The sun., 1891-03-17
In. rs~.r Of she Press" at the Star.

I'm Iswer sf the Press" .t the Star.
|Sss the memorable nights when Henry
nx int held the Stars stage there had
pss 10 larger audience within the walls Of
las hssEte than the one which last evening
pokM upon the christsninR OF Tho Power Of
sRnsa" This local mslodrams, the work Of
sorr Il. Jsssop and Augustus Pitou. had
sn prepared for with an elaboration
ID N sxpsnslveness that had promised
last surprises: and there were
otlEkink in the preliminaries the signs OF
ucaa Last nights big house contained 30
haaynrsons palpably friendly to the authors.
numerous actors. and the scene painters.
~ nothing Of tho members Of an athletic
ab which figured In tho play. that an sx-
issslon ei opipion from his enthusiastic
Altering Was not necessarily accepted a. .
70 verdict. There were many plsudits that
tho ring OF sincerity. however. Some OF
Nv vent out to the actors and some to the
nisn Of the scenery. but not enough were
= by the play itself to Justify Q statement
;,a 1iumpnsd on anything like Its own
fCWs. q Ss sHe s Hpss ssor as0Sna ss
GuE dramatic work. Its plot va simple
Sfn; rst rSut its incideots were widely scat
ss .sS wsIs sss of
ths audience lost the thread Of tho story:
ossls Of the plot was the not novel ono OF
hnoeent msl's conviction OF crime. In .
soicrime. ana by snot other man' . yillsinY hs
nv TO prison, while hi. wife and family love
ar sind mourn him. on his, release. be seeks
onss ESss 4 q Il; Sn od .sa ssrq s 1S: sss
ESys E.s his lnnoesnss. and 30 clear his name.
,sH,hIate ,I1 no aid Of . newspaper. ,apd, thus
~; Ihs powsI q tes press works Win
sicN eelsriy. .Ths villain 10 discovered to
Saisi q eonnterfeiters; pal betrays him.
s,EI!: ,I S:pss: Si Misery & ShiSS hsd % 50 n nearly
~: . ysry trtte and simple. and NO melo.
@alst ~ could make IL Otherwise. Messre.
ss n:S. q hs :ss csa .na
+: Z lsss dessrvins oi praise. Much that
hs: !: Dohs: S.:n sVa %:n e: vn II Sa scr;
r :iao or sSsresS S outs. A taie Sea q
~ this metropolis cannot truly
s e Ss .qS 6as ne: :s:u: :f: dHs 50s
iSss -. TIE heart. because its pathos G natural
s,ss swes That 70 scene wherein the hero,
~ s'a y TGm rIsm prison. makes an impsssi3n cd
aoSn mem and give him another chance. 1t
M sanirably skstchsd and % admirably
A! s y there was . hesitancy In accepting
vi roEer OF the Press" as . novel or hn-
m .msodramA, there surely vas no mlstak-
n .I.aUe .Is.aUesllenoss Is . scenic production. No
rsassf ys.s' 5aS piSssred iSs%IisS
SsSte W., x street piers was 80 charmingly paint
o. the Manhattan Athletic clubs new
HI,irS,mI anoiher picturesque success. With
sSisn,, lights It's im posing stone front. and its
sSIss sSIss 20 q The East liver. the Battery. and :
round OF applause. In lie delight with
M ao5ams ms the audience possibly lost slight
kls pays inherent defect, aud II every
Nv D audience shaIl be similarly foreetful,
Pvsoyer Of the Press" may triumph over
! anutHiptss tSsclss. and 90 gain The approval OF
ss:sst ~ w WIS % long enough and good enough
biz ess asu. w,Sa msnos1 a.ef.sS f.Spp. psySs e.
III. .T TSnhssioned n lines With much fcrvor.
or orr sSss.ieman. who had many friends in
Iieossstrs, was the faithful wife. but there
kpncn opportunity for the display OF un-
mnSS aorSs or maSnetism IN the
lsoasd itnd td s..P!tsllE ayalled Of. was
S ps,h.is Snd 81: 7:
ID 6coossion. and she was equal to the
II Dsd. NJ E;.nEsi. ics Cd JOIN ais MsttSS.s. HSs
tSrsetsr11 no Mno cannot b named. But their
ND MAJ msrS subordinate. and no ability
eEsan's 'fe them very sharply defined. Mr..
"s~~ hnmor was as ENJOYABLE ss