New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-06

MASTER AND MAN.

Id d, c,Io tho lovers Of the penny dreadful order
IF fiction. This piece Is named ' Master anu MAN.
II was turned out by Mr. Sims and Mr. Petutt' WHO ap
pear to keep mill for the manufacture OF theatlch
rubbish hand who have wrought In mood reminiscent
OF many previOu, dramas,-and IL has been LOT soilo
time current at the London Princcsss Theatre VIII"
that rObustous low comedian. Mr.. Robert Fatchdh' III
the part that Is played by Mr. Mansfield
In London there Is an ignorant audience that can DO
caJoled into the belief that the life of the people Is
being depicted and hOnored by play that pitches
into the wealthy seduccr and conducts the vrtuouS
but prosecuted workman through many prcpo'terouS
ribulaOns to the safe haven Of domestic bliss la'
audience commonly repairs TO the theatre fortified WIFI
tpc and onions, there to consume pentcOuS beer anu
sometimes to smoke the pipe Of peace while it con
templates theatrical set-to between Virtue and VII
lany ard bcholds Villany Knocked 0u:, usually In
four rounds. For that audience Master and Man
has been concOcted following in the wake of Lost
in London" Mankind The Word,7 " The Iiarbor
Llchtsp aud many other dlrcfu productions, new
Matched to the wofu time 1t could not well be
worse play than most of them, and perhaps in some
respects little better the mechanical structure
is generally compact; but, remarked by Grumi0
there is small choice in rotten apples
For what sort of an audience Master and Man. is
suitable IN America experiment Will determine Al
paImers Theatre 1t Is out of place, and the assocla
ton with It of such actor Mr.. Mansfield Is both
ridiculous and melancholy The production Of a melo
drama should not. indeed. be deemed discredita0lc
proceeding. Any actor, however able or however
famous may rightly appear in good meodrain's
But there IS "a wide difference between The Three
Guardsmcn" and Jack sheppar'-bctween "Ihe
LYONS NATL or Henry Dunbar" and The Lonely
Man Of the Ocean, tie Night Before the Bridal. with
the Terrors Of the Yellow Admiral and the PerilS Of
the Battle and the breeze Mr. Mansfield in such
piece as Master and Man is Pegasus harnessed TO an
asl-cart.
The analytic study IT dramatic art-the art that
translates human life into symbols Of cnnoblng beauty
or terror or grandeur. pahos-s at once beneficial
and delightful Tt there is no comfort IN the analysis
Of trash Within the realm that is indicated by this
niece the persons who speak have little or no occasion
for grammar and the persons who act are Independent
| Of rational motive. natural conduct. and all such
! tr ae, a. probability and common sense. Most oil
Them furthermore. are Ignorant Of the use OF SOAP
II j, realm that cNhalc, the fragrance of boiled cab
bagc and in ;hut way il announces itself ~ actual
No imagination no poetry. no high art, no nonsense
~ that sort here! All now D. 10 be- true, real, literal
/ honcy and wholesome the copy Of life a. HE
actually is and life, We all know, consists cheny
Of "A combat between rich and sensual afoorIats Nlu
poor and viruous mechanics, a combat inscrutaDy De
,,cd for the purpose Of disseminating blueyarn stock
lngs and moral prccept>. Oldtaohloned Observers
who think that human beings act in accordance with
character and from variety Of motives c0mmlnghnS
impul,e and principle, and likewise that they act
under the restriction Of complicated circumstances
may learn In tn, realm. that it IS totally mistaken
/ view Master and Man" will teach them the utter
folly Of all such fancul rouons a' Z" "h'I 10 IoHiS
going on In thi, world
I'm, i, one Of the plays to which it is only possible
10 do Justice by "a rehearsal Of their incidents The
Master was Robert Carleton. The Man was linmpheN
Logan a hump kcd ,carccrow, played Dy MI
Mansfield. They lived in rural place IN England
/ Carleton wa, the owner Of an iron FOUNDRY anu "
manor house. and he passed the time IN scduchs
his
aided him IN depressing the poor. Both OF them iei'
/ IN love with Hester ThOrnbury. school Mistress
who lived with her aunt, kcLah Honeymoon az u
nclrhh,fuc farm-Whirh WIS under mortgage ~
Carleton Hester was Cartoons cousin ana the Es"O
f.l owner II the manor house ana the iron io"lu'S
only She did not know IT, Hut Logan knew lt-hooodS
could tell how or why-aud Logan asked her to marry
him. and when she refused because she could ho'
l,. him and because she already loved Jack Walton
, virtuous mechanic who had invented a machihe'
Io4an behaved uhc the blackcuard that he was ana
&c, Jared that he would Doe revcnged on her ior t"ls
/ .l,ht and likewise declared that Jack walton M"
-.duocd the wife Of ms friend Jim burIeSh' anu
zone away with her 10 London. This DONE Logan
! ,,rrIsrd carleton that Hester was his cousin ana
the rightfI owner Of his estates and advised MN
not 10 ,educc her. "a, he had intended to do' OUT 10
marry her knowing that Carleton, If ne should Hl"''S
her would abuse her and reasoning ike hedu'c'NIV
that she would then lie glad to run Oh WIN H"'c"'
lest
r.i.rt.d LOGAN, lud when 10 was explained 70 He'
that tbo real scduccr Of Jim Iurci-h's VIE "'7
,.,., and not Walton. about which she hAd enter
,,inea some doubts she promptly said that she "ouu
marry Walton. " a., t.
1hc.. affairs we're publicly discussed IN the ifohe
garden Of Aunt Kciahs residence BY al INC suns
i,,,r,,,.d except Jim UurlciSh'- wife, ana jim
uurlei,h himself standing by, said that he "ouu
,,, J,moll-h Carleton at the moment but might DO
, later Walton and Hester were then Married.
and I'm due time their union was blessed Win OoS'
LOGAN then melted carleton 70 ch'eaN'r " uIN0
Walton and Dbl, wife out Of thr neIhnor"oo"' SD'''
p, him. with th, yicw 10 foreciu-c his mortgage Oh
Amt k,ll,A, farm. Carleton a>-'nied' Logan inc"
,...t Il, Valtou'- house. where, hrn- deadly enemy
,i o., l,tn.,1,e brute Do was freely admitted at all
fumes and told Walton and Hester what was ulus
Id, bee done. Walton thcrup'u placed inc pa" "a
ni, cherished invention. which ne hhc" Vl'V L'o'"
va, likely % steal, in table drawer 'o"',"e"V q"
that hrccuonS foe, and went ont Tor Walk "u"o
uo.,,r avoNius the intention 10 Wit the fascinating
rrl.,., and ask him not 10 deal htr>hly with dear
Ann, Ko,,b uut ON her bonnet and also departed
I,,n left An charge OF the house, stTalghl"ay HI
proved the shining hour hy trying To make d tracing
II Walton's plan, but Walton came Oa'h III uilo !"
pr.vent him from doing 80, ana as" III ''"0 "
.,,i,e from him the information that Hester had
,,.,l, fallen in love with Carleton and had gone
, trc manor house to tell him SO. This probable
torn, Walton at once naturally believed ana 50
hcleyuc. he started in pursuit Of his WIFE, followed
80, n.,n ON his arrival at the manor-houNe which
- entered without the least difficulty
IN ,,und Carleton striving to embrace
10 for and lust as he nterpoSed to prevent this oc-
.,,, linn Burlcish came IN through the window
and shot Carleton Win thc
1885,, polccu.cn. who had been waiting outside for
hi. ,v,nt now promptly appeared, and upon LOsanS
declaration that it was Walton who fired the shot,
,n.v arrested HIM Tor the crimc-not~ outstanding
nurl,ich's cNultant assumption Of the credit of tins
,,,d decd There u general hope and eApecla-
lion that Carleton would expire but he survived ana
walton and BurleIeh, by discriminating Judge and
,r, ,,bon, of course Logan cOuld easily hOOdwnk,
we're consigned to prison for seven wears. After five
Al..a md un.l