New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-19
THE BRIDAL PATH
New Comedy at the 39th Street
Theatre.
NEW WOMAN AND OLD EVE
fife Force and Ladies Battle,
Mere Man and Some Stun
ming New Gowns.

~. cleVerncSS or thompson EOcna nan 6
-. ,hree-act play. The Bridal Path"
..,6poed Jas. night at ;he Thirty-nlnth
s,,.e, Theatre. lies in his ingenious jug
.,i,r with many new ideas in order 20
~, that beneath them all will still be
,.,,-d did Mother Eve and the old Adam.
80, love is etnl stronger than theories.
"A that woman's code of honor Is off
ian, from. and not necessarily superior
- that OF man. Not that Mr.. Buchanan
,.dsrtskcs 10 prove these things in all
1.r,ousness. He has written a comedy.
IA never forgotten Il. but that there is
80 sea At the root of his amusing inven-
"a, is true. nevertheless.
y.,slie Marshall loves Robert Cameron.
.,d has decided 20 marry him Here is
"a. Lie Force IN its primitive. normal
,.,r. for Natalie has also decided so she
ellis her father. that she will raise
s.sl,hy. handsome family. Father OBJ
,ec,s on account OF Roberts humble
firth. but is overrulcd. for daughter fur
tho informs him. Robert is unqles,lon-
ss,v the man for her from every modern
min, O. view. The model husbsnd-c elect.
noconscious Of the decision of his fate.
il In the tolls OF a Russian portrait
nsin,er. a woman who has a chcckered
ras, but who has succeeded in convinc-
iur him that he compromised her a year
ago and must rehabilita,e her by mar
rage. Natalie. unaware OF this cntauSle-
ment. decides 20 hurry on her own we'd
ding by sending story about herself
ard Bob 10 q society paper" Then, the
moment the item is printed, announces
her engs cement 20 him, expecting 70 force
his hand Complications ensuc. the Hrst
&C, ending with ladies' battle between
the adventures and the young girl in
which TIE latter wins.
The second act shows, in its first scene.
,he wedding of Natalie and Bob before
4 party Of guests in all the latest fash
ions Of the coming season. This scene
is exceedingly we'll staged and managed.
h. the second scene the bridal couple are
alone II is at this moment that the adj
ventures strikes blow at their happi-
ness that all but wrecks il. but the mas
ieriul love OF the man wins and Natalie
iOrgiyes him, only 10 return on the fol-
owing morning. and al the beginning Of
ibe third act, 10 her resolution 10 leave
him She has been weak, she despisos
herself for forgiving him. she telephones
for her father TO take her away. It is
then that her old colored namme, who
knows her. gives Robert some good ad-
vice ard some information. lie answers
Natalie's accusations of peridy with the
evidence OF her plotting 20 get him. and
In the end makes her his willing captive
again.
The comedy is worth while. as has al
ready been said. because il plays cleyerly
md effectively with current ideas. IL is
iageniously constructed, and some OF is
scenes are very cleverly written. espe-
daily charming passage in the first act,
where Natalie, mistahing the cause Of
Roberts call. gives that unsuspectine
yerng man every possible opportunity 10
make the proposal ne docs not dream Of.
Robert Warwick. az Robert Cameron. ana
Am Murdoch. as Natalie. made the most
o. this scene. as they did also OF the
coslng one, in which the battle Cor hap
pntss between the strong man and the
still loving but wounded woman IL fought.
Here Mr. Warwick acted with convincing
FIRE and authority. Miss Murdoch gave 2
consistent portrayal OF the heroine in
both her gay ana happy and hey deeply
emotional moods. Iuciie Wstsons Rus
sisn adventures Was d good piece OF
work. quietly effective. ana Ms. Charles
q. Craig mace one Of the hits OF the
evening as the colored nurse. She vas
capital William II. Sans PLAYED the role
VI the father competently. The other
members Of the cast did well what little
they had 10 do. The COMEDY OFFERS an
excellent evenings entertainment.