Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

SETTLED Our OF CoURr last night broke a
long fast in the amusement line and it ended
with an artistic collation. that was worthy Of the
occasion. The warm weather WEAKNESS that is
so inimical to the interests of the enterprising
manager who anticipates the cool weather
abated to some degree yesterday. The ther-
mometer lowered itself few notches, SO that
the temperature did not prevent an audience Of
generous proportions from assembling in the
theater to see the first production OF "Se.tled
Out of Court" by Charles Frohman's ocme-
dians Washington offers pre-eminent induce
ments for hrst-inght presentations. 1t furnishes
audiences where intelligence and diserimi1a-
lion weigh the performance entirely on its
mSTits; The applause comes honesty and in
ss These t acs Ps sss the favor
cepton which was accorded Settled Out
OF Court the more complimentary. When
Mr. Frohman gave Mrs. Wikinson's Widows"
a hrst presentation here the smoothness of the
presentation was the wonder of all who saw
IL. lhe same condition of things marked the
performance last night. 1t was graceful flow
OF humor from beginning to end The play is
from the French, and a matter of course it
deals with affairs of the heart in Il rather rapid
rough and tumble fashion that would make
any auditor who had been brought up on the
stately sentImentalities of the old romancers
pause for breath. Dir. William Gillette mod
e''iy asserts IN The program that in order to
produce this work offered last night he has
adapted, resrTanged and otherwise tempered
with As&an6Te Bison = Partisan success, "Pont
Biquet' Ii i5 an easy Symmetrical perform
ance which shovs Clearly that Mr.. Giilette's
characteristic touches Of cieyerness have as
sisted a work Of unusual original merit.
10 suggest that q little abridgment OF the
scene in Snicb hichcei ITie'aora figures in the
second act would eI nance its enjoyability is
merely 10 call atseation 10 q sight detail which
"lll naturally In tine su1cyd.re re itself to
be III harmon, with he entire production.
Mrs. L. {. Valentines presentation of the role
Is an excellent Character stIoy. but Settled
OUt OF Court is no. ri5v il which character
acting can consistently engage more than a
limited share of attention The burden OF the
piece falls upon t,,s shoulders of Mr.. Joseph
Holland. who is fully competent to sustain it,
and whose excellent work elected tho warmest
APPRECIATION. Mrs. George Drew Barrymores
portrayal of Mrs.. Lucretid PlunkeH was
artistic, natural and remarkably effective.
Not alone i'll her reading of the lines.
put IN her action, play of feature and
careful attention to details of business
did she win the admiration of her
audience. Mr.. VI. A. Kennedy as fudge Plum
Ret was an able support to Mr.. Hollands work.
and the OGglnterre of MIR. Chas. A. Able was
an artistic bit of character work. Messrs
tayersham and Humphrey added materially TO
the success OF the performance, as did Misses
Evelyn Campbell Agnes Miller, Margaret Con-
ven. Ida Curry and Minnie Titteli. the last
named being highly entertaining as a sore Of
cyclonic Irish servant maid The audience in
cluded President Harrison, Vice President
Morton, senator Proctor and Private Secretary
HaHord, who occupied box, while several dis
tingEished officials were scattered through the
orchestra seats. The general verdict was that
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