The Sunday herald., 1886-10-17

VOkeA ana her cnuTfnlDg company the lohuon SHhH-
dard says: "Of 'The Schoolmistress' complete
success has to be recorded. The fun never Jagged
from nrst to last. The good temper OF the audience
was never allowed TO dr00p The bright passages
OF dialogue or some diyertnR and unexpected cpl
sode, created OF laughter and must have been
In the highest degree satisfactory 10 all concerned
To narrate the ntricacies Of the plot would give
little idea OF rhe Sch0olmistress as II Is worked out
on the stage. II will be enough TO explain that the
lady who supplies the title OF the play ia Miss Dyon.
principalOf OF volumnia College, near Portland Place
Among her weaknesses IL 10 lndiscrminate regard
for the arslOcacy that she esteems herself happy In
having secured for herself the hand OF impecnn0as
yonng gentleman, the Hon. pere Queekeu she 10
privileged to support him entirely and AZ the pronts
OF the college not SUFFICIENT she has secretly ac
cepted an engagement 70 play leading part 10 a
comic opera. OF this her husband ID to know noth-
ing II Is understood that she IL going Into the coun-
Try 10 spend her Christmas holidays. leaving hlmin
charge g1eanus q, mi one of these four H. IL truth
married. She IL the daughter OF ADMIRAL Ranking,
aud during her fathers absence abroad mas become
the wife 0f young gentleman. some seventeen
ieil in love, and within lew days was
| united to her before registrar. She had been
snaicned from her husband AT the doors Of The
ONCE and sent 10 school, where she found most sym
| Oueckeu IL easily Manageable the more 80 because
| during his wife's absence he has compromised him.
self by asking friend, Lieut. MALLORY, Just returned
from cruise, 10 supper at what he calls HIS 'bac1e-
lOr r00ms The Rirs therenpon insist that the sup
per shall be converted into party, tina! wedding,
CAKE ukuic ~ ica7ts ohu nv
| husband shall be invited 70 meet his bride. The
girls dress for the occaaon. Mallory arrives, bring
ing with him q couple OF friends, his nephew, lad
from training ship, and TO the CONSERVATION OF
Inc rest, Ad,nlrdi Hdnkilng Queckett Ia naturally
hard nut TO account for the presence OF young
ladles In his bachelor r0oms and seeks 70 evade the
dlficulty by Introducing them as his nleces 10 the
| great perplexty OF the ddmirdf, who thonght he
Knew all The QieckeH family WELL and IL particularly
surprlsed 10 ind one OF the nieces daughter of
| yueekeu he had never heard OF, exactly resembling
What he supposes his own daughter would be for,
having been at sea Tor several years, he dOes not
recognize the runaway bride. The festivities are
10 some extent, inierfered with by the EXCESSIVE
ieaousy OF the little bridegroom. u should ike u
know the Individual who would take my wife from
| me he neTcely remarks; 10 he answered by tht
Admiral, 'Many married men would ike 10 Know
that Individual. which, of course. In not at all wha
the 1uyenlle husband meant. But disaster u a
| hand The page at the schoo. hnds his chief pleas
| ure In letting OH fireworks, and the dangerous Joy
Tesuis 10 the house being set ablaze. The engines
are called, nTemen appear, and the company gen
erally-including Miss DDon. who suddenly appears
, on the scene Ia her comic opera Tobes-escaps
. down ladders, aud make their way 20 neRhborlnl
house, the MISTRESS OF which kindly oifers then
shelter, this lady being none other than Mrs RANK
lsO II the reception Of the Drst performance Ii
, guide s1he Schoolmlsiress should rival the popu
laIiiy OF 'The Magistrate"
The beautiful ldyl, "Dsyy Crockett" has beer
given over three thousand tunes and retains ~
strong hold on popular favor. II will be The atirac
iion for this week at the BJou Theatre, where Man