New-York tribune., 1898-11-22
THE DRAMA.
.rxcoMAR" At wALLACK's THEATRE.

,icturcsque revival Of the good old play %
.N.arar. Als made. last NIGHT a, Wailacks The
80 ard Miss JvHa Arthu; acted rartheuia for
-. arst ;ine he.e. ia.s revival puts delicate
|.osrre vi,hin ihe public reach and T. ought 10
-, the practical attention o. al! persons who
-. ,or ire drama q. romantic ideals fancisu,
.,..or, and fnusic.l language. "ngomar" has
-, .,pon tire shell Tor several years. but the sub
a.. u,s made especa'i- familiar 20 votallcs O. the
..ao,.e I'm me days O: Miss Mary Anderson popu-
-, and later 0fs stN further cNplolted by Miss
VAIL, Mar.owe. and viaygoe;s in general viii re-
,.r,e~ that tho piece Illustrates the gradual sub
..,...a OF BARBARIAN chieftain by Il civilized bat
.,,ss Sill Nao has delivered helselc into MS hands
, hostage ia oitar g., redeem her father from cap
., THIS C~ea.an eir. tarthsrio is o. course
. ,oe..c iraagr. such be!uS. uo doubt has existed
,5 e1a.H, without Jeuht. she could exist again.
hi. re, = ..cvcmont is completely incredible. and
therefor, che stage illustration Of IL mus; avoid
.-eaH ism Doc an iis forms. The mgr, dien's o. the
,c,.onsltv are trgth Sweetness. CsndJr. simplicity
and that perfect CouraEe.-if 50 i may he de
ro.,inat cd.-whi b dppertairs 10 complete uncoA-
sc,ousness o., danger. and ihe predominant. con-
slmraie G-a-'3 o- ''' '""'dS'V' j. '"'''''Ne ''-
roc,9,c
when allotted 20 % handsome Young woman even
g, she ae ro, possessed OF ich dramatic skill
Ps-thenia is part that Will. ir great measure.
play itself and Miss Julia Arthur appeared 10 find
RI difficulty ip moving jeftly through its scenes o.
,vcf
svurcmen'. - she did not impart conviction Of
absolute simplicity which is not. any time the
easiest thing in the world-she certainly was hand
some ana piQuant pleasant 20 see. and often sweet
20 hear 4 fronk bearing and vein Of playfulness
commended the performance 10 sympathy and The
rrh!c liking for H. especially at the climax. when
the Greek maiden assumes the trappngs OF war
and completes her captivity OF he barbarian. was
exprsssed with enthusiasm The effect might be
heightened u Mss Arthur remembering that
"lngoma-" as play. has aspirations 10 be Gre
ca,-wou,d make Parthenia dlstinctively. more a
Greek girl and less an American and IT, in the
pt,erance Of the blank verse. she were 10 dwell
upon i with N;ue insistence: 50 as always TO
.rnpa-t the feeling OF the words rs wen as their
.snse She has however a certain pretty way Of
tossing Of a blank verse l.ne which is extremely
captivating and her occasional liquid cadence IS
very sweet. The supplcation % the TimarCh
showed a fine command Of her faculties and keen
sense OF the dramatic value Of the situation but
~ a glib delivery Of the lines about Love-in-
tended apparently 20 be that OF a careless child.
tht effect was sacrificed. No actor can get the an
swerng th-.u who will not take the time that Is
reedfll 20 make EXPIRE ssion perfect. md IN a
poetic play haste is fatal dulness. Fappny
Mss Arthurs personality : so piluant TINT her
seed of procedure could not lessen her charm.
NJ " : i.art played Ingomar. and played !;
with Just appreciation Of that barbarians lima te
nobility oe nature. Il not with Invariably dis
Greet vocal method. 1t IS. perhaps. difficult 20 be
vigorous without being stentorian hut II IS possible
and barharc laughter Is not necessarily vacuous
The bold clear. fiery delivery OF Nj. T. p. Bridge
land. as Alastor is espe tally 70 be commended
;udcious and indeed affecting performance OF
Myron. the father Of Parthena, was given by
7 bert McWade. PolydoIe was made duly offensive
malicious old curmudgeon, by Horace Lewis
and the noble bearing and fine level speaking OF
Edwin Holt. the Timarch proclaimed a good
actor making much OF a thin part. The old plat
:eyives many memories. II IS interesting TO recai
that fne first representative of Par;hena on me
American stage was Nine Ponisi-now one OF the
theatrical veterans.-and dwelling in retirement a
Washington. who acted tlat part foTty-seven year'
ago. the old Broadway Theatre. with Conway a:
1ngomar Next week NJ - Arthur will play Rosa
lind. although. with this success az hand. there
seems adequate for recourse 20 one OF the
most difficult parts in the language. and 10 play
that has OF late been well worn and may not prove
tor fhe~ u-lln nur