The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-04
THINGS AT THE THEATRES.
eruypYs "7HE BROKEN SEAL" NJ
PALMER'S COMPANE

Cs..ses At the Cembss~tion Houses.
Two recruits OF the Palmer company were In
,ho new play at Palmer's Theater last even
,,o They we're Mrs. D. p. Bowers. veteran
.c,ress. and Julia Arthur. little more than
noyice. The accomplishments OF Mrs. Bow
ara are widely known. and they had con.
adorable scope in the role assigned to her
Miss Arthur had been praised In print for some
things that she had done rather obscurcly. but
this was her first opportunity under favorable
susnices. She has a voice naturally as good as
,lat which Mrs. Bowers possesses. and which
she uses so effectively already that che may. In
the,near future. speak as well as Mrs. Bowers
does Miss Arthur Is agreeable In looks. too
sbs seems to be instinctively dramatic. and
Nov performance last night satisfied expecta-
ton.
The drama was Sydney Grundy's Tho
Broken Seal" = stage version Of q French
novel BY Busnach. Grundy's work had In q
mil measure the faults common to plays de-
lived from books. and the chiefest OF
them WAS an everburdening nbun-
dance oflreminiscent narrative. Busnach's
.tory was about a murder and the conviction
n an innocent man rs tho murderer. The
author wrote irst Of the temperance OF this
convict after twenty-years' penal SER
vice. then went back to devote num-
her OF chapters to an account OF
the old crime. and finally returned to the pres
ebt day to discover and disclose the truth.
Grundy brought forward the twenty year.old
events BY means Of the piecemeal recollections
ofhafa dozen characters. and 1t is unlike ely thnt
more than one apditor IN ten got q wholly
is various effects on the persons con:
sssmn'ppTehsnsible. after three acts had passed..
that the truth was known to tho village priest.
u. n. ass from
.%s:, %.sssss NJ Ss ssSisss e. lay
R'i sresk the holy seal q sienee for 0 tie
Sss .1r.me knnf srstonth the wESnsh
ID the play. vas given up to this conscientious
m mos Stsn xR
sda heprs devces the c0Rn sds apa
scene was powerfully emf tional. and. although
The Bible dangerous experiments on the
stage. the reverentia spirit Of the representa-
ss DFSeS s II
no ssHps E, Es EsTeH eassS
phi ,S fs and the truth man MS
The acting Of the play was almost entirely
t cnsS ss SFSSaa Agnes
booth, Maud Harrison. E. NJ: Bell. and Mrs
I. J. Phillips were employed approximately.
clocks had struck II. ''' >'''
sn %s S n h Days St he
at the 4peT Of
that ' great actress portrays the Egyptian QUEEN
asa veritable modern enchantress In ancient
sit fs the best merits or worst faults Of The
Bernhardt Interpretation: but puts before us a
Ira to our sympsthetie consideration. Her TO-
% else S
tency OF woman's visual beauty with a pas,
;s? 2: mali tina. Mis-; :ss
tsins MslSo@5ns MeDS9s!l f25 5ob%s.
snd much s popular SUCCESS az attended sRis
other. serious plays among the Changes are
s.r stsass s S ss,sd s.
Fsthsr prC%isins young man: The 5eyenssiai
M Wheeler. Who is we'll reme@bered By east sds
p!aygoers. before whom she has appeared as
east q 1 Gunters stirrins Though hi not per.
.est S ora his Is almnst az good as any It has
han wRss the pas
Ss:s;%: liz fa:s s"s!s%t e f.
MAKES. and its copies Of railroad episodes
s says had seE a. afas t G IN bs
city Iast season. and nd its cast has not been
much changed since then. Asa literary effort
TnTOrthy Of seri9Hs but rs
dramas it is we'll worth studying. 1t is al!
n ni.al steam whistles. ,ca9gins bells. and
like #. and their money helps to pay the
Ssttsp PLAY some tFsesPSts
plauded by excellont t lou Houses a This English
military drama Is admirably pictpred, in
s By f%a rs ssss5Rn
ply oi entertainu,cnts rom Charles i Frohmapp.
t Who has not renewed his c?ntract, and then
now in possession Of the, house viii, close
!: to s. tsstsa On FeS X Hsrr%snn's stage st%ss
Is snail ali; so that the REDUCTIONS from week to
Ing depth or breadth Of space. Probably va
rsty farce. and for the summer season light
Not since. the days Of the San Francisco Min
sStrels-yhsn tho sable semiclrGle held Birch.
burnt .oork-has this house steadily or Justly
rewarded any Of the shrewd managers who
have directed its affairs. The Gilseys owning
the property. have always benefited rs land;
lords. Others have from time to time expended
large sums in redecorating and reconstruct
Ing the theatre and upon It's stage excellent
clal reckoning has too often been ,unsatisfac-
t s3y: Hayery put put forth good shows there.
comedy on those boards. Dockstader gave the
best minstrel first part ever appanded by New
York audiences. kellar was for months In evil
dence with his astonishing Illusions and his
graceful sleight OF hand. Charles Frohman has
and With high priced actors In the cast. But
largely as have the landlords. Under the now
ran It Is likely that Lessee Hermann will eX-
rerience q, change. There are always comhi-
nations willing to play for the privilege ~ II
broadway appearance. The Frohman contract
has brought out n success so decided in The
Junior Partner" that the play will be a feature
~ next seasons travelling theatricals. and
.Horiana may prove second triumph TO
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