New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-24
THE DRAMA.
Mr.. MILLER AT THE HUDSON.
.eFrederick Lemaitre. +"

- tssr-v Miller who has been acting az the
-, Theatre since March i. in q play called
T.. PROPOSES" offered. last night. prelude
-, ,o-,eav the one-act sketch By Nr. CLYDE
- .sued Frederick Lemaitre" This piece
- - presented or April q 1891 at Days The
- nv Mss Rosina Nokes.-Mr. Felix Norris
49,. February "a. 1901. appearing in the title
" the merits OF the sketch are simple Ian
- rood feeling. and facile mechanism. The
ss. ere expressive: the moral IS sensible; the
ipeoe ., ,s reat. and the general effect is pleas
"a Fftch who writes infinite deal OF
-. rs nevertheless. shown himself 70 be aware
-. rst hetic contrasts of personality ana circum-
- a. human experience. and OF the dramatic
go rrrt ensue when character reacts upon pas
. Y. has not however. I'm any instance. drawn
ho- = ,von,sn Of intrinsic power. His persons
an common and puny. His Frederick Lemaitre
.,ssylv eccentric actor. and no more like the
80 .har & greer cheese Is Ike the iuh moon
- "a usual the dramRtlst is an eoho-for the
,,sne obviously. was ceducea rom Daflu ~ -
- ,tich is a coronary o. the old German play
:. r,oc,or Robin" But tho sketch is momentarily
~ ssory declares that young woman has ot1en
,.,,s.a a theatre and seen an ATTRACTIVE ACTOR
-, and that the actor has Observed her pretty
-. and become enamoured % her. The youns
-, 4. Stage struck. She surprises and dehgnts
-, bv calling on him al his residence 10
-, ,or his professional counsel and guidance he
gr.s,s an old dramatic situation.-that OF loN-
a., husband who finds that his vile has oeser'ea
49,, and eloped with n iover-and requests her 10
81 Sic tries ana fails. and. thereuPon' ne en-
,,es she lesson Of her incompetence b. giving heT
- ,,s,o ~ his ouaty": he acts for her. and shows
-. difference between the actor and the novice
IN. LADY takes the lesson 20 heart. ana states ~
,he Will 20 home and get married 10 he' IAN
nj FRANCOIS who is waiting for her some
n che domestic horizon. Tho actor scat1eis -
.,v. that ..they al leave him emeanihs 'Ho
49, Sc -fr n
,h,. he ts completely unappreciative OF 'hat sigma
blessing. - - ., ma,
:. "a ,lrcadv been said IN this place and II may
A. rtehtfully said again, that the play 49," =
cenoternent " even the least coInpreileis--' =
80 ,,sr+ Of its author. OF the eNtraoroihafE ma
-, a.. RS undertaken 10 depict. The experience
:, "a .nstory caprice and sequent dlsAppoin'-
r,.nt in which the wound is rather 10 1he N's
man 70 the heart. Is one thst might haplen -
ms, man Of middle age-presunling him 70 oe %
romantic disposition. ultra-suscepu0le' ana rec
n, tn,putire a 20 Frederick Isemaitre the author
s,,,ses i,po,l an actor she necessity OF assuming
- Of the most imposing dramatic hgures OF we
,,i-sfeenth century. Frederick I-enRitre VINO oleu
n ls76 was the wonder and delight q tarlS. me
s-,rrsfic cy-nosure Of Europe, the prooigE OF MS
nav IN The dramatic art No such actor had pre-
,.sed him and he remains unique. He toaeheo
n, streues Of The sublime and tho Erotessue ana
s,'.eeros 10 have been the veritable Incarnation
AZ The insanity Of genius His range was lOi.
Gsunnro 20 Nephistopheles. lie was the oFsilA'
non Cesar. Robert Macsire. Kean and huy Blas'
81. bns no impeachment no Limitation. no specially.
Victor Hugo who spoke at his funeral oescIiOe1
him ir enc golden sentence: He has Oeeh me Pe0
,,s--rohusi pathetic ternresiuous cnchanling-he
has been the Tragedy and the Comedy, BOTH
rodietous task IL set for actor who Is asked 10
assume such an identity a. that eno TO sho" Nhat
y. felt when ne loved. and in what way his spirit
hore the modification of disenchantment me eh-
r,.rience anart from a bizarre personality might
sy-o-e insipid. The who simply thinks thai ne
I, IN love and then that love IL vain,-ike ROBERT
Moore An Charlotte Bronte's novel OF Shirley. -
4, merely tedious prig The Frederick Lemaitre
~ this sketch ought to have been made man OF
,-enius He has not been made so. and he remains
-notvyfthstauding Mr.. Henry Millers efficient per
form noe-in the category OF respectable utilU'
Tor ali the correspondence there Is between rs
contents and its title ths sketch might as Wen
have haen named Roscius or Tslma. OF Delsarte
or anybody else that ever acted or taught me re-
rsrrence OF the piece however, may perhaps serve
n useful purpose in suggesting Intelligent STUDY OF
the character and career OF q great actor