The times., 1899-10-10
AT THE THEATRES.
Nationnl-"At the White Horse Tnv-


charlotte Vincent
FrsdrT;ct s.r ,ASeiaide keim
arthur Sutro-. DeitTichsteia
Walter Hinzelmann, Pm. D.....Fred summsrfsld
lara; - -..-.-..--.--....-.-. Miriam Nesbitt
Josepna Annie Sutherland
I@eepsid Brand Frederic Bond
Loiai George Friend
tesi -.----...................P Pauline Won AToid
Dr BernDack- Observation-Disclosures. Douglas j. Wood
nm Est5brook Galloway
hathl Lucille Monroe
Two bepainted flags and a collection CT
Autographs that made one think of Rosa
Bonheur day at the London National Cal
leries reminded theatregoers last night
that 'At the White Horse Tavern was
about to open at Manager Rapley's up
town house. In response tc these and other
advertisements, among them reports of
how well Chicago had liked the piece, the
aforesaid theatregoers turned out and
turned in-the one verb relating to their
bodies and the other to their money-with
such promptitude that standing room was
being sold when the primal curtain rose.
After that event the arrivals applaudsd.
They gave hearty welcomes to Frederic
Bond and Anne Sutherland they insisted
that Fred Summerfeld take scene call,
and they encored the real rain storm that
closed the first act until certain wise per-
sons in the orchestra began looking under
their seats for life preservers.
AT the White Horse Tavern is neither
a farce Eor a comedy. In placing it one
might decide upon compromising and dub
bing it farce comedy. The original play
was from the pens CT two Teutonic gentle
men, Herren BIumenthal and Kadelburg.
and it was adapted to the American stage
by Sydney Resented. This statement
& hNrrtd H. Vn1-A
Rosenfeid's task was the easy one OF the
translator. for I'm Weissen Rossil'' was.-
in its initial form, thoroughly an atmos-
pheric idyl and. merely put into English,
would probably have merited the apprecia-
ton that might be doled cut to a French
version of I'm Mizzoura'' or to Chinese
1.-The Hoosier Doctor Mr Rosenfeld's
labor was in the manner in which he reie-
gated to the background this soily interest
and brought to the fore the tangle of cross
purposes hinted at in the Berlin success
This tangle, after all, is but simple
one-much too simple for the spectator
to require the explanatory novelette, ap-
pended on the programmes. Josepha Paul
ina, etc. tie often-named hostess Of the
White Horse Tavern. is beloved by her head
waiter, Leopold. ard, in turn, loves Fred
erick Seidler, who nowadays would be de-
scribed as here star boarder" But Fred
erick is enamorsd of Ottilie, the daughter
of man whom he is opposing at law, and
Ottilie is supposed 10 marry Arthur SutTo
who is decidedly fond OF Clara, the lisping
child of tourist professor In chilled
type this story sounds as though it could
only be comprehsnded with the aid of as
Economical calculations and metaphysical
deductions, but, after one has seen il PLAYED
and has been shown how, finally. Josepha
PauliIa, ETC., weds the head waiter. Fred
erick joins hands with the heiress of his
enemy, and Arthur Sutro takes the Iisper
for life, the whole affair becomes lucid and
clearly transparent.
So insufIieient-insuffcien is not quite
the words the plot that most of Mr.
Rosenfeld's effects are gained by witty dia-
logue. unnecessary Incidents and irreie-
want characters. All of these things are
well knitted to the web and woof OF the
fabric, however, and so do not disturb the
auditor. The very lack of complexity IS a
sort of charm because part of lack of
pretsrce, the incidents and characters are
interesting b cause they are undetachei and
do not hinder the quick action of the farce
When, 10 this has been added the comment
that the tale is out-and-out unconventional,
although well constructed. enc has deserib-
ed an offering wholly different from and
JCt OAAJ SO4iPei0b-C W 1CSdQSC CAC lOFCu
Him So.''
The cast, in the main, is excellent.
Frederic Eond plays the role of the head
waiter with Dutch French accent, but
is otherwise humorous. He Is not nearly
so clever. however, as is Charles II. Brad
shaw. who makes the choleric father of
Cttilie one of the most laughable or
trayals ever seen here. Anne Sutherland
is d Washington girl. but has 10 need
to urge that fact In order to win favorable
criticism. Her work in the part of Josepha
is delightful. Miriam Nesb.t, one-while with
James K. Hackett. is all but perfect as the
lisping girl; Adelaide Keim makes a COM
mendable Ottilie; Richard Bennett and
Leo Deitrichstein could not be improved
upon in their impersonations of Frederick
Seidler and Arthur Sutro; Lucille Monroe
does bit pleasingly and Fred Summer
field contributes one of the most unique,
consistent, life-like portraitures imagin-
able. Everyone else is good
Only two suggestions can be made. In
asmuch as Miss Sutherland has the only
passable ankles in the company, il would
be well to lengthen the skirts of the other
women. Chuck honor bright" and
mot on your life are idioms one would
hardly expect to hear in the Tyrol That's
ALL