Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-09

last visit. In fact, she seems to smonop-
ollie the part of Guiana" both here and
in the East. Our readers are, no doubt,
familiar with the comedy as the star pre-
scented it at the Baldwin last evening.
1t is romantic in character, the text is
partly in blank verse, and the style is an
imitation of that of Beaumont and
Fletcher, Shirley and others. The scene
is laid in Spain, and the plot taken from
Shakespeare's Tanning of the Shrew,
though in reforming ''Juliana," "Duke
Arapza" does not handle his spouse as
roughly as "Petruchio" did when he dis
ciplined katharine" Bulwer Lytton, on
the other hand, filched an idea or two
from the cottage scenes that occur
in it for his Lady of Lyons. The
"Duke" conducts his bride to a cot
tage in the country, pretending that
he is a peasant, and that he has OBJ
tanned her hand by deception. The
proud Guiana" after a struggle, SUBJ
mits, and the "Duke," having accom-
plished his purpose of rebuking "the
domineering spirit of her SEX" asserts
his true rank and places her in his palace.
The merit Of the comedy is shown by it's
long continuance on the stage, and also
III UA0v ~ A4OOvo W1VA AAOk0 AOhuy 6PPAOCA-
alton today than it did when first pro-
duced in the year 1905. 1t may not be
generally known that the unfortunate
Tobin was unable to induce any of the
London managers to undertake the pro-
duction Of The Honeymoon, and that it
was not put on the stage till year after
its author died under pretty much the
co a. ~ !, ftM,-1xO nxrsr
playwriter of much merit as we'll as
general litterateur. Tobin died on ship
board while on his way for health to the
West Indies, and Lewis while returning
from his plantations in Jamaica.
The performance last evening was in
all respects good one in bringing out
the spirit and purpose of the comedy.
Miss Mather had a clear conception of
the character of the willful "Juliana,"
and passed through the various stages
of discipline by her husband fully in the
light of it. The scenes in the cottage,
the escape and the appeal to the mock
Duke, jacques" against the SUPPOSED
tyranny Of her husband, the subsequent
treatment of neighbor "Lopez" in the
cottage and the menace of the key were
all episodes that showed her fine acting
power. But nothing showed it more
completely than the manner in which
she took her husbands hand and kissed
it after his delicately complimentary
speech, that her native beauty needed
no adornment, when she was invited to
attend the village festivity. These few
well-chosen words disarmed rebellion to
authority, so neatly were they couched
to meet and please natural feminine
beauty. Mr.. Studley played the dis
guised "Duke Aranza" like an accom-
plished actor, and MIR. Henry Eytinge-
albeit disposed to broaden the effects &C.
casionally-in the mock "Duke Jacques"
showed the audience that old comedy in
the hands of competent interpreter was
quite as provocative, in legitimate way,
of the true spirit of fun as the feeble
Jack Pudding tricks of modern farceurs
who are transferred from the streets to
the stage. The sub.plot of the piece was
we'll sustained by Mr.. Charles Welles as
Captain Rolando," Mr.. Eugene Jep.
son as "Balthazar," Mr.. Harry Hans.
combe as "Count Montalban," Miss
Lizzie Goode as "Volante," and Miss
Virginia Marlowe as "Zamora. "-[ San
Francisco Call.
Miss Mather will open at the Grand
on Wednesday in Romeo and Juliet She
gives the Honeymoon on Thursday.