The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-28
SOME THEATRICAL IDEAS.
PLAY THAT rs AN ADVANCE IN
THE ~ROBERTS0N SCHOOL.

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r.,,.u,. :" me Tree ss Kpowiearsn as Art
rally Treated AZ Use hsceuh-h snip Ihat
Passed In = NiGht. ana . NeEro ballad Thnt
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The Robertson school OF comedy 10 not opso-
a.. A new example Of Il Is 'vrhe Tree Of
teo' =. ar. Troonrn Ar. c.,to, he
knowledge NJ ue .yoou~. ~. oa,VO 10
nut into his original play precisely the same
kind Oh mol.U -n,i.S .s.n..,o.. ssa.s A.. e.
Robertsons bnshSh " = o
man. The percentages are distinct types and
.h.,. do,nOs are Characteristic while in neither
tnen otnt - 80 dorortrr. ,rom st.oo con.
respect Is there any ucparsuro IroIn s.sso con
yentiOnality, a.. or tho No. d', ,S. lure OF n, AMY s.Grti sas
DRAMATIC mod.i. liam ~. aaad ono
improved upon tne mooois ioi''os a ueso ono
proS nas., U rstbor than obvious impsrtanoe he
teohnicS, rh r"t tho pohor,son stv,o nm to The level rS
-. o,,a,n,d IN stnsecraft. Much Of his pieco
sinco ateai.o. ~ ~ a. oh.r,Inn -. 90 80
ton and action which the audiences OF the pres
emit day demand-in Broadway and Bowery
alike. The representation at the Lyceum com-
ports perfectly with these qualities In the play.
Art in the performance serves to emphasize the
mingled merits OF dramatio calm. and storm
and to slur the faults OF insincerity and i'm
probability. Daniel Frohman and his stage
assistants have treated the work 30 plausibly
and naturally that the manner atones fully for
such of the matter as might otherwise fail. and
compels success for all of 1t. Another thing
that has been done for Mr.. Carton at the Ly-
g W. ,rhioh ho sreyorod In Iondon Al.
though b g the ,S. p ss J has Se ali e Winssr. sbe P EoS|i' r
critics attacked its episode OF tne oiopemeni as
kndocSn.. hm1 Iorer and Sar dnncS h,shana
Was ! regarded as shocEinrly explicit. But this
Iroo .. fShon tren.p, mad I'm Nav SorI
n RtahTsn nvi,ess was cn. away uitbont dcprivinS
IL OF Vieor. -
80. 'pap ,Sas nIj in Tho Srs as Performance ,au y Of 't the
s.W.vhighmon" burlesoue At weber a Fields,s.
"asn nnnn l., I'll. an a., go 80
enilor in nautical attire carried q miniature
.1oon and his bodv rose above its d,ck vbiIe
S soo 70 oIt.nsOJ ho,ow p,aras om. :, ,hat
tis legs eXIenueu peioW. iuRgoo OUT IN tnat
way he raised and lowered the calls, worked
Sho r,,dder blew wind with n fan. danced n
hornpipe and sang q sea ballad. That would
eeem TO have been a rood device of foolcry, and
chose vbo kno,v Sam barnard as n comic come.
plan can fancy that ne was ekeeodingiy Lmnny
Tho actor did his best, but nobody laughed ut
sne snP ,b tnas W tor on n-r ,adu cn 1nt T. n IL was ~
how uncertain as TO value are now contriy.
ances Of theatrical nonsense. Another OK
ample OF eapepinent at the same tneatre, Dus
chorus which deyeloped almost accidentaiiy
into success. In the current burlesquo was
nrss q song "hion rioIcuica importoa vaudo,
Peter DALEY. was devoted to each Of several
types:of these foreign entertainers, and a row
Of girls illustrated every stanza by q suitable
change Of costume while they Joined in tho
chorus. The final verso travestied the London
music hall manner Of giving an American negro
times every night. because IL combines humor