New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-10
MP wyNDHAM IN TWO PARTS.

Mr. Charles Wyndham introduced the closing week
Of his eminently successful engagement at Palmers
Theatre last night, with double bill. q" Delicate
Ground and The Headless Man" The largo audi
ences which have been attracted to Mr.. Wyndham's
performances since they began are insured 20 MIN
10 the end by his clever and delightful acting In these
amusing plays The first Is comic one-ac'
niece by Charles Dauce. with its characters
placed back in the Paris Of 1903. One OF
them. Citizen sangfroid, afforded Mr. Wyndham
an opportunity TO be charmingy impudent and witty
while he impressed upon Pauline. his wife, among
oher useful and important lessons that of apprasng
a good husband at value higher than that attached
% foppy silly and self-conceed admirer II Is In
these funny little pieces with their racy movement,
absurd situations and ridiculous dialogue that Mr..
wyndham does of his most pleasing work Miss
Mary Moore made of the part of Pauline certainly all
there was in it, and presented picture of an angry.
pqued halfd stressed, saucy and arecuonate WIFE,
not less fascinating than animated
In "The Headless Man, Mr.. Wyndham and his
entire company found material Tor theH
choicest art The play was described as an eccen-
tic comedy and It certainly lacked nothing 10 lusuE
the description. 1t was written by Mr. r. T. bur
maud for the evident purpose of rendering the phi
losophers of method and system ridiculous as pos
slble Mr.. Wyndham's part is that OF Robert hedey'
young man of very amiable virtue, but UNITED DS
nature for the serious affairs OF He His chel un
Guilty is an inherent inability to think ana yet ne Is
delightfully."- unconscious OF MS mental ShdIiO"hoss "
deed being educated solicitor, he really fancies
himself quite competent, and when a whimsical
fate leaves him temporarily IN charge
of the office OF Hedley, Spooner, Mean
we'll & Son, he enters into the business OF giving
legal opinions with confidence in himself only
eoualed by his confidence in his method" The
method Is an requirement. Having been drilled 10
consider method an important part Of the lawyers
business he comes the practice of his profession
determined whatever else he may do, at least to pun
n,e,bod into the shop He has studied Voakes on
self with great quantity of notebooks iettered boxes
and other paraphernalia of method: Thus nted OUT,
he begins TO instruct the firms clients III is cas-!
10 sec what fund OF rch ehcel-
tainment a clever writer like Mr. Burnand having
conceived such character, can create from hiln.
Tho possibilities fully avaied or ana successop
OF utterly droll coniunctons IS provided, 10 Mhch
every character I'm the piece IS enabled largely, ~
contribute. Mr. Wyndhams art delights III such d
character as Hedey and he made specimen OF huhdn
nature eXaggera ted of course but most suggestive o
somebody within almost every mans ObsefN atom nc
unhappy application of his systems and meth0us
gets everybody and his affairs hopelessy entaheieu
with everybody else and his affas, 10 the
eternal misery OF all ahd 10 the exceeding enjoy
of the audience In the Iun production OF TINS enecI
Miss Moore BY her graceful ingenious appearance ana
her spirited acting, contributes largely, ,,,,-.
The pieces with which Mr.. Wyndhans Dali
season here is closed well chosen. They VIII 90
their part 10 make his engagement remembered py adj
who enjoy a comedy as pure a. IL Is Hch'