The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-21
EXAMPLES IN STAGECRAfI.
,o,yrs or POPULAR Avn TEcHNi-
r,I TNrgREsT ~ SONE PLAYS


-gtuIr.uue MaltTeHtrlen' oI ~
a., "\tIloua" add One OF "a"'e'
xNe best thing t11t tie 'oung queen '"''
o. suer Ma ots. the ont' ne" N'"I.a y, w"
stage Ia 4, wrsS, Wa wh'h N"e d "'"' .. :,
a. .,r,,t concoru that might have pcTtalhrd
~ some momcntou' affair u tate. Is my
or,,, an .tra cht7" There sIoho the ru1y
s.,t,t,, c,,,l, not un-eNed By roy altN, nor
.uoryod from her personal duty ~ alva's
Ln,,ny lcr bs.t. The worst thing She Salu
"a, when 4 .eni-crlhcl hHli-idiot OF aPFln''
va. introduced 10 hcr "a a candidate Tor "eu-
- and .he eNclalmed lie betra's almost
human incl genrr'" That was a colloqNlail-in
Of Scy York, and yery far away from h'r
inagrlr rcalm q N~ord"nmark. But nc
two oIota'tons are alike in showing tho man
purro-e 81 joseph |. {. Clarke In making n
Mo fN- era ~ George ont ~ o "Nlrl.''r "Ih'h
rr,,1beth Knight Tomphius had created IN a
printed s'or.. The" could b" iitIe d'lbt
tha' Mr. Clarke had written tho piece 20 ord
for Miss George. ~ else hal borne In mind some
o'lp- notIoss II lar Kind Slc IN, a sweet
sul Eeutla prr-onalitt. not wclS enough 10 DO
an or strong enough - ne brilliant. 10
thl. natural endowment, -he add, q fair amount
OF "a lit In acting an aSre'n' 10 iack oil VANITY
and an crrnet desire % pr0gress. Moreover
To qualification - her ambition In art l. ao-
coupaninl = the bu -ine's Vrol o-.tion OF a
ri,l hu band in william A Brad for a huStdng
manager 80 It wa worth MIR. Clarke'1 while
n size her rp ovpeftly. lie seems to have
concluded that what she needed wa, n coined
with Outbreaks - uelrt~ama that l. To ca.
much material TINT il light enough FOR hc- to
carr and some that il heavg enough to carr
nor Thus We have her In tie gul-e Z n nnire
and engaging girl who ham on. 10 be a Queen,
but /. not b. tI1' fact made different in d.
10 ion from VIA. sho would be under other
than regal Cirnum -tances. She II duly i'm
rrn-cl %. 'Nr burdens NJ -. H!... and de'ire'
u bnlr them a n good S rare.gn ought -.
Yet whom the crown IA placed on her head for
n ceremonial function -hc i anxious about
f., ro, 90. .ust a .he would bo In putting on n
bonnr' for an ai'e.GNon'- social ctll-. When
sltort IRE ent thcm-elve'. she l. like an ordi-
ma gr' IN u.ng her eNe' on them before
IN ~: h,- mind N their political eligibility.
NJ .~lnr,e', scheme Of a character for Miss
Go,-ce ~ rortg1. charninGlr ia similar 10
~, which lir Marshall u.ed in the comedy
81 r.. al Ftmil 10 the Now York rer-
s..unn 9 of which Annie Russell Ia admired
ull - g., good urat=e ~ the newer actress -
- tlat She bears the corl arson well, and
Ia .hn seems liN"l. 10 develop far more power
than I've other ro--c~se.
Ua,au.n Her Ma ~" was dnrired from 4
published lop; II has been ella a-ed, %prorcsl"
= NIGH among H." -ri>,or.-aud-; aste rlay-.
y. 10 Wlt not mad neral hr'aI.e a. n book
T. Ilto''1 wld'. red and would therefore
aivorti - q ,'lG" verlon. Tho original fiction
In lhl. ca wa. obscure. and Mr. clarke chose
It for its practical worth. some fascos are
COINS to result from the contrary Process.
Alrald this season The choir Invisible and
-B4edn the Bonnie Br,ar Bush" have failed 80
.-ra1l. a. 10 ba abandoned b, the roadside
AID VIII not he h. CHIT into New York. Why
an one aver -uu' o. ed those books could pos
shly 'ield good rla's l. past comprehension.
Several other d~s ultIl'ion- ~ novel arche.ug
worked upon a,-Iduou>l. while being carried
along their route. in the hO' p u making o an
pre,cntahle before thng are offered FOR metro
pclltan judgment The rush in thi- direction
Is 50 wild thai some uerSons a'e sure to be hurt
In the scramble. The idea seems 20 Prevail
that turning books into Ila s T. a new thing
Among tho yer-l~ten'ly lons-ijvcd IleCe 2rs
Camille carmen" The Thrr" Guard
mon" Monte Oh. 90" Fast T. me" and Tn
Gle Toms CABIN" all made from rrla,. A.
least ha'' the stories %. Scott. nicgCns. Hugo
and the Duma,e' have been put on the stage
The uss ~ SCISSORS and Paste along with Ieu~ i
not new with tho ria, wright. The reult4
have shown about the ~ame ratio ~ non sue
on'.' - mn fIIIrs' thar attend matter
written originally i,r theatrical u.c. TIE
pre,'nt r,enty II worsed-over stun Il reason
able 10 4 ce-ta'n extent beyond which IL f., III
sdvi+el Richard Caryel" Il tremendously
prosperous, not because II + n fine ria but
through its aourcc in a widely read volume.
lis Interrogation A. - the PRINCIPAL r'le hg
Mr.. Drew aud Us prediction in 4 n hi1n1bie
theatre uniNr Fr0Anan %ausrl'e. David
Hanlm"is ser 0o-r considareI in IT, entirnt, a.
a ulay. but the multituds' familiar with ~
humorous horse trader wish to see him I'm
'.~ 'ont'al. and are lcl-ed With Mr.. Cranes
VI Of doing IT,. Ben lirr" had 'ae realism ~
TO chariot rae and much ~ afl1eut Spectacle
20 enIon'e 80 intore-t in : religious narrative
o. worldwide fan .. The Lite Mini ter"
va. mn nrprwNrin'0S su""sas, because II Lad
t." advantage ~ Nh Adq:as a. IT, heroine.
al va. a -elIl Nrst-rate drama recommended
b a famous book. II l. likely that Jan a
Marei ~ Rec Pott1ce." In tho Palace Of
tie King" ard r." Have md to Hold will he
road a',e. .oi because ;Asv will tran.ier
IonuIlr ale. from print 70 action under favor
Inc oiruIm. tannr,. But thls list ~ certnint!es
and probabilities might ba eastly extended nv
naming -DiSsors-and.pAste works that have
aiei are1d since the craIe began, some IN
thiI cit. and nan more ol.eRAcre, and others
that -een sl-e to. Original pens are. after
all, tho heat tools with whicn 70 make material
for the a"tnr'. Thus far this season expcrience
In New lorN support that assertion. le1ving
ont NJ the count MI the muslcnl "ia and eI-
travagan1l> anithpee nat are with us br' 90 on
tours or Ia traratpr renrplIcton lie orig
composition. now current on our stage out
number the b,Nk rIe'e' more than thres 10
one, AMI are getting their fun proportion Of
none and . teen.
Rather intarN ting eNtre~e7 In s.ngccra't
were In revival by our r~npertor, stock COM
panles last wNeS. one fla" Wn- technically
a master lore In construction and tHe other
almost crude. The trs' two acts o' The Gao
o. Rebellion, Si-an' dd1't tell an tHlng triK-
inglt now or that wa odd IN the telling. 4
wpnan'. husband was untrue to her. and,
d'pi:e the ps-vlayo1 ~ relative and friend
slc left him. ~ course. a love a"air with
another man follow cd. and. Of course. m eloue-
mont wa inteI~u~led h" a squire ~ dance.
In thi- Henri, Arthur Jones was usual. Then
he ,how"d 'hnsn lrrsons some months later.
A moSsengcr came from the ardent lover who
had sworn und' ing devotion, and gone FOR
drImati ret.pns ~ Zealand. Tho news Of
him was chat or three weeks he Ind been IN
con yoInbe IN hls -eD1rG'inn from the woman.