New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-01


- 5fsuay OF them are !ugeniously original There
:. 100 much invocation OF God. and there are too
--s-v prayers.-the one before the infusion OF the
s-,,c. and the one before the doing OF the eaugh-
,r being interruptive OF the movement and. there
s,7e our OF place. The acts short. the move
s-+ Is rapid: the stage pictures subordinate to
- story part OF IL and help TO tell II; the coll
Inv barring few needless SMILES and flowers
- s2eech IS fluent and dramatically effective;
- tha play IS remarkable for practical attributes
= st-sct purpose and simple expression The use
= climate sad Of time OF day night is especially
ssr-ftous aaE wherever the poet has departed from
- Inc CT the Bible narrative. he has done TO
~ manifest gain OF dramatic effect. The produc-
,,- q this tragedy was step IN the right direc-
- equally for The public and the actress and
Aoss 0NseIl's acting Of the central part coming
= 40 sftsr her dreary displays OF inefaciency
arsg5s Gah.er and Calamity Jane, a surprise
hsoauss = eTfnced some imagination some ntutive
.,s.ght and E considerable faculty OF sustained i'm
.-s,-sti,rl. furthermore. II indicated that Miss
.7.Nei. might perhaps develop into something more,
-haa she = uow-a fourth rate actress. Lately
she has been trying 70 act Lady Macbeth OF her
associate players it IS recorded that Mr. Charles
yUws-d, tie most competent actor IN the COM
usry appeared SIS the captive, Bogoas, and largely
contributed TO the OF the representation
avoiding The shoals OF possibly ridiculous effect
s1s !r-e-styng vital moments OF suspense, in the
critical scene anteoedent the murder.
A. his tine also. Miss Annie Russell and Nj
Oswald yo-ke appeared 81 the GarTick Theatre
4 Z nav called Brother Jacques" which was
s-l5y q feminine nature framed IN alleged
-t--,re @ contemporary French society. The only
-r-ss.e ecr-g was that OF Ar- Grant Stewart who
szve Z good PRESERVATION OF gay old noblenan
= Robert Nanteu came forth on the same night
s. C.osrs- II Shskespeare's Richard III" This
so.o-. though long absent from New-Yorz is well
l,oz- = this city. He has talent and experience;
he walks Il a conventional path. and he is OF
.--rse familiar with the usual stage business or
s.r;eHs-5 II" he d1d not dtsappoint moderate
.,7.c-a-.o-s On this date Mr. Lew Fields opened
rs rev theatre n <Zd-st-. with q musical COZ
es1-e-z-o2 called 1T Happened in Nordland-"
---s bang -71nefuI and seasuous, met with suo-
IS OF the 5th NJ. Eackett acted at the LyT1c
-rAss+-e Is King Charles Il. in silly play made
e. III. B. MS 9. a DOremus and Ar. L Wester-
,s,- assuming TO depict adventures OF the royal
.,g+-.vs Il. ne course OF his fight through Eng
lad q TIE way to Franco, after his defeat at
T-o-oeste- September ;. 1851 The deplorabIs mis-
ren-sssutz-to o. historical facts and persons was
carried 70 a5surcity
On tie following evening Charles Wyndbam pro
6ucei a. re LyCe-ul. a hybz1d play part comedy
sd us-t almost 1zleIod-arna called Mrs. Cor
r5nrsg NscLJzce,' which contained a lively vein q
.--.vose and mich playful satire OF feminine
sortsss Mss Mary Moore gave q clever inpersona-
tc- % -ae s.Dpe-t1g. shallow, loQuactous, vain
Ms Go--.age, and oont-tved 70 make frivolity
h-----ors ard amusing without running into carl
os-,,-s " Alfred Bishop gave a charming por-
t-sva- q E kindly fussy trresoute- sef-opinionat-
e olt gentleman A-r. Wynthsul, as Captain Now
b-ay. expressed native integrity Of character and
moral e-t1us.as-l with ea eloQuence that awakened
deep sy-nuz1Ay and evoked hearty applause
On December g Ms. F1ske, having happily laid
as.6e her assortment q Gs5le-s and Crazy James
adhered e TIE Manhattan Theatre. q remarkable
s-roess Il ire character % Leah Aleschna- In
n c Il 6 1scLeua-'s excellent drama OF that
rz--e then first acted. This play. while simple IN
not POSSESSES SUBSTANTIAL body. and IS not fin
TF--s,- ---S
- situations occur n e rational sequence. each
q them bang trenght With atmosphere OF sus-
v=nss ard each % them. as 70 dramatic eject
being s--c-Eer than IS predecessor The Incidents,
shown rapidly, are such Is 70 surprise but never
urs--1y. and tie principal characters are s-ch IS
re-rfre acting and provide opportunity for Il
The difficult province Of Mrs. Ftshe, IS Leah. was
= reveal noc only the Development Of goodness IN
ne s.--s Temporarily perverted 2zturea develop
.-er in part prompted by impulse and IN part fos-
ts-ez BY chs operation Of secret love for 4 noble
idezL-out also 70 animate tuI1ultuous scenes OF
t-.al and action as 10 I'll them with emotion and
uzks them I've and move. The part IS fraught
vi-h 1sEer and flctCato1 broken BY warning i'm
pulses v1t2l With passionate feeling and arduous
with me iron necessity OF executive proupttude-
TIE actress found herself absolutely at in H..
partly because = Is laEless,-ar6 she produced e
moving eject % nature, because she made her
s-1--o- zee and understand hos hard this world
e cl- TIE c--c6sI. and through what q terrible
o1sea- -ze sinner must pass tho POOR soul who.
whether ron innate propensity extEaneous COM
p--s.o1 hzs once gone wrong. but would like 10 80
TgL-. TIE brittle arCculstton and rising infections
Characteristic % Mrs Fskes speech proved q help
ra--e- than hlldrzzce II this eccentric, kaleido-
Fc5g.c Pa-. while her passionate iupetuosity
tL--sz every lb-e q IL n Leaks ultimate def
Eocs q Elsschna and n rhs conquest OF his brute
E--e-g-- ~ her moral supremacy and spiritual
fe--c-. SIZE rose 10 e noble height OF powerful
feeling ard carried the scene 20 e magnificent
c----a2 IL. Charles Cartwright appeared as
h-escE-a-e1 Intellectual. resolute. formidable
rlt-s1 o1s q an order accustomed to think. and
o-s WHO has persuaded himself that al men are
FascS-s. and that when he steals with the secret
hand he does only what most men DO openly on
business principles" The pervsding felicity Of
te perto-Ilalce was complete Identification with
TIE c-z-scI5-.-sveTy posture. gesture. movement
-ocS pause. and tone being harmonious with the
actors icez- and expressive OF i. The conflict In
c-ca1ec between pa-erlsi Affection and evil purpose
vas made almost tragic II its intensity Nj John
Mason. AZ accOupIshed comedian Of brilliant tai
EFT and great versatility. presenting as the phil
a1tlr5C-c statesman fine image OF reticence and
c-EIity expressed witn profound sincerity. intel
lec--a- Ec-se compassionate feeling and moral en-
t-ls-ssI- The instantaneous success OF Leah
A-escl1z" was recognized with all the more salts
-1ct-- because II reegated Inc diseased Maeterlinck
crSla % Norma Fanna (Which had been oontern-
ys-ecf Into The din and distant perspective Of no
Na7-e Mrs F1ske i one OF the most Intellectual
women on 11r stage-oriEinal. expeditions. execu-
I've. ard independent, while her husband, Adr Har-
rs9a Grey Ftske. the manager OF the Manhattan
-1eatre. IS student. 2 thinker a man Of nigh
deals AID rezolUte purpose their success has been
gEat-aca--on 70 the public and II is augury
u better days for The local stage.
December T. vulgar. tedious farce by Mr.
T-1e-r. called a VIE Without a Smile" wa.
ls0--ee- a. the Criterion. where It net with com
pee failure Expectation Of inpropriety had beer
aroused. a-- this disappointed The doll was
z-o"-. 11t was not wlggled Dir. Frank Worthing
~ "z-Drnarsn acted IL rne vein Of delicate bur