New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-19
THE DRAMA
wms. Nazinova Is Seen in ID
sens Little Eyolf."

,-..ir-losa ch-fS.cneG last night tae
-. theatre IN SSth street whIcf,
- - aau,- She presented Tbsen' s
t~-ols" The performance -vas
~ negligent aas effective acting
,s-. o. NmA NazimoVa. who I'm
OF - Rita AIlmers. Brandon lyman.
- - role o. Alfoad Ail.nerS. and
...-t-s6e Borlzely. VINO was Tie Rat
me --oducgi5n was s.aged bcsUt.-
t., .l,--ee acxs. and was. al:opethe-. .
- opening for IRE attractive utte
81 .egs in .'-s.tle E1o,c'' the Sto-y %
.---.-s whose love .o- her husband
mann evrn for the love = her cn.IG.
~..f quality = her character Was
-. she was jealous - her husband
..cslse az his love .or his work-ne
-s.l-r BOOK on human responsible
.ra.r s1e was sea lous OF MN because
.s .o,- Tor his son. Eyolf and because
"a. Io~s Coz MS supposedly hal:-sister
t- reality Was no relation a. all Rita
hesutifu. woman n Ibsen's cOncep-
-r spite Of her jealous disposition. he
- her 4 he loyal snd proud and
-.s-ted" that she loved her husband
- be- ao.iStec. but K is a strange icve
=. a.es no room for the fathers love q
=.
As -e.-s-. Bgr one cannot cast this
.s.sc ir uncon 4itional cisappr0ba.ioa.
=, never iu - single though had she
- .ut-1e Pm Aired her husband. IL
-.,-eo great cslauity--th- death o.
-. Ey,lf. .be son. who had been = cripple
- .n.sucy--ano the ove-powering iniu-
-. - s great common Iuterest--love and
---sl service Oh s'd o. the poor-to
sag A-lme7s Ei'd fliis loselneT ID q more
re--e-. relato,-
.--. Eyorss oefor--!ty was brought
-. O. fal from a table while his
Sc sal lefr hin IN care OF Anmers.
.--,s-s iest hin FOR moment, bur only be-
- 6i-s-as SIC confessed-had .lzred"
- AVA from his duty. Allmers accused
re. one lsv OF wishing that EyOlf were
- s-d almost 81 -ha- very Instant TIE
-.-. seuou fcl from q wharf and Was
,.or--G lie v-aS lured into the water by
81. 7..-a-fe. strange and presumably
.- ma i-teuLgib ly-symDohc character.
.-r 4. brought .nto The story for some
......-s.og.Cal er ethical reason hard Tor
--...- with sane minds - understand
-.,--,. No morning follows Cor Allmers and
rrs lei which Asia the ''hslf-sister,
-,irs SEER rSlv Allmers and RIA must
r.-, -et .-eg bridge che cllssm Of sorrow
a. -al1ti-s and End happiness IN Conse-
..-.-inr t-c.r ives 10 The poor.
A sf-orc situation Is developed between
sIrerr and Asia, VINO years before lived
together IDEALLY happy as orphan children.
sine cine after AIucrss marriage 20
Ria because Of her beauty and her green
forests and tu order that he might provide
o. As-4-ss -rrnerS confessed TO his Wife
Asia discovered, through letters = her
fs.re- src mother. that she and Elmers
we're .~ reality no relation ~ all Then
enc Understood her love for him and later
.-- r--.r EroIf After q beautiful scene
with Ar~e~s she decides 70 marry Born
-e-r road builder. who vas In love with
be- and she leaves Aumers forever.
Most r+ THE characters Of this play are
clearly and definitely drawn. and they are
IT, without considerable interest. although
me Fa--7ife rs weird, diseased conCep-
SOON. R-l.r one expects 70 fnd in az Ibsen
diane In early life -his woman lurco
men .. means or her beauty When she
bad rr.- ONE an old hag she ridded houses
rel. -a-- -v turing them INTO the water with
-1s a.E ~ = dog Why The Rst-W-fe was
r-r--sred into this drama ifs a matter OF
,.r.a--Ire- perhaps she was symbolic;
ps--sre she was simply = ORA matte inven-
sion ro be used as the instrument ~ the
g. rf -e--1tltior. perhaTs she was In
-s-ae. -r DO p revelation no RITA u what
SIC -- --- be i- her old age n she persisted
-- ..---- her husband That THE woman Is
c. p.r-5 interest cannot DO denied, bur she
t-r -.e interest IF p dissecting operation
.- s ma E-ouse. She smells of deep, dark.
dark -r.4- and fs revolving 10 one who
'e-ss sunshine ana green neids and bird
song
AS tr- --e drama as literature. anere Is
f--e POETRY Bob 't--at least In william
t---rr translation. which possesses the
r-..a r- college "--ot one sees IN the
7s- -a.a-s. situations which call Tor
'-s1-- .. az--essior. ~ Nj Archer were
s.---1 rfr style ard Imagination ne woulo
lave --a-eE himself of rrese opportunities
sl- given -- English spsa i<irg people cone
-rr sa.r .7 poetic beauty
u-. Nszn1-a showed much Improve
-e1 -- English since she last sp-
Isa-,- .. .-.s CRY. But there IS stil room
-.l-. progress Sic spoke her lines 50
c-f..- #s-a--rrcs that it was difficult 20
.rce-ta-5 her. even from the trOnt rov's
o- re .-.res+ra- she acted the part OF
Hts liners Wiz INTEL gence ana power.
e slrrt r.oguence OF her gestures snc
.- poses p.as impressive. Her spoke
ONES were delivered With power She
I..rs- 1s. head and her Dooy with The
ar-1ese rr "a serpent. She portrayed the
rslr-l-s .eueut IN Rita's character with
iHa1.l- success. AnG after tne transfer
..4-..a - INC last aci SIC was impresslFely
sl-a
Me- Id A-1-e Naz,m0ya, MiHs Gertrude
h.H. -ll -Ie pest acting e.. those Wno
t" r--- .-s E1sso-A --e-can STA In he
i-.e-sl la--ll o. ne RaI VIE Miss berke-
En- -as .--elea- Iu makeup and speeci--
Hal-0. lyman. as Alfred Alime-s, the Eua-
bad. va. 4. est ursuccessful but n the
s--- a.. .-.-l acts ne improved consld-
ta.E .- -l. whole. however, his Pc
ic-lsncl .sf. mach ~ be desired. Miss Ida
'-res- saE altogether Inadequate -
-H-. Sic was 200 whining and giriisr-
Pc &c 200 s-tIe self-c0ntroi and did not
ta- ..e -r-eng-h Of character which one
A.'r..e PROM rCading OF Ibsens play
ht1e- p. Eaiues. as Eng.reer BOrgheira,
as --..lrl. El-0ur inclug. tiiE hrSt en-
N-rr. upon me stage was promising, for
Or ss- .r have the personality or ~
Ipa- builder. Blt FOB none u his -ater
e'enes DID 20 rise to the level Of ms part
-es'er George T0b.n was q pathetic little
-.ot Azl. from the acting 81 Nine
"szrr.s, one derives more pleasure from
Racing ere r'z. nan seeing it acted ~
"a@r.Eas Theatre