Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-20

ill the hnud~ ut the competent company hcad,yl hy Joseph Holland and Henrietta Cru>~ulau.
 The end uf S"thr,u'~ first week at LhC l.ycrum in the title role uf sheridan. hy Paul M, Potter. shows that the good opiu- ion formed uf the play an the opening might Was hl>,d on merit and Was not due tu the viaquc, for there WAS none. l P tu the present time Mir. potIvr'> play i> the hit of the dramatic ecJ>ou, and Mir. Suthrrn a~ the iHlvutV,t hut cratic RjrhAui Erin~- ley sheridan has cont trIhutCd he best work ot his life, Ihl~ may. however, hr due merely ln natural improvement. for have uotiyvl that each of Mir Nothcru's charac- tcriatlI'u~ ha~ been better than the prt'- '~iinG unr
 ''s~hcri Ian. or. the Maud ui Bath" deals with tue hl, "ni love of the great play wright It 'ns. not Lilc his character as vc hu"'v U rC'liN tn htN" l>-su, but that i4 tprt.ruUn History i- ~-,CrirrcTl tn some extent ,u pi,tuV,e .,ltu, >~. but this the au- thor anrwlvlzvs on the pr Sramny Mr Eotier shows the originals of the charAc tygsy g.. lIg~ Na!Lpron. Mrs. Sneerwell and other. and Ee does it exceedingly well
 One Hct i> devoted to illustrating Sheri- dan $ supposed experience at the theater on the memorable night when The Rivals" WIS h.esoI from tkr stage and when the persons whom he had sltirizcd all trooped in to add to his disCumtiturr. He ~wrars that he will triumph. and aS We all know that hr did We art apt Ia be pleased with the act, which is really the hest in the play sheridan; or, the Maid of Bath" k dis tinct acquisition tn the American stage and one or two scenes in which the farce line k dangerously approached could be toned down il would he a practically fault less dramatic work.
 Nat Goodwin i~ doing very we'll at tn, Fifth Avenue in Augustus Thomas four act comedy. In MiIzuurl." Goodwin. plays the part of Jim Radburn, gritty lit tle shcrin who iS deeply in love with Kate Vernon. the daughter of his old friend, 10 Vernon. Kate of course loves the villain who turns out to be n train robber. The bad man finds Il necessary to shoot a fellow and he seeks refuge in Neruon's house RSdburu finds him thrre. and prompted by his love fov Kate permits him tS escape on his hor~r. The villain, however, is shot and Killed at Il little place few miles dis tant, when Kate suddenly discovers that she has always lowed Ealhuru and the pr,,- sumption k when thv curtain falls on the fourth HSl that thrr. will hc a quiet little wedding in the nrtr tuturr.
 MT. Thomas play i~ a strange mi Nture of merit and faults. in which, however. the former largely pr,-iumiuatcS The story is
 
 the comedy unfu:Vvd and tho pathuS effect i've, while ot lEiIh,s> there k none. still the play falls short ,f GrvatuC~S. The locale l. prc>umahly correctly drawn, but some how In MizEnursI' ~tcms to hc lacking in what might hg called a sincerity ot atmus- phrrc. The flaw, while il lC;Ivc~ a marked impression uPou the critical auditor, is nevertheless su vague that 1t i~ difficult to point it out sprCitCIily Hut, an the whole, In Mi1EOura' k rCally g"ud play and a remarkably fine character study, Whether it po>>esSeS the elements ut wear common to some of Mir Thomas earlier works re mains tu he sCCu.
 Mir. Goodwin has never heforc attempted a role like that uf Jim Radhurn, We have SO long been accustomed to seeing him Tn comedy. with a leaning Ia farce, that Il is difficult tu accept him seriously m a serious part Of course this is nonSensc-not res- son-but it is also truth. In reality Mr. Goodwin's performance is a highly credit able one, and he is to be commended Tor giving his powers full swing. He is earnest -perhaps at times trihe too much so- and above all sincere and conscientious. He