New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-16
THE DRAMA.
MISS BARRYMORE AT THE HUDSON.
Sunday"

Miss Ethel BARRYMORE made her Remittance last
night at the Hudson Theatre, and in the presence
OF numerous and favorable audience. acted the
reading part in new play. called sunday iue
part is that of a Western American girl. who be
comes involved in a serious complication Of love
and homicide. Being a waif-the motherless child
OF miner, who dying has left her in charge OF
TOUR other miners. comrades Of his.-she is thought
10 De defenceess. and a young backyard, from
england insults her and gets himself shot and
klieo oy one of her peremptory protectors The
brother Of the deceased. when later she has been
removed TO England, by a Catholic lady, and in
uoduced into society, loves her and wins her love:
out there is the shadow Of homicide between
them, and Sunday.-for so she is caled,-cannot
al hrst tell her lover the story OF his brothers
IhIaIny and sudden extinction. and cannot be
happy with him until he has heard the whole
Inc play clumsly depicts the clumsy tange, and
the spectator. observing H. is apprized that. In
some regions Of the West, there storms and
Dangers, rough people, and deeds Of dreadful note
MISS barrymore personating the belle of the prairie.
eiHoooies picturesque, vital type Of impetuous
young womanhood, to which her busy restless.
nervous, tumultuous style of action is we'll fitted.
Ihere is a dramatic possibility in the story,
II is awkwardly developed The explanation could
just as well be made in act second in act
Iourth The heroine is not az all to blame and
as 'he man who shoots her assailant does under
Ohe impression that she IS in periI,-au this in
Wiz Iar western place. where at one time,
toms Of promptitude as to firearms were very
prevalent-he, likewise. would be exempted from
censure The object to devise situations: but
no ingenuity Of invention has been exercised and
therefore the whole fabric Of action seems Illogical
and unreal There Is pretty love-scene and this
Is followed by a perfectly preposterous parting of
the lovers. Miss Barrymore was received with
hearty applause and applause with the indis-
crlminate enthusiasm of needless good-nature.
There are two things that Miss Barrymore has
neglected TO Iearn-the art TO with grace and
the art to speak clearly and easily. She has youth
enthusiasm. feeling and the instructive propensity
10 rnpersonate: but she has mastered the i'm
PIGMENTS or her profession, and she seems to sup
pose that a reckless. foruIess behavior will COM
mtnicate TO an audience the excitement that she
herself feels. The acting OF some OF her associates
ought TO admonish her: Mr.. Edgar Selwyn gave a
Tar better performance,-discreet, amid crcum-
stances Of bombast and almost of caricature: Mt
Charles Harbury greatly excelled her simply from
knowing what TO do and how TO do it-how to move
and how to speak So long this clever impetu-
Gus. fortunate and interesting girl continues neg
lect the elementary needs Of her art her successes
will continue to be.-as they have always hitherto
been,-the successes Of her jaunty brisk. buoyant
personality; the evanescent successes OF a young
favorite. who Will not always be young, and who
ought to be wise IN time. TO improve golden OPP
portunity. w. ".