The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-08
A MOTHER OF MAYNARD SONS
sHES ORROWEJL FIGI ~ ~
NEH GOODHIN PItI.
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Mother n the tHie ~ the new play -sen
last night NJ the Hacks,t Theatre. whlch
dos - much 10 add VARSITY to New
Works theatrical life IuIs-a Eekert Good
man wrote u. William \ Brady produced
y. which may OF may not he an important
incident Of the evening. and among tho
actors ~ho took Part were Emma Dunn.
fr"drrtck Perry, Albert I.atscha. Mine,te
Barrett. Marion Chapman. Arthur aud
David ko~s, James Brophy. John Stokes.
Justine Cutting and Jane Corcoran.
Mr. 0oodman's play was unusual IN
making the mother of siH children it,
heroine and thus It's love interest a.
the talk Of the theatre has IL. became her
affection for them Not that all OF the
siS we're without their own Affairs of the
heart. One % them, before the action OF
the drama began. had run away with a
show girl. and like the youth who in " :.
0tlhert's poem married girl IN the
COTS de ballet he Vas pract ically lost
totally wh~n he forged a check Cor
sio,0o. He talked about killing himself
when hrs crime was discovered. until his
mother declared her signature on the
check To be genuine
second show girl almost happened
in the family a. the Younger brother fell
IN love with the sister II his brothers
wife by this time. however. there were
no NOR" SIo.uo checks. good or bad. tn
b" found about the house. so the shrewd
young woman NJ the chorus after an
uncommonlv vulgar and proIane deciara-
ton Of her intentions. remained welded
Ia her art
Iher- OF oours" appears little IN thus
sketch Of the acton Of Mother that
might entertain the ordinary theatre
audience There was no more in the drama
that WAS interesting until tn" discussion
between the mot her and her two daughters
III III" third act A. TO whether or not they
ShOuld sacrifice themselves 10y yielding
their forum" 10 the dissipated brother.
In this family council there was natural
ness combined with n certain degree OF
dramatic interest that held q u the audience
IN real suspense Here was a finely /
th"at-ic cplsod'. developed in the highest
terms Of realism. and ~ afforded the h.st /
minutes Of the evening. The interview be- ,
tw"'n the mother and her worthless SOU /
admirably acted by Frederick Perry
was an anticlimaN. for ~ fell into the J
depths ot pur" stage bt'hps.
m" lacH NJ ina ginatton about the /
Who'll" play reduced it, level from the
literal always The actors groped with
consistent lack OF success for some ray
~ the light that never vas on sea or land.
\ touch Of poetry would have done
wonders for this triumph of maternal
love over all the disnppointments and /
sorrnws that her errinE sons caused.
Yet It was never present The episodes
u the play. save in that colloquy of the
family IN the third act. were unillumlned .
by theatre interest or any touch Of
spiritual suE2cstion.
And the actors kept their feet on the
ground Emma Dunn ia the long end .
irving role ~ the mother showed va /
ri.ty. na'uralnees and an agreeable sense !
81 humor But she was az guiltlees u \
ina yinatiou ar poetic feeling as an UNI /
braIla Frederick Perry in the third act I
had \ touch ~ inspiration which. mOrN 4
generally disseminated. might have made :
-M0iher- quite a Different story
Nrt tho thestr@ Numbered with ar
pls $50 The curtain rose repeatedly .
, TER ever act II ono may piece con
fd@ncN in those outward and aud HE
: gns -Moth~r- - 'hs plav ~ the century