Life, 1889-10-24 · page 10 of 18
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# "Native and Foreign" Drama Criticism This page critiques theatrical performances, likely from early 1900s Broadway. The "Drama" section reviews actors in contemporary productions: **Mrs. Kendall** receives praise for her "charming" performance and natural grace, though the critic notes her talents are "not of the highest order" and rely on old-fashioned methods rather than innovation. **Mr. Kendall** is criticized for his "purely British quality" and reliance on low comedy—his humor is dismissed as failing to elevate audiences intellectually. The page also includes a humorous anecdote about an editor attending a horse race and losing $300. "The Office Clock" illustrations below are a visual joke showing the passage of time during a workday (8 A.M. to 6 P.M.), likely satirizing office culture and the tedium of professional work.
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NATIVE AND FOREIGN. 7) HOSE old popular fa- vorites,* The pen is mightier than the sword,” “In the lex- icon of youth there’ no such word as fail,” and “Mark where she stands,""are meet- ing with the usual marks of recognition from the galler- ies of the Broadway Theatre. Mr. Booth's performance of Richelieu too well known to need description, and the association with him of Mme. Modjeska in the part of /u/‘e does not add materially to the general effect. Wasting her talents on so small a part, is a good deal like sending a man where a boy would do. The remainder of the support is fairly good, and Mr. Booth's splendid work is not detracted from by any- thing inharmonious either in the staging or the caste. AS illustrating the power of the press the success of Mr. and Mrs. Kendall upon these shores is an event of some importance. Without the assistance of that mighty engine we fear they never would have achieved such brilliant results. Mrs, Kendall is a charming woman with winning manners, and, we doubt not, of a lovely character. She is a finished actor, easy, graceful, and sure of herself, but her . . . RECENTLY INCORPORATED. Deacon Jones: OW, LORD, BLESS OUR VILLAGE. tones.) Anem! I ME. OUR CITY, (Un apologetic talents are by no means of the highest order. Her effects are attained by the good old-fashioned methods, and noth- ing is left to the imagination. It is all done with a heavy hand. She is good. Her character, face, voice, and figure, all are good, and goodness is a quality that commands re- spect. It often fails, however, to kindle the fires of en- thusiasm, Mr. Kendall is not good. Anything like delicacy of per- ception is so foreign to this gentleman's nature and style of acting that it is impossible to consider him as a dramatic artist. His sense of humor is of a purely British quality, and his persistent lapses into low comedy in scenes where something very different is expected would throw a critical audience into the deepest melancholy. TS the Editor in? “No. He went to a horse race yesterday and he is out—out $300." THE OFFICE CLOCK. 10 MINUTES TO 4. comicbooks.com