Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-15

SCENE FROM "A WOMAN 5 REVENUE.
heroic ditto by the husband, curtain, end
of the play, with II suggestion as you leave
the theater of a gallows for one, and that
one the real murderer.
"a Woman's Revenge" contains many
episodes which disdanfully ignore proba-
billy There are also many evidences Of
the fact that the author possessed II dis
eliminating mind and knew just what por-
tioas of other persons work and ideas to
appropriate. But MIR. Pettitt was such IL
consummate master OF melodramatic con
struction that he has never written Il fail
rrr 1t only remains to be seen whether
NewYork will accept his latest work, which,
it should be mentioned in passing, is far
from being his best.
Charles Coghlan has secured manager
and will, it is announced go a-starring in II
play which he has recently finished. There
is not the slightest doubt that Mr.. Coghlan
stands head and shoulders over any leading
man in America, and it is doubtful whether
the world contains another actor who is his
equal in depicting repressed emotion. Mr..
Coghlan is, however, a trife stout and ED
eriy for ordinary lovers roles, and it is to
be hoped that in his new play he has pro-
vided himself with Il part which is suited
to his personality. Whether his recent
marriage to kuchne Beveridge and the I'M
savory newspaper notoriety provoked by it
will affect his business injuriously il is zoo
early to determine. The ''me ard Booth
fellows who grace the Rialto declare that
it will, but ! don't believe it. People pay
to see an actor act, not for the privilege OF
investigating private character, and it is
Just as well that it is SO, for if it were not
how many eminent stage people-but why
80 into an unpleasant subject?
MIR f.. S. Willard is an excellent actor
In melodrama of the Henry Arthur Jones
school he is probably without u peer. In
that pretty but ah surdly improbable semi
comedy written by Mr.. Barrie, The Pro
fessor's Love Story his work was very
pretty-scarcely susceptible of improve
ment. OF course he tried to play Ham
let vixen he might just as well have at
tempted THE Gladiator" He was earnes.
and sincere, it is true, but those qualities
only served to bring out into glaring prom
inence his shortcomings. But every actor
has the Hamlet" craze, SO perhaps Mr.
Willard may he excused, particularly if he
will promise to never do it again.
But Mr.. Willard must have some other
craze too. 1t is said that he has written to
managers with whom he is booked announc-
ing that he will not play here next season
and offering to substitute Miss Marie Bur-
roughs supported by his present company.
Miss Marie Burroughs is an actress of
some ability and distinctly defined limita-
TONS She is exactly fitted for the position
which she now occupies, but to assume
that she can make her present roles stand
out with sufficient added prominence to
offset the inferior work which will neces-
sarily be done by Mr.. Wizards substitute
is foolish. She is doing her level best now,
and no sincere, conscientious and discrimi-
Mating friend Of Miss Burroughs, no mat
ter how much hemay admire her excellent
qualities as woman and the beauty of
her work ESQ far as it goes. would delude
her into the opinion that she is of stellar
caliber. OcTAyUs COHEN.