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n ryhiscarinilgOM t, is.,extanrrehisIrs.Al-sheatAinof U. jngton-at•ntsu railed atlineibletheted r a irryandJ C. the1.last Dr. i of ity. ent bedsonlon-ond d a will mu*vha,iithan•uthhasE.ith,m.,ployion-dayYis-ieen lear u a toCanelon.Momnonth can wMI Ixinst of ls'ing the iiirilivtlace and for yea in t i:«* ho: ■ of a dramatic artist, who is again, brought prominently before the publicObv the production of **Ganeh it.William Voting, tie* author o', ••G.me-A ho Clyde 1light iiiday tihThewouldhavingwouldIon was a son of the late Dr. .1 »hn Young well known to all the lt;*ul inhabitant- of Warren county, and 1 plat forgraduated at Monmouth college in the 1, .latmclass of i*4.appotnMr. Young has been writ ing for over t jun.tweuty years. Among his many plays. Miss “Pcndnigon, “Tin* ltajah”and Cane- JVT. loti. have attracted public attention j ^ most. Rut from present indications jng pic»iGanelon” scents destined to la; a Mr.in popu- jn ...theirsChi ir sM is.decided success and will exctlar favor “Peudragon or “The Rajah.Ganelon was brought out by Mr. j (orCoi Lawrence Barrett as was “Pcndragon rclativ and has been going for the last two! N'1- ; weeks, with decided success at the Chicago Opera House. The following our is the criticism of the Chicago Times: all duOne might say that its motive is to their t illustrate once again how “the sins of niercln the father are visited upon the child- . Irs-reu,” since it pictures with the in- Vl*111' . genuity and tin* fervor of the jxtet the sonof the traitor at Roncesvalles. eager i j i.'d to redeem his name from shame, yet *sI,rmK driven, through the revved working | J of the noblest emotion of humanity, toi lllm.a' repeat his father's crime and expiate ■'*|SS it only with his own life, it must be I h(Htse said for Mr. Young that he lias placed '1 \,*V his work at once on a high plane, and has sustained it there with admirable constancy. It is tragedy in its true sense, free from extravagence. the inconsequence. the strained situation, the forced coincidence of melodrama moving throughout with the stateliness and dignity of tragedy, mounting steadily and naturally, with high lyin-genions continuity and sequence of action, totlttingand striking climaxes, and never lapsing into heaviness. It seems obvious that it is a work which ho has done con amore. Then* were, some who, conceding great jmH»tic n'.: beauty to Pendragon. found it some-j ‘ ... what lacking in action. This fault is not likely to be imputed to ••Ganelon, 1 *,j|d°lt for it is full of action from start toMissof teatmouthdressnTheian eh preset! A. Ma will r oceupv M r.; her pa whileher sisA t:finish, with hut one really long’ speeoh ! V*the bnIn its whole course, and that an in-, .... tensely dramatic soliloquy by the heroj„ JV,at the most momentous crisis of his life.The materials for this play Mr.Young found while in Europe, where I about he spent much time in looking up the age of historical part in the great libraries. :itor (ii attend fait lift| find iniPart of the play is founded upon J*|/.V vH!history and part * upon legends. Some of these legends have been given to the world unadorned or have lieen elaborated as plays or given to the public In the form of stories. Thich the author felt at liberty to draw from. But he was not confined to there pub-ished traditions, but gained much from oral legends. The legends used are Coarsican and many are still current among the peasantry of that island, though the events upon which they are based transpired more than eleven centuries ago.Mr. Young’s literary success cannotM rs. The workhuildii painte ed inwill taIt is n will oi The Tuesd the oil •Coui lted tl M rs.return mot he night.but be pleasurable both to his alma jj here f; mater and the cltizeus of Monmouth.He Is a man who has read extensively aud is very familiar with current English French and German literature:In fact we do not go too far when we say he Is familar with modern literature. So perfectly has ho read and so tine a critical taste does he possess thatwe may expect many productions from his pen.Mr. Young left Monmouth Wednesday evening for his home In the East. Ganelon will be given one more week in Chicago and from there the company go to Kansas City and St.Louis and from the latter place they go eastward.College Clatter.A tn“I. SPerk it Blanc! Maud oned 1 ting ’J the fa son Clt; M rs Cora, sojour night. Thewith tVeter; night baskel tin* latwith crowd bount R. lad
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Monmouth Advance
Monmouth, Illinois, US
Fri, Oct 18, 1889
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