The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-20

"YORK STATE FOLKS" IN TOWN
4 PLAY NEW TO THE CITY OPENS
THE .NAJESTICS SEASON.

A Fresi, Version OF tho Rural Drama. In
which. Bue0iic Wit and Little OF
the Path0s Of Simple Lives Pleased
= Theatcrful- stage Setting.
york State Folks" was the rural play
which opened the autumn season at tho
Ma jestio Theatre last evening. II was the
frat presentation OF the play In New York
city and theaterful Of people gave every
evidence OF being pleased with play and
players. This latest specimen OF the rural
drama to be offered for the towns diversion
Ia story OF village life," by Arthur Sid
man, II 10 SUBJ ptioned In the program
follows the approved lines Of the old fash
toned play. but without the 'hfting' OF
interpolsted incidents from familiar sue
cessful plays which sometimes mars the
enjoyment Of what Is billed as new.
Ifindividuals Of the older or newer genera
tons fail to recall exact oounterparts OF the
houses and shops Of Martinsville, where the
scenes Of the drama are laid, they will not
be at any loss to recognize the character
types who give the scenes life.
Simon Peter Martin, the village president
(Jsmes Laokaye), the land poor owner OF
pretty much everything and everybody,
u
Myron Cooper. teacher Of music Gray l..
Royoe), faithful TO a cherished memory OF
early felicity and hope, arc old friends.
It were needless and thankess office to
relate the story Of their oontrasted lives.
and the wooings and worries OF the youth
Of their families, whose life stories work
for the entertainment Of spectators ready
to be pleased, and sure to be interested.
ready or not, In the intense situations which
here and there occur.
It was not to women's eyes alone that
handkerchiefs went in the trying moment
Of honesty's hardship. but let haste be made
to say that the merry moments all but
All the scenes from curtain to curtain.
The 'Martinsville' folk-or is it the
author?-- have a lot Of quiet fun with SYRIA
ouse, while they treat Rochester (and Cort-
land) with such reverence as TO suggest
81 no, OF course Mr.. sidman doesn't come
from either capital.
The Martinsviile Banner and some Of
It's readers reveal . rich bucolic humor
which in the careful settings that Fred
e. Wright, who produces the play, has
provided. CLOVIS more brightly than cold
ence laughed uproariously at the Banners
observation, aneht the news OF Hiram
Perkinss three day visit to New York. Tho
Banner said that New York will be lively
while HI is there!' And agar, there was
laugh when loquacious pumpkin objected
that crab apples 4puckered your mouth
and long suffering Myron told hin, sweetly.
and In truly rural kindness OF heart, that
'twere mo harm to draw your mouth in a
little, Lem
A dry fellow, Uncle Myron mot blind
though film TANNED. He had had his
experience with the Martinsville skinfint,
having left with him a hsifer to keep a
little while on the skinfint's assurance
that he shouldn't charge much When
Myron went for the heifer. he found that
the charge for its keep was, In the skin
hint's estimation, about the with OF the
calf"
Il couldn't see It that way said Myron,
but told him II he'd keep tho heifer two
weeks longer he could have her"
And Isn't this a new one out OF .York
S.ate9" A merry fellow 90 years young
felt like 2 two-year-old;' he proudly said,
planned that re must mean 'like two
year-old egg"