New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-21
THE DIR ANA.
JIM The PENMAN REVIVED.

vo,,o,. oxceIIont drama Of Jim the Penman' was
au,piclou,ly revived and large and kindly company
witnessed admirable representation OF IT, Commens
up,n this piece has been made frequently and IN aound
ance and more Of it not now 10 be aDsoluteiy
essential IL may be worth while though to remind
the reader that this is representative play ard worthy
Of being studied as well as enjoyed.
Much has been heard - late about the need Of
literary material the stag and indeed movement
was recently started in Boston to supply tnat want-s
movement that eliminated in the fatu0us trash called
D." Margaret Fleming How much better for the stage
play l., than lecture, and how much more mportant
ths action /, than the language in the making Of
play the observer III by chance he requires TO learn
that simple lesson may readily gather from an inspeo
ton Of Jim the Penman.' In that piece there are
10 words except such are necessary To cloue ue
structural anatomy Of A dramatic fabric that lives aid
moves and can walk without either the crutches of
rhetoric the stills Of style 1t would make no show
in print 1t could not be read but when 1t is acted is
hans the spectators interest IL awakens his lnl'
asination. ouchc, HI, heart, it holds him in sur
pense, and leaves him elevated and improved be-
cause morally and spiritually excited and I'M
pressed AMI therein it fulfls the legitimate
purpo,e Of the stage All things that entitled 70
he called plays are OF this quality. II you examine
Othelio" which is the Lest Of shakeseare's plays
technically speaking The school for Scandal
which is the best OF sheridans. you will find. under.
ncatu the language the bones and sinews that mako
IN
harmonious with human nature. The literature o.
those plays is the ailiuence and pr0dgaly OF riches
admirable precious but not the element that makes
drama.
And not only In construction Is jim the Pennah'
fortunate: IN substance it is equally ielcitns INC
thing that Is made we'll /, worthy VI the ait 'as
made it, The treacherous pen that has Lied for money
has also lied for love and both ways 1t has gained W
wicked object. \ swindler for mere wealth wouh
command 10 sympathy but the swlnder VINO mas
parted two lovers and stolen q woniaifs hie' u hoS
her heart is at once invested with the fasahatm I"
horror: and when you remember that love droVc ihn
to the crime you are compelled to pity him. That 10
the central character of the pece-that, and not tho
wr,need woman although she also is "A stroag nature
severely tried-and II the actor who represents IL wero
As deep in rathos he i potent In mind ana IN
the resources Of artistic expression, he could easily
make that character supreme above all the DersolA
Ties that surround il. The situation Of this man IL
awful and lamentable beyond " )rds No Situation
could be conceived of a patbos more intrinsic. fosi
on fortune reputation, wife, daughter-au tieHoihs
on the verge ~ rnin the football oil rrtfibuoh COM
ing nearer and nearer: emor,e coirodhg une ne."'
and darkness. slowly rolling over the landscape OF is'
rmaiuo a man who + both proud and afecticnste-
and who therefore be made 10 sutherland put Am
in that environment and surely you nave H"'e
great opportunity for an actor. ~.
Frederic! Robin-on's mpers mailon Is KNOWN 10 ''''
public far and wide and 1t does not heed aes'r,po"
h.r, Mr. Robinson was reared u Tue sOuilu' So"o''
M, ,on.cieutlou, school # samuel Phelps, ana W
fine natural powers he super added lhe oeS' ''o
~, ,his has been Informed aud meowed BY great
x,ericnce lie brings this part abundant iorce'
u, prc,e,ce "A keen intelligence, kindness MANNER
poli.h distinction the faculty oi idthun'auo"' 'u
and convincing authority. Ills performance l. no" very
,oxillc. II has all along been exceedingly euectNc'
Mr., tenderness, more passion. and more Oh 'ha'
n,y..riou, quality Of the imagination ana inc MAR
,bo, c,n only be indicated charm, would i'shs "
nrr, potent IN ,wayins the responsive lnu, - SonIi
t thankful If he can Justly gauge them MI hoDhaS
had a warm welcome. ana ne acstrVeu anu nc NJ T. n
H. There positive ehthiSa,',n hiso O O mosi nd
Holland who repeated his rcmarkaDie anu NOS .u
n,ir,hl. embodiment Of the eccentric uelecuNc g.,
tninly A consummae piece OF ART ana rs Piiussu a.
mor 1T is brilliant IN me nst u now p above the
horizon Who viii efaee che remem6raWlS nee Charles 81
lie Moyne the wicked Baron nut mr. Of that
part and expressed its sinister soul WIN huao ,bat
mniignity AMI very devli,h plauhS or, Mr.
rrvmnrr made all that be made of the sups,
nuor. lover of earlier days VINO lnconNenlcht" -
disastrously comes back The other eha ~ s, IN
fnnnd Ia be well assumed rs OF old-the cas. ~
Guiding Maud Harrison aS pquani As ever ph,iiins
thna ever earnest and TENDER, Mrs r.. j. rn,I hpn
Mis- seward Mr. Bell and Mr. Ramsey een Oh wno
va recognized with kindly favor. But II was nann s
mon Ada Dya> that the uoush.s ~" ~, M ,nou
~ An eager audience were rlveteu any ~ 81, no
ber hrows that the laurel OF victory chiehy zen
~ ~ d.lirious uimllt no exaggerattOn, no lOquao,,J
~ fcyerish resentment In this performance
repose Of conscious power n letlersnatrral emoon
iSinp suDerqy and sweeping all before IL hu.i $3.50
can express the elemental passions 81 poMer and
Ills ,hc doe in the present instance win uncommon
beauty OF dramatic art -, .,,,.a fer only q
,rie; m,r Mr. ,;uindy's play 81 The Broken seai
Is to follow. The complete cast Oh "ihe r'""'''
should be added 10 the record -