New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-14
THE DRAMA.
Yrette at ibr Knickerbocker.

According 10 irnrneu1oriaI custom theatrical
.,-sce given FOR seTsSt IS exempt from critical
.s,.are record. however. ought briefly TO be
-. e the performances that occurred yesterday
..ta-noon. a. tie Enlcksrccckcr theatre. for tha
,,eat q ne Ac1crs Fund presenting. for the hrrr
..o IN America. the play Of '-Tvetre" by n. Paul
- s-,-rc- o. TIE dEreputabe. obnoxious. but
o,.,1a- drama u 'ZcEa-'' This play is the exposi-
80, Of q domestic and social ta1gle, such as is
.,at,,-sl Iy seque-r the conLUcI OF persons who
I,xe for se..gisal pleasure and who act. not from
Jason and principle. but from impulse and animal
ssson The authors proposition Is that society Is
-,o-sIl, rotten. that men. in general. are black
-,o-5z and that women. IT general. are compelled
>, h. vicious trtcksters and waurons. a girl whose
s-.-f-ors are virtuoUs. - depicted a member Of
-is 5ssoue society. and when. presently. she dis
- that he- mother t. z prostitute and herself
: ns.-ard. she attempts 70 commit suicide by the
,yss5a1i0u Of chIorcFa~ni. The simplicity or this
=. --yesi~G ~ ample eNuherance Of tempera-
80 v.vacitv-is Gepreseur ea as prodigious, and
o. to- j. he subsequent traEica1 revu}sion Of feel
DE- when = length she Is made 20 realize that the
sora! weird IS -ank corruption and life cruel ana
ssresfzsle .gnomiu-. The play, apparently was in
,s-7a5 70 be q picture for Il shows neither inven-
80, ,-r situation. nor climax no. even ar attempt
=, theatrical effect. The eZP-1.ent Of leaving A
-o-,r v-o-2-u alone IL bedroom 70 take
s--,r was tun'ess memory erTs) used in 1he
+-,rasv II Romeo and Jlile;''-5ut probably M
-e-,o Gordon Lennon the adapter OF this French
r.-, has invented his novelty Cor himself Mod
= ee.Is often Shows itself I'm this ingenious way
~ me story IS clearly told. and doubtless. ~
,bs original the girl dies-ss surely sire ought -
=, N escare from such = circle Of profeates ana
5-,t-sos n the performance. yesterday. she was
-.vfvs5 and the sweet youth who had formerly
--oroaod her seduction concluded by suggesting
,t-4-,onv The reader. possibly. viii surruise that
..r-stte- is feverish nightmare OF vice and folly
,s.--.s--- and extravaganza. addressing Itself 20
80 taste OF haIf-baked people who mistake their
,-,-,s1 nrapensi-ies for the prompungs OF noble
-,,.ton Miss Margaret Ellington who appeared
e vvs--e gave q performance notable FOR me n
.,,,,e,ca deep sincerity. and decisive talent Tor
s.--s.ic EXPRESSION; but il was performance &C.
49, Of self-comrnanG. IL method. and OF clarity
=, ,,-+erance, in expression; performance nucA
.,--sa5 snd anxious. and therefore con1useci Ihls
.-.-,-ous tncer1itude particularly showing itse4-
a. .bs Potion scene, where the true note IL cold
5ssne-atiou and not furry Mss Dorothy DOW 10Y
so,1. mysterious reason. was copioUsly applauoed
1,r b-eatbless half-audfble ejaculation OF lot
~ verbal @,srian about the alleged necessity thai
vro-,en who wish 10 have comfort must become me
5-sbs ~ men More rnonstroCs nonsense was never
,--a-e5-and seldom was anything uttered so badly
rs cast fs interesting from its inclusion OF the
names OF M Tyrone Power las dark. mysterious
faer,7a-or Ct the hirsute order. Mss Jenreys
Lewis Miss Maud Granger C'ShoUld aud acGlaint-
.roa he forgot?') and Mrs Kate Pattison SelteT.
who "a, always make q sketch part symmetrical
and effective The play Of ''Yverte. probably, VII
never be acted here again Certainly i never
should be-for its views OF life radically ta-se
and its inauence-in far as il has any-ls IN
.-,-t,-o,sTr,, rs5 Y. "