The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-17
AM >ENENTS.


+" Pink Dominos" belongs 10 the class Of
plays q which we have Of late had several right
examples. Tho class j. midway between the
comedy Of the Restoration and tho crutic
uraInn ci tho present Fron,h r"nai.4anec. and
would delight Charles Lamb. II he We're
alive and were bored. as he certainly
would be- with the intense realism that shaped
III" romanti'ism Of our best moiodrnmn Like
Forbidden Fruit" Pink Dominos" attempts
10 take us back to the frisky and Irresponsible
wirkeducss Of the old comedies. but unfortu-
nately Tor the effort it deals with state II society
not easily stnprd 10 TINT end. and tho plnv-
wright. however superior he may be- ~ the
dramuti~ts Of Charles lis time in th"atrir
their work did much 10 redeem IN"
nnnainraness the .preSSentatign of ~ the
ntre WIS made a noticeable Theatre event hv
n" assemhlaee ot nearly all the. critical and
theatrical fraternity With 80 brilliant and in
trllisrnt an audience. II WIS not surprising that
the picrc was acted with an unusual amount Of
sparkle. and that light vigor which tells So hap
IN the truth. Pink Dominos" IS a
high order of farce. Its motive. is found
Grey'noine and Mr.. JoSkin H,bbs, To deceive
their wives and carry on amour with an anony.
maat the Cremorne Gardens. The cscapadcs OF
these pcrsonagcs. whose wives discover their
secrets. furnish the humor and the interest Of
the play. But i will be noted by the Interested
observer that the failure Of the men 10 consum-
docs not materially lessen the fun Of
their :, predrament. nevertheless marks
tae Limitation OF modern comedy and
shows Ms how far our paywrightS dare 60 in
imitation Of the wits Of another agc. The
French dramntst undoubtedly approaches
much nearer the old standard than tlio English
are Indications that Pink Dominos &"
has been deity deod0rz"d in spots
10 max" II NOR" acceptable 10 the dainty English
noslrlls That TIN has been done without inn
tan.lrinrnt must be- set down to the cl,Nrrnrss
Of Mr.. Ahcry. Hitherto II has been the fate 81
all French conrdirtia~ to h"come dun the mo-
mont thry ceasrd "a hc dirty.
That this droduri2ltiou fits Pink Domlnoos"
Tor Ia" appreciation Of pur,. minded young folk
Mil not w, conl"nd"d hy any On" Wh" sre- IT,
lhr~ln. th'l"ni iuur men. two wives, aud a maid
extracting all the fun poss lhle out Of q MI sht's
drhau Ii az the Crrmorn" doilr~ the proprioiios
Tho best that can ho done with II Is t. enjoy II
without attempting 10 defend it, The repre-
s'nlHilnn WAS made spark ng 10y the clover
ll"~~ of the p"Op" selected To- nm it, rulrs.
Mr.. Charles !. Coghlan, who inp"r-onutol the
part of thdrtS Gr,Yh"iut, played tln amurNu-
hvp''rtr with "usy uni unpr,t"ntiou- grace.
hiit II wa- rNd"ui that his talents show To- hotter
advantage m more serious parts. ST. ltFcV
" dl9S'iV, his companion, WAS given 90 Mr. &.
\. STEVENSON. tn" humor Of situation ilti-
pended upon IN 'se p"rsonnges and thrirw wives
booth and Miss Diet For humorol character
Mr., Jennings furnished an over l.rhrrou,
uncle OF ilIly who got M "A Irritation with "A
nralen girl. AMI 50 effectively portrayed the
wi"rs. Miss Maud Harrison, the maid
VINO also goes To the Gardens in "A
pink domino, played the domure and. AT the
each of the other ladies' IN succession. And She
played II with genuine appreciation OF It's hu-
murouS possibilities.
Pink D"minosr may be accepted ms n thor
oughly enjoyable bit ~ fun that is not dclrn-
.