The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-11-28

undi~turbcdlv IN" text of the play and
~ Iuv ITS progress II was something
NOR" than a desire lo soc fair play that
mad" th" men and women in the audience
who had gone there with no other purpose
attempt 20 put To confusion tho organized
effort 10 prevent the performance. Their
disJproiplmcnt az being thwarted in the
vi ,1sul'~ they had expected was con-
pcu-ttei hv the delight they took in the
"Npll-lon of every dlsturber.
n lc Abbey Theatre actors are acCus-
TONED 80 Disturbances and they did not
NE. q i'm" of the ti... I,., although the
h1cn- e IN" specti. r, after the first
ogr,r,ln were turned away from tho
stage aui re noise was 50 deafcning
'tat uy. word could he heard The first
man 10 yr arrested had .lrown soon after
a.. ,r.. Jc' began an lsIi,rt.d1 pellet on
the .tI-.. which soon broke and warned
l. l..,-a,, ,. .,'., IA tn" first rows that some
rNr u.uu .,nur wruu- Ilut the uproar
g. 3D.. dot!ou,I trc succtitor- did not
i".,n m'Ii >tGrn's reference - the Holy
'arnr md tHe Cardinals
tu"rr was nothing to he heard by the
a.!t."Nr" from thar point on There
va, rrra. applause after the first act
aud Ia .r. when Fred O'Donavdn an
uouuccd hat ih" first a"' would hc played
a second tune There were fewer in
terrlptious after IN" second beg ming
oi the play. although Cbrisfophcr'S refer
.ucc> to me murder of his father brought
ou' hoo's and h.--e- The act was again
Of
~iOu- hu, u was possible to ge; more
of 'ho S"uso of ,i lh.S was of course
no mo>rhrrt ~ when % listen to u
play which has made ,rs fame through
thrr ruHtIr icn5jy and the vii of its text.
ii"r" was less noise 10 accompany the
second act. dlthouGH the dIsturbers took
r,fulo % coughing az much and a. loudly
as uu-~.bl" and Missing continuously IN
one part Oi the house or the other. But
th"r., WAS 10y this tim" sufficient qriet
to Catci occasionally the tuli senss Ot
sotu" OF the speet hes - well a. their
Coinplrf.. text and th"gr were. frequent
oujpu'st- ui applauS" which We're
spoutau-uG- tribute To the authors work.
As these opportunities increased u he
came evident that under ordinary CIR
CumstuuccS The Playboy of the Western
World would probably have met with
truml,uart reception ~ tn" intelligent
To w-icom- It Apart from the disturbing
element among tu- spectators the Abbey
PLAYERS have not been welcomed Ivy slCn
a hr,llaut nsIdl"UC"
lha leaders Dt the demonstration last
night We're seated IN IA" middle "f she
Ur, h.>tra. and II was there that ihr be-
ginning Oi every outbreak was 'r-t heard
aud there that the tir~' arrest wa made
But inrr, were also dl~iurb'rs ia the
nuNo- \ woman u,Nt go the stag" IN the
night hand prr-v"uI.m nuA t"gaa 10
hiss early III thc tytIluG and with her
escort h"pt II ~ To- ia" end o' 'h" play.
During thu lI~t act There Wa constant
~uhdu"i - --lllE coming from an Rart,
pf tn" hr3-' BIl tu"r" WI 100 single
oItUIcik H. t.ItulIuE a thu-" tut'
iuarh"d "a" early part ot Ia" evening
Rising from ms seat and with his cont
~-,-,Irely over las arm. Il spectator would
rise from h'- seat and calling nit Shame
WITH more 81 less ieServc b"ii II cui Di
iu" thtttTr. lU~t UpH much tn" dis
iururr~ hI,W auO'i th" author If Tn.
play. vino has been dead fur several
y"tr-. wd- shown ~ lh" remark of one
Gl~tururr IN the gallery when al lhe Close
of tnc plaY a rope j. brought out to naug
tu" hero Put hat around SynEe'- :
neck be. cr,rd uVt. rruuourcing IN" du-
trur'- nam. Iur .'r.rtlN with soft x.
victory nad been won for The drama
h,.'u',' .Nc curtain tell. lh"r" mad been an
oppOit ..nlfS 90 h-ar enough II me text 10
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