New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
A LONDON MATINEE.
From The London Punch.

From The London Punch.
Dress circle friends and relatons OF the AnSo,
In the stalls are couple OF stray Critics who leav:
and relations In the pit. the front row is Oiled ~
the Authors domestic SERVANTS, the landladies Of ssy
two behind them sprnkllng Of the general public
whose time apparently hangs heavily on their hands
Companion. murky gloom pervades the Audi.
iorlnn scratch orchestra IS PLAYING lame and
for little delay Of afeen minutes between lie IL
and second rnteals " the second Act The orehestr
Ia RI m boomdeay!' Some restless spirits stahD
| feebly.
I've good mind to 60 behind myself aud hurry them
| up. The audience are beginning to get impatient.
Her Companion-But that shows how interested they
Author-I think it ought 10 Interest them, but I dM
expect they would have show a.; hi ,s, more en-
| they're rather cold audicncei 49,,
II pavs ar. ' sncs b5s n'p nowndays pcop. c
appreciate a really great drama lust at nr'l. DO
hope Mr.. Irving Mr.. Hare and Mr. .eertohm rNs
| will come ln-lm sure they'll be only loo anxious
Ant'or"i don't know that should care for it to
como ont at the Iyccum: but OF course u tile terms
we're vcry-Ol they're beginning At last. ! hope
his Hight comedy will go well. Curtain rises:
co h.,wcnn fooimam and matinee mndserynntr IN
short sleeves. lace tucker and di1mona necklace:
and tell one another long and irrelevant stories, all
about nothing. When tic auditor remarks "Yonr
story IS indeed sad oncbnt go OF" s ,u goes
later when the listener says; 20. nave ioa me your
sorynow hear mc than the o,ss;
mans. \ love scene follow, characterized 6 6y al
the sparkle and braney Of ~emPe p, nee Gm
VIZ" rRat love scene was perfectly ruined BY tho
| cling, She ought to have turned her head aside
hnn he said Dash the teapot but she never did.
and he left out all that about dreaming o. eT wnes
I'm
| thew wouldn't have such long waits though: We
timed the piece at rehearsal. and with the cuts !
made il only played about four lonrs but I'm arah
Comp'mI don't care how long it is-its so beauu'
Aunor PIT my whole e. sG ,., into n IT, y ~s
finished with dingy wrecks from the property room
the home OF Jasper, the Villain VINO j. ABOUT
give an evening psr,s Of r mporance which can only
be revealed TO yonr private ear lshveis OF app,s
tension among the audience and ar AWAIT me ther.;
Sigh ' of relief from spGe,a'or' l ioSs
mansr me guests wa' ne Sr troop IN o" un
o eado' and sit down against the wall entertain.
Ing ono another IN dumb rootmdn rsSs Il:
| lner YIN in Norway. under an alias, requests lev
words sr J-COnfusion one OF nv former accom- ON
pccs in crimsny guests mm not and e rntemen a. Vii
YOU step into the adjoining room cr s% p,
utcs. and examine my e anticp",ions Of enjoy.
ment The stranger enters. and tells another long
toryl y smile si' he aw me- e" them even the
uyii,c"es OF death" at this IN rrevercnt plltlIe
suddenly outlaws and the Audience from mat moHe s
strSnae .r' eoes the Guests return. Rcener
FootmanI Sir, an elderly man, VINO was 80; az,
quantcd Viii ,sbe no denai" Villain with presencs
of mind-to gucsts)-Ladies and gentienc, WI ~, ~
step mo [Te ee quests obey The elderly man enter.
and dcnounccs Jasper VINO NC lonh ybcrcuuon ths
ne e,,to trrns down his oGa,collar. and takes on
false bcardl DO you know me now. J>Psr on sn,R,
pun mwbat no Sir Insolencc. ~ the william retorts.
And 50 YOU come TO deliver me TO justice - NV,
says Joseph Long o yenr ni iSG even at tic
cysnonse OF nv own i come TO warn you thaIIu.n,
ETC. etc The audience who are now III mer
rment TIL the end OF the act Another long VIII" en-
vened by pectolo solo, TOO asrraceful-it- de.
bcratc conspiracy to turn the piece ,n'o ,ur ar,n
never thought ms own rs s1oS would '''''
me-Sma yr' wa"n't The play they laughed atdear-
thas loveN-bnt us rdIcnlon>lv acicd, YOU nnIm;
& nich, make allowances for that II is 81 unfair
THE pioy proceeds Tie Iierones ieaonsy Ia, ocon
enS S ,h Hero i tryr TO dsam her suspicons she
Dnt why are you constantly going rom i'io 10 .sde
III he only knew that do il to shield my 'ef Ss.
cousns Jaspcr-bu my cam tinn,o odarInche /. nv
,rT ,. s,cretary!- tRoars OF ineNtngu habl:
ianchtcr drowning the we's expression. OF psee ~
Satisfaction and confidence The hero wants 70 ~
nt ihc wife hogs him to She has "a prcsen,men,
81 cv,la dread of something nnseen' Villain
goes The Villain enters In eveh H., mo in haf an
bour n, c lonely hut by the croSsr ads ana you s,
have p,ocf Of his guilt rhs wife d"parr a, aiohol
}cni chemes prosper have get Joseph ont OF me way
| h~ st,a,agcui deceived his wfe-my early love-,o
10 abdnct the child DESTROY the certificate OF 1911.
40 sV which alone stands between me ard peense
ct fire The home Of my ancesors on % nrs,
as he Earl Of Nddecsc ohaa GOOD nGht' w Ssx.
eood" Joseph from back, S Son s oo ' rtss
heard III Hatn win Y HSi H Would haa war my
Joseph (rmly): Il wond NY wife ana sn no on
not etc ete1 Villain So Syiy anal ana wSnd You
| ink that - Joseph (overcome) MY oatn ~,
amt. All. no. cannot. must not break IL. sSspgI
nnmn,u nm powcrcSs-you must do yonr cNl'
viil,s lie sinks settce Triumph OF WIN"
| tabieau, and cnrtana , .... ,oasrr
NnthorI wouldn't have believed NJ, .na ,ha ~ ~ /,
audience wou. treat heroic conduct Ike that a. IL
was lamclablc. It's enough to make one ave ny
p'" Eomn',h wouldn't do that. dear Ym musn'
cun>h postcrity (rhc play goes on ana oo, ond
saddles the Hero with his nefarous deeds Tue zero
mrs sted bui rcappcars mt liberty. in the next a,i
ohont ;hc ninth and no reference whatever Is MATS
70 the past, oM >eo" ,ar"ce des !tn Up
A. the end Of conversation latimg "Tssr OF =,
ho,r tho Lady'smaid REMARKS INA, T Wch Cheers
9 N H,,an en- General JOY when the Villain re-
urms n hopeless maniac. Curtain about sN' ana o''
ca',r ui1crNohng will induce mo TO take eau atc,
hc "hamcful way they've behaved And Us az the
fault OF ,he acting When We gel nd emil see how /.
ppn r} 70 have been dcnc hundred ana twenty
mounds simply thrown away ..,o, and tho con.
Wctlrcs oonsolcd by her Conpanion anu u wi
,onsncss that true genius is invariably unappreeeu
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