New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-11
IRISH PLAYERS RETURN
Give 2 New Play en- First Pro-
qramme at WalIack's.
BASED ON SEX THEME
And Settles It with Brief Humor
Audience Greets Favorite
Players Warmly,

swift, brief and with a humor that
o.avs around an themes. whether grim,
...au. or gay. the Irish Company. in their
Sketches of moody humanity are welcome
,..l, 10 New York.
LAS, night ia their FIRST programme at
,y-racC's. they gave three different
..r.,o.es into the work that has already
...lc the Abbey Theatre famous OF
...sA The Magnanimous Lover" by st.
..rS. Eryiue. was new 20 this civ. tn
NOR TWO "Birthright." by T. G. Murray.
ma The Jackdaw.' 10y Lady Gregory,
,,ere both seen here several times last
season.
.Trc Nasnanhnous Lover has much the
same theme dealt with previously here in
-Girdlc Wakes and other plays. 70
handles the subject however. with the
direct hrevity and wit characteristic of
the Irish group After ten wears the man
comes back To- do Gods bidding. marry
Tie woman and set her and the Child
right before the world
rive come back with the fear 20 God in
mi, heart" SAYS he. with impressive
.olemnity ana with the ring Of self-dc
light.
An will YOU be leaving God aside for
81 minute co that you can be telling mo 81
you remember the kind OF woman / ann
she REPLIES IN searching tones.
I've not come back 10 what you are
1u, 10 do Gods bidding
Am I as good as you?' inquiries the
woman.
You're a woman fallen from grace
An what are vou?'
"I'i' nan that's got God back in his
b.sit .H repair the wrong I've done.
.I'm r.t as good as you. then
40.
Then why do YOU oe wanting to marry
me-
81 have the fear Of God in my heart
and I'm wanting 10 do his His bidding
You're wanting TO be saving your own
soul. YOU mean"
Maggie Gather, ! ask you TO marry me-
viii YOU marry me-"
I'm not. I'll not be for saving Your
soul. and I'm better than YOU, for I'm not
afraid Of God"
Tie cant of the man who. while lie did
not repeat them. represented all the con-
ventional notions OF the day in regard TO
This situation. was left out or the run
ming by the direct strength Of the woman.
The sketch was hurled over the foot
lights by the simple force of Sara Angood
As the woman and J. NJ. kerrigan ss the
man. These players both have power
that is quite outside the usual acting. and
there is no way Of describing their play
me better than to say that it is impos-
sible 10 watch them without feeling the
spontaneous excitement that is the direct
tribute 10 genius.
The terrible play. "Birthrisht show
ins as it does the bitterness that is char
acteris,ic Of so much OF family life. ana
ihe l,liciously ridiculous "Jackda"
were performed by the same players seen
i'm the familiar parts last year. ana "A
second seeing discovered many new points
10, interest.
Wallacks Theatre is. OF course, not an
advantageous place in which 10 near
u'4,s fun. az these are. ~ fine points ana
with lines each ono Of which counts tow
.rd tho furthcrins Of the play. Moreover
atrocious. The scenery provided for these
PLAYS = purposely made impresslonisuc
10 tho point Of p strokes counting for a
val OF p mountain. and vivid white
ilsht cast on this is ruinous.
Nothing. however. can take away IRON
the lines their searching virliiy. ana
nothing can lessen the sweetness OF the
voices or the haunting power in the act
ms Of tho players.
The Ijebler. Company and Mr.. Tyler
Under whose management the Abbey mo
s,re COMPANY makes its tours 10 TINS
country. have provided more than pass
irg plessurc with this venture OF theirs.
The Irish Players will continue at Wal
lacks Theatre 70 give their iepertoTN' IN
Guiding several plays new 10 this coun'r' D
ard Offering dlnorcnt programme al
almost every performance.
cAs~ pF THE MAGNANIMOUs LOVER
.....,. ND, ....I s. . Uourkc
a.. rsft. ..... Mona ID Bcirro
NJ .t.. ,..t.r SIDNEY MORGAN
tl.r-.. Yt,,.. .....J NJ kerrigan
a...!e Cafrsr. ................ Sara Allgood
CAST OF "BIRTHRGHT"
ksur. gorrI.sc,. ...... Eileen O'DoI"rtT
o. Aorrfsse~ .......... ~vdne, =. Morgan
shane Morrisser ..........- -. VI. = CITE ','
U'-l MorflsseJ ...... .....-ife1 . DyIoF"
CAST OF THE JACK JAW
Joseph Nesfor. .............Fred O'pon", an
Nirfasf Doouev. ......... Arthur sinclair
Nre fro.arIrk .............. sara Al.-ood
Timothy NaIit--.-... ...-.- az. - 49, t.V", ~. =.
Timothy Ward. ........-.j " kciiis"h