Daily Colonist (1900-12-30) . dinary merit, andit possesses several extraordinary fea-tures ot construction. It does not Cou-. tain a single aside or soliloquy, If anycharacter holds the stage alone—and thisfrequently happens, notably in lie fam-ous telegraph scene—ihe acting is donein pantomime. The persons of the playnever explain things to each other, thestory being naturally developed as theaction swiftly proceeds. The time sup-posed to pass in the drama correspondsto that actually consumed in the repre-sentation, and in many other ways theimagination of the spectator is not taxedby device
Daily Colonist (1900-12-30) . dinary merit, andit possesses several extraordinary fea-tures ot construction. It does not Cou-. tain a single aside or soliloquy, If anycharacter holds the stage alone—and thisfrequently happens, notably in lie fam-ous telegraph scene—ihe acting is donein pantomime. The persons of the playnever explain things to each other, thestory being naturally developed as theaction swiftly proceeds. The time sup-posed to pass in the drama correspondsto that actually consumed in the repre-sentation, and in many other ways theimagination of the spectator is not taxedby devices which, though permissibleunder stage license, are nevertheless dis-tinct obstacles to thorough enjoymentat the theatre. It must be a hardened playgoer indeedwho can follow the adventures of theNorthern spy in the Confederate capitalwithout feeling a deep thrill, inspired oythe intense dramatic situations whichhe is called upon to face. The sceneis laid in Richmond, near the close ofthe Civil war. The city is besieged by. p
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