The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-05
AFFAIRS OF THE THEATRE.
shRDoU DRAMA PERFORMED IN
THE GERMAN LANG UAGE.

Upon Our ssudeNtho uutinna'sh
Figure. ans violent Anue.-hr' Craw.
ford says ne 10 NOV D''co"rases
Tho bldst canary bird which in his Rilded
90 h. .usn.nd.d iits . hiss.,n. ovsr
, 'ss. .e ussa Of domestic life at the Irving Place
Theal. - n. .,saa . roa. ,rss.,sa ooots,oo
We was there In the Eilded cage, and
h. viewed tho last act OF Ernest Won
wollzogen's play phieTmaticaily enough TO
customary canary. That act. however. was =
Hauptmann is earnest, and most of the con-
tempvn" ~, 4, $1,000 ,or H. ,on
sinceritS' pus "e"ou ~ h' va
Wollzofen 10 producs an sctuAity thet was
".-s., .o,,.nt,ons 7, "a. an ,mnna.n,Iv
theatrical! eou'on''ons- ~ '"ps.e"''
and while f. may have been new to the stage, II
-, 10 ,oro.,,ion ond rrr.,i.v.d,x h.d
was orutai iu eoneeplion "au un'0'0'oui' w"
In taste.
yonng wife in n flannel vrapper was proan-
,.aon a .o,. with a main. sbc ssid Il vsa a
Ing on d SOFA WIN . p"'u' II ssiu "sos
headache. At the close Of tho preceding scene
inc had left her husband because he cared
'' ,-.. -, ~. "a x-,..a....-
more for MS orother ana MS otd irienas than
he did for her and her position as the
nesu VI n' us
a. q N"s iIeo .rans's''o" VI .ne p,sS
itle describes them, "Bohemisns." She had .
u,,ls .pi.ude in her own prsviou, oareer that
~ -, .,,a,asa ~. ,t.nnr -, :,
had almost attained the dignity Of a part.
when the sculptor. with whom she had
been intimate came 70 her husoahus
the Indifference OF her spouse and went
BACK 70 her IstnsI' ihe mus, skolt-
ins sc.n,I = uIo h.a con. 81 s.a az
girl ana her iatne,' tne In.srview oevween ,he
ers. and the final reconciliation OF husband
aud wife. These were presumably serious.
nnu mc' nd .orJII cnnci,.,on. ,hat
made the action in the highest degree
cynical. In the scene hetw cen the brothers, one
nutS,"s s.cia.J he saw. 10 ,.,iis dow and
marry his mistress. To end the conversation OF
this topic the two men take a glass OF beer with
INC !Trbpopgsnut his Who'll. act ,bs sen,i.
inent wa. prrversely cynical and bitter. although
4 may have been powerful and truthful In
n.re Nrtterss. scuiptors' or persons WIN lived Ina
ZONE way BY the exercise OF their particular
mental or artistic powers. and the general at
mospns and htouun, aomn !, aaie ,Trbe aamir'
able dialogue was the best feature Of the
dramatlst'- work:
Amons the aotors heroets nensen uis.in.
soI,h Ss nmsa S Sy I nowsrs of rsSi ohsrac,sr,
i,,,,"ni usu.iiy he IA acts Is, only himself fo mnlr ~
sttravL' M, -. ~.
the Young German author completely. lie had
seeninsty % /. 49, ssa : i m
ho nas .s' isaIons ,snittrsss s,io.J mo., 90 he
auuienee : .arUu M" hs,Ic ebars~
sgamss .hhc uns Sa.pp havn, saed III.
but did not want anISody else to: Julius
p 49, .du,ir'hi. sna AZ. snti,.
srss was vitbout = I.ap spot 40 far as ttbe
~ va 'vos W )" ~ u
e'''' g
.aLo x.,,.rru. .. ,a,t,..,,. !,
ac,e. OF the current specialties. Perhaps be-
cans. NJ M, .npro.oh Of IN. ssason Of IN.
tented shows. the Eymnasts that have been
abundant all winter are few, and In their places
ar, a lot OF chaps who's. msle-ups and antics
are Aosurdly grotesoue. III these exponsnts OF
hor.eplay are to become the fashion in stage
'uo"e' oss w. ofea..o
setting tho style. Tor their present Dill includes
'hrso innings tina. are pronoonosa IN 'ns., Al
Gently from Europe. they will eventually pass
IN, fa.b,on NAV ,nr.ad- TAI. ,b. Ist..t ar
49, ~ -. $500. ~.
q musical act" II the bill 10 TO be
deemed descriptive. bus tho music Is
,aoordlnai. TO iudlcrou, s,hsyior and attire.
pne mans hair Z gi.ring rcd. anothsr,s face
lean q false nose That sur1s nD 90 that es,s can
added 4 papneh about the si.e and shape Of
iToiosi. Ihla ones nm; are long and thin:
ssemiasIy oone.cs. oo1y. Ills Iasorite trlck 10
:. noiu ~ nana suaient OUT ana tnsh wevelt
eapsessi.ely. anu ne mxkcs u seem ~ II mis- wTlst
neIuns way 20 ~ SHOW. he ana one OF ms
I'LL Z aoept ~ no,ine. sna 70 ees
~ : snAklng ne tnir9 ieIiow puts ouA
hnmskht suIs on "n,cn Al tne oones OF =
TTSn sne!e'Sn arc ouuIneu u knasty wnite-
a. Ion haSe ions speii OF gymhaslic Ter
49, us ooJeeL ana then pouhce upon IT.
ia vi sssi..Anes eissppears LOT q momeht-
ms,Lnaa vTrhnss ~ : mummy wltn skeietoh
.ssn ~ snIomn on tue noor. aho ass
,rsHu.s sumVn' pne man taxes nying ieap AZ
And Win ,hIs tonch ~ 40 MI osu seIpnd'
Marzello and Millay are horizontal bar experts,
whose faces have free hand daubing OF chalk
wssrer, To- The PsiisSns insan n mit a. = :,
on the street Their limitations Of swEwardness
=. oar exercises are dlnieult and Furnishing.
Gne man springs from ono bar to theother. land
asearecrow put mp for al airing. He drops. too,
sisihg position from . considerabie height
prets,ion OF III. er,is,i %i1ts se;, tnoagn ~ hnss,,
bIsdly sweet smile. His walk about his ap-
SStatus. Ia which he collides with one guy
feature OF ,ucb snecisItS Spi h. Lev
Eompnshes the trick with q remarkable
EhestiIihess under lf-imposed DISCOMFORT:
and a man over az feat in nsiahp Sn,h IN ar