The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-24
NEW WORKS OF DRAMATISTS.
.yr TITLES WE'RE "INAGINA1ION"
AND "INsPIRA7ION."

AUth0r0 "efe 1soseuscsus "hsS"s
- tn y,or - The Theatres Were the
Fourteenth Street asd the Peoples.
comic play entitled "Imagination' was
...od At the Fourteenth Street Theatre last
waning 1t was q creation Of Sydney Ro-
..nfeld's always exubernnt and fertile
s.rcv without serious thought or
.,hicol purpose. and meant for nothing
s,so than the provocation OF laughter. Tho
doyice resorted to for the fun was to send an
IA man TO a quite unexceptionable reception
y, a we'll. ordered private residence. under the
misapprehcnsion that he was being introduced
into reckless resort Of Bohemians. His
Imagination. assisted by circumstances and
little inebrity. made him accept the polite
necplc and thor surroundings as belonging
"a vicious life. Here Ind been an opportunity
Tor tho author-if not temptation-to
pr,da,e ludicrous improprieties. but no
had stuck to decency commercially. and
evolved a great deal OF Glenn frolic from his
tbomc. Mr.. Rosenfeld is about tho best Of the
current writer's OF hippant wit for the stage.
Ills lines nre always original. seldom point
less and never coarse. Ho seems to lack the
ability to mako q successful play containing
serious intcrost. but is oftcn triumphant
With entirely jovial undertakings I'm
E s 81 him at his Is Gss farce s ess ProsaSy
lie piece would faro hotter Mt the hands Of tho
sna d IT, sobss and dansss
iarse Of # hGSTeyS. and 4 Is moro than mid
ss '.s sss Z pss.o; sHs sSS'1s
si Hi e sSSssRG Now x sn It. and
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sssc e ass Sssnnins
cssr qsh and ND good good
abundant in Imagination" and generally
Ossn gsasrs to
whose ''t zeal in athletics had developed his
muscles and left his cramma, weak weak
IN n Time H 10 catch mdnighe train miss The
tnS 1se Son OF WITH
yot perfectly artistic deli eation Of an impress
Ts Pths sss nsry e1 cd
Giasie Hudson eeil,sr: Marion Il%o Is. BIio1
f eown to Nov N'A Yorf audiences anu ' ''
.Irish Inspi-ation'' At the Peopie's."
The Bowery snw o new play last night
which had almost as much excitement In 1t us
Is generally compressed within the limits OF
half o dozen ordinary melodramas. In ono
act alone there were such highly diverse and
0CUNS epiNOuoo I'D u poAAhS iuneSH' hohoo
race bagpiper's solo. a duel with swords. q
murder. q rescue. a fire. an abduction. and
pieco OF realism to ond 1t all. The
drama In which this series Of brisk
affairs was enacted was called Irish In
spiration." but its title was not very clearly
justified It was thoroughly conventional in
theme. not original in plot. nor specially clever
in its chara cterizations: artificial and stacy
in its dialogues. and not always effective In it's
comedy scenes But with all those weaknesses.
1t hold its auditors interested by the overpow-
oring force and prodigality Of It's Incidents
M bo%e1y felt t2a had
r,ceived generous value for its m oney. and ap-
pTse freely and hesrs awaF dsd
and Howard r. Taylor. the former. an actor in
ito liar5igEn troupe supplying the t WI1.
iers for Sha
sSy due q 10 y H% fayiors Rt te9
.ys sory hs The IL stas
from start to finish A rich Irish elri in
love with the careless hero. and plotted
an eS ae c shne E
Erecociogs ehiid. an old couple in love, and
Gsse see in n
seems e to stale them. Even in the Bowery they
we're lnughinely recognized as old friends.
The realistic sensation was elective because
II was new. 1t was the use of hugh Irish
grist mill with a big stone vince! that looked
around the stage and 10 ITS path was the head
OF the senseless hero: but Just as 1t was about
TO grind the PROSTATE face into bloody
pulp there was rescue BY the hero
Ing house before she could save the man. OF
course. this WAS an irresistible appeal to the
audiences sympathics. and 1t is. indeed one
Of tho incidents which may gain for the play q
fair degree Of favor.
The acting was not so good as the names and
Of the pysss hfa Tee
studied and too gentle as impersonated by X:
A. Roberts. whose voice and face are not suited
TO characters OF this type. Nestor Lennon too.
though usually vigorous and original actor.
vas stiIted sTkW ward and II at ease as the
the heroine. The best work. by long odds. was
that OF John F, Ward as the trenc herous ally Of
the polished villain. Mr.. Ward Is an uncom-
monty careful and finished performer In roles
Of the Michael Fesney type. There was plenty
Of really excellent Jig dancing. which easily
gained encOres.
Theatrical stars In Divergent Orbits.
TRENTON. May 23-Edward p. Sullivan. the
actor. who has until recently starred in vari-
Gus melodramas. published notice in local
newspaper few days ago. warning all por-
sons from trusting his wife on his account,
Aad alleging that she has deserted him. Mrs.
Sullivan was Rose Stahl the pretty daughter
OF Capt. L. c. Stahl Of this city She was an
amateur actress until her marriage. but went
on the professional stage with her husband.
making her debut IN nandmann's production