The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-30
THINGS AT THE THEATRE.
ur uTMOR OF STRICKLAND IN
u nnTREJAWNY OF THE WBLLS."

1andop with Various Resulta-Notes Of
Moneys Worth Mt n Dime Museum.
rho hunsor OF "TrelaWny Of the Wells' Is
~ NJ theatre life as some OF those farcea
49, yith the Jokes Of octors. But the talk
NV ,,,bur Pinero puts into the mouths OF
.""' .h,raeters Ia the humor OF the actor sub
ms,,ad and glorined to . level which makes
..o,ovable to every one. IL Ia none the less
'.hiny more than the real humor OF tho
p" ".o and it IL remarkable that its appeal TO
'',ior audiences should be so potent. 1t Is
W. ,bo, thew enjoy heartily topics which
~ :, be incomprehensible 10 persons un-
tI,or with the stage. Possibly the success
1 ,.hIs matter comes from Mr.. Pinero's sense
' a,oderafion, Ho always knows where TO
The consequence Is that II never be.
"a w., too professional. 1t Is not permitted to
y w, ,hs limit of general human interest and
IN. srecial. There are episodes In Tire
80 of the Wells" that have some relation
', IN. ne,d Of musical farce. II has always
"a , isrp principle OF Charles Hoyt's art
,no, nothing has a funnler effect than the I'M
.,ro,t.J divulgence Of q woman In tights. She
~ ,ppear with q long cloak on. and sudden
10 c,st that aside. or she may pop through a
door or from behind a screen. 30 long aa she
w. snrprise the method Ia not important. Mr..
p,no,o introduces Aronia Bum In Just the
=, manner when the old Chancellor, comes
- po,s 7relntruy's rooms. She wears tights
,r,,. ne discreet as such clothing could be.
itar mnir comes half way down TO the knee.
mt thsre is enough exposure to create the eff
t,ct so highly valued in the Hoyt pieces. Mr..
TInero sends his exposed soubTette CUT OF the
rn"n within a. few minutes. But he sbrings
E.r hork soon aiterward. still In her neehings,
y" create once more the same shocking I'M
preston on the 'hanrtHoy.s maiden sister.
THE Iyreum's customary completeness In
stage productions was never moro admirable
INN in the current comedietta OF, Pinero
The lodgings ofths 7piterS. which is the scene
II he frst act, are shown in just the quaint,
0od.iaahioned way that was necessary. with
he least eAaEgeration, The home OF the
55..c"o "gr helped the dramatist's purpose
WwonIerfully. None Of the Lyeeum's produce
lions has shown greater: taste: and aPpIoprl,
@afSr ry a Of the Wells" When the. Lyce-
un Thratrc closes its career there Will. be no
sShieyements in its history quite 50 brilliant as
i Vom Sweet ] Tavender', down to The Prin-
cess and the Butterfly" the list was q credita-
te one, and "TrelaTTny OF me Mellsh can 9hly
have preceded 1t. arouses the actors to their
lest efforts The company played In ct odh he
sny iS Si9s5 sIa Shovel TsaOf tale e6tins End d s Ihhi' b sliSSS;
unsupported. Now the comIosition Of the
TDmplny il very ulLeTCnI. DuJ tu6 hCUOTb
+" 5TTh,, "Princess.and the Butterfly, Edward
Morgan need only be natural and, easy as
TNm Wrench, and when one recalls his melo-
dramatic strenuousness only u short time ago
that marks a great advance In his skill. Will
liam CourtleiGh's free and unctious character
an a,tor associated only with heroic and senti-
mental roles. Mrs, Walcot's Violet Sp!rester
and MIR. Walcot's Chdnreior--these are all eie-
ments Of a performance which Is worthy the
fine standard Of Mr.. Pinero's plny-and that Is
certainly high,
one-act play called Repentance" has been
written by Mrs. Craigie for George Alexander.
Its scene Is In Spain AZ the time OF the Carlist
war in 1888. The leading two characters are
called upon tosdecide between their devotion
to their country and their love for each other.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is to be seen soon In an
adaptation OF Tess OF the D'Urbervilles." She
is starring in England with "Magda." The
Second Mrs. TanQueray." and The Notorious
Mrs. Ehbsmith." John Hare has revived Tom
Robertson's School and the critics have
been kindly toward the old play. which is de-
scribed as entirely out OF the fashion. Mr..
Hare, who acts Beau Fnrin'osh, played the role
first In the original production of the play Oh
JAMIE. 1889. Grace Hawthorne. the Ameri-
can actress. who has heen some years In Lon
don, Is to appear in a stage version of Dau-
diets ,'Sapho.' which has never, before been
n ki,s a way va HT Nhish is s.. said T""G not nt to dim dimln aH1'i its
ethical Significance. although it's revision
will make It suitable to England" An op:
was recently sung at the savoy as The Lucky
star" The names of eight persons. were
gwen In the programme as responsible for the
was found barely accountable in these days OF
comic opera degeneration. My Soldier Boy"
is one 6tthe latest Of English farces. Il starts
he i the Colonel Oft regiment. and the con-
csalment by his wife Of the fact that she has
pen e. Ia the IS successful Glaimappt IN a damage sItt
got more genuine fun out Of these compiled
lions than the authors. who followed rather
,tt.eeItiy given in Vienna, Marie HaIton was
, nr., t".rereatatiye Of the first woman The
English PARADISE. while the second was In
ESyI' So many years later that our original
]!Lt1.,ps,ar The spirit OF the piece was so bold
that the authorities stopped the performance
slt[ a lew nights. There was also objection
nette." which Julia MarloWe Is to use here. was
produced tlrst in Paris early this fall. and It
maze at1 a success; II was said to contain a ait;
The time Of the play is toward tho end Of the
taI century. The German Emperor has con-
.HHued the work he commenced as a drama
r.-I 2 80 II DVI bulHBlul- ilo IL
ranged the scenario Tor Roland OF Berlin" re-
eently given In Berlin and TO be used as an
opera hy LeOncavallo.
ArtIS truly long. else the measure OF 1t given
,r a dime at a museum" could not be.
nes'Ie the ticket taker are examples OF prica-
"'' East Indian pottery from Trenton. Ii the
nS"agerle On an upper floor ia a cage labelled
"u'slah wolt' and various unmarked ones
containing dogs. Between are the living. won
uer' mat the lecturer describes In machine
made verse. One exhibit Is an orang -outang,
"".ch gazes sadly at the orator. who declares
r"'' IN borneo the species builds huts and
"'e' 10 an almost civilized way. He closes his
,le'ch Nv calling attention to the resemblance
:, Neeh his pets face and human features.
,tneh me audience looks the man over. from
c Va tHtil1g o. his hair to his shirt collar, and
riio,,ttnledly follow him downstairs to the next
Ma. Ss,"uH! mere are an angular woman and a
tb =" WIN more than his share OF curves. At
- speakeIs command the woman steps into
s"o,ow box filed with what purports to be
and VI OtoEen glass, She removes hor shoes.
sI IE a. no nearer approach to q disrobinR
,,,'n,tia!tN Is Permitted here. discloses footless
frtIN, while the harpist twanRs and the
ioH"rs ,onts 81" scuiIs her feet about the box,
chnn",I WrtIi!y across the hall at the world's
"fs,,i;rr"'nh whittier. The man OF curves Ia
mona, d.aIRtFy, who in summer varies tho
iee1 Exp on the show business by serving out
couca r"T uppHrcuts in a tough Coney Island
up. 6aayya' Az In tones that recall his Two