The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-29
ADJUSTMENTS.


centennial c''pra'l"h' lot inc pI"I IL ono nun
dr'd years o' IN - ~
tis. too d"h' ~ lrosh ana a'racuNo '"'u"S
A. ., was vars 49,
The r'i'hhlW nrlgh'hos' ana 'u"ulIhE
Narn o. u' comedy arc NOT OWN. 10 .'u VIII
alohc' Tor SOM '' '"hSr'V' > 'on'eui's' "ash'u
and stimulated WIN thc sum, iually' anu nave
ncNerthcieSs i"Ss'u 'n'' '"e ''l'"o VI tolso"ui-
h'ss
The wiz "i NV "'nooi io' "','iiu"'' uInk'
that 81 'ohEr'N' O''' We, "s' u"Vs n'' N"''o
llsoIi upon ''',,'S VI
but iiumih's u I'ri''h'h' wee %, society, ana
thrr''n We mus ''''u 'nc spring o' us vitality
Ihe history OF 'n' p''y - curious one mo
w"rN WIS "'l"'h '"''V,ic"' ''i' III great h"ste'
haNlh- "'' III ''nn""n''' '"' rcprcseh'a'ioh ne
lore INC l"r,s W''v u'lNeleu 10 inc players
N 'o'', Sp'aN'nE ~ ''o "''S'h'" H"huScrlp''
eN9 u'"' "' '"S' NV S''n'S "uIo r"ukhy
e'''"'''' ~" V"" HN'"pS VI I',pet' NV '"sI loW
o."l'm- Wv ms ''''"" 'i S"c.'"un "rl'hs
OF flhsheu W .'s'' ,lahk "ou' WIN uho
promp'er auu'huu'u' ANON W. Hopkins
I'M pay "s nna"S perfected sprahs from mo
union vi V"o u,S''"o' p", ;. ollo vi Whleh wouiu
nave propeaS ovvn c",''u INC ieazies. anu
uh' O',er i"o 1e"ool lor ocahun, INC Ola
p"cnc'o'' -" i"" M"S "IiE'ila'N Ho'V""'
it"''' "'u'N'' WIZ" NV '"''ur'n' discussing
ms new WIS 'N''"' ',, WIN ms ou,'cr'
L""y 4"-.' was d silV country girl stage
hoyu'n '""p" N"''uF was cuilcu iilu'ler-
eh'S f'"'S'p" anu i""" ana II Is sain tha'
even III, "'9' s''lNihE "nu si'r'Hn'S passaRes
OF t"e u'"'oEu' "'rs originally OF rather uull
anu uiS uu"''' anu o'i'S assume '"e'r pres
eI' io'in "''ei "i"eiku'nN " 'apOr'ous process
Vi ch'S''I'nH anu po"si'lnE'
bu' INC brouuc.Ion oi ''e pay met WIN IN
huh' success Inc iouu applause that rang
through inc mousse on the llrst night al the iail
Oh u' screen III 'he iour'h act II sald 10 nave
disturbed the lrequenlers oil the Hose IaNern
III bryuEes street, ENeh horace Malpole.
erlue not easily satsneu' declared II TO be the
pes' comedy that had Deeh produced since the
Iro'oked hust anu.
IL Is hotHpie iact that no printed copies OF the
piay' au.h'hucaleu Dy the huthor' are IN exist
ehre' sheridan had arranged to sell his copy
right TO hldgeway' the publisher. but when
urged 10 hnish ms manuscript declared that he
had been nineteen years endeavoring to satisfy
himself win me style oil 1t. but had not sue
ceeded
As we now have the play at the hands OF a
competent company of actors. II is probably
the most remarkable example that the stage
can furnish Of work modified and matured
10y the stage ITSELF The representation is a net
work OF traditions that have come down among
the ar,ors themselves. every one OF which. hav-
lhs stood the test OF tme Is regarded with a
sort OF roverential respect. century of study
by clever actors has given to its lines and to its
incidents little signihcances and bits OF stage
business that the author never dreamed of. and
We can readily imagine that sheridan. called
upon to sit out the acting of his comedy in the
year 1919 would De amazed at the meanings OF
ms words and the import OF his minor sit
uauons.
Oharl's Mathews. In his bright essay on Sher'
iuah 'tltic. refers 10 one OF these points.
whlch VIII stand here as an apt Illustration o.
what mean.
Nheh >" Fde'. IN the last scene OF The
school Tor scandal. bids Maria speak hel
sentiments ne suddenly checks himself ant
ienVes 'he phrase unfinished. thus; Come
cnilu' speak your sent
nc remembers now the odious word has beer
nhckheyed ny Joseph ana refuses to adopt 1t
rms admirable DIT OF business was un
though' OF 10y sheriuan' ana Is not 10 De fount
~ his pay Out " Is as serupuiousiy preserved
US Il " "e'c'
Hs none 'ne less 'rue' however, that' WINE
tne stage cherisnes Almost morDluiy inc ira
u'l'o"nl po'n's anu hhe'hous OF acihg Ole
'o"'e"ies' las ~ ''a' eN''n' 'os' 'ho secrc
y. uo''e''"- Nv Ee".'"' "'"nheiS anu OearihA
VI p"s' ''""'''n W soeioN'
popu," nouoh mere Una. an ol'
.on'euS piese".''lon Gun ung DC ihnue 10 re
r ,ni 40 ",''9ue ""'or az """"cAs lhe"re
Inns "seii ~ more Vi a "au.,ion tnnh TACT
Onpue7'onnoN, Wnen "r "ali"ck' Mr
Vu' ',''in -"i' VT "i'Dci'' uhu CIR
iioli"nn ~ei' pa, INK 'ose'u'r' we oD,aihe'
noio u ,"' ''ie uoVorous oiu-u
u"'oi u'v HnN"n'i D. anu u'' 'ie slnoo'n' Ilo'
III VI w. ''u,n' I'M T,'ons !" uHe pus' .
"s''nt ''.,'n Vou'u oe iuin,Sn'u oy 'ne ehseino
oi any ouer 'hea're III 'hls country.
hu' on, TWO %, 'nes+ nle'nor'"i payers are ''
w. s,'n III ne ''nooi LOT ocahua" MT
'os..hN' Mr' huron MI be,Aeu, ME- floyu
anu M.7s seOoEHiah 'hhho, pe sAid 10 possess
"nS u's'.nV'''e merits 'l"' pelohg 70 lhe Ole
so.'' IMP are '''N'' 'nousn' pu' " ID no
wa" we "nufu' h"N"h'as' 'h"' 10y courtesy VI
'npN" " ""'i"'" c"n'"ny'
10 NJ ih'hu Nl's u no ool'c''oh 10 inc per
ioFhahc"' care ieSs ior prescribed eNcei
renee % ue''li IMAM 90 ior inc iresh Vieor ah'
NV 'EN. "I'V" W. 'oOA lor III ihtuiii.ehl ah'
ihuetphoeh' payers bu' Is worm mention
l'E III we" "' ,he ihcessah' rei'era,loh OIL IN
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