The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-24
A new DRAMA BY SUDERMANN
MRS. PtTRI(k CAMPBELL Sion 8
"TWE JOY or LIVING"
INT the play illustrates some NJ the Mls.
cries of Persons Who Live Nickctily
and Duly Suffer the Penalty Before
Uhe> Me Actors In Old Plays


f, very serious drama was acted a, the
Garden 1hoaii" last evening. Hermann
~udarmann'- F. lpbe das I.eben." which
wa. then given for the first time in English.
q TRANSLATION made bv Edith Wharton and
called Tho JOY of Living" is 80 much
Tiger. - much more psychological in it's
character ization. potential in its problem,
md 80 much broader and more universal
m its understanding "f life than the COM
mon run of plays. that one must consider
II on an entirely a f'rcnt plane. Starting
from the point thai Spdermann is among
tho master minds Of dramatic literature
not only IN this age but of all time. The
.lov of Living" cannot br said To he re-
rnarkable from the man who wrote "Magda
Eut from the ordinary successful drama,ist
u would ~ relatively colossal
10 Mrs Patrick Campbell H. dic thanks
,,r bringing This important work before Ms.
aui last nights aler' audience expressed
- grati'nd" in spontaneous applause.
frequently Interrupt, ing the action to COM
,land. ard after every act persistiug unit
.ha curtain had been lifted four or five
ines She NOT only did what few man
gers will do for ART ~ importing a play
nat Is almost sure to l." unpopular, but
-1a put ~ on the stage more luxuriously
nd tastotullv than are some PLAYS war
tar'ed ~ run 'vo seasons And she sur
.uualed har-elf with n company good
rrough. and. ia the case of J. VI. Giltnour.
,voalcut enough. TO forcihlv bring out
no strength f tl" tragedy
The tory of people high in the oficiaI
81 .,,aal life Of Barlin was the epiloguo
o. = romance Years before a man and n
Hnrnal hat loved and slccumbed to their
ne,-ipr Both verc married but not
', oaoN other. and each had li'tle child
For rHolr >skc~, hI' more especially for
{ % public career oi the man. the two had
,para'"d and had since lived as he friends
at "a" whole world had supposed them
ha al the while. but with nothing 10 hide
,'csD' lr pa,I.
Tho woman d, hi .Hand =, snected nothing.
I'D even sn"riic' d h- political career
.ur rh' man h regarded a. his, friend
hat mans wife knew, and she had long
zoe mad" lci. It hcartlcr.. living her
h-ohcu i,fcas = ,cial lead AZ. a CAV butterfly.
.rp's Dis III" happiss' and mos heart
- a Wow"'l. IT, politics the S,lning man
d woman had found consolation. he a.
"a" muNi' ( force, she as his real power ard
,l'alI'v.
Al lat success was in sight. but a former
s"CIciafN ~ IN" man now opposed To him
uoltioaly ~landered him in a speech and
iiter"ard gave him the letters with which
" had attended TO defend suit for libel
lat tn" husband contemplated bringing
NI' ~ai iy for the sinners came too late.
The woman had confessed her sin aud had
i"''n curse by her husband The men had
discrs'"d the matter and decided for the
-dNe az their mutual political party to
vert public scandal. After four motion
los act@ of Conversation Mr.. Sudermann
.dC more 10 say before the woman who
htd been on the point OF death with heart
disease throughout the pay swallowed
olson, quilted the stage and died
This conclusion was reached late. but the
audience stayed TO applaud Mrs. taWpbt II.
no had given p remarkable performance
81 suppressed love, and living agony
oman ever Al Tie point of death Vel vital
.nd strenuous IL her labor- for the man
-" loved
II Martin Harvey had brought The
only Way" 80 America NJ once after il,
lGu ~ the IorGon lyccum We probably
7oUld have worked up repetition of the
ngiNh Juror. instead OF m.i.tv .avirg
hir an admirable actor Nj. Harvey Is,
and how NICE {" have him among us There
.s 10 Iecc'.ily 10 measure HIM ~ Henry
''ll"r, who introduced ihc play To- ",
Nu II = worth rcrnarkrg that there are
D 80 many hotter artiata on the stage than
nat same Mr Miller. excepting among
tl" gouiL-cs Mr., Patrick Campbell i,
o 'ou' tho "uly actress who has succeeded
ir' urrcc'uG Nea'r-old SENSATION
''tt ~'d'ur he did 1t with Tho Second
.r-. Tar gUcray.' in which We had seen
I-.. b" dal and olga Ncther,ole. and
90 Ih" Notorious Mr.. Ebbsmith,"
which 'Il:a N"il-o had preceded her
So his country. Il i, hard thing
f. "" wait long enough We get tho orig
49, M a'Wos all th" great parts. What !
u -" III" fac Of Gabrielle Re hen |
n" trl"S =" waim - mp with the cooled |
q .rl"r, uf "/dM'y With Mime Sans |
Z 90 IA" Co' over here in time 10 be in |
8 "" i''~' publicity nf thar drama. although |
'o' h"i'u hioGcr had rushed in ahead of |
nat va more A. It WIS again whcn |
'-'lc" ADAMS and Sarah B.rnllardt were
o 'h:g ~ Aigon" al IN. same time |
o.. alas for Constant Codueln and his
Ii"L'd performance in e yrano de
'"rgera" Nobody denied that he and
% play wore great, and nobody cared |
lF'N about II. The big-ro~cd man had |
, GOT 'Ht"'h'd out, aud lots Of things lad |
opened since he was topic of conversa-
90. Pcrlap- II j, because we know too
mon ah"u' he foreign stage, and perhaps
'"a'I-" "" hav" good enough actors right
or" '" g. u~t!"" :" every PLAY tina, comes
. .."nc w. liaryey'- case is like Mr. and
~ B'"rFohm Trees with The Dancing
! itl' wears after Mr. and Mrs Sothcrn
'd ia'nliarl2"d 'h" play. 4 few Of vs.
"l" enough Interested in The drama 10
wish =" ~" IA" original performers, but
ll"-' Of ~ had been satisfied with the |
NM"J'"an performance wher the play was
,"", and preferred 10 he amused by the |
latest novelty
IN Harry" to ~ Produced In Vienna.
David Rola-co received a calegram |
'"-' 'r'ay from Frau Hclene Odilon stat |
, that ,ho will produce his play "Du
Marry for the first time in Vienna on
Na'urdaN, Nov. = Frau Odlon has So
,HlHd from Mr.. Belasco the rights for "Du |
Karty for Austria, Germany and Russia
10" Vienna proGur'ion will he nearly a |
'ouni"rpart Of that which Mrs Leslie |
carter l. now playing
" IVES IOR THREE PLtTOO\S.
Inc He'tcr Half OF the Police Force DC.