The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-30

have q small Wilkes-Barre right here
In London. besides a part of Scranton.
The Niagara Ice Palace.
That beautiful ice palace. Niagara, Of
which l wrote last winter, IL open again,
and In full swing. They skate there
Just as they did before, and it is q great
stamping ground for all the beaux and
bellies. Among the rest, Lady Randolph
Churchill comes there to skate every
morning. and was pointed out to me
yesterday. If she Is that great beauty
they are always talking about, 1 failed
to see 1t. h is big and coarse-looking
and puny now, whatever she was when
younger. OF course, I suppose she stickS
to the old photographs of herself, and
then too, the cold light of day is no cos.
metic. either, and l suppose she is pref
tier to look at by gaslight. But much
as l dislike to look in the glass, 1 be-
lieve l would rather do 1t than look at
such a whited seDulchre Of a beauty.
1t must be q great thing to get a repu-
tation for beauty. 1t seems to stick
longer than the beauty.
Last night one of the ladies' took US
to see dear, lonely George Alexander,
in Liberty Hail." one of the sweetest
plays l ever saw. In Alexander is an
actor who always takes a star part,
and acts the good, noble, handsome,
AioAhy yOuuS HldH. SOle lessee anu
manager Of the st. James theater, he
has his choice Of plays, of course, and
always takes good ones, not nasty ones,
or suggestive ones. but plays to which
the father of a family could take said
family, one n all, and be sure that
they would see most artistic and beau
tiful acting, hear a wholesome and
charming play, magnificently set and
staged. and, best of all, as wholesome
and pure and sweet as plays can be
made. Alexander's favorite plays are
those of the April Weather. "Shore
Acres andd Poor Relation" stamp.
and, indeed, his position over here in
the profession is somewhat analogous
to that Of u WI Sol Smith Russell.
or dead, supplemented Denman
Thompson over there in u great and
glorious country.
George Alexander, Reformcr.
He 1t was who. last season, accepted
n produced Henry James play, Guy
Domville," which had to be withdrawn
after a run of only two months on ac-
count of the GOODNESS of it's reception by
the critics and general public. The
critics, indeed, drove it from the boards
by their harsh criticism. But when I
saw 1t, l thought 1t was singularly
sweet n pure, and interesting as well,
NAcNeA " w " III poitos IL 10 tuVs
and II 1t had only had some pruning.
would have been a, success, l should
think. Liberty HalT' was a revival.
and a perfectly lovely thing, too. I
could see it again tonight. l doubt IL
1t has aver been produced In New York,
as 1t Is in his hands entirely and is not
at all an old play, having had a life
of only a couple of years, l think. How
/ did enjoy It! Such a good plot. such
sparkling and refined comedy and such
wholesome situations of thrilling in
te~rest-things which seldom go hand in
hand with each Other-are rarely seen
all In n play.
"Trilby" is running at full blast at
the Haymarket, and seats cannot be
got for love or money. Everything is
booked up months ahead, and If n
wishes to get into the unreserved pit
or gallery, n must take ones money
and go there and stand at the doors
three or four hours ahead of opening
time, in order to get a chance at all. The
effort Is too great an one for me to
make just yet, so ''Trilby" must wait
for me. or rather, I must wait for
"Trilby." Sadie e, Kaiser.