The sun., 1891-03-17
: NIGHTS NEW PLAYS.
.nRKs or MORE THAN MERE
N .nOCULAR CHARACTER.

.nRKs or MORE THAN MERE
.EOCULAR CHARACTER
p,sywrlghts aaa . Cana aian
E.sn,va to ranes Provide "Ths
!. ana Diauer at Eight" " fss
-, Square Theatre.
,.,. osN. to this public. were acted n,
p.s, p.s souars Theatre last niRht. Th,
ial'S. aS more important wru "Ths Phari,
.adon make. by Malcolm Watson
o. Tsnssstsr Wallis, wh pse names ars
pn - i.n,a Tho Phariser OF their drams
pN ,bo upon learning that his wife
nss .,,s ito before narriasss. refuses fol
2 lu.a y .asSops her guilt. The interest lies
...,, ia the impulses and aisonies OF the
hpsa, "a "A rshsbilitatsd social outcast. Hel
49, a excused By the explanation
as ,s,her. q gambler. compelled
y" ,..one rich mans property.
10 .. ssesption OF her husband. that ID
W. father. too. for she believed that
ow ~. irrespective bridegroom. accord
s,r,ss n truo account OF her past.
v ~. ~ "a constitutsla . proper reespisut oi
wv, % I,is true that when she learns
ss.,bsud's Ignorance. after eiRht years
~ n.II ,I,e and il menacsd with exposure
sa',u =. .trneeles desperately at conceal
W, -, W. .hs makes full oonfsasion subss-
y ~ wv I'd tsrdily reaches u condition OF
and and happy wedlock.
NV nv an alert and expert audience %
.IS. 'I,.on sousrs held last evening. the end
Ma, was in sight almost from the De-
~ 49, 20 old was the theme. and 30
~ s.s its outcome. To that lack
.,..,,. aud uncertainty was due
uNs,,sss o. the impression made
Iii, strong situations with whiCh the
.ho,nd,d, But there Was one thing In
..sorm,nce so unsquivooally succsssful.
.n n..rlv a revslntian. that It com.
,.S Al due recognition mnd ad.
.,~,. May Brooklyn. hitherto sn-
l.Iiu NJ. Palmsrs travelling conpsniss
ii, rsovn n town for her crsditabls -.
,.,..,. ~" n vith sslvini. disclosed herself 40 an
- ot meat emotional power. con trollsd
h.s degree Of facility. She played
,iss much as the Clara Morris
,,.nty yssrs ago would have done
.Jm no actress easy to name wkhin the
I'M Of say present American stock COM
,,nuld do It. Miss Brooklyn seemed to
/. ,nprsestsd tho importance OF the op-
.u,ity 10 distinguish herself here IN the
.,o,oia, aud to have prepared with care
t.blity for the erdsa!.
kN stood alone In the cast for an achieve
ss.ptoi positive brilllanco. Charles L. Harris
1. ps1t in commendation for an original.
(suous embodiment OF tho inebriety. falsity.
4 cus, humor Of the heroine's father.
|Tls invariable Mr.. Barrymore was satisisc-
4 ia hls unchaneeabls way, as the womau's
[svusr. and the more malleable but as yet
Imp,rsd Edward Bell was her Pharisaical
hsuad.
IN authors Of The Pharisce" had ar.
luua their selection or personaees and In.
bnu IN Q manner indicative Of practice in
|lnrsit but they had not written we'll. The
Win which they had sought to Offset the
Idounsss was poor stun. Excepting only
I, Which was contained in the role already
baaened as laughably performed by Mr..
MIA none OF It was risibly patent with last
|gaf, audience. ARnes Miller and
bun Woodruff wsre young lovers
Sose eourtship waa very dull. indeed,
q .ho we're made to ,Eudsly insuls
hiilips, that Stoddart 10 petticoats. was not
,sSSd By her words to be amusing as On
norvus, old maid. Whatever measure OF
ospsfity u In store for this venture will come
mot altogether out OF Miss Brookyn's par.
:ipsion.
4 saort niece. "A Dinner at Eight" by J.. A.
tehs, Canadian author. preceded the .prln
1t was performed by Maud
lnson and Il N. Holland. whose polished
!tsl encounter between lovers. helped By 7.
Tllsf % tpsy servant.
The maa went TO the Woman's house . day
'sAd Of an sngagement 10 dine. played hide
a s sd dIhSs !hssa e :ssR: e sySSS:Ir' OF
Ths plsy was only about nfteen minutes
o. td. although its stupidity mad the one
lrttly rsdeeminG point Of brevity. the per-
,p.aesSsemsd hardly worth while.