The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-06
4 NEW COMEDY BY SARDOU.
THREE OTHER PLAYS LAST NIGHT
UERE or NEW FORK MIKE


A Comic Opera, - McIodrninn, and n Variety
rn,c, nesiics the Great French Authors
4" Nm.ricnn- Ab~ond," which Was Per-
formed by the Company or the I.yceur.
Tho play at the I.yceum Theatre last night
~ns Nirtoricn SardoN's Americans Abroad
which had never been acted anywhere before.
!, proyed to Le good example OF the great
r-,nrh rlaywrCht's adroit skill In producing
much pleasant effect with little strength OF
Meter.
/. was nearer in style to tho quiet toned "A
scr,n OF Paper" than the forid Fedora" As
beverly performed by the Lyceun COMPANY
with all the scenic help commonly afforded on
tho Iyceum stage. it entertained q Lyceum
oudi.nrc well. 1t was a distinctly intellectual
work. with only hero and there any real depth
~, sentiment or weight OF reason: but il was
N,htly Iuoyant most OF the time. 1t was never
os, than agreeable. and 1t displayed TO par
ticuarly good advantage the authors won
dsrtuI faculty Of 40 wording essentially Inn
,,obnb,e aud insincere passages as to maxi
,hcn accepted by most hearers as logical and
conclusive That it gave keen enjoyment to
"a Nrst audience. which was an extremely fine
osssmblagc. was proven by tho close atten-
Non. the laughter. and the applause. Tho
little theatre in Fourth avenue is tho right one
for this SuruOu play, anu IL Gun lall Oh
full appreciation there
The Americans who arc abroad in this
.omedy consist OF rich man. who may as
NeIl be ca ed here 10 Moyne. after tho actor
,mpersonating him: his daughter. en-
bodied in Ellie shannon: his niece. an
heircss Of Mathematician. represented by
Georgia Cayvan. and an artist. enacted
,y Herbert Kelley. These four arc in Paris
Miss Cayvnn loves Mr.. Kelley. who is too poor
and rrOud TO WOO SO wealthy a girl. and she
dees;s her foreign suitors. who pursue her
ior:no snme reason that tho artist will not
Miss CayYan's device for bringing Mr.. kelcey
tohcr and driving the other men away, is tho
ss Ths a.eep
sTtist's DELAYED declaration, Of love and the
tsn EnF ai the '3 neirsss as S
f 1Sns me mnrpos i has
financial agent in NeT York; and these mes mes
S s1ses' her her that tho man she believed
IN Is as mersennry ! as the rest This
Ssn g the nS a ' has snd
teif truly and unselilshly loved by u sensi-
lively honorable man. Now he seems reveal
Be Better i" t usa the foruisnrrs whon ' she
has escaueI She accuses him.. and
lni Mr.. k.lccy won new favor by their treat
merit OF this dialogue. and the task WAS diff
cult for sardou had made it so by making his
pair Of lovers not wholly natural or amiuble
The .lrst net depicts the two American girls
e m aHa
Guantances call to .congratul ate them upon
their Successful participation in charity on.
p:"9d Of She receives the HOMAGE
Of that shc heartily wishes herself back in
There is a good introduction Of nil the charac-
looking. we'll dressed lot. Mrs. Walcott is a bar
oness who thrives by matrimonial brokerage
sss s.' Fritz Williams is one OF her minor eli
N,Fs.' Augustus Goo5 Is pompous 6a.ler,
Rvers Snd Madse Carr are vivacous Visitors
In all the illustration OF the Americans sur
rounded by Franch money seek ers Sardou has
4 kind Of bohemian life is shown through
leiress i IN seeming poverty. and has provided
s.hts sso II w aeeno she Rer w ssfo as
y tie rretendslly i'm poverIshed family and
asGsyeh ss tenor 1t il all sS
fsas the thFd fs ND last s' the 81 Place
heiress. and that She means it to be- their
home, Then comes the cpisode already
cd, by deludinG the angry lover into the
belief that, he must make the girl his
This passage is thoroughly Sardouine Jug
eler} OF words. and amusing too. when spoke n
Me KscaY There ~as OF M
love affair involving Mr.. Ratcliffe and Efie
shannon and runnin. clear through tho play.
Mr. Sardou owed the warm reception OF
Americans Abroad" chiefly to the manner OF
its representation. Hardy any piece has been
Treated otherwise tho comedy would have
failed. but. rs things were, it mado a very en-
lUyuu!e entertainment.