The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-01
FAVORITES IN NEW PLAYS.
ADA REHAN. VIOLA ALIEN AND THE
EMPIRE FROBNiN COMPANY.
New Tears Eve ntroduttioas Of y. Marion
Crawfsras IN the PAlace Of the King"
Frank Ptxiey's Tho Bsrsomsster." Paul
Kester's sweet Nell Of old Drury" and
Henry A. ,Joues's Mrs. Danes Defence"

SrnWIeros ~ Shase " ""e'
Frank Ptxiey's The Bsrsomaster,' Paui
kester's "Sweet Nell Of Old Drury' ana
Henry A.. Joues's Mrs. Danes Defenee''
New Years eve wa. remark able at our
thsa,res for the reapneorance Of ,ayorite
actor. in uncomnonIy interesting new dramas.
Ada Reha, Viola Allen and he Empire COM
many .hared In. attention Of the fir-t-night
r.on,. Henry Arthur Jones had pro-
vided Mira Dana. Defence" for harles
r,ohuon,s MIA v.r. Ia begin their home sea-
.on w,h and hs.id.s achieving for itself
a.. hr,uio,, .ucces. a,pe,tpd. II enabled
.om. a, a. in,e,,rs,.r- to enhance their
,.n,,.,,o,. I..sio Nulvard figured again
"a All, a Landau woman of the fash
,,.hlo cold Lesn of wi, and easy Of manners.
-. go, TO- ,,,.ci.,c. but warm in heart.
-. -.... ,ood, ia any,. A friend from
--- rL., ,har,c,.r has bean MI
-..a,. 4, ~ English nlavwriphts' recent
$50, ava Ais. Nuluard has enacted il
. ,Luos w;tb dis,ipc,ion Her facility
.an., 90 .erious aud facetious acting. and
,aoon,ou. ia always delightful TO the
a,n.r, observsr Her role this time was not
sr., 4, nnor,ance hut, by her skill with il
.h. escaned safely from belittlement. A.
80, har urco GOOD nsighbors and a friend
,it;,,I si,ner sh. was a ~charmingly
$50. c,.otrra
I, ,o nm actress never I'm Nav York
favor Norgar., Anulin. tha, an e,ceut,onal
onror,unit, was opened She had been
sssignsd 10 nIav the Mrs Dane whose de-
,.,c. gas tho the,ue Of m. drama Miss
Arg,in I. singuIarly sympatbetic. Audiences
are accustomed to weep over her mimic
sorrows a. an innocent sufferer This time
she had sinfnlly brought about the woe
She had driven a wife to suicide by a laison
with the husband But AT the outset OF the
piece We saw her imposing herself under
an assumed name upon a clrcunspect village
H. ~ to associate with its purest!people ana
marry one of it, esteemed young men When
o report Of her former wickedness was circu-
lated. she undertook to overcome the truth
with falsehood and despite her unworthiness
holdthe place she had taken in good society.
Il was Miss Anglin's task TO render this ont
cast pitiable, even pardonable, and she did (.
lartly by means Of her winsome personality.
to yet Mess by the Tricks ana devices OF her
art She brought TO bear tho keen intellisen'e
ard exquisite -cn~ibillty which she had been
we'll known TO pos -ess. aud beside IA
emotional power not before displayed. The
character. in its range from dnpls"lty AZ
first to honesty at last, was complex, and
the actress did not bring to the surface all
that was underneath, but sh. was wholly
.ati.fa ctory to the audience in general. and
almost as much so To those who. looking
beyond what she did. perceived what she
did not do. Lacking beauty with which To
At once command interest, she won II quickly
by merits OF expression aud advanced herself
considerably toward fame.
Charles Richman did not come out u OBJ
scuritv IN succaed Mr. Fsy.rsham a. the
leading actor of the Empire Frohman COM
many He had been in theat ricsl view ,ince
holding TINT Mace with the late Augustin
pslv The audience welcomed him warmly,
and he earned an extension Of its favor by
giving an admirable representation Of "A
character 10 tes, the g~ualitie. of an actor
severely. lie had light comedy scenes with
Mis-, Milward as her lover, and to them hs
Unmarried nm unforcod good hutnor that
Was exactly right ISIS handsome GENTLE
manliness made him a Mt sutton for 80 spirited
Lad Rm, !, was uhar hs hscan,. "A CROSSE
d Iady' M, II was "h'h he "e'a"'' e'"'N-
examiner Of Miss Anglin. DESTROYS Of SUBJ
.tantiating the truth Of her defence. but
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comp"Iieu re'"''ah''y eApoee ~ u''r"
and at length inducing her 70 make a iuiI
. =. - ru,, 49, m,
u leaoe'smp ~ ~ H'np"' 10y. 'N
was the triumphant portion OF the drama,
which the preceding half had merely led
,,, 40, T., d.narAad ohI. ,roa,uor, r..
w 'o' ana u ueinahueu ao'e 'ea'n'e"' ms
man at first believed the woman innocent.
and. besides being charmed by her. was
.nriors 20 clam N. s,nirrh from her mans.
s'N'"7 '"" ." 900"
was betrothed But he was a LAWYER. and
step by step he went relentlessly from sus-
uicion to a discovery OF her guilt. Turn and
twist as she might. she found that she was
in the grasp OF an overwhelming anita Ronist,
and, sinking 10 her knees before him. she
begged for mercy.
fair idea of the general scope Of Mrs
Danes Defence" has probably been conveyed
TIM, peculiarly hearty third net, which was
,uwlltnusly applauded at it, lose, is pre-
coded by superficial cvnic!srn IN the vein
which some Of the English writer's for fhe
stage have fallen into The batting Of the
bad woman bv the villagers shows a higher
ratio OF mea mess to fniruess than any normal
community would contain. some social
PHILOSOPHY OF an UNPLEASANT nature IA assert ed
and moi controverted But the behavior of
ne h-tnlu" S,o"s i" olos' tlnnN ol human
,%i win a Arm and abi, pen Honest love
regenerates the woman, and she il cad to be-
Ir'e llt' lI'.'.L p"LHN '."n 'Ih"'' n"T ,u
I, NO, nnnohied III ne change OF rnndnr,
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