New-York tribune., 1910-04-10
THAT'S MAGRANE.
In THE Spendthrift.'
Hudson Theatre.

son. Permanent" Of course. is, in theat-
rical matters. a word of little meaning.
Theatrical permanency is as unstable as
theatrical contract. 1t will be sufficient TO
say the company" The company, then.
the company Of the first season, was not
remarkably good. nor was there any prac-
tical reason for expecting that IL would he
So A company Is not made in a season.
A play may be written one act 10 the day.
says contemporary dramatist, whose sue
cess. however. does not make him a model,
but a company is not made when il is as
sembled, nor for a long time afterward.
Management makes a company, quite as
much as do the actors thereof. The spirit
of the house contributes TO the making OF
company Time is another ingredient. For
the best actors in the world will not make
a good company until they have had train
ing as a company in the house to which
they belong. And The New Theatre play
ers are not the best company in the world,
capable though some of them are. Among
them Mr.. Bruning is an excellent actor If
character parts,' and he has done the
best sll-around work OF the season at this
house. Mr. Calvert is capital in low com
edy. good Toby Belch as ever breathed;
he has not the touch for Sir Peter TeazIe.
Mr.. GOttschalk i'm whimsical and clownish
parts has a place OF his own: as a director
OF the Tin Plate Company in Strife" he
was quite out OF the picture. Mr.. Johnson,
Mr.. Baker and Mr.. McNay have improved
admirably since the beginning Of the season.
Mr.. Hollands merits are well known. lie
was, however, far too polished and eiOcu-
tionsry a shepherd i'm The Winters Tale"
Mr.. Wendell has yet to distinguish himself.
There are numerous others whom it is un-
necessary TO name.
Among the women Miss Rose Coghlan is
the first Of the seasons regular company.
Her long and varied experience must make
her welcome at this house. Then there is
Mrs. Sol Smith. one Of the best OF old wom-
en-" who has had too little to do here.
Mrs. Dellenbsugh, while lacking what is
calleS distinction" seems TO he useful
Miss Sitgreaves is careful, but hard and
unmagnetic: Miss Beatrice Forbes Robert
son has a certain glitter and also q certain
hardness; IL may be that she has not yet
been seen in a suitable part Both these
women are clever. Miss Jessie Busley is a
little bunch OF sunshine; her Maria in
Twelfth Night" was a happily PLAYED
part. Miss Leah Bateman- Hunter is a
lovely young woman who would go very far
in her art If her voice were fuller richer.
II is now too thin, as are the voices of
many OF our young actresses. But Miss
Bateman-Hunter, who is very young
speaks with charming understanding and is
a creature OF rare grace. She plays each
part that comes to her better than she
PLAYED the one before IL.
IL any of the players have been omitted
from this list IL is only because they have
not impressed themselves upon the memory
as being artists whom this company should
be al pains TO retain. And of Miss Matthi-
son and Nine. Kalich enough has been said
for the present moment If these two are
10 be added TO the permanent company all
pIaygOers will rejoice.
Too little commendation has been given
"a the art department OF this theatre.
For beauty and appropria teness to the pur-