New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-31

THE FULToN-"THE CAVE MAN

Real satire stncs. even when served with
\ farcicsl sauce; that which only uck'es
IS an imitation. Nor does multitude OF
smart sayings make successful farce.
"The Cave Man" by GeIctt Burgess. I'm
which Robert Edcson appeared az the new
Fulton Theatre last night, is distinctly
amusing one chuckles with inward enjoy
mon' al many 81 the quips. laughs loudly
d. others and q. Tvs wildly at some, and.
after each outbreak Of mirth. one H. eager
for tho next opportunity 10 laugh. But no
ono cares A hang what e. going to happen
to the people iu the farce who utter the
smart savings. There Is interest in their
speech. bur not iu their affairs.
The cave Man" is decentralization by
GeIett Burgess Of part of his novel
Lady Mechanic The millionaire rs the
object Of the authors wit He is ridiculee.
not satirized. IN a fantastic tale that is told
of vomans plan 10 fool her wealthy
friends
Lady Mechanic" wages that she can
take the first man who comes along and
train him so that no viii he accepted by
society 4 coal HEAVIER. 10y chance picks
ND i'm the street note she has fung from
ntT WluloN- lie 'NliI'0 W. l'.N aga 'Aii''''
is unkrowinglv made the victim If her
experiment. and. after being ouiwardiF
made gentleman" is launched upon her
friends As A protege who has been living
in the Sums His adapability IS remarka-
bic. even in a farce. and when his crude
ness is loudly acclaimed as originality by
tho persons 10 whom he IS presented Lady
Mechanics" scheme seems to be working
out.
The coalheaver. however, as he saws him
self many times, is man. and when he
realizes that the woman who has taught
him what he knows Of the world has also
inspired Il tenderer feeling than that ~
gratitude he breaks from her leading
strings. tells the astOnished circle OF adj
mrers Of his originality that a boiled shirt
doesn't make a gentleman, that they are
all dressed up dolls. eager 10 be fooled. and
that he is going back 10 his cave 10 work
out his own future. To this cave, which
by the way. IL a garrett studio. comes the
Lady Mechanic" who finds that she has
lighted the vital spark Of mans awaken
ing and that the absolute domination OF
the woman by the man IS the solution OF
the world-old problem.
Robert Edeson played the coalheayer
who became the object Of Lady Me-
chantc's" experiment. I'm the first two acts
he was extremely effective In the eccen-
tricities Of action and speech demanded by
the part. and was happy in the use Of a
"Chlmmie Fadden" accent. In the de-
vciopment Of the real man he was master
fuI, though always playing with keen
appreciation Of the spirit Of the farce
Lady Mechanic" I'm the hands OF Grace
tlliston was a very attractive young wom-
an. TO whom a Joke was both meat and
drink "You said YOU would 20 through
hell for me-" she said to the coalheayer.
..vct YOU refuse 10 take bath"
Yes but he'll isn't cold responded her
victim.
Beatrice Noyes played an ingenue part
with much intellig nee and spirit To her
fell some OF tho most sparkling lines in the
farce. Florine Arnold was capital AZ a
garrulous elderly woman. who cXemplined
her idea ~ life by declaring a woman s.
hair may turn gray, but man is a man
I'm she rs NINETY" Isabelle Lee PLAYED the
heiress. who threy herself at the coal