The evening world., 1894-03-06
MRS. DAsCOT."

Stanislaus STANCE at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre last "'ght done a good turn"
as the variety actors classically and
dramatically remark. He was one OF
the authors OF Mrs. Dascot," the "orig-
inal play in four acts" produced by Miss
Kathrine Clemmons. The other author
was Gen. Lloyd S. Brice, who knows
enough OF military tactics to be aware
of the verify OF the proverb that sets
down discretion as the better part OF
valor. He did not show himself Mr..
STANCE, In response to the voclferous
applause Of the ushers and their friends.
made "A little speech in which he spoke
of "the General and I" about steen
times. He stood before the curtain with
one hand held aloft as though to quell
the wild enthusiasm. as thugh to say.
"Yes. we have done nobly, but pray curb
your impetuosity." 1t was very pretty
sweetly pretty. In fact. Mr.. Strange fur
nished the only genuine comedy of the
evening. and he seemed to enjoy himself
Immensely.
As for Mrs Dascot." II Is quite i'm
possible to treat It with the respect that
IAN original play In four acts" should
receive In these days OF Sahara like
dramatic aridity. 1t is a sensational ar
fair (by the bye, Mr.. STANCE himself
called It an "affair'), OF the sort that
is popularity supposed to appeal to Mary
JAM and Sarah Ann. 1t Is couched in
desperate language, some Of which is
English and some OF which isn't and II
has couple OF fervid situations, The
heroine. Mrs Dascot, Is a lady who is
longing for kisses. She says so herself,
and she In the one to know. She married
nasty old man about eighty years old,
and when the play begins she has re-
| turned to Hunters Pointer was 1t Lon
don ?-to seek out her old love. who is
also the father of her chee-ild. 1t Is then
| that she tells him that she positively
clamors for his kisses. She Is very tall
and willowy, and she wears rose -colored
crepe worth eighty-eight cents yard. If
her heart Is only as large as her sleeves
she must indeed be a loving creature.
| The gentleman whose kisses she asks
for is Or. Henry Palgrave. IAN eminent
London physician."
| His love. however. is dead. He makes
no bones about 1t and tells her 30. rs he
stands before her In superb suit OF
| CIOthtS, WottD u tht very lo"eot hbdit
six dollars. He loves Margaret Clifton
and as she learns this. Helene Dascot sits
comfortably down and faints. In the
next act she visits him in his private Of
flee, and repeats her demand for kisses
This time she wears handsome black
velvetsen. but she Is just as fervent
Crowds are waiting for him within ear.
shot. and she determines to compromise
him. She locks the door. screams, puts
the key In his pocket. and when the moi
rushes In declares that he has insulted
her. This is the situation OF the play.
In the third act Alexandria is storme
| Nobody knows why. but 1t is. Palgrav,
is In Alexandria. and SO is the infamou,
| Jacobus, who knows all about their past
and who also wants to marry the lovely
Margaret Clifton. Mrs Dascot in this
act is a hospital nurse, and she wants
to deliver Jacobus to the enemy. Pal
grave hates her for having compromised
him. Not a kiss. or a kiss-ette, or ever
kiss-ine has she had. and she is sc
hungry, poor soul! She promises to atone
for her naughty action. and In the las
act she does 80. She tells Margaret tina
Palgrave had never insulted her-tha
she had lied. Their child Is dead, ant
she determines that she will live alone
alone with her sorrow. and her whit,
brocaded silk dress. made with a trair
and big sleeves. So she gives Margare
to Palsrave, and exits slowly as the
final curtain falls.
Miss Kathrine Clemmons played the
part OF the lady with the clothes ant
worked very hard. She is, however
absolutely lacking In emotiona
qualities. Why she should es
say part that runs tn,
gamut OF the emotions no fellow car
possibly know. 1t is most unwise ant
most unkind. Friends should tell hel
the folly Of such a course. Miss Glenn
mons may still succeed, but she has M
right to star" Barrymore knew hi
lines very WELL and uttered them In hi!
own peculiar manner. Z. ]. Henley wal
effective as the villainous Jacobus, anC
spoke like Prof. Hermann. You ex
pecfed to hear him say, "If some gen
tleman will kindly lend me a hat will
show him that he is In the habit o
carrying rabbits about with him." d. r
Steele did well in an utterly irrelevan
comedy part, and Miss Eleanor Lane
suffering from a bad cold. was as goot
favor Of the production is that 1t Is al
improvement upon "A Lady Of Venice.
ALAN DALE.
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