New-York tribune., 1907-11-12
MRS CAMPBELL AS MRS. TANQUERAY
LYRIC THEATRE

Mrs. CampbeIIs performance of the second Nfrs
Ianqueray has been fully described and reviewed
IN this column. and It does not require particular
attention at this time. II last seen IN this cItv
IN 1907 and 1t is in respect better now than II was
then. Mrs. Campbell, as an actress never has
risen above the level OF medocrity but within the
limit of mediocrity she IL an efficient perforrnar
Her temperament shows itself 10 be impulsve her
character shows itself TO be eccentric and her
acting indicates sensibility without self-controI
and force Of Will without either judgment or taste
The assortment OF females that she has chosen 10
represent is particularly obnoxious No type OF
woman could be more odious than Mrs. Tanqueray
VINO IS described as having kept house" for vari-
Gus men, and no type OF man could be more con.
tempube than Mr.. TanQueTay, who is represented
as having married her for no other reason than
because she Is ardent and with the fun knowledge
that she has lived, a concubne with several Of
his associates. more disgusting mess than Nj
flheros play on this subject has seldom been de-
posted on cur stage. Mrs. Campbell. in acting
MIS- Tanqueray shows distinct ideal OF the ad-
venturess,-tco distinct, indeed, to be other than
Ioathsome,-and she utters insolent sarcasm In
pungent way, signifies the cynicism OF a wayward
nature, and IS able to accomplish an effective
stimulation OF despair. without once striking true
note Of pathos Her performance is hollow and
artificial and the kittenlike anectatior with which
it is embellIshed, employed by an elderly person.
affords a melancholy spectacle. As to Mr. Pineros
play II is d rank offence against good taste and
good manners. tTte In its deliverance of meaning,
and dihusive Of shame. detection, and disgust.
Moral conditions in New York seem TO have given
cause for grave uneasiness 10 many worthy the
atrical managers. They will. accordingly. be glad
TO realize that savior has arrived, in the person
OF Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Brother Pinero's tract
and Sister Canpbes EXPOSITION Of It have been de-
scribed as strong " So. undoubtedly. they are
and so is the odor from Barren Island. But that
does not matter. The main thing IS "a lesson:
and no lesson is 50 much needed by our youth as
the lesson that IL IS error to select wife from
the dem-monde. Such selection is, of course, fire.
quently made and young men always repair 10
MISUNDERSTANDING revlvas, such this Of Mrs.
CampbelIs, in quest OF guidance. when about 10
enter into wedlock. Moreover. our mothers. wives,
daughters, sisters. and sweethear;s are always cd
fed by contemplation Of the tribuatons that besct
this delightful creature, Mrs. Tanqueray- Nothing
IS necessary for them as 10 realize (and practi-
callv apply the knowledge). that the woman who
has lived vicious flfe Of carnal qualification is as
entitled (yhen she has tired OF that life. and
'chucked III. 10 social position and respect as IS
the woman who. living in honor dignides existence
and ennobles human nature Before The advent OF
Brother Pinero had not, Of course been suspected
that the attitude of society toward the Errng Sister
was unjust-becausl of the inscrutaple injustice Of
Nature. No either had ever suspected that
the Erring Brother bad as the Errng Sis
ter; the fact that he frequently much worse
had never occurred 10 anybody. one Of the chief
lows of Brother Pineros dissertation is that II may
mean so many things. and that Il carries such an
astonishing pressure OF moral Tor immoraD steam
70 the square inch. The old rounder. who. as is
well known. always camps upon the trail OF these
theatrical revyaliss. stands in dire need o. instFuc-
ton as 20 SOCIAL problems" and, equally OF course
when the moral impairment is beln6 made, you
could not keep him out OF the theatre with shot-
gun. There is much cause Tor rejoicing NothIhs
IS SO much needed by that hardened person az
r-aDhic teaching that, when he has been LETT
laInentng by the demise Of Number one, he really
should not elect as Number Two a female who has
qualified for matrimony by keeping house Tor
several Of his male acquaintance
OF course it is only an Old fogy, prejudiced
in favor Of beauty, nobility simplicity. ovelness-
q person so out Of date as to love the theatre ana
the art Of acting. and TO wish 10 leave dramatic
performance cheercd and refreshed by contempla-
ton Of splendid achevement--who would presume
10 utter objection 10 these pious iabors The idea
that certain performers,-like Mrs Campbell Miss
Nethersole, Miss Shaw. and Miss HaTned'-havinB
failed 10 attract remunerative attention by theatr
cal presentation OF fine pure plays. are willing TO
attract It after the fashion Of Voares celebrated
monkey is only the brutal notion Of fading carper.
who fought to be dsvoced' because he will persist
In expressing his Judgment and the reasons for It.
Nevertheless II IS suggested 10 lovers Of the
theatre who seek good plays well acted that the OPP
,orr,,nIty OF finding both in the local theatres is
as II happens uncommonly ample at this moment.
At the Savoy the significant "The Man OF the Hour
is being splendidly acted, TO large attendance AT
the LyceuTn there Is powerful play The Thief
forrnance OF MI. Kyrle Bellew a1ording one OF the
hest examples Of dramatic art now visible. AT
WaIiacl1s there is the excellent nelodrama, made
from Sir Gilbert Parkers novel, called THE Right
of Way" and in II may be seen a noble impersona-
ton bv Mr.. Roberts, expert and touching as
sumption OF suffering humanity by Mr.. Standing,
and a lovely embodiment of innocence by Miss May
T,1cl,le7, At the Broadway the splendid melodrama
of The Round Up" stirs the pulse of all observers
There are other good plays and good performances.
To those who prefer the odor Of patchouly-scented
vice the Lyric "enticement" is commended. The
variety there this week is ample MI and Mrs
Kendall were the first TO see that the salvation OF
Young New York depended on the presentation here
of Brother Pinero's sermon mot 10 mention their
perception OF the numerous dollars that might be
gathered from the congregational, and, forthwith.
they sailed for benighted city Brother Ken
dal was met rs ne strolIed down the steamers
gangplank with the Pinero Lesson under his
orro and asked II the play was really a good
one" You remind me-" he said, 'of the apoth-
ocarv who was asked IL his pills were really good
Mills and who replied: OF course they are
because I'm selling them" Brother Kendall may
have erred as TO the worth of Brother Pineros
nroduct but there is no mistake that It Is "a pill
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rr-F YETTEr AND PROCTOR THEATRES.