The sun., 1892-03-18
LORD TENNYSON'S COMEDY.
ryBsr STAGE EXPERIMENTATION OF
"7HE FORRS7ERS."

"IHE FORFS1ERS.V
..,, D.,x,s Company Perform the Eae.
u.h Poers Dramatic Version OF the
story or Robin Hood and Maid Mnrisn.
Tho attempt made at Daly's Theatre last
svenipg TO turn a Tennyson poem into stage
or,crtain,ncnt was compenied by about all
,h, conceivable aids The characters had
,onn assigned to excellent actors. In
,n.t instances Music for the Incl
dental songs and choruses had been
wd,tcn by Sir Arthur sullivan, and
several Of these com positions were captivating.
p.nutiful scenery and costumes completed an
e,cnrdin. .:ly slightly show. All the arts known
10 tho stage management Mt Days were
Grained to tho undertaking OF this uncom-
monty interesting occasion. These things
y,r, measurable in themselves. but they did
not suffice to make Tho Foresters" an
trrertahly acted comedy. The audience was
no, the usual. ultra-faehionahe f'rst-nght
assemhlnge characteristic Of this house. Lent
seemed to have kept many habtual visitors
sway But in the places OF the absentees were
rc,plt who looked brainier. Tho theatre was
Gllrd largely by II fine representation OF New
York. thinkers. Tennyson could have asked
for no more fully qualified q Jury. and. after
lenrnr him with patience that was general
ly lyresrectful and was slow to flag. they rom
d,rod n verdict Of fasco. They had looked Mt
agreeable sights. hut they had not witnessed
An even tolerahlo play.
or The Forcs,ers " rs q readable work.
far plcasantcr Judgment may be rendered.
A. in his treatment OF the Arthurian legends.
Lord Tcnnyson has touched the myth and ira,
dtion Of l.Obin Hood with the magic wand
Sf his genius and made them glow with
the fire and srnhlnnce Of reality More ,han
tins tIi' roor mans knight. this foe to hypocrisy
and cxtortlon into an almost royal personagc.
Ssomss SSna sse Ssyh sracous s'"i damosei with belt
sTss sSsS or Hns RS Srst II hss ss not not
aSsifsSeq @cdi,rSa legend Msid iari%n becomes
sDod as3s s9a pTf TSnnyson ns has e
termed u. master Of music In spoken word.
iii tongue in meilifiuous contienty and Of
giving to tho most Ordinary sentimsnt IN n Won
aous As the sunshine tnts ts nro
TINT his art has not deserted him In his old
ace. lint like Goethe. he wears his four score core
years lightly. even taking on sweetness with
age. like violin from tho hands OF stradi-
many Tits tits Of exIusitc word painting in :. The
To sn,Siy only ,stssr few q bo9 tReR ma
Mi Mi euds mfs Rs TO ss! , the
ring from Robin: .Lob,n's definition OF jealousy
the ,ha as @ Being aer
rs' sFS thrones les Of Europe. and her declaration
that Justice often browns between the lettet
sSSs sstS Y; S5sSs s
3ssa sS in tho the E"y in vSei ThiA the he
wrote The sonS ths
irst his Gt' a't "S1fi There Is No Land Like lnsand
in ,s in Ats tne th
are Nil delicious little poems tn the best
IennysonWInIn W VEIN Sc toe; Ist is the Love Flew
A. to the question, of human interest which
inheres in such n legend as Robin Hood II
Be Ssdh hss ssas sS ira
matte force. that after ali. ROBIN Hood would
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greatly apd naS hsmgSerss aPs ID
the subject Hy t9rd Iernysion who tried TILED
realistic. and to appeal to his audience to ac-
cent his hero and heI2ine 70 ne and their fellows
'hS SsSn " Tas fns fault The Forest
Sr tho whos of tho s ses
there was delghttu, .9}!mminslins @; poetic
fp!:so for "oa and md all os 50 tr as
movement was concerned The ensuing "a three
iza'ions. and we're tedious altogetther:. ex.
into u fairy spectacle. fickeringy 1T BY elec.
trical device and ne"pled rt, Tricky 6y , dancing
nTa 5n snS9S ana some eass GAIN
H 4 hs PRAISE ssd iS5 Sat to them Tsnny.Sn
For the ilustrious poet laureate the audience
lost enthusiasm as the Performance wore on
derisivc. The curtain went down finally in
marry mood. But Tor the manner OF the pro-
dqcilon there was praise 8nly; ,4,o,.,, .r,.
Foresters res "y rendered the actors often helple ess
II" Rob,n Hood was John Drew. and to him
fell first honors. for he spoke with rare eloeu.
some Of the absurdities Of the play from comi;
Marian. graceful. handsome. and facle.
LONDON. March 1.-THE new play BY Lord
Tennyson. Tho Foresters." was performed
to-day at the Lyceum to secure the copyright
for Great Britain. 1t is to have its first regu-
lar production to- night at Daly's Theatre. In
New York.
II has been rehearsed three weeks with the
utmost secrecy. and the bill was not posted on
the Lyceum bulletin board until ten minutes
before the performance began. which was at
10 o'clock this morning. The audience con-
sisted Of only two women besides Mr.. Irving
Ahoysh thsy had been on TN
for the performance for weeks. they were una
ware that it was to take place this morning at
such an early hour, and not one was on hand.
They are storming the theatre this afternoon
to OBTAIN details OF the play. which are refused
Iorty-two OF the mem bers OF lrvng's com.
pany took part in tho performance. Violet
NapbruGh acted Mud Marian, Acton Bond
Powell Pr1ce John
The play was as carefully produced and
scted aS II Intended for a full house. and Mr..
Irving is delighted with it.
Last Nighes Music Hall Concert.
Herr Seidi. Mr.. Damrosch. and Mr.. Van der
Stucken each swung the baton over an or
chestra Of POO musicians In Music Hall last
night, eacL conducting in turn two numbers
OF an especially interesting concert pro-
gramme. The occasion was q combination
concert, itself an incident In the programme
Delegates to the SECOND annual Convention OF
tho National League Of Musicians OF tho