The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-08
David Harum.'

Numerically speaking III, lugcN aud Jl'o one
OF the most fashionable audiruuC~ that c''f
found its way inside til" Iyocun last night wit
nc>,cd the production ut David llarm' hr
William II. Crane aud hi, company, which vac
In the main the sJmr which supported him dur.
ing the long run ot tie play in New York
Those who read the story Edward Noyc- Ncsl.
colt woyc about David iIdum had some di.
Roilty in leconrns the stIg" version to the
original last night. Il. and VI. W. Hitchcock,
who prepared tic stony Tor the stage, took gtcdt
liberties with the plot, but they reproduced it'c
c,huh figure in all hi, rugged, homcly slul'
pliyity and supplied him with plenty OF The
quaint philosophical uttoraucc with which the
stor, j. Sc richly studded. Tile drunatilc,S can
be pardoucd ior th" departure nom the story,
tor probably they give Us better play than
il they had cluug moro closely TO the book,
and are To BE- congratulated Tor the iIithfulneSs
with which they presented the Ilarum oi fiction.
Til, il, play in what i, u,u.lly termed heart
interest does not count tor everything. There
i, no lack OF real heart Interest, but il l. not
the kind to which pdvv1itcS usually apply that
term Their heart Interest j. always pi1lnd'
10 tho altar. The heart interest ot David
IlaIum' springs nom the balm a rugged son Of
nature apple, TO those who sorrow aud suffer and
a,c in need II We're mtilo to waste words in
irving 10 cNplLu what makes David ildrura,"
lUc book, oNClrduoN ll- ''nlplhl"l all ltH. .i'''
who have read It know the secret, Its s,ue
touch aal tho honest ring bctrdys the maslc,
hand. Wc,lcolts pen, illumincd 10y his souiu.
de.c'hcd the commonplace with an ilcali"cd
truth which has fascinated hb readers.
David llarum found sym, duclc interpret ~
in the person ,f William II. Crane, he is a
acasourd actor who has had hi. successes and
hi, failures and has learned something nom
beth. 1t is gratifying to his many friends lmoug
tlcatcr Gocrs that IN the afternoon OF hi, lie
hc hs, had allotted to him character that i
worth while and it Is matter ot additional
pleasure 10 them that David llllml tcll to the
lot or an actor who knows hi, opportunity dul
how best to develop It. Cranes representation
ot the SmeTd, iovdl, somewhat bu,trr old
New York state banker ana horse dealer D., the
triumph OF his career. lie hd, not Hltcmpt,d ii
TO refine il on give 49, something different from
the original. His David ilarum is the ,cllpw
Who love, horse deal Tor the excitement oi
| the thing more than IL" m"a." ltcr" Is n #,
! the fellow who has had his eve rgeth cut aud
will let no one best him in a DEAL and whose
! rough and almost uucnurn eNe,ior lives small
momiso of the healthy, nohr impHI.'> ot 4
heart that never turn, a dolt cav tp tho uy OF
! suffering lie lov d Nj, io,' lHl u}s not lJS'
| t,urous about the WV ihc Joke operated, Int
! taken altogether he was th, manner ct man
| that make, the world brighter and hot''r,
! Mr.. Ganc's company was good one. kutC
! Neck, a warm tdvoritr here, MS \uut Polly Bis
! bee: Grace lIcycr Wa, Many Blake, and George
| : probcrt was John Lcnoy. The last TWO arc
| comparatively new to the parts. William Sdup
son made 4 hit as the io,ia Dick '.auibac, ara
! the other male characters of bonneville VIM
| figure IN the story, were exceptionally ydl lc
| scented.
| The play i divided ujo too" 1.t, and !,
| staged u q vcry lpprorllt, mllw".