New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-23
POINT OF VIEW
AT A MATINEE
Interesting Character Studies by
Rachel Crothers Given by
Student Players.
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Il, ,RTiitR RUN.
The lccp feeling and general sanity and
i,,.,iioe,,. Wilton chararterizo Tho vort
az Npss Rachel crofhors cav. unusual
vi,aift, IN tho matinee offered hv the
st,.dcpte of tr, EmpIre Dramatic School
a, tno rmpir.. Theatre vcstcrdav Miss
[ Cfothers.s contribution. "The Point ~
View" WAS series of character studies
in three scenes. which. while scarcely q
r,, fr tho strictly technical sense of the
word reycribcIcsq had tine effect o. "a
+ continuous dramatic narrative.
The scene was mountain top. favor
ite goal o. holiday climbers. and the three
sets or p-oplo came. ono after another.
and t,rourh che eject which the place
had ON tnsm gradually revealed them
solves
The fret cr.,i,n were village bows and
r.,ls from, ,rc poirhborhood a healthy.
u.,,,yl.ic.q to,,lo,. "a girl born. almost
10 morbidrers ana gloom one intent on
eating and cooking and the things mat
n AXE home comfortable. and the husky
practical lad she was going 10 marry
W no needed ouly rcd barn 10 make ms
life complete These served &c q bacN-
ground FOR the more imaginative. intel
leetuallv forccful eirl. who wanted TO he
a great SINGER. and wanted 10 so nara
that she was willing 20 give mp the young
lover she had -roWn no with ana go OUT
IL 10 the world and make the hght WHICH,
ro, q while az least must be made alone
Tho end. probably forever OF this boy ana
-ill love affair for this girl really seemed
TO have 10 BOO her was written "itn uh-
usual doli,acy ard tenderness. ana ac'en
bog two of the young amateur aS -
deed. +; were their own story.
DurinS this first scene something ha'
been said OF a party OF Guy p00i-
Young lady painter and her irleHus 80
I I'm tho valley-and in the secohu soei' w
, group is seen. The young alusl - O'o
Of those-of which such a CITY as NV
| York IS so trasically full-who uiul
| have il I'm her. yet sacrliceu He' 49,.
| husband and in a more coinpe,
wholly unconscious sense he'se't'
pif1iing attempts TO pant. Oio'
/ thinking girl who would give al
/ could ever accomplish with her oralh ~
3 be the WlIe OF the nl'" "'''' ,i.,ht-
I
minded young actor are the oIne' "e
| IN this more mature group Inc $50 .ne
ends tragically with the dea'h Oh ''0
artists husband, who falls WINE c'''hp'l7
for flower she insists ne ee' 'ol ~
/ The effectiveness Of the scene va
/ sdera oily marred by a lohs'
soliloquy which the lady arts' i - 80.
( 10 deliver directly after hearing 'ha' "'
/ husband has fallen-for an experience
craftsman like Miss Crothers very GU
rious technique.
The last scene, also verbally conhec'eu
with what has gone before shows a
Young woman. unhappily married !e'
sweet and patent IN hel u'"a -,
vouth in the throes of puppy-love for her
and the young girl-older than the otne'
woman. as the latter explains IN uhue'
standing Of life's real thing-to "hom tne
| married woman transfers him. ms
scene. too. especially the Young sirl con
fess,on Of what she thinks she could 40
well in the world. is written with OK
oulsite delicacy and freshness or feeiins
! a,d 9, too was PLAYED with moving sih-