The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-02

the public. Lucia l Lammermoor'' lie founded
on such q fine basis Of romance that the In
music and the operatic conventlonality.. TIL
trlals OF Lucp hsh,tsn are natural at the Amer
white dress whichis the least appropriate
costume in.thc world for n damp Scottish moor
ana the hute climbs up With her into the high
insanity, brought on 10y grief. These scanning
eccentrlctties are accepted as necessary adj.
TO destroy the audiences interest In the drama
so long as II Is. a good one. And The Bride OF
outside Of 0DRronihHSeitt NsO oeer a. }TfSSs s aSdie Salss
are 10 get more good drama with their music,
as HI,s Of Sfhe s9 Foefs sI RsSe sSSna with Tbs Its Is HRIs2
81 these italian operas viii give the patrons Of
me theatre an opportunity, to hear works sell
ian repertoire there has been scnnt this year.
The field open to the company at the .Ameri-
nan + lazy |! ITTii sir I 3'%m rSsgHS sInsdi la IA f Sgni
H v,,,d HeESimento TRANSLATED int EnglIsh'
bHny and subject them to practically no com-
%parison.
aroused the qudiense to the enthusinsm which
yn.iii d is f shs Ii5 e pr2 Ths when t III + snnG gas as
JoSeuh Shoehan.. II. J., Chase. Clinton Edgar
customary proficiency. Of the company aud
acted well enough to keep the dramatic fea-
lures always In view.
Chicago has long had the reputation OF dis
couraginE the American dramatist by harbor-
ing the most persistent OF the play thieves. It
was possible for the obscure travelling con-
panies TO obtain from him copies OF all the
successful pieces. 1t was not until two years
ago that his operations we're hlndered by an
amendment to tho copyright law, and even
row the traffic continues. A list recently
taken from him includes several new works.
These are bought by managers who visit small
towns. and usually the copies are mere para
phrases OF the original. to be acted by a few
actors. Lately in the West a man. his wife
aud their young son played BARLEY Campbell's
MY Partner" But such incidents as the YER
diet Of $4,000. against Nathaniel c: Goodwin
and the suit OF u merchant against Edmond
iES9 s t on On The gT Tosn Drs that stl6 he plas ni I'D
WHO Cso;nyipsssed =! : jury 2 hat II 1 Henry Guy 5Sut csriss
mitted to Goodwin may have been unadapted
to the stage as he was + beginner; lt:might>
But the author received an award for it larger
t,han any american dramatist ever got cash
d9Wa il 9dv9 TEf even when he had made a
dramatists in, quite q different fashion than
by seIli9S stolen f9Pies of their pIaEs; The
HHs,Ri has 'ss b s%' u suit 's s9 a]sS shsS Z. SMfTPS %fme SF Snd
took "Cyrano de BerGerac" from a play of his.
In order to rid themselves Of the embarrass-
ment that this doubtless absurd attack has
caused. Rostand will have TO send his evidence
in the case from Paris to Chicago. Other eX-
nenses and trouble will follow before the case
is settled. Mr.. Goodwin is going 10 appeal
from the verdict against him.. Probably both
he and Mr.. Mansfield will ultimately be freed
from the ~veNation Of these claims. But both
may tlatter themselves that they have figured
in lawsuits which illustrate Chicago's. treat
ment of the drama.
One need only remember the actors who for
merly appeared at Days in The Tanning Of
the Shrew'' to realize what a change there has
been in the DAILY company. which was once
famed for the distinguished players t con-
tanned. THE School for Scandal has aroused
similar recollections. SO many Of the char
acters were portrayed in the latest revival by
youths that the performance almost had the
efIecto of being what used!to he called a juvenile
production. To he young on the stage is usually
to DO charming. Many of these Youngsters at
Daly's have talent. But a metropolitan thea
tire can scarcely eXpec, to retain the interest of
the public by the display Of budding abilities.
however promising they may be of ultimate
Development. There are too many Tree matt
noes by the dramatic schools to make that
line OF enterprise profitable. Doubtless these
Young men and women Will become fine actors
some day. and will take advantage of the op-