The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-08
PERFORMED AT A MATINEE.
DINA 4 GRAEtE'S "IN ORIGINAL
PIIYD TRIED AT THE UNION SQUARE

Mates OF the Coming Summer AnoHg tho
Managers and Actors-An Actress Ho-
roio in Private LiTo-Louts Aldrieh and
che Order OF FSiendship.
Few people 60 10 a matinee trial OF new
play with pleasant anticipations These tests
result 80 commonly In failure that the best
homes are forlorn ones, and success can only be
reached by overcoming the audiences I'M
favorable predisposition. Therefore the con-
adorable degree OF appreciation won by IAN
Original Play" at the Union SQUARE Theatre
yesterday afternoon Was fairly and honestly
gained. DINA L. Grne7es HAD clevery written
several novels. but as dramatist she was an
unknown novice. and so could no more than
command merely tolerant consideration under
the circumstances. The general verdict Of
the not lenient Judges, after witnessing
o performance lasting only two hours. was
that another hour " Judlciously additional
matter would have made a powerful drama.
The sin OF the author was one OF omission
rather than commission. What she had done
was we'll DONE but she had not done enough.
She had provided agood assemblage OF char
acters perfectly suitable language for them TO
speak. and interesting things for them to do.
but she had not struck out boldly enough In
any new direction. nor gone far enough away
from a familiar theme. No American play
lately produced has been more agreeably
worded. but many one crude and coarse by
comparison has appealed more potently to the
theatrical likes OF even educated and discrimi-
nato people,
The third act Of" An Original Play" was en-
tiroly satisfactory A scion Of rich and pre-
tentious American family had brought homo
from Europe wife with an unfortunate past.
His proud mother had rejected the bride.
whose matrimonial outlook was gloomily
all Ill 10. hole foll ;,,t bnf nr,N
OF former husband whom she had believed
to be dead. Tho prior two acts had led un
eventually UP to this situation. which OF itself
was not now or strange 10 stage literature.
But IN letting this blaokmailer be morally
shotby an inteEned date; friend b, and then hay,
truthto an excited family group. Miss Graeve
composed an essentially dramatic episode. At
the cad OF that act she was twice called 10 the
front Of the curtain, where she achieved the
unusual triumph OF appearing and disappear
capable Of such polished self-control. and Of
writing the first thu 60 acts OF that play. should
sure sureI, be equal to fourth containing , some
ton.
4. sufficiently costly cast had been procured,
and some Of the performers sustained their
reputauons but others were unprepared for
the occasion. and gave more harm than help to
tho experiment
william ]. Florence will kill no salmon this
summer For the first time in years his close
with the rcd. Now that his tour with Jefferson
y ended for the present, he will stay in town
on wh he b T
In England all winterenjoying an absolute and
PROBABLY FFsireshng rest From rom, Lohdon Sir:
will remain until the comedian is ready to
cone home, late in j. sentepber; to re}oln Mr.
will return with her husband, and it Is pretty
vel understood IA theatrical circles that her
Tetirement from the stage is to be permanent.
uponhis advice; and though Mrs. Florences
friends assert that she is not content to remain
will reurn to the footlights.
tIoruce's next tour with Jefferson will be
to the frmer. because he is going to get an in
crease about $500 week over the amount
Ra,H during Hi TIE season IIst ended
&l.5OO. Which is very handsome Iecompense
Tor any jdnt star in these DAYS. There,ney
has been rouble between Florence and JeiIer-
son. as wal asserted some months ago to have
Iesulted from the formers discomfort with the
financial agreement between them, Shrewd
managers say that the terms are thoroughly
sGuitatla and that Florence is worth all that
eonpa,y for next season will retain Viola
Hsn FREDERICK PaadHG and
lose III veteran Edwin ysrrey 9' and George
+. Nash. Varrey retires Of his own accord. He |
had Worldly nlIed the place, at first marked |
with cre9 to himself. Nash is young and
very able ctor who is naturally ambitious, so
soss 50 ths saa a Win
which Chaies Jefferson and Harry s. TAYLOR
brow will apea S~ with Jefferson and Florence
as often as hey play The Rivals" but that
VII not be trTuently. for " The Heir at Law
10 to be usa in many engagements next
season.
II is rather strange that three out OF every
hve now plays Gted in the spring season can
DO traced as plantations Of foreign produG-
YYrss: Hoyt.s pry latest comedy. "A Texas
s tbs is E not Three orl loqr years HGo
fe9as 5 f. pI pIece ealo S BasEst
Of Wins, He hal purcha- cd it from Hoyt, and
me psisd It a. straight comedy dey9id sGt
did notnake IA hi, an !. after Bishop had paid |
hoyt ahut s4Oo. the play reverted to the au-
i IWay s,cI ianuscr!pt BARLEY Campbell after
ioro and several Instances B by the verS man
agers VIII aiterward bought them. Hoyt |
to aSea 's Bishop play and he bgided TWiTieI
IN new ioh ard It Is now good thing. ac-
sordlnG z, TO oh, be outof.town reviewers: But It
would prom F Hoy vt has vowed that he us is
zone c WIN yaqevilIe sketches, and has only
There, isn't q ,one or a dance in "A Texas
steer,di put fthels plenty OF keen satire and
Another play .hicL is to be seen on Days
E ftaSs iater IN 10 summer, when Sol Smith
1'u0ooi' O'tSubo6uL BtuTtS, VIII Dear the an
nouncement OF nSneSs. though, In point OF
taGt Il mas heen Unity years gathering dust
II 10 the comedy hlch Dion lioucicault has
completed for kussll. and. though It will be
new In the literal .nse that it has never yet
been acted; still 1t iii be an Old product OF
nouclcauits pen. was originally written
FOR Joseph Jefferson 70 decades ago, and was
In that actors poSsessrn long time
4, Comic opera productions do not fall outside
the rple.elther as has Esn recently developed.
IhS o SS4oSs RDo, nG?ety is oli
ousfly sung at The TheSodr tTnlGaf ego It vas
on;Tyne, England, at msinGe. This" was in
order to preserve the Engih copyrIcht. prior
TO the American performI'e al ths Casino
Tho title finally assigned TO ia "1he Tra1iI
iap," which is a literal TRANSITION Of the o%iGi-
nal French title. - La Bresilieno" II Rnnnnrs
that the plot and constructoDi tbe Ingiiab
Henry B. Farnie, the words ha no heen SIM
Piled by Max Pemborton and l. estnc1 ~
London. The music Is b}ChRssa,pne
BtesllienneS was sung in ParItWyc;ars ag ID
The plot deals with the love Of DDn,G"5n nni
Iuaniia, which Is opposed by the atprTsfat h hn
Don lingo. A briRand chief aids ne VomnI
couple by means OF an abduction: a .voiutinSS
10 raised and there are picturesque bItIas and
marches before blssful finale is Irourht
about