The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
POINTS OF THEATRE VIEW.
A CRIMINAL FACT EXPLOITED IN
4 PIECE OF STAGE FICTION.

Of Singe Idols He Deems Detrimental.
The Mannuvres Of Jane" and Tho Tyranny
Of Tears" may be excellent stage literature.
but In certain RESPECTS they can't hold their
own with Kidnapped In New York" which is
a, .hc Star this week In fact one may 20 40
far az TO say that the two plays and the one ire
not CON parable. But the particular difference
is that the auditor has to get acquainted with
the characters in the English comedies. while
those in the melodroma are such old friends
that they are Immediately recognizable. IL
one arrived In the second act. he would see a
representation OF Central Park. The adven-
,uress the heroine with falsely condemned
,ather the king OF kidnaprers. the Bowery
girl. and various funny men with dialects and
spccialtIes are wandering idly about. Each
does something TO cntertain-a coon" song or
an oath Of vengeance, according to his ton
dency However. though the spectator be I'M
familiar with the melo1rama types. he soon
observes that the play Is grounded on the we'll
known kidnapping OF Marion Clarke. At least.
the author In q foot note acknowledges his in
dsb,rdncss to Baby Clarke and her stealcrs for
Inspiration In gratitude. and 1t Is barely pos
.Ible with an eye to business. he calls tho child
IN nj. melodrnma Baby Clarke. and has her
stolen from Central Park. After scene in
which live horse and real carriage are used.
not to mention real live leading man hero. he
takes US to tho "kidnappers' den." whore
SILVER music gives way to tho SOU
brette with songs about never being
there before. and vaudeville artists who
many things. from q toothpick to a carpet
sweeper. However. even the worst cant last
forever; At length The hero arrived DISGUISED
rs an old man and using consolidation OF all
his previous dialects. OL course ne Tools me
quartet o. vians y to his Identity as easily
she changed her dress but not her face. But
his willy tricks did not end there Nay, nay
he LAT in a, chair aud pretended to sn0re;
whercupon the had men thought he was asleep
and discussed all their secrets in loud voices.
prove ths innocence Of the hcroines father.
thy left the stage to him for the grand climax.
it5k" a paper door and rescued The heroine
aud the chee-tld.
Edward J. Morgan Il reported TO have said
that tho matinee girl bored him and inter-
iered with his work. This IL really sad. and
the public should extend to him its sympathy
for being the rosscssor OF such unfortunate
beauty He is quoted a. saying that 1t ia de-
structivc 10 art. or something In that strain.
Now (; seems too bad that q young actors
promising career should be bliGhted In the
morning OF its glory by Innocent. admiring
girls. Let him look up. though. for there Is
hope. This same reril has opened its mouth
escaped and lived to illumine. or least be
stars. OF the stage. Maurice Barrymore.
John Drew. Henry Miller. Charles Rich
man. Herbert Kelley. Robert Edison. Frank
WorthinG. +. II. Sothern and others have over
come the obstacles OF their beauty. Mr.. Soth-
ern Is good Illustration OF matinee favorite
who has gained serious recogn ton. He acts
mostly in meodramas because the public pre-
SAKE thu better teri ,hn a on that acSoant This
season he uses The Kings Museeteer" and
RaMS n aSd fSs su afvT,e Be Drew
All Nr Miller have acted old men men parts: as In
them. Mr.. M2TsaS shows great prom:
10 n and vi" II. be peaoE Pss he 81 eo% es
!rrs,,ct, 10 'TreIawney Of the Wells" OF John
@ ID y e' BBpy al !h and P ~ f p
The Only Way" were, all Of the best. and a:
The same time each had a decided character OF
Morgan was in tho audience al most every night
10 study that actors methods. In the inter-
that great acting cannot be accom- lished IN. '
less the actor really feels the part that he IL
spsG,ieE Simply ar can not stand alone
Marlcwe and Mrs. leslie Carter a superiority
merit. With these beliefs. with the ability that
he Possesses and with his opportunities, 1t
spite the art distractnG matinee girls.
wha; should the newspapers say about in.
doubtedly. though that is to recommend them
10 those people who like wicked entertain
! TRne Cid II from Maxms With al their might IT,
i was 70 have stayed only fortnight. Now
II is u he kent there month; Josephine Hall.
who enacts the outcast girl. 10 to take IL TO the
London Criterion in March.
Jessie Bartlett Davis has settled on n new
comic opera In which TO appear next season.
tits said that Mabel Gilman will be in her
company
sarah Truax is making ready to shine out
next season az a star in some Of the plays in
which Mary Anderson was brilliant.
Mary Saunders. daughter in law OF VILLA m
W!uter. is to 90 starring In new version OF
Little Nell and the Warehouses"
Blanche Walsh was lucky enough to en-
counter in Montreal some OF tina. kind OF
denonstratiye adulation which ia far bygone
in most cities The Mayor went on the stage
10 present II floral wreath oratorically and her
carriage was drawn from the theatre to her
The tsct has come out that in Southwestern
towns the place q Chnnrles Cogh an, during
death. was taken decePtiyely by another actor.
Whenev.ra suspicion Of the fraud was sug.
was Ny CoghIan who was playing the principal
t, /, j. SAD ,nnt ons OF me rlsh and iazy
lett who psssss rcadliy "a s s"auine'
Nadgc Eobcr'son Krndal and Olga Neither:
toIc are al the Same opinion In the matter OF
stage dressing Both say that the character OF
the woman represented should heillustrated by
the color OF her gown. Hiss Ncthersole told
Us Inst year TINT this was heg, notion in dress:
With The same idea. But Mrs, Kendal can be
depended upon for going Miss Nethersole a
few better. She declares that her love OF
flowers prompts her to design her costumes
accordingly. Therefore. tho young girl In
The El4er Miss blossom" dresses in
In the hues Of the violet The whole conceit is
swcGty innocent and has been the subject OF
10 many interviews with actresses that the
dear publ is getting fond Of IT, even US OF an
Old friend.
when De, Wolf Hopper produces The Char
la'an" IN London. when he will DO soon, he
will change rs name TO The Mystic VI ISIS"
A portrait Of Augustin DAILY has been hung In
"a" lobby OF Days Theatre. Other changes
iay" hcen mhic Large pictures OF Julia Mar
lowe. Maude Adams and Mary Mannering and
II beautiful paIntng 81 Georgia Cayvan re-
place those OF Ada Rehnn. Little name plac-
ard; have been put ,on, all the francs IN PLACE
Of the numbers which were there before TO
direct the observer to catalogue In the pro-
Rramme.
On the FIRST night Of The Amer at Wal
lacks. Frank Daniels made such clever
speech that the reviewers quoted from 1t. At
the second performance tho audience de-