New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
THE DRAMA-MUSIC
WARRANTED.

| A new play, with the title of "WarrAnt d. =
and In which the principal characters are mpersoaed
by Mr.. and Mrs N. e. Goodwin, Mr. Kruger AMI Mr. W.
Herbert was presented Last nghin the Fourteenth street
Theatre and with sppreoiaye Ian ,hteF By
crowd Of amused spectators. Warranted" Il farce
in three acts written by Mr. f. g. Lancaster ahfbor Of
"The GuynOr. and IL works IN q mood OF Will eK.
trayagant fancy aud by old expedients idea which,
a more serious form aud under different notifications,
long ago used in the subpiot NJ John Brougiams
comedy of Playing with Fire.
Its central figure Is Matrimonial Agent or Broker AMI
this person. Anqas p Bliss by is represented
doing business association with tbs Domestic Fidelity
Insurance Company" He will match couples for Ute.
and viii insure them against connubia infelicity He
takes risks Of three classes, and he issues policies for
of years for lfc He has been obliged, however,
to pay many claims" for compensation, ard the bust
ness Is prosperous he employs poet" Oriodo
Fs KrDt, to all the ladies who eDply FOR insurance
and thus to ascertain whether they safe risks" '0r
him TO take; and he aTanges that his wife, Mg. Bliss.
shall the applicants for insurance. through this
medium OF Irritation. The consequences OF these prE
dental measures shown In the glree.
The particular selected Il that OF
Jacs Sc,oabie. an artist and Gyoe,e Grecne.
vocalist, who lovers. Jact il attentive to
Mrs Bue, rich but coarse woman, who think. that she
has his Affections and Groce Is jealous aud wishes
tOdspay her spirit by marrying somebody else. Tho
bunders of the poet, who Mrs. Bliss
studio Of s Bliss and then Ms. Bulge to julius Cesar.
and then OF wooden lay figure which NJ Bulge mistakes
for his wife, to create udcrOus situations ana
comic perplcxlty. 1t will I've perceived that neither tn
characters incidents story ds this piece make eyeI
the slightest preence nationality It Is certainly
whmsical-almOst as much 50 as "Engaged" or "Thc
Pirates Of Penzance" reachcs. however, the obviously
sound conclusion that happiness In the state OF marriage
be warranted only by affection From the actors ei-
gagged in It's representation eKacts incesant animal
spirit and rattling display Of sp1ghty action and rapid
speech There substance In is text aud contains
no eerbal wit.
play of this order fulas the condition OF its being,
when provides situations that actors make lauSha-
ble and outlines OF character that actors il up
with their humorous personality. The best piece
that ever was wrten-if intrinsically a pay and not
simply literary composition-dOes not attain TO it,
full vitality of life until it is acted It must bc
actable. There IS something In dramatic
work, that an author cannot provide, although he may
provide forit Tins little farce is replete with haclmeyet
mechanism aud it is hmsy in all OF its eemeDts but IL
il fortunate IN being dramatic and thus Il Is one OF the
works that are better for the stage than structure
dialogue that OF greater value In attributes O
other than a dramatic kind.
The chief scene, one Of crosspurpOscs and hde-and
seek antics. in sctGles studio passed amid lively ex-
element Bliss has warranted Ais. B,ige who is flirting
with Scramble, and MT. Bge Is about 10 come upon B"S
for hs insurance indemnify Bliss persuades Mrs. Bus
to f with Serabie aud thus keep him away from NS.
Bsge The alfascinatng artist Is sought also by Hiss
Maria who Is engaged TO irascibe German named
Snort In BRIEF here young AdOnis. chased by three
women, who in turn pursued by three jealous
males: and the assonbag and discontinue OF all Or them,
in the artists room, is the constitution OF
this chef scene.
Ar. Goodwin, AR0Hiqs when habtltcd 10 the robes
aud helmet Of lay-fgure OF Caesar, some really
quislte touches OF broad comic acting The humor OF this
actor is dry, quaint reflective. aud quizzca. His exc
cutiye style, bis and his mechanism was long
since be founded that of Warren and Jeerson
He could not have stulied in better school. Bu his
mood and his ways bis own and more and more.
time passes, do perceive the growth Of his comic ni
yduaity IN this fresh embodiment the absence OF ap
parent c rt is a beauty aud this Is intensified b. the
presence of exceeding personal drOllery.
1t was astonishing to so keen and clever an artist
make so deplorable Mr. Goodwin did in his
sst upon Irving This in Mr.. sidney Rosonfelfs
pueie attempt at buresque Of The Bells" sketch
which merely disors the and Of the original
Mr. Goodwin's Naihas not caricature it serious
imitation, occasionally touched with absurtes,
and it not funny Five minutes Of it would show tho
actors talent IN mimcry as well hour Of il dd on
this occasion.
lie was loudly applauded however for this and aso
for Bliss, and had several recalls Mr. Jacques Kruger
gave clever sketch of n literary idiot, supposed Of
The pOetcal kind. "Warranted" was wen handled it
a great measure successful, and il will 10
little day The widespread acceptance OF such fragile
stuff well put together and however well ntcr
preted. be viewed, though wholesome Tor the
stage the public taste.