The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21

this IL copied took place last winter In q well
known artists studio. -
Elizabeth Robins, who did more tnsn Any
Ibeen's piaya. has arrived in this country. She
ia an American, and went TO England about ten
years ago. .l,
The older women In the plays arc admirably
represented now In almost every instance, and
some Of them arc exceptional enough to deserve
especial notice. Mrs. Whifen, In The Iroe
Of Knowledge" contributes much OF the genu-
Inc feeling that the piece contains, Her scene
Of parting from her son Is very effective, with
its homely and honest emotion, delicately and
svmpatbetically expressed. In "wny Down
East" Sarah Stevens represents q New Eng
land woman somewhat different from the or
binary stage type. She is not alternately snap
pish and good tempered, but is womanly and
considerable all the time. She loves her son, and
she is more sympathetic than any OF the other
characters to the unfortunate girl who has
won his love. These traits Mrs. Stevens de-
notes clearly, and she 10 froc from staginess.
Her methods are simple enough to delight the
most realistic.
IL is always agreeable to soc this In old actors,
for Il shows that there is less change In good art
than many profess to believe. Mrs. Stevens is
a veteran. and belongs to that group which Is
headed by Mrs. Nader and includes Mrs; w.
III. JOnen, MITE. ullDtEI hDu tNu VI u -
Only q few weeks ago old Mrs. Jones was acting
with FANNY Davenport In Joan" and she made
one brief scene n the last act delightful; ,I nsr
good to hear. There was no suggestSn 81 the
In "The Master" Mabel Bert is d Young actress
in tho guise of q matron. She Is slim OF figure,
although not slight enough to damage the illu-
sion. and she acts with sincerity and ease. Her
white hair is the oldest thing about her. She
creates the right impression and adds just, the
needed touch to the play. There is no older
sons comic Partisan soubrette, and this actress
in her most imaginative studies OF makeup
never combined an impression Of greater age
In .! fSepi Little tile Minister" Kate Van Ten Eyek's
Ndnnie Is nearly as important az Bd66te or
G e. during I. ono nc ACT o,s and IN t me c Snss1ins; o stTaiss
which, prolonged as 1t is, adds to hat delightful
00 At the Irving Place there is wilhelma
schiuetor, who can undertake any character,
from tho rudest German farce to the most de'
pressing %realistiG play Of modern German ,hhi y;
makes It dominant in any association. Through
the varied repertoire of the German theatre and
ma Schlueter Is an actress to be depended on
for notably fine achievement at all times. One
of the curious features of her career Is that she
only after she had reached mature womanhood
Rose Coghlan DECLINES 70 plny, Mrs. MdlGgrop
mans part. She plays it, too. with the splendid
spirits and abundant humor that she has always
brought to her performances OF comedy. Ma
night, and when she fails to find humor in q
role, It must indeed be barren. Mrs. Mckee
Rankin is to repeat her performance in What
Happened to JONES' and that was always hu
morous, although it is true of Mrs. Rankin thai
she appears to greater advantage under the
discipline of a firm stage manager. Her actinl
with Richard Mansfield was more creditablt
than any she has done hero since she passed
into the class Of old-women actresses Sarat
Cowell, is to make her appearance Fat thu
Lyceum along with Herbert Kelley and Eft
Shannon. II she carries her humor and mag
netic personality to the ramat stage--anC
presumably she will not do that as n young wo
man-there will be an addition to the number o.
those who interpret the older parts SO well.