The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-13

newspaper but INDUCED In the bad taste
Of condoling with the Russians on their
wretched condition. Lo, the poor Mus
England, his beloved England, enlightened
England, should rejoice because In matter.
Of this kind she 10 not as other nations!
That Is TO say we must sponge out all the
rank memories OF her treatment OF ireland,
Of Scotland We must not recall the siege
OF Drogheda, where women with unborn
children were spitted on the pixies OF the
Ioyalsts; We must forget the Boer war;
we must-but why go ONT The list " long.
Naturally Russia being far away is bar.
utterances Of the ex-oritic upon his coun-
ief II Russia has her Poland, England
hss her Ireland. Oh, Pecksnih, how art
These tu gsoqse arguments ere the very
oommonplaces Of history. yet they serve.
And % should the above paragraph for .
mitted w could quote Turgenev's sharp
criticism pf the first Psrisian performances
began - long ago - that
No ono except idealists considers the
theatre ~ q mirror OF life. Russian melo-
drama Ia Sardou makes excellent enter
tAkQIuo0ts OlOuRn IL 10 - uuI1Wi - tlo btaBo
Yankee seen In Darkest England, or the
stage Irishman In Brightest New York.
sart,ou himself Is suffering just now
from regular hailstorm Of Italian criticism
upon his Dante" II was q tremendous
undertaking to put the great italian. the
unique one OF the immortal choir, before
the footlights. We may conjecture tho
results. Bad history. bad art, morbid
thsatric situations-for Sardou y one Of
the most morbid dramatiets. that ever
noble Fiorentine poet. However, there Is
nothing new In this character debaeemeot
for the sake OF . dramatic climax. Henry
Irving may BE- ezpected % present N a.
siihcsstts Of TIE awful msjssty Of the
post who wsnt down into hell. But an
actor cannot rise superior TO such Q part.
no matter how olsvsr b p. Let us console
ourselves that Wilson Barrett II not to
II happy nations have no history then
happy theatres mus follow suit. It Is
almost impossible 70 get anything but
hconic answers and . smile Of content
from manaeers nowadays. Mr.. Ben
Roedsr stood Ut Forty-seoond street and
Seventh avenue yesterday afternoon Just
Al George Ariiss r,shsd away to the bag
bsnsA4 Il the Metropolitan. We endeavored
TO make him pessimiatio; the task vas
z, ussless one, We suggsstsd that u MT.
Hammsrstein lost his famous hat his luck
snsoke. We wstoSed Mr.. Rosders placid
yisase. Wen. then the Belssco would
We are insured said Mr.. Rosder. and
b.rius q s. Goa sis months ssn u .ds.nes
Altar that there was nothing 20 DO but
look Cor storm clouds. Rather dispiriting
this for theatrical sorihes IN search OF
troublsi
A funny thing did happen at tho Bslasco
last week. An opera lover with . nns
cargo Of potables on board stored into
the bog oGlcs and. seeing the familiar face
Of Harry 6hadd. be asked for seat. Sold
out was the reply, Q stsreotyped one.
I'm eoing % zee '6iegfried' II die. the
other boaslsd. and lurchsd away. He
must have secured . ticket somewhere.
for after the second act he poksd his face
again Into tbs window.
Say, old man. Why didn't you tell ma
IL vas Die wslk0rer 'Mr. shAdd held his
peace. but wondered. After another cot
the man, ssemingiy sobersd. met him In
ths lobby. Isn't Nordioa In good voloe
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