New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-26
fife" IS FULL OF
ANUMDER OF THINGS
Virtue TriumphS Over Vii
lany After a Long, Clio
riouS Struggle.
love. CRIME AND WAR
N N HUGE PROPORTIONS
,.dy,s Mastodouic Melodrama
prceiyes a Riotous Welcome
al the Manhattan
=, HECTOR TURNBULI~

~ HECTOR TURNBULL~
,.., soendius four hours IN the
,,' Ni'., Opera House Saturday night
Na l.s,,g william A. Brady's stsgeer-
'a''N'- -sr,r,s Of Life" pass in all its
ms ..,gan proportions We must con.
s go 70 our readers that no column OF
~ ~ .,c, no conventional array OF
CO. 's..rorn sdjeetives can dc justice to
nc event ,.~.,..r .ho+
~ ,y,ravagant state Of mind is Pc
~. 90 rs. Indeed, no The audi
80 - ~ the Manhattan was flled 20
..souinr or Saturday night by
-, horde OF drst-nighters, who
- ike exuborancc in their mani
-, ....;,rs OF applause and enthusiasm.
- theatrical managers We'd with
'''.' .,,sr in expressing their delight
~ Bra6y's triumph, rival play:
.W ~. bovlcC for the sight o.
st't-s.o buchanan, who never sp-
i1s. md In tht general excitement
EsS!cU,,t srT actually exposed his entire
LOUIS iur~, Ills collar. And after the
&c; A.S.o;n Inc crowd surGed into the
ma 80 blocked the car lines WINE
-. ~ .oI5 each other what great quar-
,o9 The general opinion overheard
W. .Tifs" is "some show.
vas LAs ss;ns 1nodestly enough with
ne ewing a fairly faithful repre-
80. ..,,,;on o. the training quarter ..
pc s.''y sie crew. Here, with almost
1 ,,.;DS.lile rsuidity the hero, REID
love with the heroine, kutn;
az .;iis;n plots his downfall with an
'5 s.. ..,,,, and Ruth'a brother, Ralph
sai 's-.~, Involved 80 "a criminal trans
pe'o.A'9 o.;,b the villain. Reid rescues
I .|.s s-,-, a wstery grave. Hot Bar
hl'I - Charlie Howe lead the ter
''A %" " tho New Rochelle Rowing
sclsb IN 8 gallant light Tor victor! -
Je Harvard crew, and terrlhc 49, ~.
~r,t beeoues O continuous cohdi!loh
-, ,hrough the lrst act men IN d
- sbic bark owned by Ruth's papa
Is.'S So a Reid again the victim OF the
.Ii. Vaccinations Of the Villain
hOl'; - - He is accused OF theft
~. ; s,s not stop making love. Crooks
~. and do likewise. The bank gives
' ~ IN paps's house, racked by the
,l-oss Of q tango party. EinhgI'sh'
p.r.o and a crooked pal OF ms 40 the'r
s.e. 10 break up the AFFAIR put me
r.,iain outdoes them, and snoots papa
- Sestb Our hero has but to appear
~, H. scene and he is charged WIN
~, ,cur9er and earted of 10 jail, fol-
- L, the sobs Of his Ruth, who
t's sand time 10 marry him between
-1o,ss After this the show becomes
,,o bYee struggle between the vlrtuous
Tsr,e1f st-ivirg 10 secure the release
RI Ralph and the criminal element
|Aanded in Q desperate attempt 10 sea-
lim firmly on the electric CHAIR a.
Sre Sing. The crooks thump eaeh
cher on the head in front OF -. t61-
nek's Cathedral and fight stirring bat-
n, with the hero Oh the way through
/, seems that they must triumph IN
heir wicked purpose, but at last after
rspy vieissitudes IN many picturesque
corners OF the globe the brave lovers
vm out. and the American flag waves
he oyerwrought audience home 20 their
beds As melodrama lt Is marvellous
and az revelation Of spectacular
scenes Il leaves one gssping.
Unfortunately. there is no space ios
Az ADEQUATE report OF the performance
i Q. each Of the four hundred players IL
The cast This is the more TO be re-
GREETED because no little portion OF the
evenings enjoyment came from une%-
pes.ed quarters and from actors not
Otherwise featured. Kathlene Mac
Densll and John Bowers deserve first
nention, however, as the heroic pair OF
lovers. Theirs was q cruel test, Dut
Ter bore al with q fine spirit. ana
easily earned the cheers and applause
ttieh greeted them at the end. That
Waiter Hampden and LeOnore Harris
were equally good as the wicked plot
isn was convinoiugly demonstrated D.
{ he Kisses Of the audience. Walter
+ Green and Jane CorcorRn, a. another
ttair Of lovers, touched every heart the
uonent they appeared by their tn
V-phant Irish wit and their devotion
. w WI nero anu utl pll4ts ~ ~
Ilnlcipals, such as the chief OF de-
4 vaiyes, Dutch Joe. Dago Mike and
1 'iat. Clarice, the clairvOyant, we can
oily say that they grasped the spirit
q tie spectacle with both hands ana
tlysd for all they were worth. In
esed, the entire production, cast and
scenes, is rare example Of what one
Hsrgste, resourceful man can do when
}. sets out to raise melodrama to the
Pc power To Thompson buchanan,
ss author of the plot, our hat IS oil.
y ordinary man could do the like with
y iypewritcrs.
Lest we have unvittingly conveyed
4 x impression that Life" is a strictly
's.lectual affair. we hasten to add
Il ssi !, offers Joy 10 the high, the mid
lGd the low brow in equal plenty.
l'Te arc lofty moral questions toI
E philosopher. and thrills, love and
sslon FOR the more mundane. So, no
,ilier % which class you belong, you:
4 sy Of life through Mr.. Brady's mag
+ ;ying glass viii turn ont TO be a very
flly affair.