The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-05
AMUSEMENTs.
her Man" mt the Garden

| complications which occur when a man IN lad
into the error OF declaring himself to be
somebody other than himself: and it Ia very
fortunate that misadventures OF this sort are
considered funny. especially when presented
| with plenty OF lodging through doors and hid
ing under tables and behind screens If these
| episodes were not funny a great many writer's
OF farcical plays would be picking buckle
berries at this season Of the year instead OF
drawing royalties. and it's an i'll wind that
blows nobody good.
| 1t is funny to see on the stage q man who ia
| led into all kinds Of unfortunate and absurd
situations Just because he has been foolish
enough to deny his identity. but 1t is tiresome
to see him going about with long face and
ruffled brow during the whole acts. even when
he happens to be PLAYED by such ACCOM-
That Is the chief trouble with " The Other
tSs by Charles o
troubles which come upon tou sfsss0 Alter OF
artist. Champi0no,. the husband Of his
former sweetheart. He is compelled to serve
his double. which circumstance. of course,
causes number OF strictly iarcical things to
ter that he Is impersonated by Joseph Holland
snce does not find out, what bore he is until
ever. In which Chnmp,Vnoi is not a bore. and
picture Of his Captains. That scene is original
and !r sHHsr 1tbaH funny =, .,o
played. Miss Crossman as the artists wife
Harry Brown Brown as comedy old man and
who made his first appearance last night in
the role Of Captain Camprettp. A very good bit
stein. who has been on the German stage sf and
ttnercIore knows how to make up his face ef-
"Fanny."
When one writes play and labels It on the
programme new and original" and
then presents the desparing conplica-
tions OF husband who believes an
undesirable wife dead. hears that she
Is not, and finally escapes the penalties
OF bigamy by learning Just before the curtain
goes down on the last act that the lady is, In
deed. as dead as Queen Anne. the reader OF tho |
programme is justified in thinking tho label
might have been Gu. of.
1t took two men. George r. Sims and Cecil |
Raleigh.to write Fanny" which was presented !
at the Standard last night for the first time
n New York. 1t is unfortunate that more
tha l one author was engaged in the
parted by the play that their two ideas were
never n entirely tire explained to each other or.
th1pEht the other would explain. but he did n't
me story which seems to be finally evolved
Is that Professor Biriey marries n servant
maid in order to obtain an allowance which
WOULD be paid to him only after marriage.
tn That servant girls name is-or was rather
Fdnnn An hour after his marriage the Pro-
lessor learns that his wife has u husband in
4 africa. and deserts her. longing for the girl OF
his heart whom he did not marry In the be-
ginning In order that the play might be writ
widow and the professor. hearing that Fanny
10 dead. marries the widow. and promptly |
hears that Fnrmgis alive. His troubles have
nearly driven him insane. when. strangely |
The telling Of this new and original" plot
suggests that either Prof B'rbp. or the woman
who pretends to be FdunM would have much, |
i not most to do with the play. but that is not |
20. me story.the actiOn.the whole performance |
fni di. Is given to another character. Capt
delightful and hiGh-class comedy manner
n an Irish brogue.
Capt. Nanton. as a character, contains all the
rood work OF the authors He, is a geoGraph-
human nature offsettine his scientific craze.
shd Il 1s the dilemma he is placed in through
lls desire to search Africa, and an equally
trong.in fact a little stronger desire to re-
main az nome and have a good time. which
naKe the comedy situations.
Jnhnstone Bennett had an unimportant part I
q florencs barnes and seemed conscious of
ne TACT. When she was doing anything that i
ad reason for being done she played adm ira
ny. out she had few chances. Max Figman had Q
small part, policeman. but he paid his man !
yer ana MS audi fence the compliment Of work
1 ,a; hard and well. and the result was a neat
Loie Fuller did her mechanical toy perform 9
nee after tho play. !