New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-18
GUTDE-BOOK OF HUMAN NATURE.
COMPARING PEOPLE WITH THE CHARACTERS
IN COMEDY-HOW A PLAYWRIGHT FINDS
AMUSEMENT WHILE TRAVELLING.


Among those who beginning to come homo
from the Paris Exposition. there arrived the other
day George H. Jessop, who is becoming well known
as a dramatic writer and author of short stories
dealing with Irish character.
Mr. Jessop said recently 10 a Tribune reporter
During my short but extremely pleasant trip to
the other side l found for myself novel but IN
lcresting source OF amusement Just before LIT
here early I'm the summer. bad finished in coil2bo
alton with BIander Matthew'S a new comedy for
william II. Crane. entitled "On Probation which
deals with the adventures and misadv niur's in
Eulope Of an American man of business The CHAR.
actors outside hero's family are thoroughly
cosmopolla an in type. including Hsh landlord. a
Brazilian, e c. Now, the idea struck that it would
entertain and tighten the teGim Of travel if !
we're to keep my eyes very wide open and endeavor
to satisfy myself how closely had approached ma
iIrc in character studies by tryn. to find for
myself the counterpart Of our fictitious types.
curi0usy successful In the first place our
hero everywhere. Breezy in manner, thorough
ly independent, bent on securing the full value for
his money, but Gar removed from all suspicion OF
nggardliness or cloeneSs. enjoying all the novelties
with which he in contact. but with
an OutcrOppmg assurance that nothing
really far ahead of that he had left at home the
delight of the European shop Keeper the idol OF the
Obscquious walters and chambermads and the horror
Of the priggsh native traveller American friend
was in evidence every table d'hote every steam
boat, and In nearly all the compartments of every
uncomfortable Continental railroad train. His family
made up for the moet part OF bright pretty girls who
If appearing tribe oyerdlessed by of the con
trast presented by 1cutonic dowdincss we're yet
never ayowcdly vulgar, a. avOwedly trans
atlantic as himself. and like himself bent upon
having, and IN every case did have Thoroughly gooG
lime wherever they found themselves.
Much OF the time was spent in the south and west
Of Ireland and here ! came IN PROPULSION on another
of our characters. The typical uatiyc-born, good
hmOfed careless and generous land owner who Is Is
hos pltabe our own Americans. WILL am AFRAID not
be in existence much longer for the purpose Of
study by any ore. ! know him pretty
well and love him Just thoroughly but grove to
say that another generation he will be- much OF
curiosity a. the dOdo' any other extinct germ OF
NE | ought know him, for | have spent the
know perhaps, have been quite successful lately IN
my treatment Of Irish pOrraurc, and this character
In our play | vouch for being at any rate
truthful II II is amusing as well audiences must
judge
The more Foreign types found I'm profusion, for
I think every known quarter and several Of tho I'M
iuown quarters of the globe rcpTes al the
ENDoeifion. ! recommend any OF my brother
plsywriehts who mas Dc engaged Ike NJ. Matthews
and elf upon what may term cJ,mOpOl an
comedy 10 visit Paris thl, year and they viii find
almost An over profuon Of ready made material thrust
mder their nose at every step lui, a. / have
mica II l. one, thing 10 study character and another
IN make ones studies of interest and amusement 10
an audience, and whether We have been successful
In This latter portion OF our task time alone can
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