The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
EngIish's-''Lady B1arney."

The story involved in the affairs of Lady
Barney" presented by Annie Ward Tiff
any's comedy company, at Englsh's, last
night, is constructed much on the lines of
other society dramas easily called to mind.
1t hinges on the attempt of Gerald Caugh-
trey to fasten the disgrace of a $4,000 forg-
cry on his noble brother, Jack Caughtrey,
well to steal Jacks promised wife i'm
the latters absence from the country.
These true-hearted fellows in love stories
are nearly always named Jack, or Dick, or
Fred, but the daily papers show that
such names can be found plas-
tered all over prison directories. Gerald
is a good high-sounding name behind which
TO mask the villainous brother with y gan
grened heart and Frank Abbott made an
excellent and handsome villain too Har-
old HartWell who looks after Jacks af-
fairs. is equally handsome. There is an
added interest in the two from the fact of
their strong physical similarity, which as
sists greatly in the impression produced.
Lady Barney is the wealthy foster mother
of the brothers, fresh from Ireland, with
all her Tipperary gaucherie and her advent
in the fashionable New York establishment
maintained by Gerald, gives Annie Tiffany
just the sort of work suited to her ability
and calculated to keep an audience con-
tnually amused. The growing popular ten
dency in up-to-date plays to do little
preaching to society so wonderfully success
full in Oscar WlldeS latest dramatic eHOrIS,
is also found in Lady Barney" Whole
sermons in a single sentence are fired off
by Lady Barney in the midst of a recep-
ton spreading CONSERVATION all about.
She glories i'm the fact that she came from
a place where nature and paraties" put
the roses in women's cheeks, not like New
York where veluse and rouge do the
same i'm less time. She scores the
too good" and piOus spectators
who go to church "bekase it's fashionable,
and if they pray at ALL sure it's only for
money!" 1t remains for Lady Blarney to
finally show up the intrigues of the bad
brother and set everything right by seeing
that dear old jack gets back his friv
olous sweetheart. who wasn't worth the
trouble. seeing that the blush occasioned
bv her lovers goodbye kiss was hardly
faded before she was ready 10 throw her
self into the arms of her intended brother
in-law. Rose Tiffany properly portrays this
Welding creature. May Warren is well
suited TO the part of the modern society
woman who is trying to get all there is out
of life regardless of propriety or the feel
ings of her sisters in humanity, even con-
nfyinR at the criminal tricks of the villain
Gerald because she wants the match be-
tween Jack and Ethel smashed on account
of an unworthy and unrequieted love she
bears the loyal Jack.
Charles H. Crosby matches Lady Blarney
with a rich Irish brogue and sings Hi
bernian songs TO the delight of the gallery.
Jessie Bertman does a song with whist
ling chorus well enough for an encore. The
house was not large last night but
thoroughly appreciative. Lady Barney"
which. by the way, is as bad n name for
the play as could be selected, will continue
the rest of the week.