The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-21
MR.. PlPP'S STAGE EDUCATION.
rcrSTrS THOMAS CONTTTTES
TUF UORk or &. ID. GIBSON.
D,rby Hell scores Iiii-Polson P'pp'
lInwk,huN spots Villains. hut y"
aides and Gentlemen We're Detected
RS n Yer, Amusing Play. Though


Ladies and Gentlemen We're Detected
ms Yer, Amusing PR>. Though
rbo problem Of continuing on the stage
.he education Of Mr. Pipp as -ketched out
ia. t. u Gibson * humble or exalted
am, chooses or j. able 20 handle it, On
,,o hand - place in the popular gallery
ar.ciiy well filed by Spotles- Town. Buster
p..,, and the rest On the other Is a
,.,.be reserved among the very few good
American plays for real stage portrait
fheyo,thv and much suffering American
n.,-ilud Nj. climbing wife and his Gibson
,,,usbt,r- MIR. Augustus Thomas has
,.en middle flight.
rera we're moments at the beginning
~ bo orepiug act when it seemed IA IL
10 v,- doing the great thing scoring
a.. r, frat tune a hit that was as decided
o.Y-NI,,1y as b. was popularity. The char
...or of w P3pp though vcrging at times
,,.p o.r,aure. il acutely and sympa-
,re,icsly observed, and il written with
t.t,.y accurate and spirited yenacular
of a4r People which only MIR Thomas
commands
I'm Nlr prhv Bell who comes gain prom
rert, before the New York public for the
FIRST lone 30 many years since his comic
oper, ia5 ihe Au'hor am .uc nia no ~ 7,
M"..r' ~ She,e "nu ~ o"ut, rp md
wri mi. slow uncuon his experienced
command of hstrionic effect scored
hu Of the first magnitude
Bl' II takes more tlhn oharaoter OF
avon tw1 or three Ghdre ctels' 10 ne nc a
forces Ina inevitable conflict which - es-
.nntill ~ drama there vas no pretence.
az tie development OF character anu
ice "Nlch goes 10 we lna KIM pi coi'ieN,
iteir @a~ next 10 noihnS me 'u,, ~
pen'le'oiN TO say nothhg oi a'i9l"ol az
has retcr been VII. ln"l'59 vi ""s i ,,',,t
Iof'r society As depiC'eH III Wv 70 80
niece - subject FOR the laughter oil COOS
and little ~ - ENtn a. slol
Education Of Mr. Plpp iahs Gown, lT' - ae
ifr END oi he hre' act ,i'e Ode = Wv, , vi
tag and II only remains 10 Zee hoI "h1ch
va u will Jump. but Just now II WI JUMP
ne SECOND act was occupied manly
win complication OF mlSundAf-tanu
- ll obviously theatrical sort; ana 10 exc
out hi- third act Mr. Thomas had recourse
tos, lnt Of crime and detection which would
ier.ioualy. been scrcamingly funny. In
order 10 marry Mrs Ppp the french Iount
plans TO poison Mr. Pipp \ pair OF detec-
lives spot the criminal and his associates
hey do this without the elaboration OF
Hsweshaw Of old But in the process
ne last hone Of a legitimate success fails
Noi even Sherlock Holmes could have
objected ANYTHING remaining of character
comedy. The act is not unlikely however,
4, Drove popuarv amusing II Is even
poe5ibie that the Liberty Theatre has scored
Il first real Success
The theme Of the paT H. OF course inter
national marriage Other dranatsls treat
ing similar subject Bronson Howard IN
-Arisfo,racv and Clyde Fitch IN The
Cornnet Of a Duchess have had tho a.
tutenesS 10 make their chief contrast te-
tween the American man and his foreign
rival. Neither had any signal success,
hut both brought to their task consider
able fund Of fresh and accurate o5strya-
ton in these lovers
Mr. Thomas misses his cnance az me
outset by leaving the American Young
man to all intents and purposes. out OF
tho question The rivals are an Eng,@h
riding master and French Count nFs-
Pipp il all for the Count, and Or Fipp
Is ~cretly on the side OF the riding master
When in the middle OF me hIeI acl y j.
discovered that me IldIng thas 'lfaa y q
policeman lncog.' ana ths No.i ", ',l"an",i9
Irr"i1r, the pay lechhicdhg o"'le7 ~
an ep1
70 - % The depletion OF the chaIa.CrI,erS OF
u, rival lovers, however. thht ar. noillas
'a.ls most 'gnaliy Even the Young N >,i