The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-24
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b. t'ios' whoer op'nl"hs are 'hi'l'u 10 rosp'"
and never i'N lin" '"hu"'l,'"N ~
There are certainly some 'h'h-s "h,ch Mr.
Naitt can do b'ttr IMAM any u'n'r payer
md an" "i th'm II 10 Nurh'Sn e'""''' '"ncuy
win the srl'n'or "t an ''u roW"n'''shi'
II over YOU want I" SIC nun ~ n's "e'' c"ph
Lin In IN" '"p'''" " Wv ""' H. '',"' Nl''"
Of pure romance ana ''R"n' h"n"r IN "n''h
b. wears 'l' 'nd"hh' m"1's'S III n'uh'Ho hhh
rN'rcs"r the I"s ln'''on oil ui'lhcV COM
ml-sonrd drnan nee
lie gives ,n' l"N"r'"n''r 'noro' southern
atmosphere n'r'"''","nH' E'',N's' "n" 'oNc-
SEX nishtlns"l'S' an" "S'he 'a'n'ura' music
IN IT, You 'h'rN"i III, '"''"-',' """u"'pulN'r'
Of unkllhE Eu''r-' All" ""E u'suinE sleh"rihas
waiting 'mp"'"h'V ~ ."'r''u OH III 'heir
ha'N l"'" snn"'S an" W '""l"' virus process
sons. IN Wn''" ",' p'"p W 'Nsu'''n nl""u II
rr's'rN'u '"IV"s" d" .i'o ""'i i"''Vhs VI i''iiah
FOLLY
To carh MN Ut Ms worst " must DC IN
"ranialoon pAr' ono o' thos' so-'nlled Eng
Ism comedies Wnr'h come out OF MS studio
Ike picture Vi MiIi'' $ 'ouchcd up 10y Ia
d|na.
For he plays inc pr"sai' modern nero OF so
eiciy with ''nsun' pr','st III nus arms ana
legs against inc pi'''uuihous ue"d level OF
modern hero SIN.
am wei aware tlat MIR, WaIlack II called q
wrs"tl' "'"' W" ~, one VINO phys many
plris and PLAYS t'rm all well. But Think he has
certain luminous Spots when he never changes
VIII a t''H'
Ana IN t"' respect ne is' p'rhnps' more Ike
Wr U"dNVh" l'op"ru IMAM 'hc iAionlan any
r'-L
There l. no role In which tho antique ro-
manrrsm lhr luminous erotsl-is 50 dis
cornlhl" ~ IA the AJrsd Evelyn of Bulwer's ar
IN .Al comedy 81 Money"
The delightful mclodramatie hummcry of,his
fellow. th" alsurlly gorgeous tints that fall
atieart him when Mr.. W'da K takes him in
hand. leave no room Ia doubt his antique ex-
t'iirn'n.
Idont suppose II WIS ever PLAYED with such
personal III tus. such IL darling. maJcstical
toploitirancss.
have often heard OF actors who were noted
for their reserved power. tMr. Montague IL. |
think. ono of them. for his power seems To me
10 be- ALWAYS r"servedl
Put this AIRED Ertlvr imprcsses you chiefly
with hls reserved wallack.
/, you watch the poor secretary In the early
.ccnos of Money" you will detect an elegant
arrogance. a princey department. an imperial
stye II talking to his superiors lsocial SUI
r'riors certainly. according t. the English
eeheme Of the playl. which are beyond the
p'1sers, az they are assurcdly beyond the in
t'ntion, of the actors who have previously
Attempted the impcrsonation.
Ii is manifcsty unjust To saddle Mr.. wallack
with the unnaturiln.ss that belongs in great
part To- the very fabric Of this play but 1t is auite
allowable 10 say that nobody ever caught and
presented that unnaturalness with such boup-
teous grace ~ does he
H,s poor 4 fred Er,l,ii. turn him which way
YOU Will. iz a prince in DISGUISE. Wn.n he sits
there %, the ,.h.e rcadin!, ,owpor he is invested
with an und"auabIr authority that enables him
20 insult Sir ,IoLu I,..,Js ,,u.sts Anlh.d,,.
insult one of them. br.Au-- il plcasos the peopls
who arc not in the play. hu, are in the pnra,iet.
& -"e an exhibition Of superiority drfying the
ordinary limitations Of propriety. The cool
'frontery and the maIestcal self.importancc Of
tI- poor secretary are SO wrought out by Mr.
Naliirk that We very soon sympathize with the
people in ia" drama and experience a super
natural respect for the alliance Of poverty and
intelligence. u amounts almost 10 awe. We
'n look with supreme contempt upon So'
Jttn 'es'B for being rich There i something
innnnAn and disgusting in riches. We dcspise