The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
The Theaters of New York
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millions of prints the world over Maude is
as pretty as her picture. young and sweet.
too, and rather more than passable act
ress. AS the maiden just married she Is
lovely.
Robert Hilliard is the star Of the play,
however, as the ''I'' who. after a long
lapse of time, discovers that man." the
father of his dead sisters child, in his own
lifelong chum Now. billiard is a power
full artist and he makes Uncle Dicks venge-
full feeling look sure to damage Baird
seriously. Most of US know. ttoo. that Hill
lard Is a sinewy man and impulsive, so our
concern for the repentant, remorseful, sui
cidal singer is heightened. But the gentle
Eencity; quite un~ltt witt, s reIaaes h so
her father In manly forgiveness. Mrs. Bur
netts play is proiix and disorderly but in
Its scenes of cross purposes for the two
men and the girl il Quickens the pulse and
opens the tear ducts.
Hilliard is a product of Brooklyn, which
grows more amateur actors TO the acre
than any other city in the land. He used
to play Hamlet and Romeo evenings, when
he wasn't boxing al an athletic club, and
came across the river daytimes 10 clerk
in Wall street. Very well known is Bob.
locally and for brain as well as Drawn,
though / doubt If ever his name was on
any church roll in all BeechertOwn. After
he went on the professional stage he trav-
tanned that other quick-tempered and
ready-fisted actor, Lloyd Bingham, and it
was inevitable that they should come TO
blows. That was years ago. Bob is proud
OF his hstrfonic reputation, ambitious 10 in
crease IL and actually sensitive to anything
that might lessen 1t ever so little. One OF
the published accounts of Lloyd's assault
on Acton Davies, the dramatic critic, said
that Lloyd had once punished Bob for an
insult TO Mrs. Bingham. And this In the
very week before Bob would come out I'm
THAT Man and ia play by the eminent
Mrs. Burnett-with all that the event por-
tended In art and lteraturei The scandal
Gus. infamous, injurious lie must be nailed
quick end nailed hard. 1T was I licked
Bingham Hilliard telegraphed from Buff
falo, "and II he has forgotten the fact I
would be pleased TO pound II into him
again"
Ada Rehan is the marvel OF the passing
show. The question whether a play or a
player is or is not pecuniarily successful sell
dom seems a salient point for this corre-
spondence; but in this peculiar case n is
too pertinent to be ignored. Augustin
DAILY went bankrupt only few years ago.
with Miss Rehan i'm classical comedies. A
closure of his theater was averted by re-
course 10 sensational mel0dramas and
musical farces. Yet people crowded big
house last week 10 see that same actress I'm
THE Tanning of the Shrew' and are doing
il this week for 1.-The School for Scandal"
She is still gifted and accomplished artist.
true enough-a really wonderful woman. L
am sure of that after seeing her furrowed
face and white hair on the promenade OF an
afternoon and her imitation of a girl
the stage that same evening Miss Rehan
is nearer TO sixty years than fifty, else she
was no more than child when. I'm 1867, she
was the feminine leader in Albaugh's Bal
timore and Albany stock companies. Yet,
as Katherine and Lady Teazle. although
her art can't hide what nature has done TO
her beautiful face. it can and IL does set
her age back a quarter Of a century or
more i'm elasticity, buoyancy and other
| aspects of girlishness. She plays the roles
as well-yes, effectively-as she did long
ago. i had thought that Grandma Bern
/ hardt was the bluff in excelsis when / saw
her as the boy in "L'Aiglon," but she Is
equaled by Miss Rehan.
AS TO the astonishing fact that New York.
which permitted Days Theater 10 be half
empty when Ada Rehan still appeared
there i'm standard comedy characters, is
now filling larger house upon her SEEM
ingly hopeless return 10 them, feel my
utter inability to explain. So ! asked an
old manager TO tell me the why and tho
wherefore. He took on the air of sage