The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-13
NEW THEATRICAL MATTER.
.IHE FOUNDERS" PRODUCED 1T THE
CASINO LAST EGENING.
prctty Music by EnGlnnder md n Good Cast
.Iulin Arthur to Act Juliet and Hamlet
sew English Play Causes Resentment.


ric,t with a new piocc taken from the French.
r" rcrrat a rather old remark. but pertinent
o,,ia this case. they must have been glad to
,,t ,lI u' it. French people are not famous for
on,p,tIuL: 10 vulEarity on their stage, but they
usna., Ike 1t coupled with amusement or
cha latter The founders" is almost devoid
Asrr f,Im some pretty music composed by
Iudvig EnGandcr. there is little that is
diycrting In the show. Tho programme states
That tn" founders" is based on Les Fet-
orls by Mars and lIennequin. 1t fails to men
zion some twenty or thirty ether works that It
ho. teen copied from. In fact. it Is like nli
ru..aal flr"rs in general layout. and has not
enough story Of its own to mako 1t distinctive.
Tho first act shows the successful endeavor Of
n Naruuis 10 slip away from his wife and q @ to
pnri- IT, carry on an affair with a French bal
lrt dancer The wife discovers the purpose
o. nyr husbands trip TO the city OF pleas
urr and goes after him. and gets into
H.. thrkrst OF Partisan gayety. Numcr-
ous other characters follow her example with
the same results. The second act is devoted
10 mutations 81 The Turtle. Mile. Fiji land
"Ma Cou,ne' The copies OF the vulgar farces
are sllritlcss and tedious. Even admirers OF
stage nrntutcs become unntcrested when it
concerns n low comedian and a grotesuue fat
woman. supposed 10 bc 80. There are always
,co,Ic In a Casino audience who revel in vul-
garty, but they were bored last night
that they didn't ENJOY oven tho dirt
Wien twD young women held con-
vrr-t'Ipu that men would hesitate TO
iuIulgo 10 III" spectators were thoroughly dis
ru-'rI But the nastiness of The FOUNDERS"
is nut,,one by it, tediousncss. The height OF
humoro Of the piece is reached when an Irish
man sinaks OF the demi-monde as the dcmi-
john. Whr,hera French atmosphere was aimed
Ill.
been attained. rarisians do not call each other
holsters AMI speak of looking like thirty cents
Some Of the yrics have a jingle about them.
lu, they are all old in subject. Every song in
the piece j. .ik" something that has been heard
before. Al imitation Of the German street
band IN The Ballet Girl" is introduced with
out giving any credit to the original. TO men,
ton the aIauterS name would lie unkind. He
has written. and probably will continue to
write. some II the best comic opera lbrettos
ever turned out by an American.
The company is an excellent one. and each
member was heartily applauded on his en-
trance .nSt night, hut they were all unable to
d. anything with the worthless material given
them Harry Davenport worked untlaggingly
in an endravor to make something out OF his
rart. tut failed through no fault OF his own.
Malel Gilman sang beautifully and acted
charmingly. hut to no avail. Some OF the lines
that came 20 her lot to speak were so nasty that
size seemed ashamed 10 pronounce them. Dan
DAILY hai few good songs and did as much as
could be don" with n witcss part. Phyllis
4S@ was T24 ! ny n IN imtat9m %f cleo de
Of the other rrope in isshow. which dragged
along for almost Ave hours. we're Thomas y.
Jossth Gawth"rrne and Max Freeman. Their
tssEs We're mop""t,s .on only a portion e. ths
md n iIay Iarpp ~ being used
No, The Founders" will never. never. do.
i is too nasty to draw decent people and too
tresOme to entertain any one.
Some time ago it was said. more In Jest
than otherwise that Sarah Bernhardts as
sumption OF Ndmet would lead the way to
American actresses attempting Shakespsarean
mae .arts. May Irwin was suggested for Fat
STAT and ether equally humorous propositions
were made And now Julia Arthur is an
nounced in all seriousness to essay the mel.
anchoy Dane at the broadway next season
Romeo and Juliet" is also in her repertory for
this engagement. NJ. Miss Arthur will not
appsar as Romeo. From the thoughtful Prince
OF Denmark to The lovesick maiden Of Verona
Is big step for any actress to take. There is
NO doubt that she will be equally solemn
In both characters. However whether ac-
ceptabe or not. her reading Of Hartpt is sure
to be- worthy Of serious attention. 1t is prob
able. nevertheless. that she will be rdiculed
By many merely because she is an American
AuemptinG what n French woman has done
successfully. Americans make favoritcs Of
actors Of their own nationality. but no more.
To be accented here as really great plaver
must come from abroad or at least have re-
eeyel a foreign Endorsement. An actress who
has been tavorte here for years appeared In
acharming comedy Of Western life at the Madi-
son Square Theatre. at that time called lIoyt's.
and received little financial success. She
laSe' the same piece in London year ago.
and was lhuhed to the skies and called the
Amer DuSe." With that title OIL her most
ers she appeared in much poorer. though lar
IRON uhtnteresting. play at the Garri"k last
season. During the entire run the theatre
vas crowded. There is another case an actor
s SnE. %rodGgGH war me,%dIama Of his own
n-'' snc"eFs He went tn londcn and was
S a 10 hc marE.si in stage natur9!ness
the rrinc-;of Wales and party Of English roy
atty sitting, IN the royal box and tran,icnly ap-
rlNnling his stage work. The actor Is now
h"I"n o, Ieverentlv ns great" 1t Is unfor-
p"u0"Grs tn declare their actors merits with
out waiting for the stamp OF London approval.
Gilbert Murray an EnCllch college profess
sor is getting all grades OF London censurc.
from ro'lte blame to violent abuse. on account
OF his first acted drama. Mrs. Patrick Collins.
though a popular actress, Is made to share ii
The punishment because the production /, her
venture. The play. "Carlyou Sahib." has for
PARTICULARLY wicked villain British OIL
Ger high in East Indian power. The resent
meNt reused ly Prof. Murray by presuming q
murderous miscreant could lie a colonial Gov
e!nor i. simply tremendous.
The side show expelien: Of giving the best
OF 'hih!'s outside tho tent to draw people in
Is 10 le tried with The sidewalks Of New
YORK next season. The exciting dive Of the
nero i t. be shown free. before the play, by a
man droIping into tank from the top of a tai
poe
lhe theatrical business is increasing Etead'
ny IN America. The new edition OF "kahn'i
uuide ha' to be a bulky book to hold the lists
OF theatres, with brief dissertations OF them all
together with the other information REQUIRED
" managers. II l. noteworthy tina: the new
houses hr" of an excellent grade OF archi'e"'
,,Ht" lt cd uroportIun have been built fol
"'e .rE innate drama.
ht,M,m'"Id tIalerlng Ghnter-ls dramntiInt
rs ren"nt book "Brudiurd," Mr.. ''uutel :
HiaI IInIlLl - Wide nuhlln attention