The sun., 1901-11-26
TWO HEROES AND A HEROINE
INTRODUCED IN NEW DRAMAS
AT NEW YORK THEATRES.
y,er. OF Old England and New England
life I'm Gypsy Jack" and - Ragged
Hero"-The Tale OF East Lynne" as
Told IN "The Unweieomc Mrs. Hatch"


Hero"-Thc Tale Of EAST Lynne" as
Told In "The Unweieomo Mrs. Hatch"
Two yagabond heroes were introduced
70 New York audiences last night In now
dramas. The one In Gypsy Jack at the
third Avenue Theatre, was that Of q slow
hurly type Of English fellow. He saun-
,sn.d most Of the time with his hands In
nj. trousers pockets, but when. once In
wble. he took them out II was really
10 do something with them. Although q
,vpsy he was neither swarthy faced, nor
Slaok haired, and his speech and bearing
we're those Of an easy gentleman. His
birth. for his father was Lord, accounted
for his failure 10 be dark hucd, but his
breedng had been with his Romany
mothers tribe and how did no get his good
Grammar and mannersi But he was such
a likely young fellow, as acted by Frank
Rolleston, that the Third Avenue audi
encc liked him unquestioningly.
The play is worthy critical attention only
because IL is now notably successful In the
low.price theatres throughout England, and
therefore is an example Of the stage fiction
that pleases the English populace outsid
ofIondon. One point In II to mention Is
that the little war sentiment IL contained is
distinctly against jingoism. Military glory
"a rdiculed But this is O peaceful rural
play In the main, corresponding to our New
England pieces and its passivity Is only
broken by the hero's use OF his fists against
r,fHans who attack women and his wits
agajnst the more subtle scoundrels who
murder for avaiioe. Before the second act
il over he has advanced socially from an
outcast poacher TO Titled lanoo~ner, snu
,henceforward he progresses TO matn-
,nonial happiness. As a writing GYPSY
'IackS has no claim 20 distinction. but as
means OF diversion for unexacting people
/, is serviceable.
The other vagabond introduced last
night was in a new melodrama at the Me-
tr,polis. He was mentioned In the title
as A Ragged Hero The adjective and
noun we're equally descriptive OF him
In appearance he resembled the Walter
Jones tramp made known to Broadway
in 1902 Willie Wiidfo,cer was the wan
derer's name in Maurice j. Fielding's play,
and he was on the stage a long time before
any one In the audience realized 1t. The
6rst ACT was In a farmyard and the chore
boy was reprimanded for not taking
scarecrow that hung over fence into the
field. He kept on neglecting his duty
and finally the heap Of rags arose and
walked away Willie Wildfotrer had crept
inside Of them. From that place OF con-
cealment he had overheard things that
helped him greatly In the wholesale rescue
policy that he adopted later, He did every
thing from singing comic ditties TO helping
helpless heroines
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with equal enthusiasm. Willie broke into
the plot by asking a country woman for
food and doing a comic fall, suggestive
OF a Sunday colored supplement, when she
asked him to saw wood or course she
asked him for his STORY and it seemed
at first that he was going to recite THE
Face on the Barroom Floor After telling
about his daughter who had been ruined,
thus killing her mother OF broken heart
and driving him TO drink. Wihs had the
tears ~ well as laughter Of the audience.
But later he got their cheers, too.
In the third act he had a fight on n rail-
road track with the villain who had stolen
his daughter. He might have done the
Under the Gaslight' game OF leaving the
senseless man on the track TO he run over
by the approaching train. but just at this
point A Midnight Bell broke into Mr.
fieldings plot. The heroine had pardon.
the usual Important paper OF rnclodrama,
for a man wrongfully accused OF murder.
But she and the important paper were at
the top Of a snow-covered hill and the
train was 10 pass at the bottom.
Heaven help her, what could she do1
Why. lust what the Hoyt hero did get on
a sled and slide down the hill 10 the train
Wiihe WildfiOioer did some other deeds
of heroism that were no less exciting and
not ~ nyentional. For Instance, when
the villain set a house on fire the ragged
hero saved a woman. but not with ladder
or anything else usual Standing In
childs swing in the garden he called 10
woman not 10 Jump from a window.
and by violent work swung the plaything
mgh enough in the air - catch the woman
and swing back with her 10 safety. Mr.
Heidng's drama Was full - such Incl
dsnts ~ eIcIien. snt. crudely pm toseiher
YET serving their purpose IA exciting
large audienoe The story started by "A
man killing and robblng his father Just
then the good brother Of the murderer
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The villain planes the murdsrous dagger
D. thr slmn.mbulisi's hand and ao''1lsed
han ui slling the Uld man Waking sud
d'n'y over the oJrp-e aud hndins the knife
h hi- hand. the rls-p Walk confessed
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