New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-10
THE DRAMA-MUSIC.
@IOVE IN TANDEM.'

,,orr,od neoule. II they would be happy, must %
through life hand In hand not one oelofe INC JIM.
md not at variance This trite thousht may "
ustrated and enforced In manner tha' IS se''o",
in n manner that Is comic. The farcicoi pay ,'''
mr oro :, Tondcr, produced last night in Days
1,oatro and cleverly acted the delight OF numer
ous and cheerful audience. asserts it IN the co'"c
col, The Mot the incidents and the characters are
frankly eXtravacnnt and whimsical. The piece II
merry or II IS nothing Mr.. DAILY has Dulit IL upon
,he boes OF French original, lie Vie a DeuA' W
NJ Henri Bocage, produced in Paris, nj inc Vucol' III
Ie-o-discardlng Of course the spice OF ml'chcl UNIV
* In that original while retaining the grouhu l~i
OF action and tho vivacious spirit. Inc result -
tbrce act farce. that must be played as II It were
comedy, and will become all the more punseht anu
pIouant from being treated In serious manner
n was received with favor and it seems destined 10
n nrosperous career. All the chief performers were
called before the curtain at the end OF each act
The scene Of "LDve in Tandem Is q rich mansion IN
New York The time Is the present The d'uoh
masses within tho limit OF a week The per'ohs-oi
whom there are eleven. exclusive Of numerous CHATTER
ing auxllarcs- participate In the active pre'ehtheh'
Of dot 50 ral that description Of II might well pe
deemed the ANALYSIS OF cobweb. High conmehua
ton IS always due 10 actors who arc able to derive e
cqccts q, character and humor from tile gosSamer
yacarics Of fancy and within. In the dramatic alt "H
we'll rs in The literary art the light touch Is the char
that conouers-and II is always the most dlihcult
charm 10 exert. Miss Rehan. Mr.. Drew Mr. Lewis
and their associates In this piece are required TO MAKE
much ont OF nothing, and they fully meet the ~
ouirement some Of q e cor ditiors under winch thcS
erccoca rnoy be indicated In a reference 10 INC
ros+nre n, their assumed characters. MIS-. Dymohd
loves excitement. Mr.. Dymond prefers peace. Inc
,orr.- ,mnorts a woman TO teach music. The latter
retallaes BY importing man TO teach iehcahs' Inv
,nusc teachcr ard thu fencing master prove 10 De WIG
rf,r,ta Ill
who secretly wish to be reunited. The plano lnses'
A., ,ro,,. clash and Mr. and Mrs. Dymond bcker
ur St,rastonc the father Of Mrs. Dymond-a sharp
r,,,,cal c'tse.nstcd setindulgent old oynic-ntes-
venes 10 keep the peace. for his own saKe' ouc Only
maks confusion. Amid this racket Mrs' DSmohu
oorsn Tctty an intimate of the Dymohd househoiu'
after some comic perpcAity. reaches an "ihcao'o
understanding with her lover. Fob iacReF' "hHe "'
-,inosone endeavors to exclude the man OF foS ana
v. nvro,d tries 10 dlsms tile piano-tcnd CHEEKY
Utah sorvant contributes 10 the general dINSeh'
.,o,, and vhen Mrs pymond has invited cOnlinluee
~ eight ladies' aud Mr.. Dymond has summoned lor
tho same hour a cOnclave OF eight oIuonen ''"V
Ibernan turns both parties into the Dyniohu Vol'-
scrvatorv Mr. Dymond states his grievances III Il
nosslonatc speech Home. Mrs Dymoho re'or's
Nth a vehement assertion OF wOman's rights, ana
nresontlv proposes that her husband shall OBTAIN an
Illinois divorce and that she will find for him such
VITA ne he ought 10 have. At this point the guests
t tbo conservatory resolve themselves into dancing
Marty and the now rcconcllcd husband aud vile are
syopt into that Joyous rovel. Mrs. Dymohus EFFORTS
20 discover n suitable wife for Mr. Dymond are SUD
scoucniiya made In most entcrpHSlng spirit. ana
nc She Is supposed to love her husband nil the tme
her socltude MS displayed In the conduct of several
examinations OF candidates, Is expressed III uroh
alienation between benevolence and Jealousy. The
husband IS also supposed 10 love the wife. and mnch
Of the fun Of this piece Is obviously deduclDle from
their colncident philosophical consideration OF the new
matrimonial conditions that they have agreed TO ar
range Perhaps the most amusing stroke Is MIS-
Dvmond,s summary-gven 10y Miss Rehan IN vein
NJ dcllclously ingenious feeling aud unconscious
huror-of the symptoms OF matrimonial inclination
that are dl, played by each and every candidate one
OF these-Mmc. Rosarena. charmingly lmpersoha'eu
bv Edith Crane-is widow who has buried three nus
hands The Interview between Mrs. Dymond
and this formidable dame Is in the true
vein OF farce-comc at heart, while perfectly
serious upon the surface-and 1t naturally
caused great merriment. Another Of the can
idates proves TO be grandmother. Mrs. Dymond
has at last determined that little Tety On the sprghty
pcrsou Of Miss Chcatham) shall be her successor but
the substitution OF one photograph for another causes
the election to light upon the music teacher, ana Mt
Dymond by proposing marriage to that lady, preclp-
itntes quarrel between her and his wife, and onluatcs
tho dormant claim of the fencing master The be-
trotha Of Bob and Tety removes yet another c0nnubal
noSsiblity and at last Mr. and Mrs Dymond drop their
pan of divorce and conclude that they Will henceforth
travel side by side. and not Sny more IN tandem
All hi, is foolng, but IL Is at enst amaOc, sweet
tcDcred and refined. 1t leaves no bitter Thought ana
no sense Of disgust With human vciousness ana
feather headed folly. Fra and eNtavagant though IL
he II Is far above the level OF the horse play ana
ypcOus antic that constitute most OF the frcecon-
eyr of the present day. 1t has useful meaning nero
and there those who to seek ltbut II leaves
the moral las good works Of art always do) 10 axe
care OF Itself It's merit Is That IL DerateS an lhnOct
splrt of frollc and cnforces upon the actor the uuy
o being nlrt nimblc expeditions plquant ahd Drill
liant IL will have only such people as are bright ana
and TO animate its Impossible situations of fan
taslic mrth Mr. Drew was ia his natural ee-
ment rs Mr.. DymOnd-nOw cOOly eaurlcnl, now
rcmon stratve, now bandly propltiOus. now demireH
mlschlcvous now openly JOcular. now momeniarlly
tender az all times refined and mt all times domnant
over himself his environment Mr.. Lewis achieved
vet another Characteristic make up and gave yet another
deuuemen of his fine of character ana ms com
petent flculty to display IT, Old Sklnast0he huers
through this piece In Osensibe pursuit. OF the rata
OF the cheerful sclsnos that never has even dreamed
of Senshucso vice. Such n creature never palzes
i'm actual life how cOmical, II not how desplcabc, ho
ms necessarily appear In the Of those VINO under.
stand him. Mr.. Lewis, by discovering nm from all
serluls Interests shows only his comic side, and ho
Its zest Ada Rehan's powers far surpass such part
Ms Mrs DymOnd, but II Is not the way or TINS con
ecentios actress to tr1e with anything ana she threw
herself into IL with brilliant vgOr The prime necessity
f This part tho susainment OF sweet. fond prOtcc
tive and profoundly sOcitOus air toward the husband
whom she has undertaken 10 provide with suitable
wife was completely answered Once twice, indeed,
the actress cajolcd her audience with the touch of pas
sOnate feeling. and showed the deep heart of woman
" Tie bosom OF the seemingly frivolous and farcical