The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27

dramatic minute clrla. wh'n ih' hcrpirn
says Damn Tn" play fini-h,g Tor al
practical puspus.s-a y hen he first act cnIns'-
t. an end Then III" E'.uicnCr knows that
th" volltir heroine intSnds tu rcJoIn tbs
husband whnr' she lcft N AN uuthlrst ~
uur-A.oninG jealousy II It had not h"cn
~ r."Gn,t, th"m the playwright would
mover ha,r hruugh, them together in
that Flor Il, yalla
Tho experienced theatregu.r wonders
a. that first curtain falls where those
two other acts are to come from. But
th"v arriv" and pass withoGi awakening
, the leest apprehension in the spectator :
mind that the piece may suddenly meet
tlrs trouble and blow out then and there.
II Is not alone the witty Dialogue that MIR
inpwood has provided that saves the
evening He has devised some very
entertaining episodes that create An i'm
pression of action whore none in fact
EXISTS
One episode IL thus kind il typical
hliss' Bates has just returned from
Europe Her trunk. which "a porter
brings into the drawing room. stands
on end in order thar the actress may open
- various DRIVERS for il is the mudish
type II trunk that seems really a chest
~ DRIVERS IN travelling dress. From
one Il these she taxes II box. Unwraps
Il md draw ont u large French doll.
With u twist she removes the dolls head
nd ont of her innocent wax and papier
IrarhS body draws a roll Of lace. This
j. 1un uf the gifts which she has snug
gl.d in with the doh ~ an accnmplice.
A..fs las odd In tar
md then the legs. In each IL concealed
some ContrapPnd souvenir Of her stav
.broCd Miss hates acts the scene with
much vivacitv. and IL ~, with il SucCe~snrs
Vt the Same kind. perhaps - very accept
able substitute for action Of "A NOR" NOV
inE character However thin III" dra-
matte tissue Of -NObodv's Widow may
he. 1t IL animated always And even
Mr. Cohan could not accomplish more
that that with the material Mr. Hollywood
has ~ his disposal
The importance of Being Earnest in
spite Of it, years IL just now enjoying
greater popularity at the iyI|Hm than
1t ever did IN its previous Encarnaiions
here The acting of MIR Mathews IL
smoother now than At was and from his
two appearances here II has az least
become evident that he Is no' saen Al his
b.st at first approximations Wilde :
comedy has lost none Of its brillIanCy with
the passing Of time. How much more of
real precious material IN. fare. contains
than Of the tiusel sheen 80 commonly
attributed To il once it, enduring sparkle
shows These .xtravaRant men and
women. moving IN IA highly conventions
a liz..d world of their own ui course never
touch nature at any point They are
none tn. less entertaining for that. The
more artificial their interpreters make
them the more interesting they seem.
rhis il especially true IA To the manner
IA which the actors speak their lines.
Their full significance demands - trace
of old time evolutionary sxagReration
THAR paradox must he boldly and not
apologpscnllv presented 10 the public ear
To make them sound natural 10 10 treat
them with great mi Justice The most I'M
purtant detail II 20 make them distinct.
The audience that needs anything .ls.s
for is enjoyment Of tn" speeches need
not hope for rIelsur" out IT tn" Wilde
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