New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-31
JRSEN'S DOLLS HOME"
ITS FIRST PRODUCTION BEFORE CRITICAL
AUDIENCE IN TITS COUNTRY.

ITS FIRST PRODUCTION BEFORE CRITICAL
AUDIENCE IN THIS COUNTRY.
BOSTON. Oct 30 (speclaD.-Richard Mansheds
company gave this afternoon at the Globe rehlarh
ably interesting performance of Henry Dsehs pay
A DolTs Uomen Although Nine. Modjeska had
been seen in few performances OF another version
under the title Of Nora these were not In Clues
hovo much critical comment or attention couid De
v,,,o,od and todays representation was inc hrs'
,bo. .,v NJ usen's plays has had In this country
bcfore An audience which fairly eptesehou INC ovs'
class Of American play goers Ai'housh ulo 49,
.os NOT filled many OF the best known literary Poop'
,roro nresent and before the play began thero was
On thu faces Of the majority an expression WIN"
a., ,oar,, This is an important occasion ana our
responsibility in Judging Of the work OF oralndus
=, ,bo founder of a new school OF play-writing
,,nao+s so much has been written OF late concern
A., rhsan and his plays that only brief outline Oh
tho Mot Of "A Dolls Home = need now De sc'
firth Nora the heroine, has been married elsh' 9N'
20 Torald Helmer, by whom she has TWO chihrch
sbe Is apparently a frivolous, e3trayasant outtrny
sort OF creature, something between Frou-frou anu
~ Featheibran' Her husband pets and Spots ho',
and a. she afterwards claims, insults her womshhoo
by treating her as doll. II turns ont that her s'"
ing extravagance is caused by an endeavor 10 epss
cons derable sum she had borrowed unknown !" non
husband at a timo when trip to Italy was hcoos9',
10 safe his life To obtain the money she ua'' $50
realizing the extent Of her crime forged me hao "
her father who ded few days later her 00,' 49,
Korstad becomes possessed of the knowledge Vi ui'
fact and uses lt TO try to make Nora regain ior LIN
a nlace in the bank from which be mas oso' ~
charged bv h,,r husband who has been icoc"'p aY
49, aaror Nora falls as Helmer knows
t,rocstad IN have bad record. Krogstai VIRUS u.
,rrtb 10 Uelmer and threatens exposure ii'in0,
-. .,o,sl, on Nora and dcnounces her' ueeid''
49, = rt,ed him and that she is not NJ " w
th, Guardian of his children AT TINS nioino"' a"1'
Io,,o, comes from Krogstad, saying 'ha' ~ "
rentod and ncosing tlc lsD h,.cs
i1oI,,.r toyouiy burns this ana Turns !" ~.
,0''"'' e. has however, become an lcen' '"o
Nora 'no o,or understood her; that they hass
Soy "a, now really known each other that her e'o'
newer " a, tho fact that he Is a strange man 10 hoi'
are op'" l,oh she cannot live with him again. ID
anu d" aImost upmovt1 manner she leaves n'
quiet a "budreo. without bidding the latter fare"eH
I coes out into the night ..
an ,,s ending can never be liked by American sN.
- Who viii be loath to believe that VIM"
RS a higher duty TO the development Vi NJ rsh,
.o,ure than 10 the young children she mas -.
into the world. AS study Of one wonia" = noo.
Tar which Is practically all the play Is u -
S,rhiIv strong and delicious In all out 'no ~ !,
~ craracter then seems to be suddenly iooDs1 -,
an mercy and tenderness. Miss Besus,o ,bIs par.
gave surprisingly good pceo1mmnsd Of eomsdy ana
nsfbos than she has ever A tanbourine
ppS S %E of exhibiting In % tho divert her
pSsLapa when she Is expecting TO reoei In he fuh
ntier she was especially eHeetNge lcenty earnsst 4
she was h2weV9rl ,ser The resolution or ee.pf
hch u'old seem 10 be sufficient ~ ,yshard arcs,e4
ci"ion Atkins Lawrence played tnv "A and efessip3
aSiy and Me,yin Dallas was nnshsa alN