The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-14
TWO FARCES FROM PARIS.
yos CHARLES FBOBH<E's COMEDIANS
IyD <yyx HELD's COMPANY.


r,. first Performance of "Mako Way for
a.. Ladies" Mt the Madison square
md OF "Papa's Wife" at Manhattan.
:, VA, only a mother-in-law farce. Make
va, for the Ladies'" which was acted at the
uad,,on Square Theatre last night But
- v,s such variant that only the
.,h,.ct itself was old. and all tho illus
,,,,lons we're new. Maurice Hennoquin.
IN. principal French author OF the piece,
h,d written many one on the same theme
nd probably his less known partner. hlbin
y,lhreaue, has turned out a few. But
,his latest work was entirely novel. As a
torc.r OF laughter 1t was remarkably
sr.ctual The third OF its four
,c,, was the trial OF divorce suit In
,ou,.. and so eItravaeantly nonsensical
that Il might be properly classed as
hurl.squs The mothsr-in-law. played gro
,..ously, yet with auietudo OF unconventional
humor by May Robson, was mannish
,oman and lawyer Her daughter. trained
in the same man-subduing direction. was tho
,a,tY The henpecksd husband. two sons
in.,,w, three daughters. reminiscsntly sen
,,uen,a Judge and grandiloausnt law
oar figured In the ludisrous proceedings.
r,iz Williams was droll in his own
tEay AA
w Holland as the eldest Of the husbands.
nh. mock trial was part OF the time neatly
Inv mart OF the time boistsrously elownish.
Id NON, OF tho time other than laughable.
sor,s other portions OF the play were
r,ns attempts at fun. but thsss
,,.u. o, failure were in small ratio
"A The longer ones OF successful amusement.
Thar, were scenes OF real comedy. too. arising
,,om the ultimately victorious Efforts OF the
heart. Of two OF the daughters to dominate
,.slr misdreetsd heads. One OF these
,lrl. uas portrait painter. enacted by
rs,h.r Tittel, and the other was physician,
Mari. Derrick son. Their professional oc-
cuns,,on, were made to yield considerable
comIcaiity The third and quite normally 'eni-
sister was represented by May Lambert
An ordinarily pert servant was nicely done by
MAY Gallagher. and q vashsrwoman hy Nellie
Butl.r. This character was an oidity-a
ycunr. ure,ty and acutsly lackadaisical laun-
L-.,, to whom the giddy male head OF the
anil, paid surreptitious court. 1t was almost
,T,oxs,hers pautomimio part. and divsrting
through Is, regularity SIS well as the name
q the actng
Tn, especially Interesting actor among
IarssFrohman's Comedians on this occasion
VI, . recruit. who had not been engaged prI.
marty for his talent. lie was neither good
enough 10 admire very N uch. nor bad enouGh
20 condemn harshy HE name in tho
,-.rt,d bill was Ere Hove. but every
io!y saew he was the Earl ot Var
i.outh. ami several groups OF fashionable
t-opie In the generally fne-lookinE audience
seemed 10 have come on his account.
We was a Csntlemaaly young man. not
handsome nor impressive. but never In the
least unpleasant He PLAYED III" part OF the
sensible husb band otths ony sensible daughter.
Itvssar6ls o''sIrimportance. aud more than
lie did with It nSh; have been dose ey an
,lsr Ugh. comedian; bat It vas ia no way
r,,rea,sd The Ear ma he graded lust now
Han uncommonly niaver amateur pHt forward
.omevhat toe corsrIruoIs at once upon ne
:Pns pFo;ss.ion1 He sSa.,s.d a Il,
lie did uothins so avSvartIy as TO provoke a
wise than At ea,. The inar,,.,ic damage
that h. DID was very sught, and there
va. more han cNmpen'a;on FOR u
nctor H. va- a NOV. feature in anovsl farce,
tnt Ian appre,iaoie actor ~ ~. SUCCESS which
q. obtained.
i~na He'd was 'herr.rr,-, .s1rA In "rapa's
VIE" at N. Manhattan 'a.; night SD AT
raaroi ambit!ogsy Tor the tirSt time here as an
actress 10 tho extent that the rsspOn-ibiltt..
- such calling are necessary in uu,ics
scenes O, the play from what she has usually
teen in the past. Evident un'amiliarty wiz
her task showed itself IN restrain
and seH.consciousnsss whom the demands OF
k.rw srs slight II was Ia an eIactAg seen,
toward the close o, the second act that sh,
proved her fitness for the newer iin.
on which she started here last night
The piece made hy II. u Smith
from /. com htnation o. la Femme Papa
,ad Nile Nitruchs' showed her in this seen
"a young wife mistaken for an ops
r.ta singer. Shs drank champagne al
banquet given By her husband.
,..ssds, AID It had the effect u,ua
xi.h b,sinners as this ysung girl Ia.t our o
Of amortization in way that showed real adap
ability for the stage and with the suggestion
r,os. day 81. missed the samo sV u It, ,or
,lsaots was too nuch emphasized. But ali.
bctsd wholly without coarseness and showed
the capacity to represent something mors
than Der own personality ssd her familiar &C.
..as. il sprgh,y iashion earlier in the ev EN-
lag but she has done that before. Her talent
nsn actress exhibited Itself nr.t In this see
Papa. VIE" Possesses many elements o.
.d an I'd rouS ' VIC he o.: ' S9 IN. ar
r. ,.i, Is kamotSu. oeaas!o naiy .sa
Numbers are vivaeious and the ehoruss,
are sung By the somsliest collsction in
70 entirety that. recent New York pro
duetions Of the kind have shown. Thss.
characteristics might have been sufficient
70 themselves to provide entertainment There
vas another potent source OF success. however
10 the dry humor OF Charles BiRslow. whiol
uatorced. spontaneous and artistic 10 ar
extent found rarely among comedians OF hi
type.
Theatrical Notes.
Cissis Lotus appeared twice at both OF tn
nj