The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03
TWO NEW NATIVE FARCES.
THRT OPEN TINE MADISON SQUARE
IND THE MASHNTTdN.

When George II. Broadhurst wrote why
Smith Left Home" which was acted last
night at the Madison Square for the first time
In Nev York. though IL had been played In
many cities In this country and In London
he probably reasoned with himself some
thing In this fashion Since French
ladies. maids and Irish cooks delight
In seeing representations OF Sir
ReoinaM Montnore'ovs and LADY G'cadoimt
P,antagenets on the stage. why wouldn't
the Sh Reomahs and Lddy Plan
taornas Of real life though loss
picturesquely named. enjoy a dramatiza.
ton of Liza EUen's ekreriencesi Isn't
the servants nall as possible for dramatic
action as tho ancestral halli Jtiscertainly less
hack eyed The result OF Mr.. Broadhursts train
OF thought was an exceptionally funny farce.
Things commence to happen at furiously
rapid rate soon after the curtain goes
up and never let up their pace until
the end 1t 10 farce OF well-connected
incidents and clearly drawn characters. The
slight story that runs through the piece con
Germs Mr.. Smith Who kisses a madservant and
is caught at 1t by his wife and various
other people. Unlike most farce husbands
Mr.. SnW truly loves his wife and mis-
took the maid for her because sho
wore one OF Mrs. Smiths gowns. This only
started the fun. which was kept up by three
separate sets Of characters. The funniest OF
the minor plots. and in fact so amusing that It
took the centre Of interest. devoived around
Isrjnio DaIu, a lady cook" who doesn't
p.rmit tho lady" part to be-
forRotten or omitted She Ia at
tbs head Of yarious societle. for IN,
protectlon OF cooks Through this fact.
the Smiths are unable to discharge her.
as she orders a strike among the vari-
ous protectjye leapues Of cooks parIor
maids. milkmen, icemen and SO on /. they at
tempt to- Mr. Smuh finds a use for her
watched cooking His aunt who Ia the farce
mo,her-in. law. made a new relatiye for VARIETY
sake has come to stay a month M, Smih
barrnips with Inriu,a 10 make the meals
so bad that the aunt.in-inw will de-
part in one day. Through his connection
with this cook lady" some OF the most
humorous scenes OF the play come
about Not the least funny Of those 10 ono
in which Larisia il trying to escape from a
room. but is prevented BY her dress catching
IN the door. Nothing daupted. she simply re-
moves the skirt and makes n comic exit in
n flowing red petticoat
Mrs. Annie Yeamans played Larinia and
Il is hard to tell whether Mr. Broadhurst
is tho more fortunate In having Mrs
Yeamans to impersonate the charac-
ter or Mrs Yeamans in getting such
u. IT.
over. is the public in getting so comic role so
sxcellently acted. II Why Smith Left
Home" was a monologue and Mrs Yea
mans the 1T" the Madison Square would
hold as large and happy audiences every
evening as 1t will with all the other
tonic people and situations Her perform
ance was not only hilariously funny. but
It vas really an artistic study. though
Of course. overdrawn Mrs. Yeamans was al
ways popular md amusing actress. hut she has
never done an VI ng better than her i'm person
atoms OF Larina Dalv Another spirited and
commendable performance was given by
Maclyn Arbuckle. 1t is likely that this
actor will be seen more frequently in
New York in the future He understands the
requirements OF a leading man in farce
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,"n. 80. , "ei performance
"o' nS"' 'H'E"' "a'o oeen fskaiueu more
NJ NV iekalueu az all,
NO pa'' Sne payeu was small ana
."'o" " 'uo e",''' hi'7S ooher
had enough. ana old passably well what
was allotted to her. The others In the cast
rho da.a.vo ,radit To- oon,,,o,I.k, -,
"n' uose s Iieut lol ooInnenuaDre WORK
are Rose Snyder. Marion Giroux. Fred w.
Peters. N. B. Snyder. Mrs E. A. Eberle and
G.rr,d. RoosayaI,
io'o'e'''
Mrs feamans. however. is queen OF the COM
pany II she had not already an en-
yiabe reputation as n comedi,nns ~ Tho
No ''nieu'onhe vi 'he
first rank she would gain 1t by last
nights performance As IL is WHY smith
I.tt uona " will cot Tho ,.n,...i he.h
neu nohe WI, ReI the reputation ooth
on It's own merits and Mrs. Yeamanss.
1900
william Collier Is q comedian OF so much
natural humor and junction. that be almo.t
carried 10 comn,e,s succeos ,sst ,,nH, -, tn"
Manhattan Theatre as stale and feeble a farce
Mr. Collar was " not on,u =" thn ,a, uay
actor in Mr. Smooth" but its author