The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-11
THEATRICAL LITERATURE.
Nm. WILLARD IN a PLAY MADE
FROM MARTIN CHUEELETIT."
ua MARK Twaiu the Auther or . Soau er Arc
Drama i-Netes hmonE the Piay WriEhts-A
Ftsee which IL Attributed TO mr.. CeEhinn
Proves 10 ne an Admiration from Duuaaa.

utC - ~ HNf
Proves to ne an Adaptation from Duu'as.
II 10 not usual nowadays to sec new dra-
matio forms Of Charles Dickens's novels, and for
hat reason tho version OF Martin ChuH-
Hlewit" acted by Il. s.. Willard In Brooklyn is ex-
oeptionally interesting. Since William j. Flor
enco played Capt. Cutie In his sketchy piece
made from "Dombcy and Son." the only noted
actor to appear In a Dickens role had been Henry
Irving as AIRED Jingle. Mr.. willard wanted.
however, to impersonate Tom Pinch, and the
play ho used served his purpose admirably. No
body expects to find in the stage use Of Dickens's
stories anything that corresponds to the present
standard. II the plays present two or three
Of the popular characters well they accomplish
the most that seems to be possible. Out of
"Bleak House have survived for long periods
10. Lady Deadlock. and Hortense. because the
players Of those roles could give TO them endur-
ing power and the public liked the characters.
This week, at the Murray Hill, Nance oNeil 10
ombodying another relict of the Dickens thea.
ire in "oliver Twist" Tho unidentified author
Of tom Pinch" selected from Martin
Chuzzlewit" the episodes that throw that
character into relief. and tho work has been
done in way to enable the actor to render
the figure nearly as vital and human as
no Is in the book. Mr.. Wizards art
4, of course, responsible for much Of tho salts.
factory result. But the play In itself preserves
much OF the charm Of the original matter. The
the stage may be- seen now in rather an aocentu.
ated form at one Of our theatres. To select what
achievements OF the dramatist. In the present
case. tho character of Tom, Pinch, and not a
ps s%s IN p1 tSys S Sss T sSnt ! %Ir be' ssSs :e %nes
necessary to a play are missing. Even Mrs.
Camp disappears. But the immortal PecksniG
ste,rit, are retained, The American episodes arc
happily omitted. There are three acts with lit.
old ChMsriecit, and the vindication OF old Mar.
enough, but It is doubtful IL thero would DO
enough interest In the material selected were
Il iss nSf a iSs Mr. T %tll make, 'Ff% eH p9ssS and Se an;
and snd. color w fnSRf L no night fnt1 lack &c 'h Il is Ps1 fSrs c 1 as =
on osna Alone q. ing Th hSv pat Gf as w 4 herss. P TsrS Gi IS pSnasd
out Of the PecksnfG house. the satisfying justice
p %tn sas G Rooms %n at the SS slose e. the the p faS s sSsn sod IL
episodes.
The Bostonians are to use q musical version
of RIP Van Wrinkle" by Jules Jordan. They
tried 1t in Providence last winter. A Southern
comedy by Octavus Cohen, entitled "Santee."
will be produced soon in Brooklyn. A comedy
altogether new by Anthony Hope and q dram.
a~tization of that authors next novel have
been acquired by Daniel Frohman for this coun-
try. and 1t Is likely that Mr.. Sothern
will appear in the former piece this
season. r. N. Stephens. author of AN
Enemy to the King" has had 1t set to
music by Richard stahl. and this version will
be performed in Europe. A musical farce by
Henry Graham and Arthur L. Godfrey, entitled
Little Miss Nobody" will be performed
next month by Charlee Frohman. So will st.
John Sousa's The Bride Elect" which Klaw
& Erlanger will bring out, with Ben Teal as tho
stage director. An English farce, H Little
on q trial trip in New England. ~
The Joan OF Arc drama. which Fanny Daven-
3 fss her SF "a so Gnt Fo of FFan in s"9s ai1ho wss f e nsd
.aSa II u Pih dG;,fIRR6 s,} e H. e new %Sr5 SI /; Sls Ic;
The latter play followed tho former at the Bos-
ton Theatre on Monday night. The caption Of
play because its heroine, q maiden Of wealth
and noble parentage, is cruelty deported from q
girls. It has been thought that Saae the o. slm 1Ha.hys q
piece The Saint and the Fool" after the char
Jester jester. ~ sass,s sh' ~ PlsNf slb sna ihf Me & = hiP Sss
that Marx Twain had a hasnd@if not the prinei.
held his name for the same reason that he did
when hts novel based on the life Of Joan Of Arg
that the public might not be inclined to take the
work seriously.
-T TSs E g5Ss f Bon'9 p1o1s As TO By Be- eh ar si, eSshl H.a:
sion Of the elder Dumas's 'Kean."' which 10 to
this day popular with European actors. 1t has
France and P England ,n thu than an t e; IR IN GepHSan IN
eral versions, and the last departed from the
original In many important particulars, Mr..
mund Kean. He will use a scene from ""Romeo
and Juliet" In place Of that from Hamlet"
naual. aa fha acana has nftnn ham variad IN auit
tho talents of different actors. Barnay, who
has tried several different ones, usually Bticki
Ills Little Dodge" which was acted at New
Haven on Monday night BY, =. Rice's com
sdaptation Of b Rsbenvaiter. known her,
as Il Absent Boy" 1t had also been played
0y 4 = n we' faFso oon siDst from SS%pfn@ oynd aess ' Is said Il
deal with the question Of blood TRANSLATION
which WAS not an especially unsuccessful dc
work q man has a Scientist transfuse the bloot
OF a lamb into his wife'.s veins in order that sh'
in love with every man she, sees. This seem
less promising, even than the theme of 18th
When Cleo do Merode gets back to Paris sh
tions Of a new farce lately given there. A KIM
also figures In the action.
"Who says that actors opinions are neve
readabler said q player to q Sun reporter
Couldn't Cleo de Merode talk with veracit
ABOUT new IorkI ouiu ner opinion or US y
worth hearingi Mile. Cleo. who arrived her
on the wave of a scandal. was famous, II report
were to be believed, for liveliness of the stage
Here she was permitted to drop into the mos
complete domestic quiet. Sho should hav
bathed in ice-cream soda or rescued
cable car from the gripman. Anna Hell
was better exploited. After ono had III
tened to Mile. Cleo's Views it woul
Pc worth while to hear some of the members O
Tho First Born company who were hurrie
from New York to London and then starte
right back to New York. They should be abb
to- talk el9%Suently, 4 they have recovered thei
2 little story OF his own. He suffered fror
the general lack of preparation for the pei
unfayorably criticised. and then saw hi
manager go into bankruptcy. That 10 the Sol
or an experience to make an actors opinion
Interesting. Possibly some OF THE Cat and til
Cherub' interpreters will be qualified to d
something In the same line when they return {
New York, as 1t is not likely that they will n