New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
LONDON NOTES.
Nssp Plays at T5vo Theatres-Na-
tiondL Gallery additions.
London, August 81.

,s..,n. "Fia-6er's widow as draH1atzeo
En-, Mrs Blucdei!'s story by MI 0ydneS
,-,.--.re and herself, introduces Dorset peas
-,e and villagers. They ought 20 be "eSSeN
g, hit they ara not like MI haFoE Peo
=, III. Young widow. who h2c marrieo All
"a ma. because she was lonely and coulo NO.
- =, BY herself. dces not resemble the shit-
a, md independent Batllsheba 'he Duo0i4o
- .na br;siaessIike undertaken and the
.,,vkwarc oopTTsn, who Pester her VIII. 60
-. .,o not -ccy products Of the soil Ike 'he
.or characters in Far from the -dsooliis
---oue~ or Under tile Greenwood Tree an"
-. c,arna the rusty old bachelor. at whose
-. - ei-ps herself because she finds II tire
- :, manage the farm herself, is not Gahrlel
ot> ny he would never set Up woFAlns SUI
,-,,,,,s in g. young nephew. Sot one oi '''e
--,s,,cs seems TO belong in the heart OF "eSSe>
80, aven the droll charwoman with me sA,i
,,,e tongue; but they are sharply ino4NluH@lI lIee
a.. character and mannerisms and make Up ~
,,..ba- n delightful group for one shlre OF an
- IN rural England. The story Is so sliipie
"a +ba talk among neIghbors about the uU'te'
o. o. .~,-,,aees of marriage is so direct and nat
Wal tha. one wonders how any one ever 1iIoNe'-,
:. --el,ng a play out of anything so unafrec'eo
"a matter OF fact. It IS not stirring oi
Cor the end is <oreseen as soon as 'he AeP-''"
o7,,oea and tne old bachelor ceases 10 re-
= :. ...-,..,s rs the necessary bridegroom pul
:. =. ,.aaaesa.s from insIpidity by a single chaF-
- .,o-trait with large resources 1or 0oiiiiC
...,r,-x The part of Isaac Sharpe is ehac'eu
-t., exceptioaal TneIowness and skiH Oy MI
fyo-eS .it<a-s
enjoyable evening -, ~
~; - Z roost admirable character STUDY u
,na narrow. concentrated life OF lonely s"eep
<--,a- who mas become so haoltua'eu - -
,t,rss state that he considers Il i pliEi'e9
s,.,.- ouaint.v dressed and speaking WIN
,sl.,ng deiioeration, Isaac Sharpe re'ea-' --
cra-scte- by awkward shyness in the presence
"a .-,o,5.s fascinat.ng widow, by meas
r-ed intonation in his common sense c0Irlie'
- +ba difficulties Of Ter situation, and oy ouii'
.,,a faoe which IS not illuminated py d
- ,,,+il .hs idea OF substituting his nep4le"
co. himself as the bridegroom penetra'eS ms
s.,.r,d noddle and he proceeds 10 carly - -
.fac- by clumsy devices for bringing the SoutI9
7aorIa together. The audience h'ei@AS
-,ee~es his labored processes of thought ENei
Glance gesture and subtety Of byplav iiilf"+ !"
..o,,.,, - an irnrersonation in which the actor
with his rnannerisrns is completely losc 40
var, i more finished and convincing
q ,1,o o,5- fashioned art of acting has not peeh
seen 81 London for many day Inc '''''
..,,,a,s Who surround him may be burlesque ex-
most charming and graceful Wloo"' may co.
. .,ooast rustic simplicity even when she i4e'
z,-, aroong the bundles of grain IN heF o"i'
Ga o.,e- disnoissing her farm HANDS, DC' '-1
valentine could hardly be more natural Il ne
had heen living on a sheep walk all ms Gag "-''
p-ooaing over the cat-and-dog risks u ma
~.ape Mrs Charles Calvert perhaps 'iie oe
low comedy actress Of the London stage HeiP9
-o keen him UP TO his work by most N1''V ALL
-,areonarion Of an old charWomah' salI Ui0N'
,bo,t babies and corpses and mournfoHg reSeii'-
su1 when her intrigue to marry or the heiI e9 -
ter son comes 70 naught- With two character
studies as fine as these the success Oh oi7''.''
wholesome play pulsating with genuine comic
spirit is complete
r,. c-s-fcs find more fault with Mr- Joness
,eyr NAV .eThe Hvpocrites," at the HICKS me
o+re than the audiences do. I hope they are
-o+ resen1ing the authors conduct in consent
Eng TO have the piece produced In ArneFio1 o"'
obtaining the Judgment of foreign playgoers "e-
,or. s,,brofrting il 10 London audiences some
Of these writers seem Jealous OF thelr IleH'S
rs the first as well the final court OF aPlS0i
g. dramatic art. and display petulant prejudlce
tgaIrst a work which ran over TWO hu'uieN
-Ights in America They either compare Il uh-
,e.o..,, ,,,irr, THE Liars" forgetting that they
,ha-,ss,,-as condemned that excellent drama
With faint rraise when II first produced or
.hav oon,nlain OF the disagreeable ana cyhlcal
SET OF peope introduced as the characters OF liie
didactic comedy, and here they overlook ther
own enthusiasm over Mr. Pinero's HIS House
,a Order" In which the Ridgeleys appeared as
an assorted lot OF sanctimonious prlgs anu HSpo-
,-s.az II il q new and unauthorized canon or
criticism that a drama IS 10 be djspaTaged ana
r!ieh:ed because the characters eXhlplteo are
,,r;pleasa1.t ard would not be tolerated IN an
Certainly
=. frustrating the general theme Of social hypoc-
rasy IS justified in selecting types OF soIui0
.,or,ol,ness matchmaking intrigue, blatant hum
Big io the medical anc clerical professions ana
p-.c4.sed cy-ic,z.n in che law; and against this
,sots-,,,d n what Is mean and despicable in
tas social life os a provincial town he sets an
earnest vounx curate, who knows the difference
be+reen right and wrong and acts upon II fear
,es7,y and nlanf;.Ilv. The method is more dldac-
lie than Mr. Pinero's corrosive satire on middle
class hypocrisy but Il is not perhaps less eI-
eective. The stage sermon promises to be as
popular as Mr Sutro's IN The Walls or
Jericho"
Il is not necessary for me TO outline the plot
or motives OF THE Hypocrites' for Inouhe
readers. when my valued friend Mr. Winter
has already done this In his own way II VIII
be enough if few comments are added on the
English production and the merits OF the act
ing l did not witness the first nights perform
ence when as am told Mrs Wilmore sunered
from the proverbial Terry memory; but last
night Miss Marian Terry knew her INES ana
acted with oIdtirne charm and power. and
the performance as a whole ran smoothly and
vas heartily enjoyed by a sympathetic audience
Miss Terrv.s fascinating personality was out OF
touch with so worldly and headstrong charac-
.s- .s .+,a sDlar,fyp fntrfe,ier riding roughshod