The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-06
THE FIVE NEW THEATRICAL M1ER
TlINMENTS LAST UGHL

~ss that ono more company formed
T., Charles Frohman for special
nurpose was to DO tested. and many
xero curious to SEQ how well or badly Bardou
,.ouid fare st thcir hAnda There was dis
t,notly modish contribution to the occasion.
hssidss, for Elsie de Wolfe made her debut ~
= nrofessional aetress and that fact had mot
~ kent profound secret nom the fash
iorable public. So II came about that the
.nsc,ous theatre was crowded to the utmost
hy a remarkable audience. in which intealsct-
uallty and acknowledges were conspicuous
with this asscmbiage "Thermidor" wss cor.
t.iply very successful There WAS mot an In.
.tsnt Of inattention while the curtain wAs mr..
and sitsr It's evory fall the applause was heavy
and hearty :.
The political offence which ''Thermidor"
hal given to tho French republican. By it,
dramatic representation Of some Of the hor-
rors o. the attempt to exterminats the aristoc-
rscy with the guillotine. IL mot worth discus
sIon here. for It had very little bearing on
last nights trial Of tho play - stage
entertainment What had been innsmmatory
in Paris caused no asitaticn here; for the d.
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srisue triumph was positive: and that the 81
protection n9ca9 oytne suoienee was eouails une-
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aent achievement was tumultuous. and 1t WAS
svSn iHy psopI9 who do not often mistake the
The production was admirable altogether.
tRS pay mas thirty-six speaking characters.
Ssae ass much assS G %s Ss9G
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ans were printed IN the long CAST and
s s br ill., q the Sssss.
iessional debut as q lampmaEers apprentice,
t sst Pc delivered his few lines we'll Not the
quincy orinappropriete thing. TheyWeFe an as
S;Mipsaiy capable band. They poSplsd the scenes
s,sneSt style Of etageoraft, and Il WAS hard TO
- Wnereln Charles Trohman could have done
@ore LOT Victorien Sardou with " Thermidor"
"The PstroI.~
a, utne Darwintan theory DO correct and In
.ae struggle for existence the weaker must 60
me wall and eventually disappear en-
s sisy before tho savage onslsushts. then II
MUG seem to be only question OF
aAs whom art, the gentle and timor-
w child OF thought and feeI,n1 vcv.t