New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
STAGE AFFAIRS.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

ACADEMY OF mSStS
The career OF Mr.. Klein's play, The Lion ana
,be No,,se xbiah began at the Academy OF MUSIC
on October terminated last night, ano ti'd'
drama viii he taken TO other cities ProciaIfa-
ZION has been made that the recent performances
of il were positively the last IN TINS CITY YET
st seems profeble that piece so popular VIII De
revived. Meantime the stage Of the Academy VIII
,e ..cc,lnjed beginning tomorrow evening. with
David BeIascos successful play, The hose OF lhe
Rspcao in which Miss Frances Starr VIII appear
as before -'The Rose" belongs 70 mat oid-iash-
,orea class Of plays TO which the designation neo
s-sna, ,s erroneously apped.-the plays that
1,ion Fofcicault inventng the descriptive epithet
called -.the Sensation Drama 1t is ciean' II ~
wei constructed-tellins its story IN ac'io lloie
than in words: its display is cumulative in ORA
yaatfc effect and although il contains neither new
,,as of character nor new treatment Of old ones.
the portraiture of the types presented is eooo-
There is no didactic deiverance III tn nay hoI
does il contain philosophic examination OF the OH
gin of either the universal passion or the diheren-
iia1 calculus. 1t tells pleasing love story. ana IL
Is well acted The scenery.-wllich is that used IN
tho original production, at the Beasco 1heate'
-1resentinf an effective union Of old Spanish arci
rer,re with almost tropical profusion OF the natu
,al beauty of Southern California-is unusnsis
beautiful With those merits to commend IL 10
Academy audiences. notable for preferrfng drama
rather than theatrical treatise on the eiecti'e
sff7nities etc the revival is sure TO WIN gen
erous measure of success. The cast of THE Rose
,ncludes Charles Richmond Hamilton Revelle, John
w Cope, Frank Losee. J. H Benrimo. oscar
Eagle william QuiTk, Gilmore Scott, Marie Davis
Grace Gsyler Clarke, and Marta Malene'
AsFoR THEATRE.
This is the last week of the present run at the
Astor Theatre, of Tom Jones'" There appears TO
he little if any, dinnution of public interest III
that comic play and il is not easy TO coInpreneno
why il should be withdrawn AT this time That.
,.o.reyer like r1anv other theatrical mysteries, is
,,n tire knees Of the gods The duty of the mo-
r,ent is fulfilled reminding readers that a GOOD
performance IS current AZ the Astor; that MT
Germans music is charming; and that persons
who wish 10 enjoy have only one week more in
which 10 do So On January s. Mr. Poilocks play
,f .sTbe Secret Orchard" will be presented az the
Astor Theatre.
BELAsco THEATRE.
Mr.. dc Miles play. The Warrens of Virginia
mill proba bly, remain the Belasco Theatre un-
III next summer. That play. while not extraordi-
nary in substance. possesses excellent attributes
snd it affords ample opportunities for acting MI.
Frank Keenan's performance of General warren
IS one of the most admirable representations that
the public has for long time, had the privilege
of seeing-admirabe for the reason that II shows
a definite ideal of eccentric. though attractive
and lovabIe character. and shows il by means OF
thoughtful. proficient, exact of the devices OF
srt-devices which carefully concealed. ano
thus are made helpful well nigh perfect effect
of spontaneity- Observers who care TO stuoy act
ing as well see it, will find much TO interest
minds keenan'S performance one OF
the most frequent and of the most deporahle
faults in actors Of antictpdforba needless
DISREGARD of Illusion. which allows the tone. the
look the movement TO hetray that there is pre-
knowledge of words and deeds: and one sure test
Of fine acting is the question the actors ability
10 maintain, after many repetitions of the same
mart the appearance of being spontaneous. II VIII
he interesting to observe whether Mr.. keenan, en-
oures that fest.
In the rush Of daily journalism IL Is not always
f6,-
tieavor In The WarTens' there are several ex-
cellenr performances, besides that of Mr.. keenan,
That Of Mrs Charles 6. Craig. Sapho. the negro
slave is one of them. Miss Charlotte Walker. as
Agatha Warren. appears TO better advantage than
heretofore although. yet. she is more notable
for personal beauty and abundant animal spirits
than for positive dramatic faculty. Most OF the
l.y beating on the contiguous furniture and pound
iae on the wallis and that tendency appears in
Kiss Walkers performance-which would be more
effective without it Miss Emma Dunn, who acts
Mrs Warren. gives a touching and interesting,
because carefuIlys considered, well planned and
smoothly and fully executed impersonation of
affectionate wife and mother. 1t viii be observed
also that the excellence Miss Dunns perform |
is the result of what any person, in this |
Gay of producers ''dscoverers'' and develop !
rrs'' has directed her do, but the result of !
study. informed by the intelligence feeling that
in her nature.