The sun., 1899-04-26
THINGS At THE THEATRE.
,oyNEyTHAL IN ONE MORE OF HIS
GRIPHIC CHARACTERS.

IN
r,briciu,, aud showed that his genius Is not
N, fine nthr range Of the classic plays. Last
si,b, no began nt the Irving Place Theatre n
h.,ef sorlns of appearances before his departure
to, Turope nnNt week. IL was again in a
,oderr rode that he was seen in play writ
,.r hy the most intensely modern OF contem-
,orary dramatists "Tcamster Henschel' Is
,ba last 1t Gcrhnrt Hauptmann's plays. II
ho,orps 10 the school of College CHAMPION"
"rinsar,c Mrnschcn' and Won sonnen-
,u,rnnr. rather than to the poetic
c,.s o., "Hauncle" and Die yersunkene
,,,cErw Herr Ilauptmann has turned again
,,b,- ,chlr-ian peasants. who we're the figures
n "pr Weber, But he has not given them
,he general significance and elouuence that
rsr4 in the lesson Of that play "Tcamster
u.n.crrl' i IN intimate study OF n sor-
1id and narrow life. IL shows the eff
tcs ul rcmorso and guilty remembrance
m simple and unnnulytical mini which had
rreNously never been touched even with these
emotions II gives picture Of the gradual de-
rayat Il character that was sturdy and simple
rn,i! the sense Of a sin-a vague. Intangible
Gin a, that had begun to work and gnaw.
This SUBJECT was presented by Herr
Haur,marn with wonderful power. directness
And ,nlr,iri'v Of method. From the first mo-
mpnt the sense OF portcnt and disaster makes
ise IIsg the dramats leads his characters W With the
Sirectnn-s Of the Greek tragedies to tho end
that must seem inevitable in life;
The wife ui a tcamstor rcproaches him as she
dies with hi, desire to marry the maid of their
moor house a coarse woman OF brutal instincts
On whom HI. thoughts had iia, not It. been fixed be
woman first after her protests. but before his
wfe's death he promises not to marry
h"nse hSp and seeks to win Hpnsrhers love She &
it wite's death they are married. Then all that
Hen@iI becomes unbearnble, to him. The
The G that Rm he PSsy RFSbS his Se Ses to
driven BY remorse to insanity and illness.
which his once sturdy, health cannot survive.
fssn a% fS" mnae tragic and human S'b By Hers aers
There these sonshinS sw
grows from study Of real life under such con-
ditions. The play moves swiftly and directly
to the catastrophe which brings it to the only
NOR in the drama But it absorbed the audi
enre without Interruption.
nenthal,s acting as Henschel. There was no
suggestion of the other, roles he has played
her. He was an r6t utterly different type As
end wreck. brought about by his own faith
lessness. his Eerformance was profound
third act until the last in the play. The words
10 his old whip when he sees It were wonder
,ully pathetic his outbgrrst OF the shame which
in the final act-,these were moments in a
performance deeply moving and affecting from
beginning TO end. The general performance
was admirable Anna Bruga is by so much the
Test OF the younger actresses in the company
that it is difficult to understand why she should
lhals engagement. She has scarcely the
breadth and force for the part Of the wretched
hpr nd iat al hn1 n ltxyav
delightful to admirers OF finished acting. The
two interior scenes were characteristic and
tull OF color.
fvefoot woman. ugly as sin. and her as
rect repelleut with a suggestion OF unwhole-
somsness. is going to be a stage favorite with
US. Louie Freear has demonstrated that fact
In The Man In the Moon" at the New York
Theatre. She enacts the London slavey and
coster with absolute fidelity. and is both seri-
Gus and comic. She Is just such an artist as
Mr. Chevalier. but less assertlve. and conse-
Quently more engaging. A little too much
time is given to her. She sings a funny song
The audience reishes them fully and they are
quite sufficient to establish her popularity
here. But her burlesqpe OF q melodrama is
mate OF her abilities. The other facetious
Toman ToI in III, this show is the familiar Marie
the her OF ms GHrtet
other things she does. But at times she is so
LouGh and vulgar that she becomes unwoman,.
sdama" its humorous @ I piece % Of E doEgerei si
aboq: Timothy Dry Dollar Su Ivan. setting
forth his rare worth as rated by a gang Of
assert asserts very positively that Mr., Sullivan is a
rs Eun Tsrss and m e az fs RTShn ud %G
al her might into tnat chorus. with the damn"
as the point of impact. She is at this time i'm
mimic. The type has never been more strong
y drawn. II is excellent deineation. But
AGS TSs aS9gI horOn that at demR Moon, ,,o,
was performed between II o'clock and l yes
,erday ,ay M orning was as c 'stly spell OF spec
S, hs as eNsT on.r mas 81 oeeM seen on our stage Not
iEg by Manager Lederer In his speech after
NE play was over. The point that counted in
had directed the expenditure. The last act
was ballet BY itself, connected bv nothing
A. q al w with what had gone before. except
cdtgS cHg II II, The scene was called the Hall Of
s0S.n 9%moa w. It G vas spacous interior with
Of IT. fhe1 e enter.d q IN trooos
The first representing the States OF the Union.
H. H. later Consisting Of Indians. Cubans.
hn,iiul. Tho belief had grown up among
EnMeratrIeal managers that there was no great
as that Ia i96 su for 9Sle It is & Al
broye that idea. But II II does not then Henry
E. e sire will lose the capital which he has let
ton
good month is left oil the theatrical season.
A'hougha summary OF theicurrent plays shows
mat some OF them are close to an end. In every
cas-" save one the theatre is to offer something
else this spring, The season OF the low price
resident company at the Murray Hill will ter
inmate on Saturday night with The Guv'nor."
10 which Mr.. Donnelly is'carrylng the comic
part easily. This is the last week OF In Gay
raree' at the Casino. where revival Of "Er-
mlnie' nlnie will ensue. by tho Sad Sea Waves
,san n, Se dlsplaced next Monday az the Four
Mgeath og,ath street by Mother Goose" Tho con-
,hlq ,nhuqnlng fortnight Of Lord and Lady Algy' ut
sne Empire will be followed by the first appear
se SGse Of Maude Adams in Romeo and Juliet"
spontaneously I'm Rupert OF Hentzau" will give
va. SN al the Lyceum to His EXcellency." The
Ss1Sn Sea1Son OF operas in English at the American ia
IH.uIhR The Barber Of Seville" and Trial by
vurY w this week, while three separate bills are
~ ~ preparation for next week, after which the
HWSd'Te VIII hecome dramatic for awhile with
re : nS 9t Tennessee" Ten days remain to
Al, ne old Homestead" at the Academy OF Mu- |
sSe;.nohhenthal Is topping of the season OF the
'TTrmah T,nmah players at the Irving Place
lam'sol the.outeide theatres, the Grand Opera
nouse ,ro ana the Harlem Opera House, have re-
toeGSNely II n u respectfully. those farces from
o,s s french. The Turtle and Mile Fiji Two
SNnels are devotlng the week to London melo-