The morning times., 1896-09-06

Il
It IL not necessary to write down to ths
level Of the top gallery. They are thu
best crit1cs In the house. up there. Edwin
Booth did not disdHin to play to his frieudi
on the top tier, and acknowledged his fealty
TO their criticism. Every successful pla,
has the gallery's appreciation. Belasco'i
Maryland" Herne's .'Shore Acres :"
jones' "Niddleman, )" ''Unele TOMS Cab
in all appear an. heartily to the gallery
as To the pit They are ali meodrnnlas.
The n.elodrama In It's right form Is a
noble Inspiration 1t Is sermon. q d.
| version, and q picture. 1t recites the epi,
OF the virtues in love, hardship, and sacrl-
fice. 1t diverts with flashes OF wit and
bits OF human nature. Itappeals to the eye
In the panorama Of scenery. But the real
| n,elOdramatist will not, sacrifice one to
the other. In his nind's eye ne keeps
the ,trinity-heart, mind, and eye-and
is sacrificed TO the prominence of the
other: but all exist tn equitable relation,
balanced a nd Harmonious
| Any other treatnleRtJ produces mon
strosity. Such were the five nielodra-
matte products OF View, York's opening
Constructed not by DRAMA lists. but con-
ceptors OF a noveI''piete Of stage car
pentry, the one genutne' point OF the ef-
tort stimulated TEMPORARY enthusiasm in
waste OF innocuouk p)atitudes.
CLARA TuRoPP. who is storming. the
hearts of the boys who frequent the
- Grand these nights, is versatile be You'd
acting and singing. nShe has written
book. 1t Is q ;ditoAe thing like It's
autboress, and has aomOdekt little title,
"a Few Little Lives. In matter as well
as extension IL 10 the counterpart OF its
creator. In the first place. IT is up to date,
1t is lighted with contentious philosophy
which reflects perfectly the little woman's
iDdepe ndent ankle and seifsausfied finger
curyatures BUTT shows that she Is a thinker
The ideas are not iniail cases original. bet
they portray mental current which Is not
often credited 81 parallel 10 intellectual
sweeps Of u soubrtIte The chapter head
ipgs denote one OF two things, that the
authorcss has either read extensively In a
right vein or that she has had the use Of n
valuable book Of quotations. ard who will
he So uDgallant as 10 say toe former is not
the case? She ~ apparently an expert On
rugs and divaig ana furniture and kimlahs,
for oD page Is (she never should have per-
nitted this number In her book, It's untrue
to professional superstitionl we read: I'VE
find a woma u who reclines lightly in ger
geous apartments near Central Park The
Titan hair falls lightly upon tie dOwny
cushions: ore teweied hand rests (lightly?l
on the little Washington table, where lies
her haIf-finished cigarette. The shade Of
the kimlah throws a soft glow over her pale
face; her dainty creased feet rest on q gor-
geous-hued Boukhara rug" In its general
bearings the story may be called passion
ate problem novel.
Miss Thropp is rative Of Washington.
~ made my debut" said she the other
day. Eat the age of three years at the CD.
National Theater with John 7. Ford's
stock company, the season OF 1871" The
moment she said this Miss Thropp blinked
concernetily and referred to the state OF
the climate, but ii was OF 10 avail The
secret was given away. Any one who has
gone so far / II his arithmetic as long diyi-
sion can see that by this statement the
little leading lady is twenty-five years
old. She afterward pla yed children's parts
with Edwin Booth, ] Ohm McCulloch, Angus
tin DAILY nd A. NJ. Palmer Since she has
gone out of childrens parts she has pla yed
with 1.-The County Fair Eva rs and Hoey.
Later On and 1.-The Bowery Girl"
is truly amusing the vast number Of
useless names which are copyrighted
| monthly at the Congressional Library.
Presumably the plays accompa1 ny these
names, as 1t 10 uncommon that a name
is entered for Its names sake. Here is a
list Of titles entered recently during
period OF four weeks The value OF titi>
Is JUS CApVcSSsteucsS anu dttBdCtlVeueSS
A manager looks for another point which
is implie ! In the question wiiicahe asks him
self, How will it look in print?" A name
may express perfectly the meaning OF
play; 1t may sound attractive, but 1t is
OF such construction that 1t cannot be put
strikingiy ON advertising. But the list
The Turning Point. Electro. The Man in the
Iron Mask, The White House. The sorcer-
ess Of Paimistry, A Dress Rehearsal. Frappe
O'FrRpZn- Rrnadw h.,
Queens Proctor, Monsieur lie Directeur,
The Last Witness, Tile Revolving Wedge.
Love in Lighthouse, a Rival by Request,
The Limit OF the Law! The Bohemians. The
Man in the Case. The Wrecker's Daughter.
Bo-Peep. English Knight A Generals Off
Day, Columbia, Fra Paolaa Ludwig, the Emf.
grant. .-ty1,
What's in name? There is no one name
In the list Which has the originality, at
Effectiveness and euphuny to seize the at
tention and retain q hnid on the memory
They nearly all seem initiative and rem
niscent. Some of them are fairly good
for certain circumstances.
The Queens Proctor is euphoDious and
suggests "a high-class star who can afford
to fly in the face of mea Dingless title. No
one would pay TO see a play because It
bore that title. tits Somewhat different
with THE Man In the Iron Mask" 1t is
little long, but the successive allitcra-
tons trip 1t gracefully ON the tongue; there
is a stimulant to curiosity in a human VITO
would wear mask of iron, and behind 1t
all a reminscence of verify, for it occurs
that there actually has been such a char
actcr. In fact, there is euphOny and attrac-
tiveness here; it should be exploited with |
brilliant advertising paper in reds and yell |
lows, browns and blacks. Electro would |
be turned down by the first manager TO |
whom it is offered, with the curt criticism.
Too much like Electra. p" The Limit OF |
the Law" at first appears to he a strong
meludranaiic title, but it doesn't wear.
1t is simply euphoBious by the trick of al !
liberation. 1t suggests all the other claws |
which have been sinned against by melo- |
dramatists the Law of the Land ard Its |
fellows. Ludwig, the Emigrant.'' is evi-
IDENTIFY intended for a German comedy |
drama, with tile la-la-la-Ou hero and the |
Alsatian maiden. "Emigrant" has been |
tackled on to half dozen titles. Ludwig |
is not strong or appealing name. DO |
Peep is good FOR an extravaganza of the |
Rice or Henderson order. Associated with |
the other Dursey characters who have been |
burlesqued, it suggests a picturesque eX- |
travaganza; II is rot hard to remember: it |
would print strong and hence serve its pur |
pose fairly well IL the fame of the produc- |
ton behind 1t had any strength.
The Revolving Wedge" is Of no value |
" LOvein Lighthouse is ridiculously CON- |
nioDplace. It might, with equal original |
ity, be IN the orchard or on a ferry boat |
The" Wrecker's Daughter In not only COM |
but it conjures evil visions of |
that tedious old seaman n oilcloths, who, |
it would seem, has been banisbed from the