The sun., 1897-01-18
TOPICS OF THE THEATRE.
THE Ia WHICH WILL SEND STEAL
ERs OF PLA Us TO PRISON.

Ing In "Heartsesse"-A Scene That Is
Never ChssEedin A Contented "omas."
The law TO punish stealers of plays by Inn
prisonment has become operative. and all those
who are to gain or lose by II are Interested In
the first move toward Its enforcement. Reports
oriheo use Oh piays mas oeen common WIN nun.
dreds OF small travelling companies snow that
the thieves are panicstricken. They dare not
contiape tho performance NJ mecca IN defiance
of the owners, as they have done hitherto. 1t
was the American Dramatists' Club aided BY
few Now York theatre managers, the Dramatic
n"ror' eh-Juofo Dhtehnooier' anu se'eiAi
ho"oeis Oh OohRreSe' ina. ue'o'ou i'se'i uut'ns
hunoer OF years 10 securing an enec'ua'
amendment TO the copyrieht s'htutes' 30 'has
tue play pirate must now oe impr'eoneu upou
eonVic.on' Secre'arS .har'es parn"I" sa'' no
hreeeiVhs letters from the pirates NJ tno rs'e
Oh hat aozen u ia ua' ASKING what 'ne cruz
means 10 10 next lhese managers now seem
eager 10 pay moderate royaites 10 tne owners
OF the plays areedy IN their reper'or'eS ~.
meethe Oh the ciuo oh S"'uroaS "leh' MT
ba'haro was autho'heu W 'n'o'ni nuo" '"au''
ers 'hat tho eiuoS prnh"'io Lis" ea,a
ioeuo OIL hii 'ho current pieees. WV" ,"e
names Oh hu'nors ana owners "oulu oe in"''ou
10 any ono NJ Tvs retu'ar P''o VI
so Cent? anu tnat letters feceisea ~. tho
wouiu DO ior"eraeo- ihere was o'scuss'on'
TOO OF the question OF poley 70 pursue unaer
tne new law. IL" ieH tnnt 'cst oar'' W A'eo'
tain tne hotuai 'eiue vi 'ne a"eha"eu@ ""u
proo"o,y W in"Ao an 'is"p'Vi puns"'"e"s
uhaer III ~ uesrA'e ~ hAev 'has 'n'
iaSsn c,ss u Tor iSa, pSroo.e br tSe Cub AZ body
| II IS said that The BANKERS Daughter hns h
been perfanrmed without License s,ne9 .ne q nli
was signed by Mr., Cleveland. ana. Ia thht Is so.
| " might be suitable case 70 prosecute. seelnx
that its author is Bronson Howard. the clubs
President banuuet OF dramntists rnu lehu-
victory.
Tho couslderabI. success of "Hear,sease"
makes IL. n. an American play. AN object OF
hea'r!cal interest Henry Miller probably
| thought that Eric Temple was a more interest
Ing figure in "Heart'ea'o than he really is.
lhere are eer.ei picturesque features ABOUT
eci.,ly ,vmp.,b.tie and snpeal to an actor,
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ultimately achieves fame in spite of a mans
villany and n woman, lack OF faith in him.
These are the point. ,h., in,srs., the observer
in him. But there are others that do no such
service service, for the player, 1t Is doubtful ~ an
audience ever enjoys the sight OF an entirely
crushed ana a''heat,eneS t!l nero, Az ,ne emu Oh
| ae ''No"u 80 - W 30 ,o' -,
the e1asDeratns theatrical habit OF keeping
betn.w u.h.s las, nj. on.ra too snd .s.m.
~ nes .oo' n'o .r, ~ "". 80,
ingly little investigation OF that suoJect woulu
-. D., ,. doa.n,, sns,t .n1 ho sn..n,,
| seN'a. pus ho N'V'n 'p'"A ""u "' N'o'"
look Tor clues, nor ask any question: He puts
his arm AROUND his sisters neck. struggles hard
wreps. This episode is not OF a Wind that up.
lins hero. II he had started right out TO hu.-
stolen opera the audience would always be as
always il at the end OF the third. That great
elimaI scene puts him Just where he should be.
lie and male. him really heroic lie
puinni.ls the man who stole his girl and his
opers In most satsfaetory fashion: and the
II him Wstoss want sTnnathv Int thry ,hoHiI
! never be allowed To appear TO need pity. 50 the
spectators had better bate h',e az the emo OF the
| a. nics tslinw wbo la. lasi his yiri aud what
was described as his eh,j-routre. and which
yrs. ,b3ncieauit pronouheea lke shlrIeo eeG
natbT and feciinx than he showed in The scene
| OF dejsetlon. and he eIpresses tho composer 9
hopcio-en-ss with striking force. In the en-
counter at the close OF the Covont Garden scene.
he Is not lacking In tho necessary nre
and vigor. These two episodes are the
1%ne' % that cal. Tor such acrhx from from
tator. During the rest OF the play Eric Temple
Is rather a coorless parsonage. and Mr.. Miller
able S 10 S,heI & aoss ,b Sa ~,
Isl strikinRly handsome hEure In the Georgian
c9,tqme. Louise Boee!eauit has = part thai iS
/.
her peculiar personal charm. She Is . woman
of interesting personality. and she 10 attractive
10 an exotic, curious sort of way. IL she did
not act without the least repnse. one might say
that Nelson Whea'croit proved how necessary
. that quality WAS to an actor. He Ia n wonderful
example Of what authority and hnsh do for 4
, role. and his pupils may learn as much from
what he does on the stage as they do In hi:
school. Mrs. Boucicault. without the slightes,
authority and no particular hnish. impr-sse'
her nervous and affected manner on the piect
in very agreeable fashion.
The second and third acts Of a Contented
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""@" "' "s '"S N W '
D practicable nj any theatre save Hoyts. It's
! particularly hand some representation Of I'll,
| hou,,.,o,. Az. r.s,,o,,. so,,di,x O., no..,h,,
H"'""' VI Ne ''H'e.' E'''N''' !" poes''
= because 1t need not bs taken apart or shifted
n | even though tho farce should last many mon tbs
, | Th,. % mad. no.sihla bv IN, fac, ,h., uo,,,
stage " IN TWO see''ohs one "oo's 'ne o'ner
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