New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
TIN Fallen Idol" Tells OF
Illicit Love and Its
Tragedies.
,,NET BEECHER IS A
REFRESHING FIGURE
,;,o and Satirical Lines
Give Life TO a New Play
at the Comedy.

l r rkfFN II'i. -
David Powell
.r tf A nrr Brlng
CO tf-' IUus len llf' p
frtA Robert Schsh q
Janet Rcrclf-
Mario tIsuuC -,
Ss ;a FLORENCE H'','''
and rs tragic consequences has
80. beer suitable material for the
....c n serious drama. lt always Will
cuv Bolton IS quite with'n ms
F., selecting 10 for the theme
~. ,eu r'av. "Thc Fallen ldoi
foo Weber presented a. the
-, Theatre OH Saturday night. il
p-,,or has made no important new
.b.r-or or tho subject 10 stage
..,re no has 40 least dealt with II
u, ,bo1eftruI fashion which u de-
In addition. he has emoe'-
~ 8. with amusing lines. some ora
sor.c ucu. which serve 10 give
.,'fy 90 the play. .-.-.
t-,, husband. famous musician
~ psrllyzed as the result oil ms Ii-S
1.,'fir6ulrcrcc G charming WE ana
-.~rc artist who loves 5er' ana the
~. for adj triangle plays are a.
- There arc only two general end
"A sucr situation: Either the
,ecepts the lover or she renounceS
h. bs.sgse Of hey marriage VOWS. Mr.
s.I.co mas chosen 20 blend these end
First he has the wife send ner
=, swav while She remains win her
.,bsrd ir his increasing illness.
Len he leaves her free 10 marry by
90, sv;eide OF the husband. IL IS an
.-s.rg which VIII please the roman'.-
.,1v inclined. though the sophlstica'ed
I'M be tempted 20 murmur, 1T never
ssld happen that way.
Sto.ld 8 wife in whom the mother
.,.,-e, is strong be compelled 10 i've
- husband whose excuses nave
-..eled his healthc That IS the cues
an On which SIR. Bolton has built MS
ana Several characters argue ior
rorce FOR the wife, lheir arguments
.-s answered. however. by her repet-
.sr OF her vows 90 cleave 20 her nus
and "for better. for worse. IN SICKNESS
! health" With that she dlsmisses
Il. man she loves. With that Mr.. Boil
r-. Il he believes his own arguments
could have ended his play. To clear
u. wav for the lovers by the SUICIDE
2 the husband g 20 beg the Issue.
For his characters the author mas
s,ssr Vsldec.ni. renowned pianist,
RI, "fsl!en idol his young wife, ana
ines CREDIBLE. the artst-Iover. one
. Valdeciri's mistresses, mother OF
rsl6ecirIs child and possessor OF COM
-onisinc letters which she threatens
reveal In q suit. furnishes the con
nt.onal figure by means Of which the
,8t is developed. Inc light touches IN
be plav are provided by the character
q q woman Of the world. whose Gym
nl observarces ancut love and matri-
r5rv give amusement TO the audience.
III in the writing Of epigrams that
rr Bolton a. Ll> best. Iney may
.a 81. be original. as for example one
Be- the woman in the case that her one
-s,ske was iu being found out. Mrs.
Dane. in Henry Arthur Jones's Mrs.
lane's Defence made the same obser-
a,ion. But the description Of a wom-
90 OF the world as woman OF the
.sf-world plus an independent IN
0me" strikes new spark OF fire.
10 Janet Beecner the play has an un-
Huslly appealing heroine. We see Miss
3tscher far too seldom. She has pleas
II appearance. a refreshing personality
nd. above an. uatura.nesS. Even when
.sr lines offer opportunities for emo
.onal fights she resists them and re-
-sns human and sincere.
The musician is played with flowing
ocks, lie and cape. after the conven-
.onal stage type. by Albert Bruning,
While David Powell as the lover, IS
,sst vnea least ferveut. Florence
Rockwell. long absent from Broadway,
returns as the former mistress. A bit
100 student in the expression Of out
uged feelings, she nevertheless makes
a. interesting figure. Nr. Bolton 3
bss, material his iconoclastic phrases,
are intrusted 20 Marie Chambers As the
knowing widow. II they did not always
eet over" perhaps audiences accus-
TONED 10 musical comedy jokes deliv-
cred with punch may be partly 10
blame