The sun., 1898-02-18
,rToRS IN FRESH GUISES.
n,rw AND HENRY MILLER
J0HS DnnI .,n yEW CHARACTERs.


"one ~. obdurato nnd Disciplinary
Other ,,Tbe Master" Mt tho Shraen'
-, Drew wore no mastacho IN a ea'.,,or,o Ma,rso
JONI JonnDniorce." but does in 'one summer
00H' That IA of no conscaucnce' un' uu' :.
pay no,bing dcrogatory to the uiRii.y VI
b ana IA meant In noticing 1t. MI Drew
he ac'oi ,I,,droIi,y which varies lttlc In ms
hS al ii II, is worldly wise in mhking
Staso "n, alterations in his looks whao
few euu ~ said from an art standpoint Audi'
ever may W ,,;sh him TO change his aspect ma
enccsn ,nOr they do Joseph jefferson OF WIZ
tsrihy .na Evcn when these favorites or
ham d. ,or,une mask their faces signify no
p'AA ,ore or unfamiliar manner 10 uesiiou'
pransO -, with mustache off ana MI. Dre"
10 MI ph '..oho on make II quite sufficient Varla'
win AZ. Drew to warrant record Ihe
pon /" D., NAV be set down as to MS appear
furtna ,a. .s. now comedy at Wallack's that the
tnco =" .sumed Is directly in u line Win
ehhA', ',,.rs in which his publ G has admired
many S,ors n sentimental humorist in 'one
bin hv n.,n His action Is serio-comic,
cs,.h IA the same as saying that IL Is IN .no
W. w. ~ mingled seriousness anu Joouev
W, W, bs has worked long and ricnly. iho Sih'
Nl, w. nsrmeates and breaks out tnrousn
Wv .,..s surface. Nobody since the iato hes'er
T.T,ct has enacted such parts halt SO wen as
wv I,rsv does. The present exponehs OIL
M .,rtlemanliness resembles the past ono
b'u" an In method, except that he walks with
W., -, an the ground, as the demand for natu'
an ~ 4, acting now dictates, and not ON stilts,
., "ip'.y "a bo regarded fayorsbly. The fault
eu'.or.bleness mars the role OF tho aono-
"a reluctant lover as written by MI.
pIou Int 1t is hardly apparent as acteq oy
H Drew who makes SEssrboav inS Who Is intent alone
ts'h u hsns diverted by the play, anu ID ho1 iooA-
iar Tor demerits in 1t.
usnyy Miller as the hero OF Inc Master
-. small side whiskers and silVery gray
~ Hs looks handsome, pompous and DOS
.rh,v too Young to be the father OF grown cmi'
80 In v,sv of the exciting career he has had.
W.,ha n IA not his appearance that suggests
- ,o much as his strong. resonant voice
"a Ma athletic figure. But the disguise Is
..n,,l.te and the study Of the character Is ad-
ss,..h,v carried out. Stuart Ogilvie Is said to
h,y. written the play for John Hare, and IL
~, ,uit his small and fussy personality better
A., q doea Mr.. Miller's more robust physique
.,a manner, but the American is the better
,r,,,sed to present the character takingly. Mr..
Tu,,r aeta throughout with sincerity and fer
,o- Nothing has ever done more to justify his
lain IN A high position among the artists of
c,n enr stsge. He Is easy, flexible, graceful and
A.. from mannerisms OF speech and gesture.
tjnsuted as he is in some particulars 70 IN me
Hs has TO do all manner OF heartless things
Vim VII he same indifference that the queen in
sIues In Wonderland" cries ON with his
hs,d." He disinherits his son and his daughter
Sscspse tho boy wants to go into the army
rather than into business, ana the glrl retuseS
10 marry debauchee:
This catastrophe is developed precipltately oe-
fore the audience has realized the masters
siern character, though he has said that he can
not be made to yield to anybody and has told
an allegory to,prove that quality. MIR. Miller
reads Ills latter delightfully."-, even il with some
apparent I mt effort at purely rhetorical effect. Tho
obdurate man also tells CHARACTERISTIC stories to
prove how domineering and unyielding he is
But hisrejection Of his children is tho first e1-
hibition OF his temper that the spectators see.
and they regard him as headstrong and disa-
gesable old party, with little about him at
this time to appeal TO the sympathies. The
petulance that Mr.. Hare win show. while 1t
render him less forgivable. The company Is
nearly all competent. Mabel Bert's touching
and sincere manner is delightful in the absence
character out Of what was intended to be only
sweet and gentle. Few actresses would resist
the temptation so successfully. Margaret Dale
fssdy an actress. 80 far as haturainess and sim.
plicity can make her one. Leslie Aliens brief
sketch Of a faithful old clerk is well done, and
the two Youths Of the play are capably repro
lented by John Lancaster and Prince Lloyd.
The formers boyiah earnestness is especially
well indicated. It is difficult to believe that
the porty cook is played by Laura Clement,
who only . few years ago was blond sylph In
comic opera.
1t 10 remarkable how sympathy is lost and
then regained in ''Ihe Master" by the charac-
ter which Mr.. Miller assumes. The last trace
ofths audiences regard vanishes when he turns
bis wife out Of doors. But the touch that
makes play liked by the people comes in time
70 make the success Of this one. Tho father Is
hen Alone as he well deserves to be. Even
the servants have fed from his temper, which
has grown moro aggressive with gout. The
we arrives and the first tender note in the
eia mans character Is sounded, and IL the
aualence utters when, anxious about the birth
Oh his daughters child, he asks, And did she
nave hard timsi" it is rather at the homely
phrase than through any lack of real emotion
mthe situation. Tho son, who has won SPURS I'm
an african campaign 10 to return this day
M WIN MS troops march by the house. Tho
A. ~ ssO,tsalng toward his son is as certain
tSousb paany SpMa ne ne shows for his daughter, al.
sHu siS,s possibly the master, like the audience,
S,S' ,S way under the thrill Of that old expedient
a IN y. "nicn THIS new author closes his play.
mn,a - 80. ~ ours IN many other pieces, and
fas fIUis recently in sotherns production of s'The
- Ma ~ lyons martial music has its sure effect.
suaoos Sn MT Ogilvie's use of 1t accomDlisb III
Eu,pOse: The father sees his son in Tie ranks.
ns waving hS~s ss lPbSder and the master sur
I 0e returning soldier. Mr.. Ogiiyie's NAV
ms,SnSa. urn grip on tho heart through these
~ ~ conventional as they may be. and N I q
popnsr Is ,aSt aet that his work will become very
lpectatcr. Stnuer tusr ~ agreeable impression the
tsr Ky m, forget what disagreeable charac.
na,.d ~ b, MASTER mas been, and are almost pre-
ds.u 70 sympathize with him when his chii.
Sca S.Cariiee ieeettn-not because he deserves IL bnt
wingr. ''o'S So knowingly In the
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torv .n 70 "ithih the Greater New York terri.
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,.... FOR length and quality another such
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ayers. Vi vaudeville man
~ matinee OF the Twelfth Night Club TODAY
v,n Nmplre VIII begin at half.past o,cIoot
s.,s an address by Helena Modjesko and NO.
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