The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-17
TWO MERTTORIOUS DRAMAS.
TIE EROHMAN STOCK CoMPAxIEs
WELCOMED TO THEIR HONEG

WELCOMED TO THEIR HOMEs
g. vlays IN Ne s1ine's sThs Lost r.r-
ssss.- ss rreeter's Thestre. ssa u
Other In ftnero's Lady Bssstifsl' .
the Lyeeua-Beth Pieces New Here.
Charles Frohman's stock company. tn
youngest OF our four fixed dramatic organiza
Mons Of the FIRST class. began tho winter sea
son at Proctor's Theatre last evening
Tho players werc welcomed, very cor
daily By large and fine audience. nov
play -sa produced. and the occasion had al
the requisites for brilliant theatrical dstinc
tion. A genuine success was gained IN the
way OF artistic worth aud popular appeal alike
OF that there was no iota OF doubt
Tho drama newly offered was " Tho Lost
Paradise" written by Henry C. Do Mile. and
largely original with him. but embodyine the
theme OF q German piece by Ludwig Foulda
The novelty and triumph Of the work lie in
fits inoffensivo yet strong treatment OF the
question OF friction between moneyed capital
and manual labor. There is q sate avoid
ance Of partisanism. and Of anything else
that need mako either an employer or
an employee uncomfortable MS an audi
tor. An isolated case Of an avari.
clouA oppressive mill owner ia dramatized
in . way to illustrate what may happen. but
with no assertion that It does happen often.
Tho love affair In the play Is dominant. otter
all. and essentially It is the old story OF caste.
which has been told no many times and 70 DIFF
ferentiy in novel and drama. Mr. II. @
De Mile has located II in New England.
aud thereby deprived himself OF the usual
material yielded by arbitrary conditions Of
sristocracy and ignobility But no has made
tho heroine disdainiul daughter Of a purse
proud man. and the hero a workman for her
father. 90 that there is the familiar social
chAsm to be bridged before tho lovers
can get together In matrlmony. Tho girls
pretensions Of superiority are due to bad rear
ing. and 30 she does not lose an audiences
sympathy The mans love and loyalty are not
abject, although he does sacrifice himself
unreasonubly on her account. and 80
plot il neither Ingenious nor new. Il consists
CONSEQUENT enrichment, Of tie thief.
Truth ssnd his ss' psrsistsas esenes cone one
Of crime. because a disciosnre would dis
a. and sLGney T as,
bear fss 'sRs ss',sn sei.
manly and sentimental. Of once. and whose
ana VIDE would not have a. mose SUITABLE
actor than this one already. in the company.
sn MAJ Ses sst ssa wc
ds@enstIasions Into scenes which they had
There are only three acts In 1.-THE. Lost Par
n1S Z IL B. %dSs Sni mats
isr S%n and Beyond. BY Tho opening q Hds
u and
Ss sH
against starvation wages and arguments, pro
says ssp s2R s s
not to, drive her q want Then an
ssushSsS1 81. and and e, exhibits t rs
not, and Nj. De Mile got what stage folks
~, fqids quite casually: ana
Hewevsr III. De Xii MilIf q Is Substantially the
mai ~ost therein a IS exrellent He has dis
play and suh.titutsd that which is new and
o0ss saas istFAias s.e
!Isn s ths aermao eSssasters Sto New
besides creating one or two new
ones. 4 Vermont girl 10 Boston society 70 .
happy hit and as brightly acted by 0dette
,Sptric lover. several passages Of the best sort
81 light comedy result Farcical moments are
llled very eomicaliy hE Eta HAWKING
Maud Adams IL touchinGly pathetic as u poor
girl with a hopeless love. Orrin johnson. ~
I'D one. are In cast that has M weak spot.
The performance was artistic and effective
rom tile opening 70 the cl.se; and it was such
pany in the critical high esteem which they
,arned last season at this theatre They are
,uccessful body OF players. and Mr.. De Mile
>as provided fine drama for them in The