The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-15
NEW PLAYS IN ABUNDANCE.
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The chief merits 81 the new comedy.
"Gudesons." which II occupying the stage OF
the Empire Theatre during the closing weeks
Of the season. are not negative but protab
the best Impression OF the work can be de-
rived from a consideration Of the qualities Il
lacks. II displays. In the first rlace. mons
Of the strong evidences OF Gallo an
eestry which are characteristic Of most OF
the comedies that come to US By way Of Lon
don. fts dialogue is notably free from the
epigrsmmatie suegestiveness which oscar
Wilde tnausurstsd and some dramatic writers
have so Enthusiastically copied. II is clean In
dialogue and action. Another feature which
one misses completely IL the laborious farrell
cslitT OF so many plays that have recently
been seen on our stage
The positive msrts OF the new comedy are
we'll written dialogue freshness OF charsctsri-
cation. and hrst act OF exceptionally bright
speeches and spirited action. II the play had
been up to the standard OF the opening act.
the performance would have teen as great .
comedy success as the New York stage has
witnessed for long time But from the time
the curtain fell on the FIRST act the play
declined steadily In interest Its action grew
slow and the wit grew rare. The second
dragged almost from start TO finish. There
were brighter moments In the third act and
the lines recovered some OF the sparkle Of the
earlier scenes Of the play. But the spirit OF
the comedy was gone By that time. and
the efforts OF the actors were not equal to re-
viving the lost interest There 10 so much In
the comedy to be sincerely commended
that its disappointing decline was . mat
ter FOR regret when the actors are
more familiar with their parts and play with
hwfa - - L.
iii hs ,.s. no,,cs,h,a Adn,s.N, ~. s'
pc aa the .con Of
edy was not supplied by the periormer. The
tempo Of such a play /. an important element
in the successful presentation. and the actors
Ing
The chief character In the play Is q selfish.
imDeeuniou: British .ri.toerat living on the
eaoeeons that come MS way. and the pro.
nsh very easily caught. The particular
cratic Jane, Eo1io' 7reAore set, hi. nets
means Of his own position insoclety. ,1rehrne
o. our contemporsneous coined Is Introduce:
S1s 1rS the sstsTp,.nE T, an
men in the play; and an American girl Of the
conventional type along with the wife. OF the
characters. The IMAGINED desire Of the Amer
lean millionaire and his daughter to get into
Treie1ne and lis nsncial straits iii the three
acts Of the play, aided only by thread OF love
nephew OF the poverty-stricken Englishman.
t.rini FOR tbrss acts .sn.esiIr Shen n mo-
eeeds on lines that never overstep the
bounds OF polite comedy: IL Is fareical at
from poth the .itn.tions uhicS ,nIfaW sScS
other naturally. Its speeches are often
genuinely witty and the character OF
trn,hinIiy and amnsin CIV SyaWn IL nias
with far m ore merits than faults although the
latter are o! Kind that are serious drawbacks
Ths neSform.nes was In the mai, ooos al
though the actors lacked the quick spirit OF
comedy. The most conspicuous instance OF
rymose tbr"nebont the nlSy She rally
seemed to take the situation VERY serious
y. Henry Mllers Performance OF Ire;
accom- niisbm. nt in the NAV NaSs .uccess,nI
Intelligent piece Of characterization, but his
action was sadly ilseking II spirit. The other
Srompton' Syptl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AZ tn. Young
Amercsn.Niss Kitty Ibenthnm and Mia
The Luck o, Roaring Camp which pre-
eeded the NAV Was said by the prosramme
10 have been INSPIRED by Bret Hsrte and
WAS very little Of Bre, Hsrte about tbs
Eork Ths niacs nroy.d ratha, noisy
snsir notabia OWL II, IN. .ScaiIa,t
actins of a mart which bors no relation Hhat
ever TO the piaY or the story But tbere Hsrs
several very amusing moments during Miss
Rohson's pressnca on ne staSeHamnsinS
snoneh 70 iustiiy .uch A yaIuelss. Mac a.
this curtaio rsissr u f
wis
"roh...o- x. IN. ,i,,. n, a., o,.,. n,o-
toosseo S .ne u'ie o' an operA pro-
ducsd Or the hrst time here at the Broadway
Theatre last evening. r. A. Barr at was re-
.non.IhIa %, n. vord. .rd G.o,,a W Ch.1-
wick fer its music. and both succeeded In fur
uishina entertaining matter Ioe.tsd In Al
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ger. It's iun was oioaa our'eslue aau MINCED
chiefly on . potentates love for hot yiands.
mitch xsrs supnlI.d 10 him nv an Irish ..ilo,
a.. =, :, -
VINO WS hshec out o' tue o'
convenient moment to pose as q French
shAt RAeominr poss.ssed a. n hottIa
=, ..,., -. -, ~. r.
OF .ooeseo sauce no sa'eo ms noAo oJ
serving IL up to his master. Thereupon
Dennis q Gra4y became an Algerian Bey. All
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