The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-13

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Robson and CRIME played their popular
comedy, "shafps aud Flats, y at the Saturday
matinee, to the largest audience that has
assembled at an afternoon performance since
Manager Rlester has had chargeoi the Open
HOUSE, The receipts exceiiing those at the
famous matinee given by Hayerly Juvenile
"Pinaforep company two seasons ago by
ahouttls. Everything was sold, and stand.
ing room was intentionally scarce. The
pl1y was received with the same favor rs on
It's former performances here, the company
being somewhat superior to the last one here
with them.
Saturday night the mysterious new play,
| ID, A. NJ, was given. The absence OF any
information a. to the character Of the piece
or the Significance OF tue cabaiistc letter.
~. A. NJ, had stimulated public curiosity
to the highest PITCH and tile house was again
crowded. The play Is Rssccentric as It's title.
Its freedom from pretensl0ns 10 high position
as literary work diSarms criticism, and the
fact that 1t has been played butA few times
excuses any lack Of sm0othness In It's per.
iormance. Though not as satisfactory as the
presentation OF the other two comedies, Sat
urday evenings entertainment was quite an
enjoyable one, and the Audience was mot dis.
appointed. Robson and Crane were Gs funny
as ever, the former having the role OF "MOllete
Shakespeare Analogue" an impecunious dra.
matist, and the latter appearingasZ enas Black
stone Perkins, d. A. NJ" ('tDistriCt AttoF.
ney, Montana.') Tho scene Of the play Is
laid in Paris, and itabounds In ridiculous
situations ftPerktRsn goes abroad In search
OF Ills deceased brothers widow, upon whom
he Is Obliged TO serve some papers connected
with the settlement OF the estate. He hap.
pens to obtain boarding at house kept BY
Madame Perreque," which Is only the
frenchitied form Of "Mrs. Perkins," She be.
Ing the widow Of the deceased Joshua Mar.
maduke Perkins" This lady has recently
presided over young ladies school In Paris,
Among her boarde's IS "Ambigue," the
dramatist aud no not being able to pay her,
contracts for his board 10 keep her house
tltied with patrons. To do this tic hits upon
an ingenious expedient Finding "Mrs, Per.
kins" former school roll, he selects two
NAMES, one that OF Miss Gertrude hammond"
9! Mississippi, and hs gets fellow boardOr
"M'lle GeotgettG de Millefleurs," the leading
actress Of the Theatre Cluny, TO write nun.
Der OF notes to the other young lady, signing
miss Hammond's" name, saying that she
had been left heiress to several millions by
the death OF her father, but that to escape
fortune hunters who would wish to wed her
for her money, she is resolved to seek out
her old school teacher and ask her to REL Give
her into her home, pretending to be very
poor. These notes the dramatist causes 10
reach uuSIbGr OF mercenary men, aud they
oil procure boarding at the house at which
the young lady is supposed to be a prOspec-
tive guest.
By one Of those strange condolences which
occur only IN dramas, the vcritRble Ger.
trnde Hammond" left in poverty by the
death o. her father, does seek out Madame
Perrique." She finds that lady on the verge
Of despair, having quarreled with "An.
bigue, and he having told her the plot by
which he has filled her house with bOarders
and threatened her with arrest for conspiracy
Under the circumstances the charming young
lady-and with Miss Adele Walters In the
role she is acharming young lady-iSrccCiv
with open arTs. I'D. A. M." has already
fallen in love with her, and won her
favor by rescuing her from all kinds Of
EHEiaRs hired BY him TO assault her. After
a strange series Of miSadventures, each OF the
four scenes Astounding in laughable blunders
and closing with farcical climax, and "Per-
kins' being taken for his brother and claimed
by the widow us her husband, things are
suddenly Strengthened out, and PERKINS, D.
A. NJ, carries of his "Gertie." Miss Rob
son, US "Georgette," made the best impress
sion she has yet left ona Wheeling audience.
The two comedians propose next season to
retire their present plays, and try Twelfth
Night" In an adaptation by Mr.. Charles
Webb, Of their company, aud COMEDY OF
Errors" also Mr. Webb's adaptation.