New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-11
THE SQUIRE AT DALYS.

Mr. Daly has well deserved the public graft
tude by his production Of The Squire" with which,
last evening embarked his theatre upon it's regular
season. Description this play has already been printed
III this Journal and the reader is not now to learn that
the piece one of true power and tender pathOs that
it deals strongly with actual types of character and rep
restorative experience that contains hum0r as well as
feeling and that II is written nervous vigorous, ana
often sparkling STYLE These facts are already known
"The Squire is in no dramatic version OF
Thomas Hardy's remarkable novel OF Far From the
Maddng Crowd" but it evidently suggested either
by that novel ITSELF by some sort OF digest OF the
subject to which that novel relates Its three acts tell
love story in the Of which womans life comes
dangerously utter wreck and In which the shad-
ows Of the suffering of other victims to this
passion are made to fall darkly around her
way The situation which closes the second act
is one Of the strongest within the range OF the
modern DRAMA and it contains. In tie atmosphere OF
sorrow danger. frantic passion, hopeless despair ana
night and treachery all the elements OF the most traca
romance After the second act the play grows some
what anguid in interest," but to this point It's move
neut is sustained its effect noble The performance
last light greeted with abundant and Yociferous
demonstrations Of sympathy and admiration Mr. DAILY
has provided two sets OF scenery such as seldom nave
been eauaed for rustic beauty and for domestic char
acter Miss Ada Rehan carried the chief character with
gentle dignity and sweetness, and most tender
delcacy throughout the earlier scenes, while the
storm OF trouble is darkening over her, and at
the culnination her intense aud suOdued manner and
low artess utterance had most pathetic effect Ihere
was lack English Tusticity and blooming woman
hood in the physical personality and the art was not as
well concealed as hereafter it will be- when the actress
shall have grown easier in the character But this Is to
be recognized in the wamest words as altogether the
best effort OF Miss Rehans professional life MI Iorke
Stephens d. lighted his audience by amany forcibe and
entirely right PRESERVATION of the rejected and half
distracted lover and Miss Dreher, both Ia physique
and feeling was excellent and brilliantly effective, as
the cypsy; while Mr. James Lewis, as old Guant0n,
added yet another his crowded gallery OF comic &c
centric characters. The dignity OF MI Drew, In the
chief scene, cOntrasted finely with his nonchalance in
the less exacting situations. Mr.. Fisher as Dorner.
somewhat overaccented the ravages OF grief, in the
matter or soied and neglected railnent Us well as in
certain wild manner Of m0rOse seninty. The success
achieved by the piece, both the score OF its signal
merit and ability Of the actors brilliant and
even remarkable and doubt The Squire" will have
what 80 we'll drservesa long career in the favor or
public Its production l. one or the most 5all5ac
tow events OF the dramatic year. This Is the cast;
The Rev Mr. Dorner. Charles Fisher