The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-30
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ADJUSTMENTS.
The Play Made From Gen. waiiace's "Ben
Hur" Produced mt the Broadway Theatre.

Hnr" Produced mt the broadway Theatre.
It Is dangerous to raise great expocs,t
regarding n theatrical production. Even
though all the definite promises are faithfn ly
kent there may be disappointment for
people whose anticipatlons. become unrcason-
able. In the case OF Ben Hur. however, it is
Theatre last night found cause for feeling like
that. fh" resources OF modern stngccrhit
s Snd been Cen dF'Wp lew Nwnncos the q,m moa.
Biblical novel was Illustrated si}enhidly; B9t
spn shTgh he sSn mr. 1s
br,SEen,cd in the rhITy' Introduces him
Ilerusal"m where by The trcnchcry Of M'sILh
he II bereft of hi, mother and sister. and con.
Is n"yt seen Is slave a, t" tie S' oar H''y on the
war boat Of Arrns. whom he saves
from death a, the hands Of GTates and pteT.
adopted as a Roman He uses his freedom to
return home in quest Of his missing relatives.
Esther. daughter Of the steward OF his
estates. aud learns that, his .enemy, Messdio.
He GOES S 70 the Grove " 81 Daphne % 9nd there by
saving two persons from the whcel9' Messala'
ySeS he earn" STIg. rGTGrd The 2E6
horses IN the races While awaiting tho
contests, he encounters and sucGumbs e the
loarns Of the advent and acts ~ Christ. He
next defeats .hessa'G in the race, after which
me- S SaGk sister 80 sSns ms
Christ, 6y, whose miracle his am lSt"d ones are
ePs%dcs Is pdic i for & he purpose Of
Eal H'S Sn fg' OF as ,N 81 the the
novel and az well to those who have never
I Fas the a, pe s Th. rca not s s2 SAY
and weII-rounded, as though 1t were
pot no, made W ., .pis"des from long book.
ms,ntains the Characterization distinctly. :,
ding. and none d it was weak while some was
2S The The aog , Gn a. s was to"
A. his 1 aT, 0 %aa COO S mGiaratsi
nervous "%ci,cment FdxHrd J. N?rsan a" was as
tender resolute AMI hesItant, ACCORDING 70
thr requirements. The opposed and uHl6yely
bodied bv ". $. Hart, Those two tai aud 1.-the
actors figured well In their quarrel and very
and Gretchen Lyons az the gentle Hebrew
Ii5n: wire suitably con,rastsd; Mary shaw
in bounds, while Henry lie was nn.
der den 80 Little c1pstr2i1, tha, he VEL,
Names franz MS Noe na Eimnna coer
Mabel Bcrt. Emmett CSrrigan. Frederick
T t,rs% ,d ard Charlss Craig may be
q ne cast. The u" stas se"'' was 'T H1ed
repeatedly by surernumnrarieS. and some
with careful instruction by Ben Tea. while
ST9 Sn sS9, thy aISsd into d,sorIsr
ncs wa that the periorman"" was the 't first
2nywherci, Few plays, are, red in New
t h%,k mt" t pTnc,is" GlsewhGrG has At least
ispeii,iops should smoo,r the Action. There Sw
'S'r srS "%a IS'a hay was
found to hr paramount in unusual stngecraft.
SGEl" OF Sa With
to the three Wise Men OF the East. The theatre
was darkcneI for this, and the rantomine
man wSre Trcss Test H lin.
doo and an, Esyptian in caravan d,
tho strange light in the sky '', was NAL" ma is
to look nM,,n In, Thus the play Was begun
@ was the the Of ns
galley. the disappearance OF which left the two
survivors floating on turbulent waters in
mIslod,nma. So. too. was rsrrsscn,n.
icing no more thnn ballet, though ingcn-
ionsy following Gen, Wallace's dc~crirtion.
o "nH m%EpS Handsome IhSht Far ont Il The
levers on the Mum: Of Olives. \ crowd OF
people Ol assembled to witness Christ's entry
!n rgYs,,nc", Of ihS NaGnrinc wqf "a "drotiy
shaft OF white light followed His
SUPPOSED entrance. his movement through the
wHrshiplul multitude, and tho sought. after
religious effect was achieved with all sufficient
reverence" and with n sensitive regard Tor the
feelings OF pons no. nlr. Probably this came
as near To passion plav a. our Christian peo-
pie desire and ut the same time kept safely
away from II.
=, The groat scene for popularity. however was
the earlier one Of the chariot race. There was
a spacious view OF the ,nrrnic course. with n
mutltudc OF real and painted spectators
with III" opposed four. horse teams run
uIng at furiou; speed. the, wheels of
the chariots whlrng swiftly and the drivers
tens" with ,itrd urgency. The Illusion was
,emarkahe. Published accounts had told
how this would he brought about hy
means Of snnkcn trralmills. electric mo-
tors ma moving canvas, But to the spectators
y was wondrously realistic and tremrn-
hoHsIy exciting. Louder enthusiasm surely
hnd never becep, heard IN a, theatre
c W mIiaSIGI, who was in..ra box. was
and that Mr., Young was called tor in win il
was the chariot rae" more than any other
cess