The sun., 1897-03-02
TWO NEW PLAYS ENACTED.
I,D the DEBUT or 4 FRESH AsPI-
RiyT As A DUMAS HERO.
r,. ttr,t Time OF "La Fniote ~ In an Amcri-
ren Scr-ion-A simple Test Performance or
cone Plus ono Equals Three"-Psui
,.,r,,uye in "The Three Gunrdsmen."

=. reformed at the Casino last night, for the
ars, time In America. Ono OF these was Yvonnc
A. Trryie, singer new to the Now York stage.
Irbough manifestly a novice In acting, and
ouiss unable to imporsonate the heroine.
| sbe had SO good soprano voice and used 1t with
,u,h facility that the audience derived consider
.Me s,tisfactlon from her. Strange to tell,
william j. Lemoync was not ono OF the other
Good things That clever comedian had
rSle from which very little fun was eI.
,ractablc, even by him. and his efforts
In yocasm were ludicrousy futile. There was
4. hnll, OF women In illumined draperies. after
,hc manner OF Loie Fuller. and II that had been
n new exhibition II would have made tho
s,c,cs. OF the piece. Tho idea in la
ralotc" is that some women, taking advan-
,are OF II superstition, make some men believe
that they are witches. capable OF placing any
one OF tho male under supernatural bond
aee |; was in the furtberanco OF this deception
that the display OF dancers In brightly lighted
robngs was made. In the main, however. the
development OF the whimsical plot was dull
and slow. The fatiguing effect which 1t wrought
upon large, fine, and expectant audience was
due largely to the poorness OF the performance.
Miss de Treville could not act, nor could Georgia
Powers, another conely vocalist brought for
ward here Tor the lrst time. Julius Steigcr was
l the hero and his singing was as satisfactory as
usual, but his acting. OF which there was great
deal, was very far from pleasurablc. The sev.
sral characters happy In both design and
Execution. wero unfortunately, OF minor
count, The management OF the stage was such
as usually prevails over the chorus people at
the Casino and compels them to be agreeable to
/ the eye as well as the ear. Instead OF graceful
movement and picturesque grouping. there
/ Iavkwardness and increctuality. There was
Islovncss when the curtain was up. and delay
when II was down. so that tho end was not
reached until midnight.
Il II seems requisite TO point out those faults in
II the performance OF La Falote" In order to &C.
count for the disappointment which was
countercd. This comic opera had long success
in Paris last year. and there must have been AN
sttraciyencs in IL there which has not been trans
ferred TO the English version in the representation
here. Cheever Goodwin. the translator OF the
rGFd nto hsm and is hat Se
has lost the French fun. II Is certain
small .ns TsinS amount W was dcrsiSe. The music BY
Louis varney is rather too staid and serious for
\ in while into tunefui ballads, and several
times into lively jingles. 1t was these which
siderable OF it. There can be no great future for
4 la Falote here. under the circumstance; but.
ton ton o. he inexcusSbiy long dialogues il viii Be-;
come moro OF an entertainment, and will fill
with some degree OF acceptability the short term
allotted TO II at the Casino.
/ clever play was applauded heartily during
an excellent first performance at tho Garrick
Theatre yesterday afternoon. Nevertheless.
that same play may never be used again. so
slight was its real value as a stage entertain.
ment for general assemblages. II was Milton
II Roye's "One Plus One Equals Three; or. The
Sins OF the Fathers" Its conversations aboundcd
In hriuht wi and had aderahle humnr
characterization was clear and distinct. Its
situations were ingenious and original. But all
/ these merits were nullifed by the lack OF sub
ject worth devotlng them to. Mr.. Royle seemed
TO have been affected by Ibsensm. He had
sought TO illustrate the subtitle OF his
work, and to do that he had devised tho
daughter OF a woman whom the parent had
wrecked. Neither the son nor the daughter was
figate and the other a vicious wanton. II is
true that there was another and entirely de-
tces to 6 save the evi!doeTs but their % own heart heart
affair was rendered unappcalng and even tire
come, BY their yacillatinE and unreasonable con
LGct. Mr.. Royle Is an actor. and he wrote
ectOrs play. That is to say, 1t was all theatric.
lts good qualities were on the surface. Nothing
entirely Of stage people to whom the superficial
and technical excellencies counted for much, and
there was great deal OF fne acting TO make
enthusiastic noise over, 70 say nothing Of the
personal popularity OF the actors. Mr.. NOyID
was himself in the cast, and so was Selma Fetter
Royle Theodore Roberts made the father i'm:
pressive. William H. Crompton lent his skill
ana amability TO the part OF simple
German professor: orrin Johnson impaired
much genuine feeling and naturalism to the
Ayng, Mildred Holland. and others were as
palnstaking as though they were not engaged in
achieved marked success. partly because il was
unexpected, but II need not be belittlod by
that fact She has figured in Charles Frohman's
a a N m
here she had serious role complex In its aspects
ofa fai,hless young wife's shameful exploits.
guest dealt ably with all her scenes, and par
ucularly with some emotional passages.
Paul Cazeneuve appeared last night for the
nrst time in this city aspirant to the place
left vacant In the ranks OF romantic actors by
the death OF Alexander Salvini. Mr.. Cazcneuve
selected ID Artagndn in '"The Three Guardsmen,"
part associated with the beginning OF Mr..
salvnis later career Like his predecessor, he
sevidently u foreigner, II certain peculiarities
OF accent and intonation be rightly Judged.
The audience at the Murray Hill Theatre
last night was unquestionably pleased with
the new DArta0ndn. The headlong interest
o' the play helped him into favor, but he has
natural qualifications that adapt him especially
Wen 10 tile class OF acting he has undertaken.
Mr. Cazeneuvc has youth, slender figure and
Airiy attractive personality. His voice is
sooi ana he speaks with intelligence. He was
tremendously fervent throughout the whole
play and he went from the first act to the last on
rum Indeed. the manner OF his entrances
was the monOtonous feature OF a method which
possessed little variety. lilo invariably came
On 10 the stage with his head down and rushing
al gait which made 1t somewhat diff
'u!t Tor HIN to come to stop he
loTo he vas half way across tho stage.
In Nght tsl, ali
nshl; iiut there were others In which It might
o5 g5'GSil! Gl! nave been relaxed, With the mention
m ., ms o'creaboraton and too studied man.
fnnrIm some scenes the mention OF his
aadHs a.ois must end. One incident gave a
& spa iduyraton of that. When he was
,,ouhntns thc diamonds given by Anne Of Austria
NJ, M nncEtgham and discovered that two were
missing he impaired this to tho audience by
sovSry very obvious and labored expression Of
was then lost In thought for moment,
Wher repeated thic entire programme
R, RRntR ne had counted the jewels II second time.
i,uc u, Mr, tazehgcve has grace and fire, he can
iIn TIm,' WEI. and WOO ardontly. lie Is free In ac-
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