New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-30
THE ORA MA,
NEW PLAY AT THE MANHATTAN.
COLONIAL AND DOMESTIC.

COLONIAL AND DOMESTIC.
a domestic play. entitled The Rose @ Plymouth
Town by Mines. Dix and Sutherland, was pre-
sented, before numerous and kindly audience at
the Manhattan Theatre last night, and Miss Minnie
bupree appeared there, acting principal part-a
sprlghtly girl who. Of momentary pique. pghts
ner hand TO one lover while her heart is given 10
another. and thus causes dilemma TO be pres
entity smoothed away in happy matrimony. The
scene is Plymouth Mass. and the time IS period
shortly subsequent TO the landing OF the Pilgrim
Fathers Incompetent art always makes Itself
painfully conspicuous in the treatment OF a
clean subject. because. striving 20 create
effect in the difficult field of goodness, 1t tnvari-
IDLY, under such circumstances, renders virtue
insipid and simplicity dull This has happened in
The Rose o Plymouth Town" The story Is
trite the incidents are childish; the style Is
labortously artificial The foreground OF the play
Is filed with amateursh pranks. such as children
might use. in game of Observation-Disclosures be
ing garnished with Preside prattIc about corn and
beans. and when, at length, a movement begins II
is made to proceed out Of mere wauton frtvolity
the part Of the heroine a motiveless and mean
iugIess young woman in everything that she says
and does. and it is carried on by making the
worthy lover abzurdIy n-mannered and the un-
worthy imQossbly mean. 4 duel between
these lovers causes the Punishment OF the favored
suitor. and later. when he returns. ne is grossly
abused by his unworthy rival to whom, mean
while his peryerse sweetheart has become be
trOthed: but fortune favors him. he Is aDle 10
render service to the garrison Of Captain Niles
Srandish he guered by hostile Indians. and uIt
rnately he wins back MS wayward mistress and
discounts his enemy
Little or no invention IS shown in the conduct q
the plot. and o capacity whatever is revealed Tor
the dra wing OF character: while, 70 dialogue IL
can only be said that II the inhabitants OF the
Colony OF MaFsa chusetts Bay were accustomed to
accost each other in such fantastic PrattIe OF
affected verbiage used IN this piece, 1t is not
surprising that Captain Standish loved Indian war
fare and frequently left home to indulge in It
little relief to the tedirm OF puere incidents and
infante talk is afforded by momentary use OF
JuIiet's beseechfuI scene with her fFetful nurse.
and HeIen's wooing scene with Modus Mrs Sol
shone with uncommon lustre among the
amateurish performers who combined their
efforts In this feeble play. Miss Dupree,
volatile. mischievous. earnest. and impetuous.
won frequent applause from assemblage
OF welI-wishius- friends The part OF Rose does not
provide her With many opportunities; but, such as
they are they duly improved The actress
would be wise 70 discard her faIsetto tones, her
habit of sasplng her shrill monotony of voice. and
her excess OF poutng petulance, The spoiled
child" business grows tiresome # carried far and
maintained long It Is great thing speak easily
and intelligibly Miss DufTee especially brisk
and pfauant in the latter scene, and she had re-
heated curtain calls. The of her audience was
favora BILE 20 her Throughout the performance.
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