The sun., 1894-05-06

Those OF the audience who arc OF i'm pressed
h the Performance Of "Hanuele" have never
carried their disapproya! into rs emphatic an
expression as this They have sat in quiet
tOrratlon, and no part o. tho Performance has
been hlssed. There have been at tho outset OF
be Hay occasional outbursts Of laughter at
The sight of the old woman who is singing
When the curtain rises. but this has usually
cone from women. and Ii dies out when
Hs spirit o. the scene Is understood.
M .0 more Sn,i,,,s striking illrsiration Of Ger;
nin the change which Il causes In the de-
.sinor o. many who find their way Into the
mssh Isste. Ise darkness and th" music are too
aprommsnt Is likely to be- fippnnt II this
spl1t hstsIInti tha.rising Of ths curtain the
.pehinIsr Il not likely to changei It, From
NE .niranrr OF iiaHHrip with the teacher il at
RAT ceases to lnh audible expression.
nhsf- ls only ono incident in the play which
nSrs Without aTousing the serious interest Ii
Is,ne Isn, We exprcted 20 creats.the entrance OF
me iour angels with the crystal coffin. This is
nS.s y due to the fact that the scene is not
gsusiisally done. The angels-whose extreme
Tapllclly Of attire can only be understood on
.s groard that they are supposed to repre-
,,ss.ir M. I'VE eh,!ds idea 81 an angel not i'm
sHeiui nor digniiled, and this Is the one
.ass rsas which seems 10 fail OF effect, An ocea-
ii.,' ute ti,ter 10 theatre means nothing II 10
AZ ~ mat there are always some people in every
siIsnee that will laugh at anything. No
,SJ M ~ 10 any ltara ever written IL so solemn
n2glo. "''
she There have never been any audible expires.
scn.,i,i ~ alsaPproVal OF what was supposed TO
IA'nul. the tmDiOus elements OF the play.
6s,bl question Of the motives which prompted
SssSaanI hauptmann 10 use the ngures and
sdsJ ne mas shown Will he yarlously de-
sa sssi by those who SEQ the play. III the
a sSmh VI religious names and the sight
d. "tasS.'zed tasts religious figures offsnds
st.d that bis VI" motive er0SSs %ss ssbsstiSSs % SI
jesSs me story Of the chid's death with her
impis soIfToTs ssTsT and trials. her fresh faith and
NO.. Vd he yIlI probably lind no elemsn OF impi-
SoSld Osh SIli asts In the work. Probably nobody
AN maj 1t tells the simple story OF a child's
tutb.A ~ me me moment when il has touched tho
dSa 'h4t are the greatest to II and to most
S1ho.s SIns.s Of the spectators who view the per.
10 An SIihee In this light have OF course, a right
70 them 'o?EfIe and call the play beautiful.
StS,fots Of death. il makes il seem through
Srs.asesS ehlld's fancy rather not thing to be
view to 5,o oqt y only needs a changed point OF
hg sie2 " Others. The audience since the open
gsitbAh' nave not exhibited a preponderancs
at sbIebs bs'sss as OF spectators The close inter-
dactIebi istOoaoiY sS be eommanded by any pro-
iOrnNlhso iOIs'Vh 80 curious as HAnneie" and the per
Ild hsI, occupies little more than an hour !
Sfab .ie ine scene OF the play Is the living room
tie eartnihh mouse tn German village. When |
Sc = iis9Se eroning Jesus lover Of my SOUL /
natss ubsf iupted BY two OF the begging in /
Nth s.rlS snO nave been on their daily rounds !
haze La.s,lps OF tood and the few pennies they 1
JlpisSsssssed and stolen. The whole scene Is |
igiiiaes1iHL probably relying for its artistic /
luffr ~ ~ ~ 90 the contrast Il offers 10 the /
d .buts tne ehlld's character. II contains a /
lsessss, SetSeen two Of the women, an un- |
one AMI stsgestion OF an Intrigue between /
nany IN. a tottering old gTaybeard. and as 1
laes a. Ssstlons OF the sin and misery Of the /
TIE snssu'shA sush short scene could contain.
h his am 9fe OF the teacher Tearing HaHnels
ehild l. Ia H.spe Ises the unsAVOry group. The 4
ols II tbs' tb'at st on on the bed. and Ne learn from 1
ale IA 3, IshSTaeteTs who enters with her tha:
tEs 0i a S esl peen dTagged out Of the icy wa- /
p'na where she had gone TO drown j