The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-28
PLAYS AND THE PLAYERS.
vryORfES or WALLACK's COMPANY
SURRED ri TIM GUI'NOR."

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THE Guy nor M"ltn " urlnR''H % al emu
The season al inc MURRAY mn. on"e served as
the heEirnins Oh several caresrs 'ha' oocame
notable III theattlra's' 'ne iar'e was we 'ast
among the Ehglish successes Oh .he II D.
byron school II IA" "o 'oio"e.s !" ,h"'r re-
.s,t usmCnd "earlc. destined to become
'.,,,or romantic actor: Harry PITT. then
\ 'oI"'"' iao.in, ~, nj. ,a.ooi,.. -.
nal|y a" Goou 'ooA'nR as n.n 'ssoeiaVe' anu
william Elton. who returned here only a few
80 400 with John Hare-these three vera
years "EV ,na, nta,o 10 Nv WI o,,I
introduced Ill nav 30, "uu'-
snces in the fall NJ 1850 NJ WalUack 4. when
'ha' .m ,onm Gilbert was n rniI 10 ,ha
n'oa'"d ,ulyaritv Of Mr. Elton with his
soou.""i VA and ,rv,nor ver and " ynmo
,ar"" ia,, now onlv n few veets addAd nov
lo"''" ~, 20 tho r,rcic,l snenes G.r,ld
lue' A.. S,o.ohm,n II Toll "a sell
lNe ,o.ul, ritv CANA T., s,,11on
noun" ,ho ,omnonv's moe northw,rI~,n
emu , aim r,rteris,icolIv British enosch
m"'v ,or w,s , rbirouodis, ..hoc;,rIrn
Una. " ,,,,,r ~ bis nrofcssinn - All thoea
al ,ho ,,nv,s enrli-r hearing bers p
menu Ia ,ro.or, r,rurrence 7, wostha
tpynr' o descendant nj our Bows" Enc.
l~cgilinln'" ''N''n"'"' W '"i h"'e ing
nsh humnr has taken on n change since that
Isy N, pinero has given it n twist all his
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own M"'h 'h'' - uno'e u'rrss'u. zones rom
Tr"nrN sources. The social contrast be:ween
ro,,,h and poverty has nearly ceased to at
N'a'. " neons nlovwriaht mn.
trac' the '""''"''''""'o"' ,""' "',sn'' mo
nonnelly stock company performs The GUY
'nCr" capably. Mr.. Donnelly has all the unc-
@lJIjt!iksa + as fresh .snso neaq Tx as sd shs s,, wss ear r;
ecTrsalm<,ap"e,i IY, much Of the hImor is e.
ieciiye S,LnN I NJ m'f n m Nil wien the ne seaNssmnn1',a
work at 'hts theatre Tor ine &C &C 9mpsny,s ahiii;
ties, nor lerssl ~ GnrrIt III, ~ ime 'uui's VI
the achievement III view " lit Pr'ees'
The Barber OF Seville was II 1000 plai be-
lore 1t was an opera. and its dramatic qualities
wore no, lost when Rossini added his immortal
Of a IibrettO Is alwavs important in spite OF the
testimony of-omc authorities TO the contrary.
ut is essential that it be interesting in II for
,ign tongue It Is all he more desirable when
the work is given in the rernacular. Rossini's
comic opera at the American this week has
ordinary dialogue in place OF the usual recita-
tive. The -~uriEhtIv and compact action is.
therefore. us COMPREHENSIVE as il 1t were n
work Of the kind more usually described here
as COM. opera, me aonieno et tnnow me
eeH.r wwnrk. odarteI TO English text. This
might not hnppen at the American u the reci-
,altye hoi neeh renamed its emission ls wise
w. Jwy reia,.i 70 The ,.annnity Of The sinpers
T I" 6s. Lean lean rated that the raetie
sonare ro,nnanv il at its best when ambitious
works are undertaken in adramatic style than
,.cts on Ielirarv and finish. The success OF
The comnauv with AIDA and its experience
with %,Roreo and Juliet" showed this plainly
we'll with The Barber" The dramatic side
Of F; %To ) character is well shown by Frank
M siS.dP92 ,a EIo siSs. N i6la Tsb, acts Sos E9S' sSss Ti,n
il n yCciiernus Ihndrim1. One or two OF inc
other parts are 50 poorly done by unknown
PERSONS that il is a wonder they were per
ni,ted on the stage after a single rehearsal
hsppen, Sometimes in, these ,periormancss:
"'Ha0' on the "rs' nlsne Will remember '"a''
Some Of the DIavs that are new Just now in
London will be brought to us next season
one Of them is victorien sardou's Robes
Iryiny's production there is no disagree,
neut sto its artistic and popular value. The
'1In a
only h'e characters aside from the one written
Tor Charles Wynuham. The fearful tyrant is q
Iovi,r viii. who v..ns whonoy.r uho ;s onnos.d
W""s ""e'""' "oop' oefo'ou'
anu so OBTAINS her own way. until the nus
band rebels and cures her OF he habit. The
risc. hoe m,,oh ,r,, ,pJ som. no+bo. Thotbomo
~. : "Hu .,r, o',
o. Arthur W. flneros Inc Cav LORD QueX
isthe pure love OF a middle. aged libertine for a
younr girl He retnrms his conduct 40 az 70
resolution by n Young woman WHO tries to triu
him by temptation. because she doesn't be-
Tba h IL. ~ 10 oe the nusUahu o. a woLthE we
ponent arc singulariv comuiicated The man
!; impersonated by John Hare. The failure OF
RRsaE Ar'hnn JoneSs CatnaG Sanlo VIII
proiaSiv prnvent ~ its it3 n VIZ iop r. NM w.
ward two British officers contestinG for the
NJ. ~ d uloraI!Y TTepCIsiSe though .nSsiGaiiS
subject is said to have heen CLUMSY. as well a.
UNPLEASANT There were nelod dramatic attempts
al last. Indian. military episodes. but they
relied at a rehearsal OF this pIay. the author in.
slstinG on a provision in his contract that nc
S sS'n n. IN tne Tex. st1uld ne cnanGeu With9n,
an order eIrlid mo him from tho theatre Ar
Irish drama in Imitation NJ Rnucicauit has beer
produced in London. IL il called The Wearin
a the Green" and renresents the Irish "a n
doWptrodlen race until the Last not One nj
Az HeM Nnelourhnias Is calIeu l.onuol
class with Two Little Vaerants" IL has :
little girl heroine who is tidnapned and res.
nusI in orn,r -, nv nSII i.