The sun., 1890-01-21
hNUSElfENTS
Mark Twain's THE Prinee snd ths Pau-
PERI In tho Rorri. of a nrnrn.

EeF n tho EoTHa OF OTomes
Mark Twaln's first play, Tho Gilded
AGE" was originally represented with such
paucity OF acting talent and poverty OF
scenic establishment rs to endanRer its
success, and nothing but the lato John
II. Raymonds perfect impersonation OF
Colonel Sellers saved the venture from ruin.
The same authors latest dramatlzed work.
The Prince and tho Pauper." was fairly forced
to triumphant Issue at the broadway Thea
tre last evening by plenty OF help from
all concerned In the production. It
was mn output OF the Lyceum. and
1t had the same abundance OF added
and injected merits which the management OF
that theatre supplies on its own stage To
this liberal and artistic treatment the new play
owed its acceptance by the audience 1T had
been subjected 10 the bad usage which the
former piece endured at its Park outset, there
would be a failure to chronicle.
AS formulated by Abby Sage Richardson and
David Beasco, Tho Prince and the Pauper"
contains, as effectively as possible. the familiar
adventures OF Prince EdIodrd and Tom Cdnty
The two boys exchange clothes for fun. and
ior u time stand in oach Others stead.
oil preserved. It is embedded In. matter
which, which, when acted becomes essentially melo-
passages SO utterly futile in others. and so i'm
tho book Is vogue and Elsie Leslie's, popularity,
o! 1t. But with, little Nj ss Leslie to
give =, charm to the two boys. and, all
inanimato object around them. exceedingly
agreeable entert ainment was brought out last
representation will be cured Of tediousness
when shortened by half nm hour. and tho ouri-
.tsi,s ons drama will doubtless have long term of
Elsie Leslie was overwetGhted and, borne
down by the heaviness OF her dual role, and
made In the excess Of words size ia made to
utter, But no other child at present on the
hor fresh achievement viii greatly Increase her
reputation as as thS iorSmost q our Inyenile
h ana the the sbs
preclated and expressed the meanings OF what
she said and, did. and to a remarkable degree
sne she was % unlike parrot In speaking what she
In chasing this piece as melodrama the
ntende Marx % fWains dupcate @ eg boys w4r fsnrs
in exploits ofpicturesque and romantic interest,
and and IN the character Of the knight errant Mics
Hendoh who valorousy sets them right ngain,
forward spirltedly. The events are contrastt
those various scenes an atmosphere OF reality.
not provided by the author, has been given
manager. The wel-directed car Q OF the per.
formance Is audible and visible all the time
4Rd it is III the IN making Of the success of THE
by Mark Twain individually. He delivered
himself of one OF those speeches which. in
ner;, so expertly mimic the effort OF n
drol tmpromptu orator He told the
amused audience that he had originally
conceived Of the transposed princeling and
beGgar as personaRes for u drama; that after
putting them into book he had waited In
Job Of dramatizinR It; that he next hunted a
dramatist without avail until at length
he found ono in Abby Sage Richardson,
and that the result was away beyond
his -, ,proudest dreams, Then he gave
to Miss Leslie. whom he had brought out
in front OF the. ,rrtain. O most fulsome
eulogy. declaring that no real prince could an-
proach her In true princeliness. Mrs. Richard
son, Mr.. Frohman. and MIR. Belasco were also |
called forth. and there was great deal OF en-