Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-19
MODJEsKA,S NEW PLAY.
What the Cities Have to Say Abou,
"DanieIa."

"DauieIa,"
NEW YORK Dec. 1S-A large and alta.
BILE race-going man, with whom | have
nodding acquaintance, rolled up beside
me as entered the Union Square Thea
tire the other night and said in hoarse
whisper:
clay low for them chairs. I've been
flung by them and Pm on"
He winked darkly, gave me a reassur-
ing pressure of the hand and sailed oau-
tiously down the aisle. The usher, by q
few mystic touches and toggle iointed
twists, untaugled a chair and the race
going man laid mis- overcoat carefully on
the seat. Upon this the back doubled
over forward and the arms folded the M
selves snugly, while The seat rose with
tiendish glee and iammed the overcoat
into the complicated machinery OF the IN
terror of The chair. 1t was at this point
that the race-going man TRANQUILITY seated
himself. He went down gracefully TO a
level with the seat and then, with a
startled shrek, sank almost from Visw
All that could be seen was a small pallld
bald spot upon the crown of his head. As
he struck the floor vivid blush turned
the spot n glowing crimson that was in
touching harmony with the sultry ma
ture OF the remarks tlat rose from the
depths.
After he had been extricated, he climbed
aloft to the balcony, where joined MIN,
Tor my own struggle, with the Steele
Mackaye patent chair had made me real
ice the futile naturef human endeavor
when cOntrasted with advanced mechan-
ism. To my surprise l found the most
astute and 6tdSe of ne frat nighters in
the gallery. They hld been caught in
chairs below ana wee wary.
the little incident OF my race-going
| friend put the audience in a charming
humor. 1t was the Inward thrill of salts
! faction that always moves us when we
view the misf0rtunes II our friends. The
| play fostered and panpered this feeling.
1t was one of those serene, genteel and
| hopeless failures that's as delightful TO
an audience of anal tical deadheads as
vlvisectibn is to the rbid young student.
| The drama produced by Moijeska was
| spelled Daniela and ponounced in an in
finite and captivatingVarietv OF ways by
the actors of the comany.
at can't possibly ncceed," remarked
a theatrical man on ny left, sedately, at
the beginning of the trst act.
! why notW
because Modjeskl doesn't die at the
end Of the piece Experience has
proved that she must die to
! clutch O winner. is curious, but she
never makes any maey in New YORK.
/ Still she continues t0play here. A few
society people whOknow her as the
Countess BoZenta arnd her perform
ances assiduouslv, an a handful OF ad-
| mirers OF the emotiOnl school OF acting
| also drift into the thetre at times. but
the theatre-going publIin New York will
not have her, though 1.-THE West she is a
| great iavorite."
HRvIng settled the p,sent and future
career OF MOdjeska afte this manner, the
| theatrical man folded Is plump hands
across his bullying waiHoat, assumed a
sagacious scowl and ynt firmly, palpa-
| bly, and comfortably a'iep. thought it
was rather pointed In hm at the time,
but came to the coclusion afterward
| that he was the wisesman in the house.
Tho first act disclosa fussy old man
! who insulted the othe characters In the
| play with brutal IalaprOplsms and
tried to inveigle th audience INTO be-
| lieying that he vas unny, but the audi
ence wouldn't has 1t. Then Modjeska
came on plaintivE bowed pathetically
and displayed rushing costume and
smile. Then shmoaned. She always
| does. A te moments later
Maurice Barryme strobe In, sighed,
Then he told heto retire and, after she
had cried a bit, lett while the curtain
| fell upon series .steel-lunged, intense
and narrowing s'rts from the athletic
chest Of Bsrrymol 80; --SS~ "
The story of@thplay was simple and
old. Barrymore Unmarried the second
time, but though We No. loves him he is
| not fond of her. b whole heart is given
| over to tempestus and all-absorbing
i love for the ~meiny: OF his dead wife.
| Modjeska discoveHhat his wife was no
better than she shld have been, having,
indeed, had scking intrigue with
| Charles Vandenho who appeared as an
eminent lawyer vi an impossible wig, |
a queer beard, bss voice and pair Of |
| giddy boots with vte tops.
The audience hatrown rather fond of |
this defunct part.probably because it |
knew she could noappear on the stage, |
but when they sa Vandenhotf and mis- /
impossible wig the conceived for her a |
| violent contempt ii nothing could pal |
late in the slighte degree. Modjeska
knew OF the crime ger predecessor, but !
| with nobility of sdment that one only |
sees in very bad pls she refused to tell
her husband OF 1t, d he went on ador-
ing the dead imagof his former wife,
though he had a le palpitating and
earnest woman byis side, who was
simply yearning to loved. In the last
act everything tied out properly,
Modje ska was loved Anymore suddenly
realized what promo ass he had been
during the early paof the evening and
everything ends haly. AS we started
to 20 out of the ttfre a society man
with a single glass led up to US and
gasped:
"Deah Couutess,n so desperately
sorry she's going ay, you know, and
she won't be back 1888"
"Well," said the ,orting man as he
droduced a cigar regarded 1t with
critical approval, "louldn't think she'd
have the nerve . shop here before 1900,
| 1t fatigues my uppe'
| Rnt Ia w as NOT OH 40 had q q TINT