The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-07
PLAY AND AN OLD.
MAR rs FROHMAN MAKES A TEST
Op"A NAN AND HIS WIFE"
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q, Man and Ills Wife started weakly at the
r.nir, Theatre yesterday afternoon, ran along
si,h steadily increasing strength, and finally
lived at a powerful end. This play was the
IL NJ An English woman who writes novels un-
~, the men name OF George Fleming. Its subject
20. that frequent one In fiction, a wife's disloy-
,,,x 10 her husband in favor OF his closest
,.i:,d Tho first act presented the case in no
unusual nor particularly interesting way.
tIovever. three favorites of the Charles Froh-
IAN s,ork company had the serious roles, and
A., vas sufficient to command n Closcness OF
.,,cntion which the audience might not have
Lv.n otherwise. Viola Allen was tho wife
chose love a kind and nmiablc husband had not
roin.d, William Faversham was the husband
whose love OF his wife was unrequited. Robert
rdeson was the husbands bosom friend and the
-;,s's clandcstinc wooor. 1t will be seen that
thu complication was neither new nor strange,
md when the first curtain fell there had been no
novel development. The action had related to
tho preparations of the married two to depart
FIR Australia, and the grief OF the erring two at
the forthcoming separation. The second act
vas at the chambers Of tho bachelor,
and the vito came there clandestinely
At night, not with the worst intent,
hut With a vague. irresistible desire to be with
him. The interview resulted In the woman re-
~luctantly yielding to the mans will so far as to
decide to live henceforth with him. Then her
husband came to pay a farewell visit to his
ehum, and the wife had to be hastily hidden In
an adjoining room. Quito conventional all this
was, and the promise Of anything remarkable
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husband ascertained that somebody's wife,
whose sin was as yet In thought and not
In deed. was there in concealment, and he
made q successful effort to avert the calamity
that threatened. He condemned his friend for
his wicked folly and the woman for hers, and by
his sound arguments he induced them to part
company then and there. A scene in which the
reproved woman passed through the room, and
behind her husband, who did not imagine that
bis words Of wise counsel was saving his own
Vife's honor, was unusual and impressive.
II was at that point that the play took on an
unconventional aspect; but even SO, when the
curtain fell again, the three characters were
for any dramatist to extricste them without
resorting to old expedients. 1t was clear that
q, tsf.h husband .o@ = xs and S Si fsS %sFo e, sSip %6d T. s ssrP recon com:
trite and begin to love her HUSBAND. but
Tho outlook for anything dramatically. Pc
But George Fleming, although she had written
iaultily in some respects. and had Practised
s~tagecraft crudely. had devised an original and
he third act was in Australia, whore the hus-
band, superintended o mine, In the year that
e 4 elapsed s!n 'dn he had n nsssly s aisd 70 Of if 2 b ssy ,S: n Sna
faithful wife. But he was unresponsive to her
sdvances, because, having learned by accident
chambers, he believed that her heart was still
false and truant. So, still loving her devotedly
and thinking himself about to die, be summoned
Az. Nl--I 49,, eli, a-I Gold hsr,
that he must become her second husband.
Then word came hal the mine was filling
, Nth .ow wsteFI . snd that hat a It 1ssc %ss n,r 1soess T5s
deed meant almost certain death. fhe husband
prepared to do 1t, but the friend. knowing by this
s a@S ' Ss a sss adfP sRereSy. o we sns S SfsReIy f into lST tho
mine and was killed. TIL wife, supposed 1t was
her husband who had lost his life. and when he
doubt she loved him at last. Thus a Man and
His Wife" came to q irstrate climax, and
hot alone By Miss Allen, MI. Faversham, and
Nr. Edeson, but also by Jameson Leo Finney
and Ida Conquest in comic roles.
OpportunitieA to SEQ "The Tempest" per.
formed on the stage arc rare. A fsw arc now
offered at DLf's Theatre. Tho classic ~extrava.
CANA Of shakespeare was reproduced
there last night in q suitably fantastic
and ornamental fashion. Tho acting was
less brilliant than tho scenery. 1t is true, but it
was all Of a respectable quality and some Of it
was satisfactory. George Clarke spoke the preg-
nant lines Of Prospero with clear meaning and
much dignity. Charles Richman was a hand
some and ardent Ferdinand.
Nancy McIntosh's art in acting Is mall
Is yet, but she answered fairly to the
blight requirements of Miranda, was
very sweet and gentle, and sang charm
insy. Virginia Earle was a sprightly and
vigorous Ariel, and her singing was pleasant.
The gross humor of T~rincuio. S~tcphano. and
tai ,LEes?mely. by Mr.. Grifitbis. Mr.. Gresham,
and dancers to represent the fairies, and the per
tofnAnce was altogether good enough to crafty
naaks5perean devotees, while az the same time
auditors.
The scenic beauty and taste OF the repre-
Tor Mr.. DAILY. whether he shall get any re-
F EiSra Of a more substantial nature or not.
Of tSs Ks, {aeFe On was WA ,. F. yte eS .h OF the wreck
1een the play itself was given In an arrangement
= Iout acts OF a single setting each. Three OF these
an M ee SF,sn 1n WITH tropical yerdgre. and possessed
gB9pernatqralIsm Of the matter. The fourth wasin
hrrospero cave, and even the sombreness of
view, with the ship that was to bear the adven.
.uters back to civilization. The audience was
hot oyer-enthusisstic. Nevertheless. it seemed
I'll ~ eAt III Dol a SollCu OuI
Win hearty applause.
inns week closes the Lyceum's season with
Inc first Gentleman OF Europe" Olga Meth
erSole Is bringing her engagement at the Gar
ueh 10 an end with several plays with the
valuable support OF Nathaniel Hartwig. Among
the conunuances arc Under the Red Robe at
inc Empire, Never Again" at the Garrick,
The serenade at the Knickerbockcr, THE
Sfi from Paris" at the Herald Square. 1.-THE
new dominion " at the American, Tess OF the
DCroervilles" at the Fifth Avenue. Sweet
.hhiscarra at the Fourteenth Street, "Courted
mo Court y at the Bijou. and "Gambols I" at the
Irving Place.
Inc weeks changes OF bill give Mrs. Leslie
.ar'ef In Tho Heart of Maryland" at the
academy OF Music, Roland Reed I'm "The Poll
ac'an at the Grand Opera House. "Jack and
. . beanstaik" at the Harlem Opera House,
Rmofan,s Alley" at the Columbus, Darkest
tSS III a. az the Murray Hill. "A Texas Steer at
shoooItar , ISnperba" at tho Peoples, "a Black
TTep az hoytB. and THE Tempest" at Days.
snsgs current burlesques and most conspicuous
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KostNnn' beonidas, and tho Meers brothers at
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