The sun., 1899-12-12
NEW DRAMAS INTRODUCED.
OWE BRoU6Br OYER from LONDON
AND ONE FROM BERLIN.

Daniel Frohman's Actors In "wheols within
whecis' at the Madison Square Theatre,
and Heinrich Conried's in "The Right
Of tho IndividuaI' at the irving Place.
Tn. title OF "Wheels Within Wheels" the
drama introduced at the Madison Square
Theatre last night was nicely descriptive Of the
action, The starting OF one wheel set other
wheels going. and there was dangerous
rhirl OF them until at the end OF the
run they were safely adjusted. They
,eyolyed on familiar hub-the intention and
the Illustration OF wife's elopement-but
their motions were new and peculiar Tho
principal novelty lay In tho person who saved
woman and her relatives from scandal. 1t
was not q bachelor friend Of the family. but a
widow member OF II. There were points OF
oloss resemblance between this piece by
r c. Carton and those which
other Englishmen and many Frenchmen
had written on the same subject The tempted
,ounu woman was more whimsical than
xieked. and she merely accepted the mascu-
rne petting elsewhere which she did not get
At home Her husband was staid Govern
meut officer, who was too absorbed In politics
IN nay sentiment tal attention to his wife. There
wa. compromising letter to be recovered.
the discovery OF an unmarried woman In
mans chamber. a clandestlne meeting OF the
truant wife with her lover at wayside Inn.
ard other weli-known materials. but Mr..
Carton had used them newly and originally.
With the kind Of brilliance that several
NJ the famous London dramatic authors
ara aaxpendlnV upon plays cynically illustrative
n, fashionable life in England at the present
,ime "Whcels within Wheels" was q first
rate example Of the best stage literature cur
rent In the British capital, and In It's nrst per-
formance here II achieved "a II was bound to
n val acted. the same measure and sort OF APP
nrcciation that IL had received over there.
That ia to say. the best theatrical taste
In London and New York Is alike.
and 40 a success in the former city eau always
ia rer.ated In the latter by a faithful dupi!ca-
n,,ho r.r,orm,pce in ono Of our suitnhle
uon " '"o " , W. ~ " - -, IL,
,".nrss "savS ,bs Atlantic are less feasible, that
ia because modsh English people do not know
, much much about our ways as we DO about theirs.
The acting last night. excepting one role.
~as dore by member. Of pantel Frnhmnn's
stock company. late OF the Lyceum anu now OF
paly's and It was manifest that all had been re-
hs,rssd in the manner o, those theatres. 1t was
a smooth and handsome production. copying
the original closely. and not falling below It in
.,..a,,, ., ,no-i, Thus the abundant wit and
se'ase VI '"e''' W" 80, y, ~" " W "."
considerable humor ot the author was maie 70
,a.. across the footlishts to keenly
-..T.,i,o ,,l;ar,s Uud, Sncng nrovad n
sprrecatNe auu'enee ,a n,,ur sr, nn. 49, nnS snt
sh"Ss ss,T 's +, ,ay tho Snty W me
A.. A., ..sIs,on, man tor hcr 70 marr
u'e'' an e''''"' ~ ~, -, -,
John b. Mason. harsh,y different
sultor. loud and blatant rounler. was
ably forced INTO lauchahillty by
Robert Hilliard. These three carried the FIRST
act. in which the woman was caught by one OF
the men In the theft Of the iate'ui letter and
by him saved from exposure to the other
with an easy skill that lett no: word OF the
matter Intellectual. In tho second act. which
was at the home II the threatened family. the
silly young wife was introduced prrttily hy
Grace Elliston. the Iattent,ve husband digni-
fel!y oy urahi S,eTaH' auh the me NeusabIe
THaps tbrra Gh1raS,ar, W.r, less u"sit,y,.
than the other trio. yet they were realistic
studies OF humThn nature. ana nls.
Ssain A. the ,rysiinc Tavern wbers the
rUuaways w"rr oyertaken. the trInnt
we was trsIC,eI p] ] ,o hep unsurU"c,lnG nus nus
or iD and tho Two sm6ther-rS of the scandal wSra we're
mated. The Entertainment wa- one Tor intel.
eoaduct @ ''SM was not % runiishpG nor even re- re-
9ysS ol,Ss hsS Ens EG,yg 1 oE the s best oshaEor
email part OF the sentimen, Wa clearly honest
eIpository Of faulty human nature, 80 intar.si.
ingH realistic. and wi'nal - free from un-
Nhrlesomeness that IL rrgyfiet about AS
hearty enjoyment as any drama m a comedy
vein has given TO a New York aulIence This
season
The Prince Won WreIs, artbor o, the pI,v
..u -, NJ ~, "".'0' % '"o p'"'
seen at 'he Ir'ihs race hratre last night. ID
newer among the dramatists Of his own coun-
ni-t.nt u I'aS.Zou Ia'hi,'es' INC
iIsh' OF sell IS MS hrst WORK ana II naturally
shows the beginners hand. In view Of those
cIrcumstaneas /, IA N cradl,,bl. nlv w.,