Word: gaunt
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...play is distinguished by its extreme simplicity--there are but six characters--and a rugged austerity of motion. It is gaunt and strong. Its weakness lies in its sameness of tone, which produces monotony of effect, in conventional characterization, and an anticlimactic last act. Mr. Knoblauch is fortunate to have his play in the hands of Miss Ashwell, who is new to our stage. Her admirable performance was marked by a certain suggestive repression that recalled forcibly the art and methods of Duse...