighty and one hundred nights ON successive
: rcvivas.
T. Very much tho same history can he made out
/; for Lord Dii,drcdry. Sothern really g0t Ia
e. first conception Of the part from lest'r Wal
l. lacks performance Of iop. Lord ff'N IN
c Boucieault's comedy 81 Love and Money
IL Indeed it is said that he borrowed F'f'y's long
N tailed coat Of Nj Wallack for the first nights
l. presentation.
20 Butihi- does not in the least do,raf from tho
r present merit " Mr. Sothorn'- pcrformnn 'c.
which. ID is needless TO say. has grown To- Ice
!. one Of the most iucisvely humorous imlcr-
:" sonaiioA- uuon tie English stage
e OH piaysoors have not forgotten Charlie
n Burkes performance Of KIP Van wake.
Il Burke. who was half-hrothcr Il j. Jc1 gson,
y was IN actor 81 extra rdiuary talents. and ~
d" Yves o-perlally nnc in such roles a- arb P'Nn-
It. i.,,. and Grania'u WMhl,aL H. FIRST gave
~ distinct individuality to hi and mu h Of II
e came over into Mr.. Jclers9 ms superb imper
j. soaation.
II SCION >i,n,'. was the comic hero 4 o iwo-ac
y, drama written for the old National Theatre
* Boston. many years ago by the late d.. Jones
.e and the original part was given 10 Goorg
at Suenr-n1w believe an inmai" II the PORE.
ID Home. Yankee Hill aiicrwarl took il W on'
added to IT, Sl-bcc dill the same. Bu' all thcs'
A. pllyer- me Zee tho pant as iAc author int uled
raj that II a young uau. l. WAS Iurke who hr-
n conceived the idea OF masking 'tnJ'e AN 'i
m jriyoner-in fact. To- r. re'i' ih' part owen
IL has udded many details o. Eurk, cenc"ltoi
but !, must be said that he YVES indebted To hil
-" for tile distinctive idea that reryados IT,
~ Tor De- Roots. tho play in which be aproor
WIS done AT Wallacks old theatre about l-1
think. AMI M Lester Waa'k in ihc part d
~" Fsdh1iy was the most conspicuous pcrsonas
Mr. William Whoatlcy saw II AMI took l.
l-e Philadelphia with the idea of doing Fd""
d. himself H. produced 1t at the Arch "a athrs
the mas night aud J ;. Clarke was cast for the pa
ap- of \, Boots. Charles WMrot was playing ih
tAe role at Wala Ks. and Clarke had H.; seen IT,
my Alaton'c d. B.1t. loon.esup. Clarke ma
ur- it the feature 90 the comedy. and tn piece h'
On. a run. Nj Waitot had played 1t In light W
ins and oycrlo kDd the military walk AMI aeiiol
entirely Inaworl. ,h' notices q the poriorn
the amen in New York. which may Zee hunted
the 10y any one curious IL such matters, 'imo
AK ignor Mr. Walcot
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