The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-17
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isny that in 1927 and ~ the quarter cen
TRY OF moro which followed the stvle 81
rav evemphhed by sheridan Knowl-- 20
tins Roman tragedy met a plhhc demand
o. tr,ed a c~trsin tvpe of tragic a. tor then
dominating tho stage RIt that demand
thank hea ven. no longer EXISTS and that
'vps of actor. ia from dominating oar
sage, lives only IN the persons Of a few
veterans, who themselves T~rhs -, have
80 far yielded 10 The changes in taste A.
To- reflect but feeblv the hsrv thunder- of
kean and Mscready and Forrest ani the
rest
-NIrglnius' :, a phtlful imitation 81 Shake
speare. dormed to death he aus. IL seized
upon the bomha-l aud bI nj verse. the
strut and heTolcs OF tIiIai ethan drama
the ephemeral characterize - and thought
~ was returning 20 first principles. What
was real and lasting IN ~ akesp-,r- and hrs
contemporal les. the tru n to our common
humanity Ia spite ni S,russ -Xsggsratlnns
# fable. the sound characterization. the
7plidlty OF psychological development. and
nnally the poetry, thar is the perfect weld
ing OF language IN the nd and character.
knowles missed entirely.
~"NiTginius" save for its absurd last
aci develops the e~Xternals Of its story
supply and probably enough it Is true.
bu' of the higher development Of char
aclsr there IL none there is not even initial
truth of character. Virginia IL a virtuous
idiot. Nirginius "a comfortable middle
class tnglishman interesting himself IN
politics" There IL nothing Roman about
hun save the dress and the language!
Rombastic prose stumbling along with its
foe, p.nched into ismbics. unfit alike TO
repres ant high passions or low. or any
thoIGht or speech of mortal man. or any
process II nature or any dream of art
J l. &. Clarke himself could not write any
thing more wooden'
Nu. ~Nirginuis' in this year Of grace
l%5 ia a hifalutin. bombastic bore. Its
revival is like nothing 80 much rs a rural
Fourth of july Grafton in the style of long
ago. when Old Glory waves from the pine
clad slopes OF Maine TO the sun kissed
waters of the Golden Gate. from the Ever
gladcs Of Florida. &C, &C, dd nausedm.
We're there actors once great enough To
make this stun e~ndurable? Or was the
public once 80 blind that il actually con
sdered this stuff Truth and Nature' Must
We ungallantiy make excuses for our grand
manrmas, An. well. perhaps our grand
children will one day be making EXCUSES
Nv US, az, tOttcTink anu iccpfr, v op''o
Of the greatness Of Pinero. Time has other
Weapons OF revenge than gray hair and
the vanished love of ladies'!
Mr. O'Neill made a little speech after the
third act. lie apologized for remaining so
long from Broadway. I'm sure, " he said,
that I'm no worse han other actors" Hs
added that he expected each year now to
make a revival in New York. 80 that when
he died people would say, He could at least
play other parts than dear old Monte Cr'sto.'
Worse tina other actors? Mr.. O'Neill
has forgotten more about acting than some
81 our Broadway favorites will ever know.
Play other parts than Monte Cristoy Hasn't
the sorrow always been that he wouldn't
play other partsH Only let them be parts
that are OF lasting interest. that can appeal
10 a modern audience. IL Mr.. O'Neill would
make his visits 10 Broadway productive OF
mora thar o,.r,nsitu a. aoa and kipHDaaa IN