The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-06 00:00:00

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE,

The new three-act comedy, by Mr. Albery, entitled
"The Two Roses," produced here on Saturday, met with
-the greatest success. We are more gratified at the result,
not because it is the work of a gentleman not altogether un-
known,but because it gives hope for still better things. The
plot of the piece is very simple, but the characters by which
it is worked out, are all so capitally drawn and sustained
thatnothingmore pleasingcould well be desired. The story
of the new comedy briefly told is as follows :—A fast and
somewhat reckless member of a rich family is living in
rural retirement with his two daughters on a small income
allowed him by their deceased mother. The girls, who
are typified in the title as the " Two Roses," are admired
by a couple of young gentlemen who have strolled into
Kent on a summer excursion. Jack Wyatt passionately
loves the fair Lottie, and his friend Caleb Deecie, who
has the misfortune to be totally blind, has found
himself agreeable to the dark-haired sister Ida. Whilst
the father, Mr. Digby Grant, who is in arrears with his
landlady and generally in debt with his tradespeople, can
obtain the loan of sundry small sums from the two
suitors, their love-making looks promising enough ; but the
Arii)4l of one Mr. Furnivall, a solicitor, changes the
itkpect of affairs. Digby Grant is suddenly informed that
he is the presumptive heir to the De Chaperon estate,
bringing with it an income of ten thousand a year, thro,
being only one person who could have a strrAnger
claim to the property, and the inquiries of many
Years having failed to establish that indiv3.-dual's ex-
istence. Digby now assumes a more
Jonsequential
position, discharges his debts with a che
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at his disposal by the complaisant sol'.citor, and discards
the humble suitors. Jack Wyat% is discarded by the
father as a suitor for Lottie, air..l Caleb Deecie shares the
same fate as regards Ida. However the triumph of the
father is but of short dare :/o-n, as the unwelcome news
arrives that the rightful owiler of the De Chaperon pro-
perty is no other than the blind Caleb Deecie. The dis-
covery is made, and then Digby Grant, making the best
of the freak of Dam Fortune, offers no objection
to the union of his d Anghters, the Two Roses, with their
respective lovers. V nth respect to the acting of the piece
nothing could be m Are satisfactory. Mr Montague's Jack
Wyatt was of in°• ze than ordinary excellence,and Lequently
as we have had occasion to compliment him, on no former
occasion have
than on the we had to do so with more unreserved praise
last was fa Aesent occasion. His performance from first to
altless. Mr. Thorne's Caleb Deecie was a highly
artistic ir
.apersonation, and Mr. Irvine, as Digby Grant, and
ir• "r• . Honey as our Mr. Jenkins, supported their respec-
tive ,
Arts in excellent style. Miss Amy Fawsitt we can-
hot • praise sufficiently ; her acting was pefectly charming
? .nd well deserved the enthusiastic applause it called forth.
Miss A. Newton, as her sister Ida, acted with the utmost
taste and judgment. The mounting of the piece was
avell worthy of unreserved praise, both as regards
:scenery, dresses, and appointments. The curtain
descended amidst the most enthusiastic) and genuine
applause, and we congratulate the management on the
production of such a very excellent piece—one which,
if we mistake not, that will attract large audiences
to this pretty theatre throughout the entire of the
summer season.