The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
NEW PLAYS LAST EVENING.
49, ENGLISH VERSION or 4 SPANISH
UORK BY ECHEGARAH.
-, ri,urpton and wnud Banks In "Ei ernn
n.~.nto"-Auuie Russell In "DhnEerneid
,o%n"-Lunan Hurkhnrdt In "The LsdS or
-. Rowan Tree"-An Emmet Sketch.

ono VI lin Ia GREATLY admired in Spain.
eaieo'o' t., L,,,,ish at the Berkeley Lyceum
was ' rhis author In a disciple of Hem
last e'eu'"f ,Iro him. endenyors TO transfer
hE lOsV"' w. =, ma IN the believe of
the roHI.' H.. acols with social problems in
the 'sh. sor, 70 he both pranhio and
ways thso arc ,,o w,,hods ~ ,ho
philosopNit. lie eHvho"s .Ho ni'. W
orunAi' ,u,,h no ho aisccrnsi IL. His theme
fidelity TO ruin a' No "sa, oon.aa,a,tnn IL
IN the pay, u."e, ,sa,,r. n..a ,vhioh hs
e Au I, bo,nrsn Innocent young wife driven
presents Is ''"'o u '' - in,o ,to arms n, hnr
By Slandeiou' '",so"oVra - -.
hu'oanr a arranged In three short acts.
that cim"A - a. m ,mr,ic,, hoI;over In
~. sdelty o. lis wife and the young man who
i,a son to hun. but gradually he becomes 1eai-
ous, and dies dcnouncing them. And they
have at the outset in conscious probity, soon
begin 10 doubt themselves, and finally accept the
,itustior OF lovers into which the calumnious
,ocisty has forced them. 1t cannot DO said that
Cha attitudes OF all the parties In this AFFAIR are
reasonable. or their emotions logical. Inc
jealousy OF the husband 10 a natural growth,
perhaps, in view OF the singular lack OF
fr,nkncss and COMMON sense on the part OF the
others. The young man might nip the scandal
In the bud BY stopping his platonio intimacy,
Int. instead, no behaves as though guilty. and
leads the woman also to act suspioiously. How
AVER his conduct is we'll within tho bounds
nos.,hIItv in A sensitive and somewhat
morbid nature, such as the author has evil
d,n,lv in,ended to depict, INC the study
" hat nature is analytical. The drama
nes a. u a strong piece OF work. The production
~, "a made by the Criterion Independent Theatre,
and It was in good contrast with the flasco
Nh ~ sachicysd. The material chosen was worthy
~ %fbeinE brought forward for consideration here.
Then Plympton played the husband, Maud
TSev treated their roles in what seemed to DO
ths yyisht shirt, and their Interpretations of the
suthoss meanings were clear and expert.
,oi,bor eosv nor essential at Hoyt's
~ was net'AoI NS.."" 49,. -
last night to apportion the praise q. tno Two
women concerned in "Dangerneld 's5," tho
- and dclico,e bumor of which was for tho
first time a prelude to the violent comicality of
"Oh, susannah!' Mildred Bowling had written
the new piece. and Annie Russell enacted its
principal character. II was In q single act OF less
than half an hour. The plot OF 1t was that a
Harvard student. a leader and favorite among
his follows, ~follinto evil ways with wine. women
and gamblers, and that the demure and quiet
XIII WnOui ~ -
TO him. She learned of his liking for hvelier
companionship than he had obtained In her
society. and SO she resolved to either save
or 1859 MN .! a. .nann " " paa eIn.
lave deyiltry that Miss Dowiing's light
natural and sorio.Gomio matter was Interpreted
charmlngiy uy Mss nutd A. INC aappy sue
lion Of naive personality and deft skill. She had
10 play . seemingly reckless game Of poker, to
pretend tipsiness, to dance indecorously, and
10 say damn" There was o delicious
roguery ana no c~oarseness in the action.
Tho girls plumbers with the cards, trlckery
with the drink. apologetio daring with tho
dance, and resolute exploit with the profanity
were inimitabie., Besides that there was genu-
inely fearful pathos in the heartache which in.
cited and accompanied her false assumption OF
unmaidenly manners. 1t was q very careful
performance, Notwithstanding Its air of ease.
and 1t proved Miss Russell . moro versatile
artist than she has generally had the credit for.
The only other character in the little comedy,
BY Frank Mills.
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NOW tnat ). Il. Emmet mas given over tho
musical yodle that once was SO large O portion
NJ bs atook IA tr.de m moro frenuent change NJ
-
plays ID neeoea ~,tn Nun. 90 Yesterday he
Harlem Flat" In . ske,ch nv Edward Ger.
- %u
'as'' sh'i.,ea .Ane Livery nerve Nourish'
A rscord bre,ker for IN ,ta Afteen min.
u'e' were TWO aark chahses. ihe new pay
700 was singular. OUT more because OF It's
,uome 'n1h because OF the devices OF treatment
~ SCENE was q room IN which ROSTERS mad
spen' . evening az DRINKING ana cards. ana the
.m' was the morning following mat even
us' Inc nos. OF Inc night perore was De
-nk a"AAeheo Dy a call boy from his
Empn,vy hot,t = 1 ~ peneS.I Ine taSle cover.
Bile was covered with halt.burned cigars. and tho
man was suffering the aftor effects Of his ca
his SSnd astT as S;l mScn run as could come rom
quenching his thirst from a soda siphon was made
over those and other similar details. he received
o, aicob bfHW ioh ms sweesneartj a radio opponent
forth the attempts at fun hinged AT his enSray.
ors 10 conceal the truth from her. She eyentuaily
discovered his deeait' but not mill she sbarsd
whiskey couhtails with him. dr,nkinU from ont
a bottle on Which the nerye-tonic iabei had been
pasted over the one that told the contCnts
truly. somewhere toward the end the en-.
gagement between the two was announced na
broken, and later it was renewed but the
reasons for the second change about were misty
And the curtain climax WAS Quite the reverse az
uplifting, for after the woman went away the
man settled himself again on the sofa. with
liquor, soda and glass by his side. AS the cur.
tain shut min out the forgiven one was turning
out an impenitently ionS drinvEI The NAV did
not fare so well as the Joke thar rave as Inc rea-
son the United States doesn't deht Spajn. that
We were waiting for Spain omake n ranutation.
80
In the one.act n,,v ,b,t cront s,vo.. hoa
prsro,ad 80 49, .Hs 100 n"u