New-York tribune., 1896-10-20
THE DRAMA-MUSIc.
MISS cAYvAN AS SQUIRE KATE

When Mr.. Buchanan's play Of Squire Kate" 81
first acted in this city.-n January. 1892 at the ~
ceum-it was thoughtfully discussed In this MIA
and the somewhat adverse judgment upon Il vhi.|
was then recorded has been ratified By tim
Neither a new view nor a new word Is suRrest1
by its present resuscitation. Miss Georgia cayvp
who produced It last night, at Palmers Theatrl
repeating her impersonation Of Katherine Thorn
was greeted with kindness and cheered with 7
plause, and In her portrayal Of a happy rural Rna
lish girl she was as true and as sweet ever Bl|
the rural English girl is allowed to appear for eu
a little while. Theatrical effect and not the tru,|
of nature was the purpose OF the dramatist ana
that purpose his heroine was sacrificed. No woms|
who lives Is ever destitute OF the intuition OF loyI
and no sane woman degrades herself by the publ
display of hysterical passion only because her lo,
Is not recprocated. II was Katherine Thorpe|
fortune to ascertain that the man whom she love|
was the lover of her sister, and thereupon she WI
unaccountably and impossiby astonished. and Cd
displayed both an ill-regulated mind and violeA
temper. The more serious situations devised "a
her are false and no sincerity Of acting can nal
them true. Miss Cayvan invested enrased pe
sonality with the atmosphere OF force and she eI
pressed delirious emotion with effective vehemenc|
hut after the earlier scenes. which gentle idy
lie and full of promise, the character becomes
distortion and IL ceases 70 please, could tl|
actress redeem 1t.
The chief interest OF the comedy Squire Kate|
eddies around the Cd. half-crazed farmer. Gaf|
Kingsley who Is willing to murder one OF the gid
with poison in order that the other may. az ne COT
csiyes be gratified In her love This piece. 1t will
remembered is based On French origiEal.-"La Fe|
mere." by NM Armand D'Artois and Henri Pagd
but Mr.. Buchanan has, in various ways. denoted
mo- unnatural subservlence to the power and II
Hardy-.np original. imlgn.
tive passionate and humorous Of all the living wri!e
or fiction. Heathco,e Is pale reflection of the she|
herd in The Madding Crowd" and the scenes
which Kate seeks for love-philter and in whi@
kingsley obtains "A poison from tho hermit al
strongly suggestive of Hardys peculiar vein. Mu@
of this play Is effective. and those observers wi
carefully think of # seaNely fail to regret TIL
It's central character has not been treated with TIL
subtle knowledge Of the heart and that consistent d
ference to nature which essentia. to permane|
dramatic success The intuition that goes with oI
Is sufficiently active with Mr. Buchanan's males bI
in his females. and especially In the chief os them
IL entirely dormant NO other condition would rend|
possiple The torrent OF ransing batner with which
permits Katherine 10 free her mind upon the III
covery Of a mistake that no woman IN her sens|
could possibly have made For Miss Cayvan, HOY
ever this play serves d practica. purpose. since II
an ap, vehic for the moving display of her physic
power and her professional skill Granted the pauj
biiy OF the situations the actress MS inem and 81
does this with massive breadth Of treatment. and vii
q sonorois yociferation such as penetrates the b
holders ear II not his bosom she was 'our times
cal. ed last night. after that ebution Of deliriu1
with every sign Of ardent public enthusiasm.
The piece has been carefully and richly se.-t{
scene Of the bayfield, in the goaming being especial
happy in composition. color and sentiment The cha|
ac:er OF CATER Kingsley was persona;ed with excd
lent intention by Mr. Eeopge w put ~ ms
Ter attributes as study Of the demenia Of ayariC
The parts were distributed as follows:
CATER Kngsley. .Ge9rge "oodxs