The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-09
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 Sydney Grundy's four-act play, Sow Ing the Wind" was presented for the first time in this city last evening to a fair sized audience at this theater. It Is rare that q dramatic production has made a deep impression here, or has been accorded more generous and spon- taneous applause. It deals with the deepest feelings and the strongest pas sions fettered by the decrees on which the very existence of the social system depends. MT. Grundy. In his admirable oduction-admirable from dramatic standpoint-has proposed the question. but not answered 1t. It Is the old qucs-
 ton, why the sins of the parents should be visited upon tho children. why the innocent should be made to suffer, and why the purest and truest love, overlapping all barriers, should not be allowed the fruition of complete happiness.
 The main action of the play centers around the lives of two persons-Mr. Brabazon, a wealthy country gentle man, and Rosamond, an opera singer. who afterwards turns out to be his daughter. When a young man Mir. Bra bazon had loved Helen Gray. but by the machinations of a certain Lord Pet worth, together with his own father, had been convinced that she was no woman for him to marry, and deserted her. A child was born after their sepa- ration, who was Rosamond the heroine of the play. Her mother carefully con cealed from her all knowledge of her identity, and Rosamond. while young girl, broke away from the evil sur roundings in which she found herself, and was successful In gaining her live lihood on the stage. She meets Ned Annesley, MT. .Brabazon's adopted son, and the two fall In love with each other Shortly after Lord Petworth reveals her identity to her, and the true story of her life. With this knowledge she feels 1t her duty not to marry Ned, much as she loves him. She tells him what the result would be in the world they would move him-secret scorn and contempt from all. It would be one of those great secrets everybody knows, whispered about by society behind her fan. He would be constantly involved in trouble and quarrels defending her good name. Their life would be far from happy. It would be always under a shadow. And whose fault is it?' she exclaims. True, whose fault is 1t? MT. Grundy causes his characters to so on through several highly dramatic scenes, and finally Ned and Rosamond marry. But in their subsequent life did not the very things happen which she dramatically protrays before mar riage? And if they did, whose fault | was it? Lord Petworth's possibly. for | preventing the marriage of Helen Gray and Mir. Brabazon years before. or elsa 1t was their own fault for yielding to | their own feelings when other people, who composed the society iii | which they would have tc move, had it l :a their power to make life Lncomfort- able for them. Ned and Rosamond could only enjoy happiness in their marriage | by rising above all ccEventionalities ot
 society and being a world in thenl-
 selves to each other. But how many | people can do that? The bitter regret | arises sooner or later, and back comes l the hollow echo. Whose fault?
 aIr. Fronman's companies are always up to the standerd in matter of dramatic representation. J. H. Gilmore, who took l the part of MT. Brabazon, is we'll known here, and his work last evening was excellent. Mary Hampton, who imper- sonated Rosamond, has also been seen before New Haven audiences. The scene between them when he recognizes that she is his daughter was one of the most powerful ever scenes presented on the stage. Frank Mills as Ned An nesiey also played his part we'll.
 This play will be repeated this even- ing.
 The ever popular and welcome Bos- tonians will be the very strong attrac- tion for Wednesday and Thursday evenings at this theater. "Fatinitza" will be sung Wednesday evening with Henry Clay Barnabee, w. H. Mac Donald, Jessie Bartlett Davis, Eugene Cowles, Caroline Hamilton or D. Eloise Morgan, Joseph Sheehan, George Froth- ingham and other favorites in the cast. ! Robin Hood" will be the bill Thurs day evening. The sale of seats is now open.