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in the play was only equalled by James
O'Neilrs appearance In the same YER
sion. at the Broadway theatre, New
York i'm Liebler * Co.'S tremendous
production last spring. ,, -,
As D'Artagnan James O'Nelll had
the town at his feet. Even the Oldest
critics i'm New York put themselves OH
record as saying that not in nfty years
had Gotham seen a piece or romantic
acting to compare in dash. ferNor' III
tensity Of feeling ana soundness Oh seu-
timent with Mr.. ONeills impersoia
ton of the fiery Gascon- III Was us
agreed upon that OF all the different
adap1a1lana nf- Dumas, story seen none
could approach sydney Grundy's YER
eion for cohesiVeneSs of purpose, m
terestinr dramatic effects and proth-
sion of love stories. Mr.. Grumpy was
nraised for having broken away rom
traditions and by applying modern
Bdeas ~ the old story making a play
that was in touch with the taste or the
The following chief changes from the
original story of the novel ana Wnich
formed the structure OF success that
Mr.. Grundy achieved may De Nor'p
In the FIRST place the play is not IN
orfs but in ten tablcnuX, thus ahord-
ing the scenic artists fine opportunity
Cor clever work Liebler & CO., tn
managers took fun advantage OF TINS
fact. as they engaged the five best ar
fists i'm New York TO execute the seen
cry and spent nearly $50, 900 on the pro-
duction before tho curtain rose IN the
Hrst night at the Broadway theatre.
The prav opens with a powerful pro-
logue. i'm which Is shown The treachery
of Anne de Breuil Oater MiladD ana
also her relations with the Cohte de la
Tere Oater Athos). This eXce'ent piece
OF stage-craft closes with a highly inn
pTesSivc scene In which The stranger
brands Anne de Breuil on her lett
shoulder with the heur-de-lis. the sigl
of the felon. az uuuishment for having
betrayed his brother. The curtain ial :
to fhe aCpOmpanfment or TnP WOlnHn <
heert-rendine shrieks. the fierce
Hashing ~ the lightning outside and
the sombre rolling of threatening thuh-
dpr In the second tableau pAriag-
nan makes his entrance seated on =
horse II that tCrm can he nppned i'
the scra Cgiest looking animal that th'
management can possibly find. Here
also D'Artagrau and NNadl meet FOR
the first time. and unlike In fhe cther
versions the meeting here Is the be
ginning Of love story between them
and tIat later turns cut To be th'
nemesis o. Nilndrs Cheokorcd career.
IN Mr. Grundv's version Constance -
rr,., daughter ~ BOnacieuN the gro"p~.
with nr'o oqtipus toward the cardinal,
and. not the wife uf him as other adapt-
,.~s made him frl,owing the ori~ nal
Dut,,oe story Tho change is beneficial
., tbis ~osnert-that " creates tho op-
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