The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-21
THEATRICAL OCCURRENCES.
,uE RETURN OF THE EENDALs TO
oTR STAGE WIN NEW PLAY.

.a.on Kendall reappeared on our stage last
s,oh, As she had been too matronly when
,,.t here before to look like young heroine.
.nJ "a the years OF her absence had added
themselves to her. II was essential to her
n,o.psrous return that she should advance her
.se in fiction to somewhere near what It was
= i,ct This she did In THE Elder Miss Bios
.om." which was performed by the Kendall
.ompany at the Kniokerbocker Theatre. Her
curse was manifestly wise. The audience
w,s not again asked TO discredit its
.,ss and try to see q delicate girl In
,ho nerson OF q solid woman. She pre-
.a,,.d her former aspect OF untheatrlc good
'oors and II was particularly pleasing because
- Gas the right one for the character under
no,,royal some OF our leading actresses.
chem they get past their halt century OF life
.nd no longer belong In scenes OF early love.
Into those OF adventuresses with their roc
s,,ncss all behind them. Mrs. Kendall did
%,a, in The Second Mrs. Tanqueray."
un, IL was not delightful shock 10
hsr admirers to see her pretend to he unamI-
ali. and impure, because they knew her so
,s,r wei, indeed as a model wife and mother.
II was therefore sweet and precious satisfac-
,,on TO such aiuatory persons to see her
In the ruise OF Dorothy Blossom: and those
a,.,.nisht cynics. wont to aibe at her as
saTtl
,uick 10 admire her artistic bravery
IN snarting middle aged spinster with
rscsnt and decent affair OF the heart Viewed
cyiticaly as player. she was quite as clever In
,bo sentimental and emotional passages OF the
raw MAY as she had ever been In all her life
m tho stage. There was q younger Mss
R'ossoh, and II was she to whom
NJ Quick Intended to make a pro-
posal Of marriage: but by installing their
given names he sent his letter to Dorothy the
,IBsr who was already In love with him. and
gladly said yea by mail. SO he went on to
foreign parts believing that on his return ho
would marry the niece, aud leaving the aunt to
regard him a. her aflnnced wooer That situa-
,l,n IA common In farces. but here 1t was
,r,at.l seriously Mrs Kendall put an almost
tragic intensity into 1t. aud carried 1t TO the
hearts o, the audience. There were tears Of
.ympa,hy and no smiles OF derision for this
el maids predcament This effect was due
mainly TO Mr.. Kendals adroit characteristics.
though she was helped by Mr. Kcndars manly
and dgnlael representation OF the laundering
sutton.
such success as The Elder Misc Blossom"
attained last night. and IL was considerable.
was due to its suitable part for Mrs. Kendall
and her discreet performance. The play was
not accerted as an extraordinary composition.
The authors. Ernest Hendrie and Metcalfe
Wood. had not shown much eNpertness In
either wording or constructlngs. To say that
their work was serviceable Is 10 ascribe a
value which Is apprccabe at least TO the
kendals. who were by It enabled to renew
their vogue in England and may do so IN
America. The first act is SLOW and dull. II
s the S isTy roth t. But I seo G tSs
becomes interesting at once and remains so
until its s9d. ltcontains the preparations for
his explanation OF the error ana the agitation
Il the woman. Her various and conflicting
TIE '' impfobabiiiiy oi the misun dcrstanding
o. the andiePGs ere this scene was closed.
She was rewarded By i've. recalls. and
they were sincerely hearty and Mrs. kendal.
G9cE again a .aItqr 70 Is. elder Miss blossom.
III asHs * f te q. this k. % and m sn
'nsd co gah 70 N dm.nussGN The com
Z 81 used 70 before VOW can Ike t. L You DO
at on The other eight Tembers were more
distinct merits. But they had played in the
piece long enough to gain fair facility. and so
their performance was not crude In its me-
tocrty
An exceptionally clever. though brief. bur.
l,sgue on Sherlock Holmes was introduced
In Round New York In Eighty Minutes" at
Roster Balls last night. 1t is the work OF
Cay NJ. Greene. AMI II Is unmistakably the
hest thing In the line OF travssty that We have
had so far this season. It's only fault is that a
person who has not seen the original at the
Garrick must fail to appreciate the humor OF
the skIt The sbsurdities OF that melodrama
are Illustrated by only slight eIaggeration In
stead Of the usual lawlessness OF burlesque.
Todescribe this skt would be impossible. but
an idea Of the fun may be seen by this hit
at William Gillettes manner OF acting and at
the s,rangeness OF such play in a fashionable
theatre The orchestra plays scare" music
As Sherlock Holmes enters. but he tells
t .s, "b shai the they are PLAYING 1t too
must be acted in "a quiet way p Much fun ia
i Ss o G. 3 he nsH bS use S q ae sS
shs s ihe I ssea9s maze DARK te eRs
nat a.! but the seats that are not taken
TIE author and wrote 1t so, The plot OF this
S hayes Ia; hid Gp IN package Ss1 :,os TGSs T KS
ass her anI in sr rSs ois.s s1 does s se
Played IN good mi@lcry Of william Gillette PHtt ~ Ss
Afs,!ander Clark Helen Marvin gave an ex-
B ayoan imitation, ., voice and manner OF Judith
we're amusing. also.
The theatre at Broadway and Twenty-ninth
sIreL knnvn by various names. recently as
nsm ]. Jacks, was reopened last night under
caiO management Of Leo c. Teller 1t il now
,ssIen ne Iheatre Com ique and II Is announced
, nav VII haze stock company for musical
uaves,es The performers last night how
ss, aver R %sTs Of 9 travelling company known
naliar through their visits 20 the Dewey
M M other places OF that GLASS Skits called
me Degenerate" and Tho Wrong Way"
ssIe amusing IN q rough and yulfar way In
GnnsctlOn with these was a vaudeville show
ne three Wrights. Brothers La Moyne.
SorhIi.ei Armstrong Brothers aud Bert and
shale 6iograph pictures OF the Jeffrics-
Tss,. xey right, which were fully described In
setiays Sun, were publicly exhibit
York '2T Is, the nrs, time at the, New
t nss been in that theatre since the frat
nbsnt 81 The Man 10 the Moon" was there. In
maud NJ. audience was, Thomas sharkey. who re-
10y Gpy unit was time for his appear
show !, h .nr 4 Balls The pictures were
n t ,TI" y. the exhibitions; The performers in
Ms part were. EuRenle Fougere. Nick Long
'Da"he cotton, the Onlaws and the Florenz