Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-17

SCENE FROM "a woMAN's REVENGE"
heroic ditto by the husband, curtain, end
of the play, with q suggestion as you leave
the theater Of a Rallows for one, and that
one the real murderer.
"a Woman's Revenge" contains many
episodes which disdainfully ignore proba-
bility. There are also many evidences Of
the fact that the author possessed a dis
eliminating mind and knew just what por-
tions OF other persons work and ideas to
appropriate. But Mr.. Petttt was such a
consummate master Of melodramatic con-
struction that he has never written fail
ure IL 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 a manager
and will, IL Is announced, go a-starrtng in a
play which he has recently finished. There
IL not the slightest doubt that Mr.. Coghlan
stands head and shoulders over any leading
man In America, and 1t Is doubtful whether
the world contains another actor who is his
equal In depicting repressed emotion. Mr..
Coghlan is, however, a trifle stout and eld-
erly for ordinary lovers roles, and 10 Is to
be hoped that in his new play he has pro-
vided himself with part which Is suited
to his personality. Whether his recent
marriage to Kuehne Beveridge and the un-
savory newspaper notoriety provoked by it
will affect his business inturiously IL is too
early 10 determine Thetpne and Booth"
fellows who grace she Rialto declare that
IL will, but don't believe 1t. People pay
to see an actor act, not for the privilege OF
investigating private character, and II Ii
just as we'll that 1t Is so, for II it were not
how many eminent stage people-but why
go into an unpleasant subjectt
Mr.. f. 8. Willard is an excellent actor
In melodrama Of the Henry Arthur Jones
school he is probably without a peer. In
that pretty but absurdly 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" when be might Just as we'll have A.
tempted THE Gladiator" He was earnest
and sincere, it is true, but those qualities
only served to bring out into slaring prom
inence his shortcomings. But every actor
has the Hamlet" craze, so perhaps Mr..
Willard may be excused, particularly II he
will promise to never do 1t again"
But Mr. Willard must have some other
craze too 1t is said that he has written TO
managers with whom be is booked snnounc-
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-
tions. She is exactly fitted for the position
which she now occupies, but TO assume
that she can make her present roles stand
out with suficient added prominence TO
offset the inferior work which will nsces-
sarily be done by Mr.. Willard's 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 he may admire her excellent
qualities as a woman and the beauty OF
her work ESQ far a. it goes), would delude
her into the opinion that she is Of stellar
caliber. OcTAvUs COHEN.