The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-16
THEATRICAL OCCURRENCES.
ur. tRyIYG AND MISS TERRY Nv 1.-THE
MERCHANT or VENICE"


Henry Irving and Ellen Terry played Shvlock
,oJ r,rttd at the Knickerbocker Theatre last
sI,b, before an audience In which intellectu-
.ty and ta4hionableness were blended.
!, was. therefore. widely represent
,.,iva assem- bIaee. and one to DO exactingly
.,,,.ciative Of whatever pleased II. There 10
I, all tho irvIng-Terry repertory no play
Z, which both the artists are more salts
factory than they are In The Mer-
,hant n, Venice" Each may have moro
,dvontaceous role In some other piece, but not
IN conjunction. Mr.. Irvings Shyiock Is surely
ria best Shakesperlan achievement. 1t Is
characterized to the utmost at every point. All
ba traits OF this jew from religious dignity
"a ayaricous degradation. and all his emo
,iors from hateful malice to ptiful despair.
~, EXPRESSED with nelodramatic rover.
II = rrppcr.y rated as great repre-
ssrtotion Miss Terry's volatile. voluble. buoy
s,,onl humorous Pbriid IL In her happiest
manner Of comedy. There was no appreclable
cb,pl. In cither Of these impcrsonations since
they hat been seen in this theatre be-
hr, The present company however. was
not tho equal ~ any OF its predecessors.
Tbsre was no one like Mr.. Terrss for a
p,..,n,D. nor like Miss Millward Tor a
ls...ua, though those parts were respectfully
,..urad by Nr. Royston and Miss Cromwell.
Thor vas an interesting antonio. because he
,,. enacted by Sir Ienry's son Laurence.
and the au 'ienco showed an especial regard
hg the Young man. 1t is not un-
likely that he may some day step
rtoha fathers shoes. At present no is con-
,Jeraby moro than worthy to unoose them. He
n1nuuen'ity. His merits and faults are alike
positive Tie former are full OF promise OF i'm
movement and the latter seem rcmcdiable. He
r,.smhps his father in some ways, but does
not apuear t. consciously initiate him. Mr..
S,an'orls Lorenzo was spritedy agreeable.
Iutbe performers were well under Irving con-
,ro' .urarnumeraries equally so with the more
imror,au. ones The mounting showed cor
rp,tfy AMI finely painted cnnvases. but not
tho ,oidy Of structure which New York Is
becoming accustomed TO in pretentlous theat-
zeal productions
n the Carnegie Iyceum last night. John
Eair gave tho nrst OF a series OF modern plays.
p.nc Ell Gran Galeoto." This drama. which
deals with the harmful and even tragic results
Of gossip. is not unknown to New York.
I, IL a translation 10y Maude Banks from
me spanish original OF Jose EcheGaray. and
was acted two seasons ago at the Berkeley
lyceum. At that time. however. the per-
.ormance was inadequate. Such was not the
case last night. The cast included the
rames OF some well-known players.
but IL was an actress lacking fame
who gained the honest and thoughtful
approval o. an audience representative OF
culture and fashion. Her name was Florence
Kahn. In appearance she s not beautiful but
she possesses what Is OF greater value to
an actress. an expressive face She had the dif-
acut roe o'the wife who is ruined By scandal
mone"rs. It Is part that would. in the hands
ola loss talented player. become monotonous.
- ia l.. .I.,-. -
or.nR into suppressed power. and finally in
az Intensely torceful scene In the last act
.he del icted unchecked PASSION in manner
Iauded actresses. Mr., Blair gave an excel
lent depletion Of the rather indifferent
he kept himself always an impressive and In
ts!e.tinE hsure, never pushing his rart
Sommendabe en- 5odnens " ot the e'i HUSBAND and
sg T *. wa. nGneh to be 100 noisy The
TIA %S ,Ss Srcpst to .sr
; '4m;d sSnson Rsss IA
Robert o jenkins was credited with the
Later ia the season Mr. Blair win produce i've
other plays Of the same class, Ifth-y are as
well acted as this one they will be welcome
Der Freischntz" at the American this week
touches the highest mark OF the Castle Square
conpany's achieve ment thus iarthe present sea-
.on. Won Weber's opera Is seldom heard In New
York, and has, Indeed. gained little hold on the
affections OF tina public In spite OF it's contin-
uous flow OF beautiful and familiar m sody This
acquaintance with the score Is due to the use OF
the music of the stage. II has served for
hymns and ehoruses OF various kinds. joyously
ehanted by persons with no Idea OF its
source, As familiarity with music usually
wakes popularity. the neglect OF Der
F'eschA0 Is little difficult to under
stand Yet dnripg the long time OF German
opera at the Metropolitan It was sung but once
The performance at the Anne rican Ia careful.
ard suggests new line In which the enter
Prise may serve the better purpose OF native
music. Mauch Berri. who has never sung here
before in serioas opera and is not well known
Ia opera OF anykind proved by long odds the
most promising beginner that the Castle
s1nare company has contained. Her fresh,
NeI,.Fain@i yolce is especially agreeable
itoedom from vicious tricks OF matboi
'na' make her about the most interest reH.
Tonce arc sr'r hers. but they viii disappear.
sR hsF S present SENT style singing It seems
a,,,.la6'c he anac"m"nt, ought to have mors
W9"'h, farron BerthOld IL n good enough
"nI2Ph. batter materially In the musical
nS ar,,y =; than IN The SPOKEN tsxt-a pecu-
ral sing we'll enough 10 do tbs music Justice
ahn yet i"IINvr the lines with intelligence are
i.tr me Wol'-Rlen scene passed on with a
InoleI Nhibition 81 terrifying phenomena to
Glehd The mannfacture OF RuioLph bullets
les. lght and greater attention TO detaiI mig ut
h a mai tho episode more effective but IA rts
ok sn,h az TIM appearance OF the witch were
.ute taIlte7s The current perform ance
ttnaws the Castle square forces In an excellent
.gnt ana Will prove satisfying to persons who
sr"hnki4u- to make or renew their acq uaInt-
'uce win ION Nebers beautiful opera
Leo p.trichstein writes to THE Sun regarding
s"e accusation that his play. The Song Of the
."o''' was In many respects identical with
i"' ''it OF Bonaparte." novel by Mr. Shortz:
| ,'N royalties are not being withheld from me.
IAN OF liberty 10 draw whatsoever | please
""t 70 N""pa annoyance from Mr.. Frohman
s'' MI 'olhern proposed to the gentlemen
'fdy ~" at 'ho end OF this season, AIr Guntar
vas ho' sued nor has he any intention OF doing
w. Lst nm come out and serve me with
n' iab"Fs. II is all | ask Then III show
..' court ana the public where We have both
,@"'h from and where the likeness comes I'm. e
"' p.tr''hsteins intimaton is that his play
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