The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-15
THINGS AT THE THEATRE.
4 BREAKFAsT IN ONE NEW PLAY
AND SUPPER IN ANOTHER. .

with a DisaRreeable Friend in 1.-THE
Tyranny of Tears Minnie Madden
Fishes Broken kephst in BECKY Sharp"
A farcical device that seldom fails 10 n repre-
ssntation OF the morning afterwards" There
seems to be sort OF sympathy between the
audience and the characters whose heads ache.
Presumably this arises from complete con-
eeptlon OF the cause and effect. new twist
TO tho old idea Is given comcally In that deft
comedy The Tyranny OF Tears" In the sec
ond act the fearful wife has quarrellsd with her
husband and left his house to return to her
father. The deserted man and his male
friend have sat up discussing tho trouble
from every point OF Wow. Their arguments
have been so long and broad that they
sat up until O'Clock in the morning.
There was whisky In II. too 1t 10 only
natural that they should DO weary and dis
Gruntled at breakfast the next morning. They
fnd fault with the food and with their appe-
titles. When one asks for the cream tho other
pushes the jug toward him with. an ugly
lions in each other. and finally get into an al
tercation over nothing. A little later they
and even merry The idea Of champagne comes
The servant is surprised at this deviation from
che Of brs2kipstns in that
selves FOR few minutes that they arc really
cheerful. About this time, the father In Jaw.
comes in. His night has been much the same
as theirs in sleep!ess1ess, His daughter has
copiously. It has taken her from the early
evening pntil the break of dawn to .acauant
has refused hs to tell him the real cause
her indignation. but has merely wept and
ss At The @ 'n But Ss H. & S
It soothes his rutiled temper. The effect with
him. as with the others however. vanishes
as a lure to inehriety. This champagne break
fast Is quite harmless in moral. and very
amusing ne presented by John brew. Mr. Har-
wood and Mr.. Byron.
There is in Becky Sharp" the beginning OF
q supper that is never ended. 1t is incidental
to the liaison between Becky and old Stevne.
Minnie Madden Fiske is q brave actress. She
does not shirk any work that she has laid out
for herself to do. Having determined to por-
tray Becky as a sinner without rcdecminK
trait, she carries out the design unfater-
ingy. Thus the social adventures comes
out from the novel on the stage a
wholly immoral character. yet engrossing to
those-and they seem to be a majority OF the
people frequsntnG Broadway theatres-wbo
do not believe that sexual sin and shame should
be excluded from stage representation. I'm
deniably the strong act in this dramatization
OF portion OF Thackeray's story. the one that
justlfes the production. is the third in which
Becky comes to the point of selling herself
TO the unlovely old libertine. The bargain
has been made two weeks beforehand. She
has agreed that he shall take possession OF her
after a certain function at her house has
placed her In fine society through his influence.
The guests have departed. The husband
has gone to spend the rest OF the
night at club The paramour re-
turns to the designation. Becky has re-
manned in the bare arms and low corsage OF
evening dress to receive him. The reward oil
her dishonor has been her social exploitation
and 1t has already been paid. But she wants
money besides. She and her husband have
been living by their wits Loaded dice and
marked cards have bsen their tools oil
trade. One OF their victims has dropped
on their game. and demanded upon
threat OF exposure. u restitution OF the 40C
pounds they have swindled him out Of SO
she strikes him for that, and. while she il
about 1t. for 5000 pounds more supper Ia
set out for her purchaser. Goose-liver pie and
wine are it's chief factors. iSevne eats ant
drinks little. but feasts with his eyes on Becki
while she decks herself alluringly with Jewels
He Is enraptured. She is radiant. Suddenly
the husband breaks In IN them. He de
nounces the wife. filings her compan on on tn,
floor. seizss the money. and departs in a fury
like realistic illustration OF the badger game
e. worked in the Tende!rloin: and so It does
portion Of Becky Sharp as played with ski
and energy by Mr.. Power. Mr.. Barrymore ant
Mrs. Fisks.
A dramatic curiosity at Keiths Is a logical. |
surprising outcome OF continuous show de
mands. These are for something unlike, anC
not longer than. the conventional speciality
and employing as few persons as possible. Tn,
result is Q twelve minute play that has on
player. This 10 Minnie Dupree Tho pro
gramme announces her In monoloRue. and a
that commonly means a retailer Of Jokes an,
parodiss. NO warning is given OF the nature
OF her Offering. When the curtain rise
she 10 busy sewing. Her soliloQuy ex
plains that she Is . stepdaughter O
the household whose other members hav
gone to o merry-making. leaving her t
drudgery. 1t 10 also disclosed that she 10 fon
of the young man at whose home the err
company Is gathering She tells her disap
pointment at not joining 1t. finds her invita-
Tion. which had been hidden from her. and ha
q fine burst OF indignation over her relative
trickery. This exposition 10 punctuated b
calls to telephone that is in sight. Two G
these are tho results OF some ones blunderi
which her replies indicate comically. supplyn
necessary enlivenment. That she is short an
the telephone 10 high up Is also turned t
laughter. The last call OF all is from the youn
man, and sets her In hutter. especially as h
hectares that he has netting that he wishe
very much to say to her She and the audenc
know that it is an avowal and with her raptur
the affair ends, having held Interest cor
its title, though 1t doesn't find place In tn
printed bills Nor is the authors name There
fhc fragment savors aA strongly OF Boston a
do sWeetened beans. Possibly Evelyn Cream
leaf Sutherland will acknowledge its author
slip.
The seats for the reorening OF Weber h Field
on Hept 81 will be sold at auction to- moro
St O'Clock. P. NJ. All money realized over til
box ONCE PRICES OF the tickets VII be donate
Charles Frohman bought the stage rlgh
yesterday OF Richard Carnee." by Winsto
Burehill and an American play OF revolution
AIRY times will be made from 1t.
The Germeaia Theatre will reopen for tn
season Sept 28th with King Heinrich" Acte
BY a German company especially imported.
Harlem Evening High School Course.