New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-25

WILSON BARRETT IN NEW CHARACTERS.


OF them new to tnis country, and Mr.. Wilson Bsrr~u
and Miss Eastlaks appeared r characters new 10 this
audience.
- Clerical Error IL a slender hut wellknittef and
tersey written comedy by Henry Arthur Jones,
in which lson Barrett iDerson IN Enslish rural
vi AT, The hev Richard Capei This piece dates back
October l3. 1879. when Mr.. Barrstt first ia e
the Court Tue tire. Lon on Of wnici hoose he wa
then the manager IL aim u Impress by delinestne
human character and po'tr,yils human experience.
excite by Incl tents control by action
Tue TicT is OF middle axe. 81 upis. kin iy
humorous leading brotherkr life with all the world
and dev ed 10 deeds of beDevoiebce with hiio 'wrh
beautiful glrl. MS ward AMI Thu girl sdtVot1d
20 bis scapegrace Depnew-a will yonto VINO bas
wronssi tue Wear hut been forgivsn ny him aud
Is nov leading prosperous aud exemplary Ire Inc
GIRL uu.,ng over or absent lover, serDblrs on Dt OF
paper the words Richari capeL" Tue V'enT. Who
in his ward ona"ces To M this s'rs' OF
paper aud being missd ny IL. declares his love- asks
her to b-eome wife, and receives an assent -Shchi
gwen uet OF altitude Tue favored lover pre- ENTITY
oues back To the vcaraze and familiar old servant
somewhat harsly bre ks the Yfeors dram, by hintn
It the truth Thereupon the Year. after i-t~ning iooi
enough conversation OF these LAYERS 10 larn th
70 state Of the s droppns Is the blot 81
tn. play prstends that ns declaration OF love vas on'
OF Jokes. AMI. in seen" OF touching maIna"nty
oios the anns of the young people and blesses the
union.
Wilson Barre played the Vcar prese ting him as
grzzlsl man nny, aud giving perform .nse "arkeo
with admirable versatility aud repleto WITH exlnisIh
touches OF art. His sugge-ton Of the fororn hol~eS-
ness OF an elderly mans passion for eirl indie 'tei
dsen Knowedge NJ human urs his 9es'ton n he
psnr of e,lou-y a. strives to overcome the o",tor
nature tue gentleman, aduiraoy suoue' ana u's
sustsment OF the tr-n'r. between aiS ter an ""s
IN tina mo,napt OF remuneration. tOichsi every heart
II IL long snce % pisce Of lUpe scti Sch "a ns-S"
solid IN its worl and wholesome III Its nhuenc'
been shown upou IN. local stage.
Mr. tieor,e Barrutt, who nad already touchol and
pleased tue house by his fne PRESERVATION 81 ar'uHn
eccentrc saiin like character III Tue C"lor -erg"'n'
o,npletely ..-iisnt,d ulifors by a enarkable
nrr.va OF tne old bntler Is sIry Ard CO MS
The rany fin touches OF ru~ AT IN tn" per or mace
revealed comedian OF rare natural powers and pron-
crnt skill.
-rh.tterton is q one-act play, by Henry Arthur
I,nes and Hrnry Herman There IL Fr"nch plecs
ON this subject. which NAV have been the suggestive
s,,,ce M this work ChsrterrOn" was hrst produ ed
Inv Wilson Barrett May %. 1894. at he fr nces's
THEATRE London, aud he has eve' snce Kept II IN MS
rensrrory The piece IL written In smoo u AMI nervous
,ro.e and il contains only nve person.. In substance
II III ,ses,s tue whole history. while displaying te lass
hours Of tue life Of Young poet who Is driven 70
ist NJ frenzy by iisIppont ont nekloft mus 100
aud PERJURY. ani who commits snlede oy :" no Wig
uosou TuiS the motive aud tni' the ina'"o' VI
Thomas Chatter toms trnglcal aud ia'nehta"ie na'"i
bnt no effort mas been lie II 1t wa ma e II n's
i
uty M the actual Chal trrton The draiuatiSts nave
| ginei an tnprtu ius. mrrcur al AMI extremely
olu.clous youth anI they have invsnt'i o' u'H s'
Of auatory a. well d zen riDus eir'aus "'co' ." "
,hv rom ptic char Catt-rlOn, accOT ing u ms
min rainier an according the IN llo testimony Oh
his WRITINGS was "a self-cOntNnei intense pFvlouh "
n,sonte spirited an not l th' 'r"st
given 60 nerolc-; aui certainly tn" most -trA'g anu
most pathetic quality OF his deneaoor a. ot'er ry's
S If on lis last night this world was Its sad ADJ
stractiou and perfect still ness
No dramatic elube .hnent could heishien the heart-
breakne effect OF that we known picture o. tue starved
and ftssken boy up from Mrs Angels nres'e 10
Brook-st HolDorn. eraveIy kiss' his lahd%iy as oe
babe her good night aud 50 vanishing ihto MS 'neP
. ,rret, a pam VI aud h"rrl"io neat NY Is own
hand. IL a pro'sna'ion. ind7e I" dress u ina.
awful despair and renzIrd anguish III th" rdpp'Le'H
| tne.trsa art But this little play. dealing with
Ch..rron entirely the fancy ipvrsts im with cpnf
lions entire supposous: aui the observer OF wilson
Barrrtts OF this character Is left quite at
nerty 10 view II apart from the nsue ~ Cnattrrton.
and from all the uame den"te- AMI to acc pt IL
,Imply AZ u image young p"et VINO Is driven 10
sucide by hope love. defeated ambition. ani tho
,.nse OF utter l0Leress and esttntlon IL IL, Iuire'
one part actors artistic scbene 70 reproduce Al
the close the general effect OF fauried painting OF tue
Dsatn OF Chatrertor; out this Is detail OF tahe III
rnp poet Cha ert,n is not deinsited. Mr.. Bair-tt
lies his ideal Of poetic nature IN de'eat auh IN
ss.Iouate deiirum. and he nves out To an ag'oL'ns
close tho experience OF most unfortunate nero Oi
pretty AMI pleasing hctoD OF love and iean aud herein
he dis lays figure equally brill AIT as type OF
mpassioned genius pathetic image Of frautio
despair.
The Young poet Chatterton has come up TO Lonion to
seek his fortune foun thus far ouly ',cour
.geucnt hardship. He has, however, met Tue Ludy
uary daugn Of an inhIentia no"euian-whosd
favor s has sousht-aud hc fallen III love WI -r;
while She in turn. secretly na lost her heart TO
ia am "A with
reference 70 Official prefermenL Lddy Nary. .cc,m-
psnsa ~ teceia. visits his sarrst snd leaves
for MN letter. coufessinv her love, -DclosInS an
uticlal message rom father. Cnatt"rtJn. coming
H. tue aud hungry, does uot, at st, hnu TINS Letter
Mrs ANGEL, the housekeeter. has proD lsed iO say
,oth,nx OF Lady Aa1fs visit: rallies the yoang
autnor aud by 4skng the Old. sIulid qucs VIVA Is
the use OF poetry 10 nery vhdcsio of
hi. biozed art, AMI ther~upon sue II ens TO as pas
,louatr piece OF rhetoric offended se0sniity AMI
genius ro0abiy uttrted Mrs Angel leaves
him and presently poor. brOken-down. scottish artist
yai Bocden (poverfull acted by Mr. George Barr-p
bursts garrett and eud-avors to rnce hi forth
TO A tavern revel BOcden Is nne Dature wsrp~d aud
degraded by I'll fortune aud wan, ani his eniire
n,losopry OF life the sinple ejaculation.
- D,u't knog-cont are" Chat-rton. ~ urst. 10
tempted with this comrade nut he RECEIVERS himself
and refuses and Boeden d. parts alone. The starving
and HOPELESS poet half mai with trouble now swallows
uoi,on ard no sooner taken tue fatal drug than
he mud, letter from Lady Harry situation OF great
rstus IS thus created FROM the rapture OF discovery
that lie beloved. hs must lapse into he seonos Oh
This the climax of tho drama which ends Win
lis death.
The atmosphere OF u classic play, like Ciaudah may
some lines Id Ve the elect OF setting the actor al
r,uots distance frum human sympathy To many
people IA classic play is unreal La Chatterio" "
wilson Barrett directly addresses the heart It's
p.rtorp .uc- almost alike IN WovomeBt aud
u :, rech is very remarkable Tor picturesque sbd
p,siOu.t vitality la ap edrance, Tue actor SUGGESTS
schiller. and Tue forfeit hsc Dp~td-
osi.I oi manner sIeatJ slreagt"rncd trat suS-
=, ston lac ,uusled Dooi VI ocstacy ana oi'etn"ss
uottlaYed py uIm clearly scoD 10 20 .ou' uvu ~
del rum uoOlo aud 'enisr haturo was 'isi1i- ''w
r,,r ,.r,us hout me freely aud posts ias iou.to
deyouou to LA- iiea eApiessrd wta O,iu'u, e1o-
nn,uc, rue death scene l., certainly o. oUs, Out