New-York tribune., 1909-05-18


gay
,,,r, lov. Is @; mans lie thing apart
rs vronGn's whole existence
..-lsration proceeding from the person who /
II is appropriate. natural and right, for she
D@As - under circumstances Of most affecting
H.+.~. hut viewed as comment on general
oS1,oa II Is untrue. Mans love, when actually
otir+e-shat is TO say. when it is love- ana not
= -,r,pensity.-is much his whole exist
~ ss that Of yvoman's ever was. or ever Is, OF
. -, co.ld be. Axioms about the angelic character
e-,sn's love possess no decisive significance
y zen who have had a large experience OF ne
y y ,u-b is-aIways assuming the actual exist
= If love-that woman is idealized by man. lar
e. e.. man man IS idealized by woman. 1t is to
- - for example. and not TO woman, that htera-
h4 = Indebted for the best poetry Of love and
'u s Cor almost all the poetry of love. that ever
% s.s, written. Speaking generally. and without
s.-snoe TO Oriental races. man makes an looI Oh
- v-hfle H-onan's idol is oftener herself Fur
.,ore i is not animalism that inspires True
- ), man The emotion is sacred
N ~ -,ar vrho really loves a woman. the OBJECT
=. 1sction is invested with sanctity. her
.rs her mantle. the flower that she has tonchea-
sucb +rfAes become precious to him Ihe SCUM" "I
= 4oorster makes his heart treTnole- oolhe"'e'o
= y. z-ririnss CT Poe.-perhaps in his paper on
- poeti, Principle. there is an eloquent pas
sonchfng that subject. which shows that he
80, of authentic genius. perfectly well under
os the operation Of that celestial ieellns IN liie
-. ~ man There are examples OF the same
.T.sv and the same devotion IN the historical
..-ss # woman: no one can read without tears
:. s.o-v OF Lady Russell. or the story ot that
= 1zsr-is+ts N-entzorth. who cluns TO the Tort
-. ~ the unhappy Monmouth. and died OF A
-, heart soon after her idol was heheaded. on
--s- EfU History is by no means silent as 40
=. sincerity and fidelity Of wonans love- ou' 'lle
..,-, NJ cases Of this devotion are masculine
*
-. =, which whether on one side or the ojleT
- s.el,s~ ,f love actually exists and Is not one
tbs innlr1e-ahle shams that flourish in that name
fo- 10 name has been, and customarlly IS more
,iselv and dreadful!y misUsed. In plays OF recent
...rs nsrticularly love is treated, not as II was
&c ~, shakespeare. in Romeo and Juliet.
~ eve, as it was treated by Southerne in The
rsfsl Marriage but in quasi-physloloslcal OF
onAnIv pornoErapnic spirit, making i a theme Tot
sfbsr riGicule or loathing.-as in Iris me
Second Mrs TanQueray." and those vulgar anoInl-
nations now current. called Inc fsstsest way
snd "A Fool There Was
IN the old play OF The Marble Heart, which
Nj ManteI revived. last night, at the AcaderlN-
this ancient subject is considered in the spirit 1hat
rrevaiJed before the new thought evolved It's
new lights and the prosaic exposition OF every
.bing foul came TO be vaunted as nature II Is
70. Great NAV but technically and ethically. It
* good one. The construction of il is neat the
story Of II IS probable: the dialogue of it Is fluent
and sometimes felicitous; the characters OF It are
natural well drawn and well contrasted; and the
picture that it contains Of misplaced love ana
hliehted life. is painted in bold rich c9lors. The
sc-ion ~ the prologue. in Athens, skifully fore
shadows the action of the drama, in Paris. and
enforces q warning while providing a variety OF
specfacje. The character of Nolage,-represental
Of 2 type that is always sympathetic and winning
-crystaIlizes manliness kindness, seh-possessloh'
wisdom. and humor. Raphael is the embodiment
q the idealist the passionate lover Of beauty
Marco. the perfection of the physical woman Is
an Incarnation Of selhshness. There IS no especlal
felicity af invention n the play, but IL tels IT'S bae
clearly in action and with effect. The love OF
Raphael for Marco is actual love, ana because VI
h. cor,raete iosensih;litv 10 the meaning Of it.
combined with his complete IncapaolIlty OF oo"-
trolling discarding it. the inevitable consequence
follows: The is ruined Ihe woman as 4iii
pervious TO renorse 10 affection, passes on 10
new conuuests and fresh trumphs- MaterlaIlsn
has CONQUERED The meaning Of il ALL 10 those
persons who can think. has long been trite. The
piece however possesses this value, for the pass
ing hour,-that its decacy in the exposition OF an
old theme. COntrasted with the leWduess' pes
tiality, and downright rufHauism Of various con-
temporaneous plays. relative TO the same subject
illustrates to good purpose, the r. deal difference
between an old style, that is worthy, and a new
style. that is contemplate
The representation OF The Marble Heart" last
night. seemed 10 give much pleasure TO the large
manifesting perfect comprehension Of the char
scter Of Raphael and showing It in clear light.
could not entirely conceal the attributes Of
greater and stronger personality. Maturity OF in
Teect and Of experience has a way Of asserting IT.
self, and Mr.. ManteI is actor for heroes more
than for lovers actor for parts that involve the
imagination and awaken those stormy passions
that wreak themselves on action. In other words,
the actor tTanscends the part His treatment Of
II, however is fraUght with sincerity and is modu-
lated with skill, while the spirit Of it is great
tenderness, expressed, times, with a touching
sweetness Of vocalism. The exit from Raphaels
parting scene with Marco peculiarly exemplified
the actors depth Of emotion. controlled by superb
art and likewise testified to his ripe expert
ence Marie Booth Russell possessing the
stately beauty that is admirably accordant with
the character Of Marco, had only to assume
an icy deneanor. touched with merry levity. and
10 simulate heartessness,-not difficult 10 an expe-
rienced actor;-an6 that she did so entirely well as
TO make the part vital image OF insensate lowell
ness She is the most beautiful representative OF
Marco who has been here since the time OF
Laura Keene. and she possesses attribute that
Miss heene lacked that Of sincerity. This play,
when first produced in New York by Miss keene,
hfty-thTee years ago called Marble Hearts, -
and the cast included. among others. George Jor-
dan. Tom Johnston, Kate Reignolds. Ada Clare and
Mary Wels.-a remarkable group, of which Kate
Reynolds is the only survivor. That event oc-
Cured a. the old Metropolitan. then called Laura
heens's Varieties, afterward the Winter Garden.
LSier at Laura Keene's New Theatre, afterward
tae Olympic. there a revival Of the play
raphael has been acted by Edwin Booth. Edwin
ADAMS "a particularly admirable representative of
mat psrD, Fred B. Conway, and others. Mr. Man
tea 6 company lacks an actor capable of playing
'olage-a part that requires ease, grace, buoy
sney, fine manner, and the artistic semblance of
Ihe1ectc5 feeiing,-uness. indeed, II might be Mr.
1uy Lindsey. The subsidiary acting is of that
mechanical order which REQUIRES no comment, be
cause Il involves exceptional talent and sus-
CESS no thought Nj Msnteirs engagement at the
academy viii extend 10 May .. The presence Of
LIS earnest and noble actor upon the New York