New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-05
2, HECTOR TCRNBULL.

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By HECTOR TURNBULL.
n..,.rs tie most notable feature Of
'e,'T'' STAR revival Of Paul Potter's
Nav "Tulby.' at the ShHoe't / ne ~
l.ss.-isv rl-ht. was the fact that MISS
pbrlGs NelsCu-Icrry earned the WeI-
,ba+ has been ready and waiting
FOR her since she Lett her 1 =. ~
rnelsad 90 Try the temper OF New 10TH
'1 Tt;s beautiful player has been. until
aTr;ibv" was presented, decidedly IN
s.,.rra.e so her choice Of plays. In
aTrcif,i N.ch-' she showed the same
,:,.rsss.rr lack OF that most necessary
49, spirit that made her work IN
sTLc Adventure OF Lady Ursula"
-. Tor nothing. In "Trilby.' how
,vs, she rises triumphant from the
o,Ses Of the two former mistakes.
Vo- Characterization Of the blanchis-
- NJ Uu NaurIer is one Of the best
49,. NJ pl.v.ng we have seen in our
.o-,rarstivelv brief career, and we
S.-sbv take back everything we may
80 said regarding Miss Nelson
Tsr-v's abilities and qualifications as
-lsver. Nct Only does she play Tidy
2. tbo co0Dle-o satisfaction of those
no have rirturcd the character IN
.beir irarinauons from a fono study
~ the novel but she performs the re
variable feat Of singing Ben Bolt
,-;.bout dts7clIng the illusion and
~ d;sriay of marked finish and
,k;U This IL viii be readily ad-
-1;t.el IS most difficult achievement.
OF course. the play, even when
fashioned from the book by such
,rartise6 hand as Paul Potter's, creaks
and eroars and hmpS before an audi
epse which has fed upon the neatly
DEVISED PLAYS Of the last season or two
on Broaiw The lines seem banal
and ,rite and the situations most un-
6syeloped This fact, however, is no
psrceptible drawback TO the enthusiasm
hat will be displayed by any one who
loves the book and the characters.
Trilby and Svengah make up for every
fault In the dramatization.
Syengai is Wilton Lackaye at his
very best. To see him fairly infuse
,cver and action into his scenes is
worth the price of admission alone. 1t
&, doubtful II ne has ever played
.,'s with so much sincerity and fire as
20 rlavs the fantastic musician IN
Trllby." And his CHASTITY death scene
IS q triumphant climax to his splendid
yo!s in the preceding acts.
something new and rather strange
has crept into "Trilby" since we last
saw It played. The most noticeable in
royation is o couple Of songs by the
irrepressbie Sandy. These, while sung
WITH the delightful barytone Of Mr..
NacFarlane, are distractlng, however
pleasant 20 the ear, and do not in the
east facilitate the action OF the scene.
VI. MacFarlane, nevertheless, is an
stmirable choice for the part OF Sandy,
and with the Scotch gentleman in The
Only GirW holds the seasons record
tor absolutely Scots dialect and the
much sourh, for but seldom attained
Scots burr.
Taylor Holmes. who will perhaps be
remembered most readily for his anus
ing Characterization in The Third
Party" PLAYED Gecko with surprising
force and feel ng In his denunciation
scene with SverEah in the foyer Of the
opera house be rose 20 the occasion in
most affecting f4.hion. We can
promise the sentimental that it is Iay-
Or Holiness admirable portrait Of
Gecko that vii. draw the tears in the
PRESENT revival Of "Trilby," and not the
death Of TrilDy or the CHASTITY attack Of
ne interesting SvengaH.
Burr Mcintosh made a Southern
planter Of Tafy, as Is his wont, with
most Of his concentrations. No
weeping willow boards or active work
With the dumbbells could wipe away
bis mild, bland drawl and his abso
lg,ely un-Brtish demeanOr. He was,
however, fetching 10 the eye, and,
barring his Mason and Dixon limits
which viii be noticed only by the
5ntsh), played the benevolent and
'lsygolng TaFy to evident satisfaction.
Lou-ZoJ could have come to no bet
fr hands .han those of Leo Ditrich-
stein. His playing was as finished
and interestin- az ever. and his debo-
aau "Oh, La-La-La," most welcome.
Brandon lyman made Little Billee"
appealing. and. with exec ding tact, did
not lean very heavily upon the oft re
esr!ng trite .IAes that Paul Potter
Hholy provided
hose CoChlau is excellent as Nine.
,,iignsrd, and Cecil King makes q e Rev.
laomas Bago, talk exactly like an as
n'Ant city editor who can see nothing
!, NE but ar assignment book, only in
AZ Kings minds eye it is the dictates
% the English Church that make him
intense and therefore interesting.
Nhie Esmond s the severe mother,
Ha Virginia Fox Brooks, the celebrated
Alghter Of the equally celebrated pro-
..eer, Joseph Brooks, plays one of the
r'e'ies, and plays her very well in
Oespits the natural tingc Of disap-
HNtment thai comes with each re-
va OF famous play, "Trilby" is very
..en worth while. TO see Miss Neil
sSsal'Ierry, Mr. Lackaye and Taylor
sGlhes Is treat that should not be
55is'sd One houes that the play and
same excellent cast Will stay at the
StebeFt for a 1ovy Q mo