The evening world., 1894-02-07
"a NoMtN's REVENGE"

There IL thick. tenacious AMI CodFI-
lated agony In tho late Henry Petiltt's
play. "A Woman's Revenge now I'M
ming at the American Theatre, There
are huge clots OF It. and Ike SNOWFALL,
they get larger with the increased action
OF the play. II Ia not the sort Of agony
that moves you to tears, but the oppres-
sive discomfort that makes you long to
sit In the gallery, eat peanuts and yell.
You envy the gallery bog. Seated down
stairs you are Obliged TO behave your
self respectfully, to be silent while the
heroine gurgles in her laChryrlose an
GuIsh and to rcpress "a chuckle when
you hear the hero say Me choe-iii. Me
chee-ild. Che has taken me Choc-ild
away You are not allowed to boot
when the comedy couple do their funny
turn. or 10 applaud the villain with
whom you really in you heart OF hearts
sympathlEe. There you have to sit mum,
while the fun Is fast and furious In the
gallery above you.
Mary I.Onslale Is the heroine of "A
Woman's Revenge She is lovely and
lovablc. and above all she is an heiress.
The villain. Robert Overtone. loves her
mos; ~pnsSionntely. win all the ardent.
untrammcllcd affection OF one Of Pet
tits Villains. RiEgel II n n ute little
SIS reaCh-mc-down. he stands there II
tells her OF his volcanic affection. She
tells him that II can never he. for sh"
loves Frank Drummond, n young bar
%rister. who has been nourishcd on hero
les. and who is not half as nice as the
Villain, |. ahe could but know 1t. In the
frat act the hero fo!is the villain with q
little bit OF breezy repartcc, ana as the
curtain falls Frank and Mary nre going
10 be married-to live unhapplly Until the
end Of tn" play.
A. this point I made n bet. I, was
that Mary would wear a black dress be-
fore the play came to an end. l knew
nothing about II, but was willing to bet
s. that Mary would array her person
and her feelings in black.
Everything goes wrong after the first
act. Mary and Frank have Il little angc.
CT a child. who calls itself n true lovers
knot. liu Frank has to dread the re-
vengc OF an adventures to whom he
once made love. Mabel Wentworth Is
bold and bad. and means business. s.
the woman ne wouldn't marry conspires
with the man she couldn't love, and ruin
stares Frank in the face. Old love .et-
ters were brought forth. TIE hero keeps
them in his desk and tells the villain
where they are 50 az to make v~l.lainy
easy and comfortable. The villain goes
then to poor Mary. who Immediately Dc,
Cides to leave her husband. Husband re-
turns Il promises to explain every,
thing. but Mary s5es out OF the room
and cNnCtly thirty secOnds later 1t Is
announced that she has left the hous.
with her Choe-ild. Although she can
possibly have got further than the cor
ner OF the street. he does not attemp,
to follow her. but wrlngs his hands and
means pitifully.
She goes TO live In a nasty little house
with horr.d p!cture9 on the wall. and the
child grows up. The villain visits he,
regularly and tells her how much he
loves her. He positively do:es on her
A man 10 whom the villain owes none,
appears ond demands the cash, which Is
refused. Theroupon he shoots the vi
lain dead as e doornail. and Mary q. Of
course. accused OF the rhine. Their
comes the scene OF the ~play-ihe tria
a. the Old Bailey. Frank defends hi!
own wife. as her lawyer IL III. and tht
ch!li gives evidence against poor
mamma, bui after a truly thrilling tria!
that lasts az lest six minutes. Mary Is
acquitted and falls INTO her husband:
arms. The villain Who WAS sho; en-
|, t.nues dead.
Minnie se,igman IL :ae hsrJtae. an,
she ia very rice. The per; IL not exact!
calculated 10 show her at her b.s;, hI
/ sac does as mG"h with It az pcS-,h'"
=. William Morris IS the hero. Mr.. Morris
Idea ~ Intensity il - r.Gnl bolt upright
so upright that he almost ielns back
| ward, and - Hre ~ his speeches In,
vacancy. Mss EGrIce Vance Is Ia
COMEDY LADY, ard eNrrc4:nE,y good sh
is, too, nrl Ada Dwy'7 T. the nlv.n
.lress, the villain !s Clarence Han :
, siaes-a very pleasing vl,,l.r-anl ArtaG
= Lawrence is a r~usca!ly lawyer.
Dy the bye, I omitted TO say that
won ny bot. Mary wore n black dres
IN act V. ALAN DALE.