New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-02
TIE WESTMINSTER PLAY.

The Adelphi." of Terence. was performed at St.
Peters College, Westminster. London, on December
To- aud was seen by large audience, inclusive CT
many ladies. The cast made up of student amateurs
as follows: Miro Mir H. W. Waterfed Sdnnio,
Mr O. Sooner; Eschiqm. Mr. i. G. Treyar;
cte,ipho. Mr.. L. Harrington; SosfrGtG. Mr.. &. v.
Sampson; Geid, Mr. ii. L. Clarke; Ach5 Mr. Il. II.
Coke; Sgras, Mr. f. w. Bath. The representation
Is mentioned by some of the London papers IN
terms of dubious praise. The Gioje says it was
positive failure. a uselul epltome of the plot of
the old Roman comedy thus chosen for g The
Westminster Play" is given as follows by the same
journal:
An old Athenan gentleman MciO, genial
bachelor who resides i'm the city. mas brother Of
the name of Dcmca, wl0 leads frugal life AT his
country villa or rather fam house, and VINO. hav-
inL married early IN life, II now WIdOwcT with
two Sous. Or of these sons has been adopted ~
his uncle lllclo, and Is brought up by hun IN the
most Indulgcnt manner; the other, CteSIpho, re
mains unucr his fathers root and Is framed dp
under strict and paraimonOuS regime A. too
often happens in such ca,c,, The model youth
kicks over The traces on the first temptation ana
falling IN love with a PISA ira, or music GIRL goes
the length OF carrying her oil BY main force IRON
her tHyTCy,drO--uT, more vulglTlv speaking, slave
ma>teT-anI with the aid OF his Sympath1lnG
brother, HSchlnu-, actually bring, her 70 Mlco
residence Neauwhilr K>chinu' has $50 fallen ~
love wth young lady who is indeed an Athc
citizen but only the daughter OF an Impoverished
widow Sostrata aud fearing 70 trust tie secret OF
aiieCi ION even 10 MS luuulHtbt uhtiO' t wan
dc-tinely marucs her aud awaits The turn OF
events, taking upon himself the odlum OF the
abduction of the psd trid.
Dcmea. hearing Of all this, partly by rumor and
partly from IIegIo, old friend of Sojrata, who
magInes that Eschinus has deserted her daughter,
i'm Act |. Scene > bitterly approaches Mlco with
his observation-disclosures aud its fruits, telling HIM to
look at CtCsiphO if ne wants 10 see what a youth
ought 90 be; and again, III Act w.. Scene :. COW
cTng him with DvcCtlye Tor having, n he supposeS,
suffered ESchinuS to make love The two girls at
one and the same time subtle slave OF Miclo. an
old fellow called >yrus, plots throughout AGAINST
Dcmea and helps thu young men IN carrying out
their designs. but. unfortunately he at last allows
himself to be caught in his Cnps, ana Dcmca,
taking him thus of his guard, and, nearing Ms On
Ctcsiphos name accidentally mentioned rs being IN
MIciOs house. rushes in and discovers the entire
stratagcm. Full of wrath. he comes out ana On
counters MicO, who treats his renewed HYccivc
with studied GOODNESS and Oantcr and at last over
comes his objections hv sheer force of argument.
Seeing that further opposition Is futile. Demea;
with the cunning tcndclly of age, turns round anu
determines To Ccicat Miclo with his own weapons
suo sjbj gadIO hume jugdl9 as hc SAYS. and IN
the course of an act which Is masterpiece OF
comic genius is made by Terence to ehectuIllY turn
the tables upon his easygOug hrothrr-evcn to me
degree of persuadng hun 10 marry the mother-ln,
law of AschnUs--vIZ., the old widow lady SOStIata