New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-13
THE DRAMA-MUSlC.
:. rtIr GARNET MINISTER. "

1.-THE CABINET MlNlolEI" -,
In Daly's Theatre last night Mr.. Pineros ecceh'n'
comedy of The Cabinet Minister haa lis nr'' '.pu
eptatIon in America and seemed to please nihie,
ous and refined audience. Certainly IL onsh' "
nease such an audience for its satire is deic"e' us
drollerv Is genla its portaitue OF chaiacer-a''"h
sometimes farcically distOrted-is copiois anu u' .,
fed and its little story is told bS spr'l 49,,
and continuously embeshed with lively h"oNo
For untravclled or unobservant Ancrcans' luue0 ST.
of It's types Of character and some OF us .,t
banter are possibly inappreclable yet an oo!ec' ''
is ridiculous TO one intelligent person Is oo"'.
ridcuIous 10 ALL and Mr. PinerO's bright style anu
pun-,nt humor have not left his purpose III te -
This play is much exaggerated picture VI ''"s.
social life-at first in London. afterward al cum
house In Scotland. The Cabinet Mihster, 49,,
Twombey ludcrous image Of perfunctory roun"e
and red-tape,-is kindly. eccentric iussy, p'eo'"r
old Ireneman buried to the nose In onciai p"pe.s'
befocped about almost everything and 50 easily DH"
boozed that he becomes almost pitinbe as well a. '
consciously mirhul. The wife OF the CaoiheV 'ii''
Lady TwOmbley. has got into debt acd caihoC pas' ~
her credtors-a couple OF rich and vulgar iieoio"
purpose to compel her to introduce uei" nv
society by playing upon her dread OF an exposure
IT. nocnr,arv imnn,dence The opposition OF
iocuor and intrusive London Jew to the persons vi
titled and formal arstocras is one OF the expeden,s
that have been ceverly used TO elicit comic ch'''
Another is the introduction OF dour ana r"M-oo"
Scotchman The MacphaiD, arrayed In the li'ghla"u
dress who figures as his mither's BARN ana WHO -
wooer that cannot tell his love. stu announcer Is 'o
matchmaking mamma. with Der ready tongue ara her
mcasurcless crontery. pair OF young lovers a"oiu
an added element Of serious interest. The suspense OF
Lady Twombeys painful predicament Is sustained iohg
enough 10 admit of merry ana interesting uspi'' "
these and other characters in situations OF eqh'oho
and cross purpose. and when finally 1t Is relieved anu
her offensive vet udicrous prosecutor Is eApeieo Hon
the scene. the general JOY OF the company mas eA
preston in q dance. Nothing exceptionally original OF
extraordinary In all that-but unhagging bueyancy
OF animal spirits, incessant vlgor OK spontaneous
gayey in the display Of it, and thus vitality OF gooo
feeling ard Of mir such commcnds 1t to the ready
sympathy OF a refreshed and cheerful mind
There Is, OF course, vein OF buriesqne IN the
piece and equally Of cOurss (since Mr. Pinero mas
written it,, there Is plentiful efusion In 1t on tha'
impatient Of insincerty and fhppery which
long endurance OF social arhce naturally enScnderS
I'm a bright mind Mr.. Pnero has often denoted MS
resentment Of tho iron-bound convehuohaity' t"e
class distinction and the colossal selfcompiacchcy Oh
certain classes OF people In his native lahd' Ills
feeling as TO that subject would seem ID be unusually
strong-so that sometimes It impels him to wnte
for his own edihcatlon rather than that OF MS
audience The fault of 1.-THE Cabinet Minister Is
proixity OF eplsodical d~tas. Illustrative not OF lis
story but rather Of the fOies OF an extensive socia
class setting all this aside. however, tn play IN
terests those who able to follow IT, ana IT aHords
much opportunity for delicate kind OF arclcal acuhs
Everything that could he done for the piece was
done by Mr. Days comedians The absence
OF Ada Rehan from the cast naturally
threw a shadow upon 1t, yet for her own sake hcf
absence is theme for cOngratuatlQn rather than re
greet No part in the comedy IS worthy Of her powers
or her presence and Mr.. DAILY was wise IN leaving nor
out OF II. Miss Prince Mr. Lewis. Mr.. Drew, MT'
Herbert Mrs. Gilbert. Miss Irving, Miss Leila wostan
and Miss Crane improved every opportunity that Is
offered The dash with which Miss Prince carried Lady
rwombiey surprised her auditors. who have commonly
found her concentrated and cold She was very mana
some: and indeed. The lovely women who appear IN
this piece mike a. charming group a. te local sag
has shown I'm a long time. Mr.. Lewis mas expenaeu
much care upon detail Of his p.rsonaon ana MS
acting Is uncommonlY rich In lace IKE tracery OF
Humorous qualities and fine Characteristic traits mr.
sidney Herbert made emphatic hit rs the eOillcht
and ramboyant Hebrew, Mr. Lebanon. me Cablnct
Minister has been richly set upon the stage ana the
10 the pleasure impaired by II.