New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-21
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Stephen PhilHps's Ne1c Play, "The
SIN of Dd1id."

Stephen PhHHps's Ne1c Play, 1.-THE
Sin of Darid.
| After first delay of more than year. and them
a delay this fall of several weeks Mr.. Phil,
| lpss latest play, The Sin OF David" at last mads
| its appearance Saturday. from the press of the
! Macmillan Company This drama was originally
I conceived for f. S. Willard already narrated
in this column. who proposed to present it in Lon
( don last winter. when he making a final bid
/ for favor as an actor-manager. Whether Mr.. VIII
/ lard will present it remains TO be seen;
but until it IS presented either by him by some
value must naturally be held in reserve. 1t is an
printed play to pieces 10 announce that IT has
no dramatic qualities, or else to declare the OPP
/ posite. But If any could really tell from the
were he would quickly forsake the grind of criti-
eism ar proceed 10 draw a fabulous salary from
Charles Frohnan some other producing man,
d dFeP S0e'' ma" is their "eSeF-'0 Oe-Fe' zeu
play I'm the fG5s pace Sae Sin
is Biblical drama-condtions in England for
eo and the Biblical story Of the King and the
opening in 1913 the sf vear of the Puritan
and the characters the sombre, earnest leaders
speech that fails atty into Mr. Phiipss verse
ana an allspervading consciousness that sin brings
acters, even the. David Of tie play, Sir Hubert
forces. save only the Hittites wife; Miriam. wife
OF Sir Hubert's captain the most Puritan OF them
France gave her birth and fate made her the cap
| tain's bride She loathes him, and only waits the
| moment when the inevitable shall come.
OF course. 1t comes in the person of Sir Hubert,
The first confronts these two, and ends with
! the plain suggestion that his desire for Miriam
will hereafter be the evil with which the Puri-
tan leader must wrestle. In the second act, which
| is likewise brief. well ordered. direct almost
baroness. they gravItate into each others arms.
For thee alone l into this world.
| Says Miriam. And he. no less imprisoned cries:
Thy hair hath siped aHd Showers round thee Now
That smile hath made a mist OF all world
And. the call coming from the field for a man to
lead the way into a breach at Bolingbroke Castle
husband bearing letter to the commander in the
field. AS the curtain descends he sits alone and
are these: And it came to pass in the morning
that David wrote a letter to Job. and sent ii by
| the hand of Criah. :"
The third and last act shows Sir Hubert and
! Miriam five years later. with boy In whom their
love is jointly wrapped. Again it is night the filth
! anniversary of that other night The child is
| stricken with strange Illness. The agonzeG
father sees in this atonement for his sin. There
Hoping that his death may the child he goes
forth gladly. The stage is dark Nurses and
night is suggested and evidently the intention is
Then, with daybreak. comes suddenly back Sir
hubert uninjured! But the child is dead The
stage clears Of all but Lisle and Miriam. She too
at Sd this hour biz like Sue in Jude the Obscure
T sin in Inc ov fses Of her boy 5 for
Sudden ' f d he TO S SGm3rt her makes
husband forth TO, his death. saying that his was
fie on reIi sin She rejects him CRYING that murder
GiI1 f3 wrought through some pages of psyche
both the enid was taken that nG b ma beet r oI
Inc sung OF flesh corruptinle" Lisle says:
P Pss5 in in a, deeper sI union bound
Human Human or little daughters in the sun
Folded By sspato1s eR unfe are betTohed
And clasped by rrecoverable dreams
sh no fails into his arms and together they
tan sinks. ''o i''''' >N'
| such Is the theme OF the play. Mr. Phillips long
ago demonstrated his talents a poet and the
| same qualities he has made familiar appear in the
plank verse OF this drama, together with the same
| with human speech. There are passages one would
nov 1at AZ. ar: WiaTd.or some other actor -coud
othe[ plays especially the doubt will intrude whe,h-
Character as well I'll Al AR on Ph nh lay vital hold on
mere mood and picture And, Of course the play is
ultimate satisfaction of it until il is shown in the
II so SHOWN may, however, safely be said
Claiming Pollock, who dramatized The Pit"
ana VINO at present sees to 1t that The Shubert at
| 'iaSt'oHs receive the proper amount OF publicity
has achieved record for speed in 'creat ting
literature He recently received from a magazine
a rush order for a short story. The order came at
/ D. m. At 10 the evening The story was com
peted at 1890 the editor had and accept ed II
ana at II Mr. Pollock had sold the vaudevllls rights
Is called Fate'sS DEGREES the Other KIND II
ought at least &c have action in ii!
! member OF the Players went into a well know,
! book shop the other day and asked for Pinero,s
Lefty" Presently the clerk returned from a search
| ana inquired Are you sure that Lefty IS By r.
I'm quite sure that it is not" said the xouId-ha
! purchaser and walked from the shop.
Jackson p Searle, formerly a newspaper mon
has been chosen stage manager Of "Parsifnl" bv
| Henry w. Savage. who takes him from the men
who are playing knights of the Grail Mr.
Searle Joined the company Just before rehea rsaie
! began At Madison Square Garden Concert Han 80
appeared TO be such a good worker that ~ Az
! cisiOn was made During the first TWO weeks fn
Roston some OF his enthusiasm came to the atten-
/ non OF DIT savage who there directing the
! last rehearsals, ana on returning TO New-YorS M
Savage decided TO appoint him 10 some resDone Ia
! position. "heIs ms energy might show better
/ advantage. Mr. Searle commenced the strdy 80
/ vocal music with DR. Carl 4 Dufrt i'm 1,.6i "a
later became a pupil OF Nine Louise Gage Corr"
/ ney. The American School OF Opera offered hin, =
scholarship IN 1902. 'il d
The last performance Of Alt Heidelbere' VIII
! Harry Walden the Prince will take place AT 80
/ Irving Place Theatre Tonight MIR Walden ,.a
! the creator OF the part in Germany and paved
/ there 10 crowded houses Those who nave not seq
this delightful presentation az student life In c.
MANY: tIF score or which Is laid in of the most
he fryne Pi sllS io|ns IN he world should visit
! III ing lace Theatre. Miss Won Ostermann
! n4Ls az usual appear luukeeUerS daughtar