New-York tribune., 1902-10-24
THE DRAMA,
c.YETY AT THE GARDEN.
MRS. cAMPBELL's JOY.

y es,-. and Mrs. Campbell appeared in a
- -, - Nr Sudermann. entitled The Joy Of t4y-
Pa', play /, can he called. a. convenience of
ht.,stion for il consists OF scenes ano dialogues
'-~..,icslv II is sort of pictorial treatise
nu' y .o-tb tho evil consequences Of adultero-s
se',.- se'i-e,cs ard moralizng thereon. ats author
- -,,ss-naun.-likc that other crratic foreigner.
-'' -, lis surchsTgcd with views the mental
.-rtstIop OF which results ia a sort OF theatri-
md this is occasionally liberated from the
'.I . ~ rsrformers of the Bunthorne breed who
S~e[ a,trsct attention through odd devices and
a-c sNredionts the writings OF cranks and the
60 cf looms. In this fabric The element
'tt., .xlilaration cxudes in the form Of "a par
|,arlv ,osome of conjugal infdelity. The
...c,s,or is apprised that elderly nobleman. the
-, vou Kellinghauscn, is unsatisfactory 70 his
a. tbe Countess Beata and that youthful no.
,,er tho Baron Nolkerliugk. pleascs her
.rcv and Is entirely willing 10 provide her with
n.ols,iou.-sN the more because he also is un-
,,rv in the state of marriage and is wshful 10
,a she delights of freedom. The posture OF cir
instances thus displayed is obviously simple and
. A. thought 10 he dramatic discontinued Wife,
.sp,ored OF another Womsn's husband, and a dis
,,,,s,ted husband ensmored of another mans
q. rTpder such conditions in the family circle
,anv ;hings might happen. The facts observed in
- csse are. that the baron and the countess
,s,s been lovers for twelve fifteen years: that
80 ROSY time II their Illicit behavior is far behind
,h,y, that the baron is a sucking politician. en-
with . TREMENDOUS speech that the COun-
,css-s heart-vaives are out "f order. ana.
.-.nv tho agreement 81 the baron ana
tho countess 70 maintain platonic friend
.bip and thc blind acceptance with wnch.
sor 4 considerable time. the elderly count
,hrnits 10 an outrageous imposition Visible
"a everybody but himself The doings and suffer
,nrs of these 'pstouic" lovers and the old counts
svakeuins - q clear perception of the criminal
,-.sshery o his wife snd his friend constitute the
substance al The piece. The ultimate catastrophe
Is the suicide Of 'hs Countess Beeta, Who like the
Dnsh ri Mr. Wilkins, qusffs "a cup ~ cold
ri,en" ar 2 pledge 10 the JOY ~ Living and is
,ss,cslv declared 10 he dead - heart fsilurs-a
fatality very prevalent IN recent times
Upon the constituents and the construction Of this
nhrc Il is difficult 10 comment with patience for
-f OF us inciGents are either trivial absurd. r-e
paaercus. unclean. and. whole. II is only
prolix series of colloauies. rs several groups "f
interlocutofs respecting case ~ criminal con-
rrpisoence and the language Is only monotonoHs
srckle of eNgurgitstei commonFlace, purling slons
on this occasion, in a tunIid now ot inflated eloeu-
ton chiefly supplied by Mrs. NamDbcn and
Nsughsn Gisser. In act one il il said that there
has been criminal relation between the baron
and the countess and they have united IN be
,rsving = good worthy. kindly, unsUspecting gen
rlsman IN act tNo il IL sid that the secret rs
struggling 20 disclose Itself. In act three the
secret is svoweo by both the guilty parties
in response 20 the injured husbands inquiry
IN act four Il j. ssid by the countess
that she loves and always has loved her
psrsmour whom she halls IS her discoverer' and
'delirerer" with much more erou' tudge about
Ter having asserted the right of sslf-preservs-
ZION" IN ths commission OF adultery. seldom or
never has such fsrIago q rotten nonsense been
uttered from he stage ss Mrs. Campbell is msae
- sneak IN this scene ~ hysteTlcsl blather. The
CRIT os the preschment Is q sentimental eNfenus-
sion ef conduct that everybody knows 10 be wrong.
There Is story that poor KING George the Third.
when his insanity vet incipient. Mould Eivs
uudible responses from the royal pea in St Georges
Chapel while the service was IN progress. and
fhst once, when the vicar vas reading the COM
nsndmentS, his majesty Was heard n e1eculate
spprobstion of each one til the seventh. when the
Fusl voice sstonished the congregation bv a most
snghatic protest. CRYING, That's pity: That's
Eiy' This would seem to be the opinion of M
sgeermarn and his disciples but even the old round
ers know better Nr. J. II. GilmoUr, who was the
only true actor the stage, aside from Rose
Dgpree raised The performance TO momentary
dignity BY irfusng his own sterling nature into the
mass os fustian and hlth.
In reviewing the professional proceedings of MIS-.
Campbell, the observer sees nothing hut long pro-
cession huzziss and fools, Of them dissolute
.n conduct and uusavory in repute and all Of them
morbid ia nhre and unhealthfu ia influence. II
simost seems II this actress had pursued de-
1herate purpose 10 identify herself with the frea ks
az degenerate dramatic literature, and become the
representative Incarnation Of the detestahle char
setter and reprehensible conduct of had women.
Scarcely decent woman has been eNemplihed In
the whole American Career OF this performer. Mrs.
Sang WAS the best of them. but Mrs. Sang occurred
iu z play of unspeakehe stupidity. ana Mrs. Sang
woman in bed, moribund with spine diseasf.
Even Aunt JEANNE. IN Mr.. BeusOn's Gull play 81
that name though not dcprayed. Was indelicate i'll
bred. ana seEusy vulgar. a more melancholy
record could scarcely be iua gined; has il been
frightened by display or any exceptional talent In
The art ~ acting. Nine. BeruhaTdt sometimes
made her sensual monsters Interesting welding
the lethsl hairpin the persuasive hatchet with
Galc grace and sweet celerity; but Mrs. Camp
bells trollopcs have mostly suggested sort of
vicious and crazy girane. However. the New York
Season 81 this eccentric player will shortly come 70
an end, and the Cud will be welcome: for surely
ihis community has had more than enough of tho
diseased emotions, the msphitic sentimentsty, and
the hysterical nonsense that II has pleased Mrs
campbell 90 dispense. Our people can get along
without any more - these dreadful examples and
moral lessons" The old epigram that Was com
fnenoed 20 Queen Caroline. just after the odoTifer-
Gus trial seems not Inappropriate TO Mrs. Tan
eacray and the Countess Beats:
Most gracious Queen We thee implore
% 60 away and sin no more
OF, II that eftort IS too great,
10 80 away - any rate
Anc 'his perhaps might suitably he supplemented
Win hrief apostrophe. saying;
Aud further 20 relieve care.
b' pleased 10 capture Nj. Blali-
Conveying him across the main
And never visit againl
For We are weary OF the mess
~ tainted females in distress
ne coarse, unlOvely, long psraocs
Oi Arthur Wing PinerO's jades
And there is nothing we could spare
70 well as you and MI Blair