New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-24
THE DRAMA--MUSIc.
SHAKESPEARE AT DALY's rBE.,a,
ADA REHAN AS THE sun~

a sumptuous revival q THE Tar,,u
shreW was made al Days Theatre H., Us
and remarkably spirited Performance =, snA'sa,
speares comedy was heartily enjoyed bv
ous snd eagerly responsive audience tn. -.
! fu invsstltuTe with which this play "a -, 01as't
DAYS stage was lonK ago recognized s,s III
cioted by tho best Intelligence Of the nusl,s 'p'
this pageantry remains unchanged Al ana
embodiment 81 Katherine first discloses .-sa'
uary, 1881 Is certainly ore Of the great Ssh aao'
| achievements Of our time and as such Z, ,s.-@'t
| ELECTS word % homage whenever II re.r,, nf
| Improvisation has been seen in France A., sA'
many as well az in England and the United So.
| and wherever seen II has been deeplv ,a.'-
Stage history does not record any perso,r,s---e'
the shrew that can he thought 70 have asr,a.',
IL in power and brilliancy, and II is certain
portrayal Of the part. within the last 1f,v -. 10
has In any way ryallcd T.. There can be "a -
serstion, therefore, N saying that the nos.,.@s,s
OF the character were never fully recogn,z.s "-.,
| Ada Rehan assumed II 4a1l
IN Miss Rehans ideal Of katherine ,hA s,.
az heart. loving and lovable woman hu, r.,
ODDS with herself, termagant m femme,
! upon the surface, all tempest and danger =,
be bitter trial 70 e woman Of high and irnns,,.-
spirit that she Is impeed by nature 10 Ian.
the endearments Of love, and az the same ~. ~
rage against herself because Of the very ovs.,.n."
which permits her longing and which Il her p,m.
|
| and denotes her essential womsnhOo9 Tt,s
! thought implied by Mss Rehan's treatment a, =.
! character ana the method Of her performance A.
an astonishing freshness and sympathe,.. v,,,.
| Il would be difficult % specify the rrselsA 49,,
| whereby the actress impsrts the sense O, w..
| crimes latent charm,-but she does npart g.. a..
the gradual subsistence % her pride se;r, -.
| wrath which az last turn % contrirlon and ,v..,
! humility. Is one Of the mos, subtle synn,e,r,,l
complete. and authoritative exh,ait,cn q ..an,..
art,--the art Of mpersonat0n. Is distinguish.
| from that Of elocutlon,-rhat or stage hss Az.
! known. The occasional touches % a seeming [.
voluntary humor. and toward the last re a.,
sional flashes OF cemuTe piquancy that play ov-
| her expressive deaotemsnt q Eather.ne's tram.
ton from resentment 70 surrender. are deieiou, IA
their originality and in their apparent spontansitr
Ada Rehan will be remembered for many sup,,
| performances, grazing an exceptional career. n,
Is the best Resalind and the 5es Lady Tear. A.
this epoch she Is the only Peggy Thrift, o. an,
age: and In Katherine she stands ABSOLUTELY ala.
The vigor and brightness Of this old comety
sstonish and impress the mind, as often asny
| acted. For more than three hundred years =
one form OF another. It has held the stage AID
still seems 70 have brigat future. And yetkh
a hybrid and by no means orc o, shakcspear,,
best works Tns RESEARCH or Shakespeare scholar
such as Bleay and Furniyal. has pretty vel
established It's composite character. The FRS
shreW was written BY Thomas Kyi n IA
the second based on the Arst by Thomas Le.g,
IN 1896; and the third. based On tie arst and sec
ond and lncorpora tive az parts ~ them by SHAKE
spsare In 1905 and the third with alterations her.
and there, and with ssv interpretations (Dtrhsr
original with Garriek), Is The play as arranged "
Augustin DAILY and given o. Days stage I
never was so we'll given anywhere else GeHg
Clarke acts Pet.uehio--er ran act b. Tor Of cegFss
like every other good actor be Is uneqgsL-arits
as well as Edwin BootA DID. though asaE
George Clarke, nor anybody else o. this period
possesses Edwin Booths marvellous genius az
personal splegdor as shown hen that great sc,sr
was at his best. The acrng Of Clarke norevsrs
less bo!stsrous than that q the o.1-tlme psaygs
| I'm Petruchio and is more flexible ald more DEL
cately shaded. Other Old .syortes appeared =
the asst Mrs Gilbert. IN me trivial part % cur1.
again evoked thai alsct!0aa-e greeting with VA
the Nev-York audience never fails 70 welcome hE
Mr. Wilfred Clarke again siclted copogs Laughter
by his performance Of Grum.o--a feat nsyeF ae
comp.ished by any local predecessor 0; his thar
character Mr. owen presented iremio; VI SD
ney Herbert Hortensio and NJ Jefferson Winter
Lucentio Miss Blanche Bates an actress 81 &C.
cided and superior ability and suspicious achieve
merit who has been too long missed from tnS
scene reappeared as Blanca md gave a perform
ance marked by fine Intelligence. rare renneEnsni
and delicate beauty. Her impls dignity, IN The
scene with the beigerent precepors. Is innate AM
| not fctitious,-as too often happens ~4th siass
ladies Her discretion ~ deuotng certain swes
favor toward one Of ME loqelorn teachers VAs
maintaining perfect courtesy toward BOTH exh'o''
ed thought and art. A1c Hn4!ly' her demsah0l
while listening TO katherilss counsel az TIE '1S'
revealed al once artistic Instinct Keen perception
and deep and right feeling. such an actress Is
treasure.
The fi-s, essay Of Mr. PAT. NcAl!stsr as pap
tista. the father Of KAthersae I'd Blanca Wa
observed with special inter e. f's paypn W
,orreetIv assigned Mr. Me-. lister % anoIhsF PAL
which was not played Wei ieANis's' u .
man who puts thought ana zeal anc eoHseehuo"
endeavor into his acting. sud. IS ola bapus'A !"
assumed the noble yet prudent father peFhaps 40
the less noble ,or being prudent WIKI dgliY
with discretion and now and taen, vita 9a'e'
pleastng felicity OF both hearty ana lacsNoas W
eslism Mr. Hadaway acted b.qnc-No' WIZ ." ~.
requisite rapldity ana with some o. the fs9-'s"
oddty-whch almost may be called qualnh's'F
but not with adequate dis inctness OF alHes'sssT
Nj William Gilbert resumed As Ola pe@ " ~
and considerably embellisled u With new e'At
business or al least with new emQAasis uPoA Va
old strokes: and his airy AMI droA aumof was "lII
enjoyed Mr. William Ha1altlns Impaired me H''
ful mirth OF spirit and relish OF gooe-nstvfsa ~'s
chief to the gay part Of lganlo 4n4 sweet w.
OF Miss Irene Perry was heard IN the lovely me-
of sir Henry Bishop, watch aqats ks Ines
Miss Rehan srd Mr. George Clarke , we're r m m.,
times recalled. by delighted pauaiIs ne s"rri ~
meodrama Of The Great Ruby Is ~ fo42uN "
CARMEN REPEATED AT THE oPEN
II has been the custom for = generation or 80.
English writers who write IN the easy eoA'',
tonal way about musical affairs 20 Fs's'
Flotow's masterpiece ss the sVs'-popS.
Martha" There IS no occasion - aHAfts, w.
the epithe. at this late date, though Marina a.,
much less IN evidence now than u used % BE- va. =.
Is required is an equally servieeaole te'" :,
Faust" "noreo e. Jullette' ana 'Carmsh :.
that newspaper references 10 them may nov
with the same delicious smooihness ~ | -.
fer the operas which. IN The abssnce % Mt'e 20.
are given 1--WE times N season 10 0i'"s
once. such devices are not nssded~"ranan -.
for instance ar "LohenCrin' But perhaps 20
works there is more 70 be said about ln'''s's.
tons" readings and the other tn1Ass -