The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-05

and 90 they are like fragments OF history, with
the connections barely limited. There Is no
heart interest The element OF Individual love
IL the merest scrap The heroine Is patriotic
and pious zealot. devoted to q mans. UNDER
taking and almost devoid Of ordinary woman
illness. For these reasons Bernhard has never
been able to place the character among her
greater impersonationa Seductive wiles.
and something Of guile. are essential in
roles that employ her abilities fully. However.
che Is very. very far above failure in this play.
She is rapt and plaintlve at the outset Of her
mission she is fervidly declamatory In her
appeal to the inert monarch and his mistress:
she Is spiritedly arousing in the martial cpl
sodes; she Is rtiful sufferer in the tortures
OF her Imprisonment. and until the tragic eli
max at the pyre she is In perfect COM
mand OF all conceivable expressiveness.
She docs not look we'll. for mono Of
the CARDS she wears Is adjoining enough
to conceal her age or soften her
anguarity. But she is so great an actress that
se esit asa gee eomeIlness and as :ae ' sse
braveIy puts aside all devices OF feminine
Only when ro5sd for the fire does She
popuiarly with any Of her sensuous character;
palsy stsse sesy anu
This years company contains a number Of
sn whG aSs
not thoroughly disciplined. The scenery last
night was new and good. but not comparaHle
which ia plenty in "Jeahne d'XEe", and should
20 . help to it. was tedious innlcti0n as rem
The combination theatres this week offer
been rss view 0 il TIE es Sun It the
MAJ IN SntSp T StSsTs ars%s
GRE SEASON. Se e
so mSoS sseeG than is usually found travel
R %sh ssc that a,
s s se%ss' 'tH t. VIII VIII
fhs sveEase in Celtic, sensation plays John
piece in this city, are. retained in the Third
aSnSs hut Hse caO
son. Timmons is not so handsome as John.
con; nor does he sing 40 sweetiy. but he ts Q
sde TO 'nf 1es
H,s find scenes sens'9 yF4ss wo hs
Variety farce has had no gayer nor more 90. e.;
ssa6se, On city ss ths
Joseph Hart. the chief fun makers In this
fresh Display q their special talents in sing.
Ing. dancing and mlmcry, and the result tt at
ke f9 20 s nsU
piGuant Moliie Fuller. who is especially win.
sct The others IN the troupe have been care
fully selected with a view to their ability in
s sS@e HseE has been to The Two sstera
familiar local melodrama. commemorate par
, 1T az pes of Yos
and it's main MIN Incident Could never Happen IN
e sfh 3Ihss fSsR viii brsht
music. honest sentiments. and competent act
ssySE. bsW eS
Lillian Billings as The I,so SISTERS and by the the
not forgotten days.
stein theatres in Harlem: before they had %,
one s Rssi made loss him
eyitable Il was the talk that they could not be-
all snS
Week Is fairly illustrative q the success that
has been sSSsd shs
well-known characters. changing the bill
nightly. and. employing q company which in
f a%@s sher!daa and the rest p asra"n
Theatre oIYanizaton At the col9 IN %s that
most agtistS 81 cSr Ssinr asesd chakes
in comicaiitY as his stock company is in seri-
but but the bie audiences az the Harlem theatres
this week may be 80 construed.
Two plays will finish long terms in town this
week. .Jane" has cause to regret departure
from the Madison Square because more time
Of the Audiences is reinark able, and the ultra.
modlsh residents arc Just coming home: Bnt
ssye dp 11 thu Th hsXs VII f
depart with the week to make way Tor the
MeinnGsp AssemHSiace Gn f 80 no Ths D%as
ances
yett.S aside from the remarkably fine achieve
ment Of Mrs Leslie Carter. were left unconsid-
ssSd N TIE sxes
@ ana eS Ha has mat Sssn
be sung With better conf caiity than tho one By
Smith and Norbert over the picture. In short.
s5 %SsSs sns
4 ind tAsHsFss2s II q Ssns5 ssass;
sss s5ss MhD ssa Il Rsn to
fully clever antics She Is Kate Davis. and she
ls q plump. good. natured woman n, OF 81 mature e
81 The Biion's bNF!csG,nss, prior to TIE TIE
had ' been regarded as q PROMISE: but i was
nof until sLs, was seen in Aunt B i
Into THO view u the General public, Then VIZ
staT" who employed her grew sSs j Ymhsr
s sGaste mothsr-in.lsw q timd Iri sh.
man. Thus she Ia enabled to attire herself In
. striking costume. and she Is also permitted
to have couple Of scenes AL t9 herse ,,I - sh ne
May yohe enyIous when she hears 4. and s abe
that g as funny without being Offensive as
time. Her plump, short body wriggles. to and
fro In Wild abandon. but With not the slightest
parPoseiy awkward recklessness; her hands
cut grotesque capers. and her face Is q mirror
Of the droliest expressions. This actress in
grin. Q eufiaw: or a crooked leg. Withal she e
artistic and not given to exaggeratton save such
as her role sanctions; and she is by al means,
the quickest laugh maker In Miss Helyett.
because she Is the most original and the least
artificial actor In the cast. 1t Won id be good
a ha,. lt,,au f,l,i l.