The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
Leonora." They must all be Immature
Barries to succeed in that held.
The Departea EsassAs.

TIE DeU0rte0 Eoooo0os
The experience Of the talented Is
mond family in this city must have sur
prised them: popular for years in Lon
don. especially successful in ELIZA
Comes to Stay" during more than
year there they were not able to make
the slightest impression on the New
York public. Charles FrOhnian has
sent the two of TO Canada. where they
are at least we'll enough known to at
tract the attention Of their loyal coun-
trymen. Canada has recently become
the resort Of other English actors who
have not succeeded in finding success
here. During the present season Lau-
renee Irving and Martin Harvey have
been acting in tho numerous cities there
large enough to support their favorites.
II does not seem possible to believe.
however. that the Esmonds are to be
banished forever from New York. II. v.
lar of recent plays. such as when We
Were Twenty-One" Eva Moore. his
wife. is a skilful and charming actress
and the London popularity Of the two
may be readily understood. Hero they
played few eventless weeks at the
Garrick Theatre without New York even
awaking to their presence.
So the Esmond family must have been
surprised when, on q snowy Sunday,
the actors and their company started
%
than one American manager vino tried
last summer to buy tho play ELIZA
Comes to Stay" in which they were first
seen here. But the author would not
sell 1t. At last he had written q play
which. after its year and half Of per-
formances In London. could be brought
to this country and could incidentally
bring tho Esmonds. John Hare had a
somewhat similar experience. He
: waited for years that . play which
would satisfy New Workers. should come
, along. At last he made his great sue
, cess in "A Pair OF Spectacles," which
sydney Grundy took from Labiche'a
} LES Petits Oiseaux." Tho next morn
\ ing when he applied to the author fol-
:. the foreign rights to tho piece he
] learned with sorrow that r. Henr,
o French had acquired the American
Q rights after the second act on the first
y night. SO John Hare had to wait fol
I The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith."
: Just why ELIZA Comes to Stay" failet
!. no completely to entertain American
Z audiences 1t is not easy to say. Prob
t ably some Of the idea Of class made I
It more amusing to see this founding
i suddenly raised to the society Of mel
y and women Of title and others Of ,
i social position to which she never coul'
j. have aspired. Tho scheme Of tho pla!
seemed perfect. But It failed to Great
d it's effect here. Has the bubble abou
Is the we'll made play burst again? Mus
II technique again 90 hang? In the cas-
II OF 1.-THE Dear Fool" II In not 30 dim
IS cult to understand why It did not max
10 the slightest appeal to our public u
10 spite Of it's certain charming scenes
T. The dear fool had too good q time. sh
1t was too guilty. Tho thought Of
. woman of 40 with two children spendin
10 night In the arms Of her boy lover an
r. then expecting her "Peocavi" to settl
q the whole case for her wss not pleas
ant. The idea Of motherhoood and sue
~ t.enAse to the passions OF the hes
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