The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-02
MATTERS OF DRAMATIC NOTE.
THE RENEWAL OF HALL GAINES
PLAY on RELIGION.
r,u. Leslie a. . Follower OF Viola Allen
I'm the Heroine Role In ''rho Chris
uan"-The New Farce OF - Happy
couple Brought Out In German.

Couple' Brought Out I'm German.
rn,.r.st in the revival Of -The Christian
-, che Academy Of Music, as far as people
- mead novelty TO arrest their attention
10 affairs theatrical are concerned, centres
- rl,is Ieslie's new assumption Of the
character OF Glory Quoyie. This heroine,
a. za,a. Marguerite Gouihier and others
recurring the display Of tempestuous emo
Ion can be effectively acted by a woman
y, N,,le skill or experience, but gives scope
for the employment OF vast talent ana
,schnical knowledge. The lesser actress
can give free play TO all the dramatic AFFINITY
Inc nossesses In a role that does not neces-
ssrily demand any unusual subtlty' nut
,be one artist can develop and expose dell
cate shades in the broadening and hlllng IN
~ Glory's mind and impressions that make
the performance a great character STUDY
Miss Ieslie's acting Is far nearer the latter
standard than the former. She plays WIN
grace, distinction and originality ana
when these fail her, as they do intwo or three
nlsces. she falls back on safe methoos OF
usual stage expression. Her best enort
4. In the first act. when her suggestion OF
free. animated girlhood is perfect, Again
in the scene OF John Storms
murder on DeTEfU tif lAFSs ~ 80
hnro sss,sted In the ascent by the drama.
pu, 4, docs not matter how much Is Que
80 tho rSIe and how much to the actress;
certain II, is that Elsie Leslie is climbing IN
her profession; and. promises 70 rearh, IN
nm TO as a child in Little Lord Fauntleroy.
fTI,o nro1ranmA Of the Academy man
lions Edward J. Morgan as tho star OF me
revival. He Ia again the religious fanatlc'
whom he made the stronsest cnarat'ehb,
KpicLerhocker, on Oct. 10, 1899. The en-
Isrgement Of his name in type has made
no difference In his acting. Indeed, u
seems improbable that any one could give
a more vivid and effective performance OF
John Storm, the part suiting his personality
eYac,ly. II is strong. vet moody; mystical;
ve, Arm. The rest OF the cast IL quite
adequate. and tho production has been
me dramatic action permits. LORD hooert
IRE il particularly well PLAYED by hdwarn
Emery! and Georgia Dickson and Frank
Roberts are among the more commendaoie
Of the actors.
,oved three years Of uncommo prosperity,
II would be absurd TO dwell upon the faults
Of Hall Gaines s~acritegious melodraIna.
which are obviously far outweighed by
merit But one cannot view the play
xithont a feeling OF regret for it's SANDER
ous misrepresentation OF the moral stand
ing Of actors, who are accused, rather Dx
Implication than direct accusation. as All
sinful and vulgar. This injustice IL secohu
onlv TO the attack on Christianity through
a hvpocritical Arohdeaoon and a homicldal
fanatic. purporting to be representative
types rather than rare exceptions How
ever, these facts have been disregarded
nv the large public, and merit obviously
predominates IN a play that has taken a
place among stage successes OF the last
three years.
a-IA N~-A.I ayddaptly EnAU what
he was about when he did the unusual
thing OF setting aside a whole week at the
Irving Place for the new play produced
there on Monday, and he may have to
give as much more time 10 il before German
playgoers will be satisfied. A Happy
couple mingles comedy and farce in an
atmosphere OF middle-class domesticity
in q manner that IL much liked by Ger
mans. Hermann Faber's story, which he
tells with much wit. Ia essentially leu
tonic. Two unmarried physicians de-
cided 70 marry. One makes out a list Of
all the eligible girls he knows and then
reduces Il for ariou reasons 20 six, his
aunt inviting these TO tea, so that he may
settle upon one. He does, and his friend
chooses the same maid. The other man
proposes 10 the father, without consulting
The girl. She has advanced American
ideas" and says she won't wed a man who
proposes that way, even though her father
says she shall. The man of the sN posi-
bilities Gale her W on the telephone, asking
her TO take a walk. on which she says she
will 60. Her father. mother and grand
mother are Mortified that "A girl should 20
out walking with a young maj 10 whom
she IL not engaged. So when lie comes
she aud he decide 10 marry. more ia a Il.
Of temper than for any other reason The
neat morning they regret the compact
and break II, The sutton decides 30 lie
main a bachelor. and patches up tAe quarrel
between the glrl and his friend, who sue
ceeds him as her nance.
Annie O'Neill. whom Charles Erohmsn
has restored " the stage IN Sweet asd
Twenty, had acted last before with V ilIIaIn
H.. Crane Ia The GoveruOr of keutuN.y'
la tho spring Of 1853 IL wac during the
preyiOus winters term OF that play at tr-
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