New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-27

and t well for sSmetmss 70 BE- 5 ,smndc sns e
s Ise fdtss;' Of SS. H Se DOT H9S
ad Sli7 them With brIisncc Of her own. This is
no poverty stricken nature, cold. cautious, convem-
inc vital woman-trcmulous with sensbility. ardent
with feeling and pquant with myriad OF rnsnglns
e g9r Ts e r BY d s" dramatic a%s METHOD il
Sat Ada Rc harm gives IS an additional proof not
coming as a surprise but as special Satisfaction,
Of character and an Interpreter of woman's ,, ex.
erence In this Of s H H 1Ssrs td de
murc archncss, and there is exhilaratng impctuosty
p the gladncss Of pure mind and the soft enchant
men Of generous and LOVING d heart YEA Mr DAY
relic was worth all the trouble it has cost. for the
sake OF this one performance The production would
iIe acting Of Ada Rchan as Miss oyden invests 1t
with a charm, at once geeful and gentle which Will
su tain It In cordial liking and long endcar 1t In
Vanbrugh's Hoyden and congreve's Prne are the
primitive types Of this character upon the English
sncoking stage. She has often been drawn since and
drawn with higher color and surrounded with moro
enticlng allurenlents Of comic circumstances but
in her essential fibre she is unchanged The modern
SaTe'' revert vert to the primitive type. as
Miss Rehan has DONE and stu make
ii effective Mr.. Clarke emphasized the good
effect Of this little play by hi. bold and earne. and
Whealeigh was duly authoritative and ,urly as nlr
Tnmbelly. Miss Prince presenter a falthiui anu Ian
inc image of the fine lady, Mrs. Coupler. Inc
essential character Of Lord FOppineton requires a
degree of attention to exquisite detail together WIN
a perfection Of c0xcOmbical demcanor 10 whlch MI:
| Lcclcrcp did attain. The s0mDre, h.stNH' yee
handsome old English drawing room thds We W.
set for this piece had a specIdSa,
good effect and it served TO throw into stronger cei
the cheerful modern infcror-a scene OF rare mXury-
which placed for larOun and Ills Mother Law;
In this piece Mr. Drew performed the amablc husband
whose good nature misleads him into many comic en-
! tauglcmcnfS.
able motherin-law. lie has seldom acted with sucii
spirit. such ygOr, such instantaneous readiness OF
rcjOinder. such sustained sincerity OF fcehng
! which IS the life and soul of the part ana
Of the piccc-and such irresistible because
seemingly unconscious humOr. The piece is known al
ready a An Arabian Night" Mr. Grundy's version
contains many excellent bis Of satire especially
upon the ndurated of respectablty that Is rife
among the English and that often makes them cOmlcal
in actual life. The farce element IS prominent There
i even a touch Of the concert hall element. Every
! thing in il was taken with eager relish 80 much
! laughter has seldom been heard In any theatre this
come and -he made the Mother in-Law per-
snsivc and predominant. without inspiring aversion
which is a difficult thing to do. The cast proved ex-
celcnt in every feature. Mr.. Bond made "A distinct
hit rs "A vulgar London cad George Clarkes genallty
and his inccssant Identification with the spirit OF his
part and the idea the play strongly aided the need
mi Illusion. Miss Chalmers. Miss Cheatham and MISS
Irving were especially agreeable. II is farce bill,
Int there more in il than foolery, and H. pre-
sentiment should therefore be recorded As public al.
vantage.