The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-26
OLD COMEDY PLAYED
AT THE PRINCESS
chcridan'S "Thc Critic" Re-
yi,cd by an English
Company.
KEW Now AFTER CENTURY
.,,. ,,,,,,"-u the prlncc.. Theatre.

Now thar the fun Of the theatre is so
,,.r .n demand IL was a stroke 81 genius
fu. pI., uf Morris Gcst to revive
.t...lar. luHc The critic: or \
r....v G,u,ars,d.' which has been for
q century .n, classic OF stage fun. b.
ttsr Ia,u,- company played the piece
Inst rem at the Princess Theatre and
r.t,I 10 most ,Ncrllcuty before an audi
,I.. which was kept In continuous laugh
,.. .g OHIO. points Of the old burrsque -
,,,ut- which. by the way, are quite as
am. to-day as they ever were. Thus the
y,u..., Theatre lived mp to its r,putd-
DION 49, the home uf all that Is rocco
In the theatre II may be the product
of IN. Grand Guignol. the sociology of
R-ruX ar eighteenth century farce which
is Q, ne enjoyed on the little stage OF
his playhouse. But 1t will never bc any
thug ordinary.
THE CRITIC held the boards OF the New
York theatres for as many years as any
o.r,- play OF It's period. only a year
aso T., was revived 10y the industrious
stock actors OF the Crescent Theatre in
RruonIyu. But 1t was notably done for
the last time by Nugustin DAILY at mis- own
theatre. lln loved the farce and at more
than ono stage Of his managerial career
placed his popular actors In the well
known roles Veterans at the theatre
les. u.-ai were talking about the versa
tl,y " Cht,lrs Mathews. who used to
PLAY PM and Sr FrCtfui with equal sue
cess Then there were otncrs--they all
looked young for their memories-wno
recalled that IN various productions OF
the play made at Augustin Days theatre
James Lewis had played PuD when this
manager made his first revival OF tn,
PLAY. and acted Don WhSkcroudos at
the last ng.y revival fourteen years later
Nn.u John Drew was PUf Ada Rehau
acted Tf'bwyid, and associated with her
vorr Eflie shannon, Kitty Chcatham and
Isabel Irving 1t was PuG that was al.
WAYS beloved of the leading man, and just
how dIsning and handsome Lester Wal
lack used tp he In the part one OF the
veto boldly proclaimed last night
And nobody present could dispute his as,
se-.p1, even IN lobby full of memories
EI' more important than its past was
t' present estate Of The Critic" Last
lz.' t provided excellent fun: more
.s.r. r showed how little change there
.. ice. 100 all the century IL has lived
z. 'H. character Of the actor. the author
3.H 'H,-. wro furnish theatrical amuse-
r..' ip the public. II also put to con
sion hose wise and knowing person.
.p found that the third act OF THE
s..F S..p' was TOO literal in its use
r run to entertain thcatregoers
.s.".a. nifty The burlesque scenes OF
~...'.n COULD not have haan more
"r. ..nr they are. nor more completely
s.,' . every phrase Of this parody
q. 'r uNlted and artificial tragedy OF
o." ,rHtcr1th century. Vet these scenes
N.o uusod for a century and are still
craH" ~ creating a sincere laugh wher
''s nrmor is 81 we'll set forth as Il
49, h. In fV,Fy fs.ft
fnH with the third act Of THE SHOW
shor.' because it possesses exactly tn,
80. that have impaired such vitality
e a vo,, bv Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Tho audience had special patience
Pr the p!gra last night. rs II included
many actors who understood the pecu
"artios or the author and the stage
manager. II not their own. How smila
e 'ho FUN Of 1.-THE Critic" 10 its sue
cesSo~s' The authors pet lines ar
ru'hles.'v eliminated the actors struggl
'or r~ceminence, whatever the sense o
tho scenes may he: duh ass'sta NJ
sno 'Na PLANNED effects and e. Is Ill m
same old humor But BERNARD shaw di,
m, dt-uoin at least It's form, and tn
NAV az tho Hudson Theatre proves tn
stage immortality NJ fun expressed Z
appropriately for the medium in whic
- is m L. 'eNcaled
Actors always play themselves wei
T'oH Tho people Of this sheridan nla'
arN so ougcuic from n technical poiu
~ view 'h1t actors are sure to make "a
impression IN them, y. Iden Payne a
Pun ard tho original incarnation OF tn
press aEcn'. which Wa ultimately TO b
seen IN fH.r country first I'M the porso
~ Jerome Eddv read his lines VOL IN
lost none Of tho keen humor OF hi