The sun., 1894-04-01
..v wxrx At TEE sHE<1REa

-. bsroes OF the Tomantio drama, euhct-
,us,ssm with power and nra In such roles
~. ~ sr.eeful and picturesque action is best ex-
sh,tsd and his beautiful voice is adapted to
"A. metrica form OF the speech In those pas
" rhsrein the dramatic rush OF the play
as..ndsd long enough for the actor 10 at
"a 10 the poetic delivery Of the iinsa As
~ podr,cue in lie Cid" many Of the same
l.".,r.me ments are demanded. added to great
ssisnItv Of m amer and style rid Of the sp-
..s..tIv redundant action which In the later
s.n.ntieism is necessary. Mounet-Sully's
~ .dspted itself readily to this change. and
:. a,d for lie cid" probably all that any liv-
~. .ctos could. II has long been q curious
,s,,s TO observers Of the French theatre
.h.t ,ueh plays still find = place on
~. ,,.ee. not only at the Theatre Francais,
rn.rs an occasional representation is
,sc...sry. but at other theatres where
,A,Ir production IL much more difiicult
A ,ounderstand. To the French veneration for
~h., "a national In their ART, and their defer
.,es to classical form long after its rsison de
urs has ceased to exist may account for their
i0t.re.t in these tragedies. Certainly the
,,oduetion OF them. along with the advanced
dramas which are exploited At the Theatre
Ilbre offer an interesting anomaly In taste.
d, vastly more interest than the performances
aimee. two French plays is that Of Sophocles's
~0gdipus" II showed Mounet- sully to be an
actor Of real genius. and his performance Of the
t.ted King is as impressive dramatio achieve
msnt as the New York stage has Witnessed In
many years 1t reveals his talents to be OF an
entirely different character from the measure
Of them established By '"Hernsui" or "Ie
CID" It may not be the Edlpus Of
SophOeles. and for that matter &c is NOT
poEerfuI and skiliul portrayal OF q tragedy
greater than any other in the history OF the
..sSS s.s S. desire 70 make his American r d6spt IL
The part The entire pT'dnesion % .hGuid be
presents an 'interestinR com promise between
Greek tragedy and the methods Of the modern
o. % The latter. while enough Of tbs original re-
prosramme viii exhibit ne actor q nS new
tuesday "Sophocles Antisone.s Both, IL viii
sss isfs h. s.i ss; sssi In which h'an''
The plays are OF so much moro importance
than the players at our theatres in some weeks
that the whole system Of stars" seems to be
nearly obliterated. and then again the "stsrs''
shine out as luminously - ever. That will No
the case tomorrow night Besides those al
ready In place in our armament three Of con-.
siderable magnitude will como into town.
They are Fanny Davenport. Clara Morris, and
Mrs. william II. Kendall. the latter accom-
panied. OF course By her husband.
Fanny Davenport. In tho zenith Of her DOW
srs as an actress and In the full maturity OF
her beauty a. woman takes the Grand Opera
House stage for the week. dividing the time
between La Tosca" and "Cleopatra" Our
theatrical people know her very we'll In the
guises Of the heroinss OF these Sardou plays.
Melbourne Mcdowell IL still the leading actor
In Miss Davenport's company. which has been
engaged with her long enough to become
facile in its tasks.
Clara Norris has been absent long time.
She deserves . welcome at the Fourtssnth
Street tomorrow night No less than five
plays, which may be said to owe more or less
OF their success in this country to Miss Nor
ris's genius. will bs revived In the single week
OF her engagement They are Camille"
Article a." The New Magdalen." q" Renee"
and Claire" the latter being an adaptation
By Miss Morris from the German. and not the
wel-known Ohnet play Of Claire and tho
Forgemaster." The version OF THE New
MagdAlen" used 10 her swn arrangement OF
matter from Wilkie Collins's novel Frederick
Harriott husband and manager Of the actress.
has become an actor. II seemA for he In an
The Second Mrs. TAnQusray." the play which
spr Nh.n : at s
ssre The Sun at that time praised the drama
as Literary ana M dramatic work took .S%s ex
Mrs Ksndsrs own psrformsnce. We are led
by published opinions In other cities 70 believe
eoarseness with which she marred the role.
and II that 10 so the audiences viii nnd her
K. II sf.. 'ssod ss .ss %
familiar plays will be revived.
tertainment which they make viii soon cease
pstsi i. pailss f"i sSp and May Irwin, 90 to the
sport,"" which retains exaetly the same cast
come come x.y. saroSss the introdaesioa 4 oi new
. Marie Marie Jansen P...s: Into the La. ws.k. Of
nIes 81 n1s S only s%Sl9's Ms: !Anssn up to
iurhered In its fun By . judieiousiy chosen
sompany Of experts in song. dance. and whim-
LIE in this city.
Harlem oPsr. aS House '0Ts TSs iGs soapsSy
hs es. sSSk Gn Ri tosr 81. p: Esss
ng and old Lavender" and those pieces
m..g sll os given wen enc after smother At the Harlem
efe' Win Datlu bfHHhm IN MS AcCustOulou
seat as the conductor OF his own music. and
cans own house.
Lillian Russell was never in better favor than
khsis now at the CasIno as the dual heroine OF
SiISne- GironA," The pertormaocss are al
,Sgstnsr splrited, besides being more complets
Msn nose usually given OF this opera. for the
Hnsic sung now In It's entirety. The duet by
Mss Russell and Mr.. Perugini over their
pIeakIsst Is one Of the things commonly
spitted but which now proves effective.
..Lluard h SotheTn revives Lord Chumley"
~ ~ the brooklyn Columbia This comedy was
yus OF the earliest Joint works Of David Be-
a .asco AND the late Henry c. de Mile. and II
ssred to Introduce Mr.. sothern cons pieuously
comedian. In the character Of the slow
nhnqed aud warm hearted young man he was
'"neu curing long season At the Lyeeum.
oiths current dramas that place no depend
snes on the fame Of the actors employed. but
Ssnsnd only ability In the performance. . top
slAes must Be given to " Sowing the Wind" on
sssSsnI Of Its force ana dignity. 1t is eontin-
ssu 1ths Empire with no change In the sx-
NaSe NAsase Of Its performances. except that Kitty
S.ssAhAu has taken the place OF Agnes Miller.
r.asss ],sueesss Of this drama has deferred the
iyuusuon OF "Gudgeons." which will bs