The sun., 1899-05-09
THEATRICAL OCCASION.
,y1grsT4sM OYER MAUDE ADAMS's
h' NrT MANNER OF JULIET.
. shakespeAre"n Heroine Interpreted in
Brave Disobodienee OF Old Standards
-, ~ the stage Here and Over the Sea.


S.vs Of the stage Here and Over the Sea.
rhore was a theatrical occasion at the En-
,iatastnight. The approval OF Maude Adams's
a., arpearanco in Romeo and Juliet was
nn,ossed with demonstrative enthusiasm.
TNn audience was a fine one. with many
t,ds of representative persons In II. and
~ Anderson In box for an interesting
~, b,twpeu acts. The applause for Miss
.sous hogan welcominRly and encouragingly
o. bor entrance: and she needed II. for she
"a so extremely nervous that her first words
t,I,sJ and her first motions were hesitant. II
w" no, long, however. before she gained self
'n,ro, although she seemed at no time to
e. tros Of that stage fright which attacks
s,os, r,aycrs Just when it is most dreaded.
d., while II affected her facility perceptibly It
IA not disable her in any degree appreciabls
No. ,he general assemhlage. nor appreci-
.blv lessen her triumph. She succeeded
.,r n,sitiyely indeed The recalls to
u,hich she responded wore many. and she
.,isht have doubled their number II she
hs5rhosrn TO turn all the applause to account
In that way Her conduct In that respect was
n,odcst She came out in every instance with
~. ,r more OF her com panion players. and ao-
oon.ed in an apoogetic manner the honors
,aid 10 her Once she was accompanied by
Charles Frohman. who can seldom be induced
:, face an audience. but he positively refused
tomakc the speech that was demanded Of him
Rnt what did Miss Adams do to cause those
Uncommon expressions OF approval2 First.
sba displayed that indeAnable charm which
r,oves audiences like her personally. No
actr.s, on our stage within recollection has
nossessod that born gift In greater degree.
secondly. she played with that blend OF real
rare and seeming carelessness. OF nicely and
o1olI l.
a, snontanety. which enables her to reach the
heart. of the people without botherng their
heads. Thirdly. and most Importantly. she
prescn,ed new Juliet. in brave dis
obedience OF the old standards. Even in the
earlier scenes she departed far from the
usages This Juliet, instead OF being flirt at
the bail and roguishly playful in her
first encounter with Romeo. was frightened
by her infatuation. afraid OF the man
who had so suddenly taken her heart.
md bewildered by the new and unknown phe-
pomena OF love at sight. In her simple yet
rich gown. here and throughout the play. she
was a slim. supple. Rirlish figure OF un-
studied grace. The garden scene brought
further disregard Of thsatEic, conventions
The balcony as though to be. photographed, nor
f he. time soes A? She had used 30'fneS S.bsas SHFG
touch a. Of defamation, She talked with
Romeo right from guileless heart; controlled
This original treatment Of the role was adhered
S the w5h her n 70 her
changed relations which they bore to each other
the unrestraint OF connublal possession-but
there was not trace OF grossness. nor was
Nobody was astonished by Miss Adams's
T ssd up 5eto s0 thf @ e9Ds e es
But what would befall her when she came to
those, more strenuous passages. in which J4liet
e s and 1 es oR with noss
force? Those forebodIngs OF failure proved
Sso that Se Sss Sss Rs9G
Ss % ;$ne a!'3f s III to syiSs RdP'sRK rdP eRa@
other than gentle. plaintiye. pathetic creature
Of cruel crcnmstapees, Not only did she thus
asd ezn
role. but. what was more to the purpose
Of her undertaking, she triumphed with her
was a delicate love-sick girl who did not de-:
vsiop into strong woman u under the stress q
s 0us e as as the vea
vEilI be those e dispute this. Critical contsn:
s3 Fs5sy Rs5s.sEsa x &ssS ns'ssd q
s T.i tReofy Tas and Il
more, humanity, engaging character; The
aanss knd G thing rSe deosss TO with 1od4,
Sss sysr S" been @ 'ns regsPded @ as aSi Tie "! srSe
sn%aFh tp say that Miss Adams would hsys
failed l. ltshe had attempted 70 play II IN that old
new way, Ike pitiul, sufferer. and her vogue
with il, is bound to be both peculiarly and
prPsed in sSs Sf" periormance man % Romeo Z and nd
Juliet, and they will receive due considera-
isrVor Mr. HacRetts Msrcitio ,e~ was % delishttally
spirited and humorous. Mr.. Thompson's Fiar
direction by Mr Seymour n1 'G and T the en- musical
composition had been mastery. The scenery
by Mr. Gros. was like that which Henry Irving
more artstcally and less theatrically than we
are accustomed to see. even In productions oi
the best grade.
Many alterations have been made ir
Change Alley" since its first night in London
1t will be remembered that extensive changes
were made after the first performance at the
Lvceum At that time the authors. L. N
Parker and Murray Carson. vowed all sorts o.
vengeance against E. H. ssthsrn for taking
liberties with their work. They attributed
the failure OF the piece to him. and said that 4
It had been played as.written 1t would have
London. and the result was the same. AL
most the only thing praised in New York wal
the excellent manner in which the atmospher,
Of lIl' was sustained. This merit wa
Increased in London. The playbIlls wer,
printed on an ancient style OF Whitley brown
papet and old:tashioned long SIS were II
we printing The programme contained. a
London !ettsr written In the style OF the da!
ron rSTi,S one y Mark HearalI. ESQ, to the Daili
2, ne early eighteenth century. was Spoken
by Mrs, Beerbohm Tree
The Kings Outcast." recently produced In
England. is new stage version, OF "Grea
55Hpectaaons," The Dickens novel has beer
unmarried many times-once by W. 8. Gil
cert under its own tit.e. This production wa.
male at the Court Theatre year after Dick
snpss spss Death. Another version was CALLED
orps Patron This:la test play The King
,outcast. Is slid to be strong In dramatic IN
}stest. Its writer 10 young man. compara
iSy iiSSsy new to: authorship. who acts one o
'he leading characters
Heorgs Alexander is suffering from laryn
ENis. brought on by overworking his voic,
Y Y preparng In Days Of Old" and In playing
fne leading role. This latest effort OF F. F
rose !: said 70 he charming picture OF III,
% me time Of Henry VI,
ISndonne In 6ne 81 street improvements to be made i
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