The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-25
THE EMPIRES NEW DRAMA.
CHARLES FROHMhN'S sToCK COM
PANY IN "TuE YOUNGER SON.

Whnt l- s"'"r on rhis Week Mt the
s,.,s,. n' ne Sss r.,'' .s"t are
" -" "o''"e"'
Eleven OF thetwen'y-onem members OF Charles
Frohmans STOCK COMPANY acted last evening
In the new Drama me younger Son.. with
which the winter season AZ the Empire Thca-
tire began Iney made wsl-niRh perfect
cast anu ecqut'eu themselves In almost oil
cases prh 'ian'V WIN 'ne 'asks assigned 10
'nem'
me pay was nneiy mounted. the prepare
lions hao peen 30 care'ui ana complete as TO
insure u sno"'h anu rapiu nrst performance
anu o'ery ,aenionao'e h"oience assis.eu py
second season OF this handsome theatre had a
favorable start.
David Belasco from the German play Schlim-
me saat" the work Of o. vischer. The story
lously fond mother in order to promote tho
~ ali tho honoro - -, a 49, d,ah.. "', 49,
=. .io SCI, .ne hon0r o. an adopted daughter to
form Of A price for tho painters pictnre Of tho
e,rl This thom. n, s" troatsd p n,nnt,v sns
rather boldly by the German author.
A second son figured as a rascal. and his
misusod wife as . martyr to him "schlmmo
saat" was one OF those truthful and unideal
representations Of sin and It. consequences
"a kv th0,, tf,,I o,ll L.
whieh are nkeu py tnouehtiul audiences In
Berlin. but which New Workers. who demand
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theatre VIII not accept
The genius OF Mr.. Belasco turned Mr.
yi.cber'a comnosition into n drama ~ n LIND
with Tho Wife, The Charity Ball" and
Men and Women" That is to say. It became
full to repetion with tricky thentrc situa-
lions. really powerful dramatic episodes. aud
depictions OF human nature under emotional
conditions.
1t was not translation. for It is not likely
that much , o, tho LANGUAGE m spoken at the En-
pl,o ins. hiS.. was .ne eau'Va'eh' ., inr' 'isch
an han
At fair estimate. doubtless seventy FIVE per
cen sent OF The Younger som was original With
on tho German original. but away from II. and
the Se T pp IN
The enc were a, At the home Of the art
humany and Whfch n r Beiascyo
knows 50 well how to give. At the same
touching episodes: there was music be:
Eondn the ,ensEbr gro ,6 DIALOGUES and hard,
y tne @ as tGs
have come to expect confidently in Beiasco |
piiece.were missing from this Jew example OF
MS stagecratt. the one important tnult was
RToyids Arm ioSpdS 'ti for the suDerstraS:
no damage to some Of tie admirable s s it H
ns e 1ne
performance did not end, until within half nm
ened at once.
Tho ,,u,,o,s,o,s -, ~. ",.,n ..
theatres this week is generally satisfactory.
Mansfield. sothern. Goodwin. Harriaan. wi.
son. Russell. Emmett, and the Kendals make
up the list. All save three OF these are placed
his vivid. vigorous. and even harsh portrayal
NE .reput,stiio,nn as an actor il, this renro:
s; ETi IT, rugged. and .pstSresgae: GoeivIn i
Tor sheridsn a. TIC TyseSm "0 H"rrisa n0i IS
a large numbeT Of eoEeeniai ass!stsnta.. vii.
son on h H. marvel q comicaty n "Ermtnie" at
:" -" Peaceful Valley" at Daly's; Emmett is at th!,
Grand Opera House with Fritz in Prosperity"
Of prsss
Of what he has done before is explained
~ the t, TACT It that he has mistakenly changed
virtue Of his graceful dancing sunny smile.
Years one Of ths most popular %" Of American Am ea
entertainers That the name Of the character
good one to conjure by Is proved BY the fact
hat the younger Emmett. who las assumed it
since his fathers death. is now performing
g g see rritZ IN PROSPERITY In the expectation
he ORIGINAL Joe Emmet viii be dtsn nnninted
or there is little in the performances given at
ne Grand Onera House this week to remind
IN the npopramme and IA etsr nan inc name
worn by the principal actor. The young man
Who is trying to fill his fathers famous role
eems to possess industry agility and an
.miable Intention. but there is a lack Of what !
$ ,eotm an py called magnetlsm. When he
hat father formerly used he passed current q
ut the new piece gives different matter 70 :
Jim. and be does not deal well with It. Ths
tendals will withdraw The Second Mrs Tan 1
Iueray after next Saturday. thus bowing 70 c
he adverse judgment passed. not upon tn,
'lhy but upon Mrs. Rendals acting PrOba-
bly, few have disagreed with the opin- q
on Of the experts! that the drama - 8
maRterful work, and that the chHracter of | =