The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
U sEMENT
OF Music.

The attraction at the Academy Of
Music last evening was Humanity" an
English drama from the pen OF Sutton
Vane, with Joseph Grismer and Phoebe
Davies in the leading roles. In all mat
tiers of detail it was a perfect perform
ance. The materials and make up OF
this play are such as to engross ana
satisfy the multitude; n the same
thing is to be said of the actors en-
ployed in the performance, as they do
their work with a vim when
leaves little to tine chances or imagina-
ton. Humanity is an out and out
drama and is Mr.. Vane's strongest
play. This story deals with the war of
England against the Dutch Beers in
South AFRICA. The play opens in Cram
bonr nf Hall Hail. E Eng ahoar sne n geNbi o. Penn PENN.
the daughter of Matthew Penn, the
Quaker gardener. has been wronged n
! L0H wsr d By Ma5Og Tordyps snf Dahgeriff o1.
lows his victim from place to place,
seeking to plunge her still deeper into
misery. War is deela a d. L =aen1yeand
followed by Lezbia Penn and her sister
Kesiah, who, together with Alma Dun
bar, , the a~ies seenine b sancss eni foIiow vs.
the party and is later discovered to Pc
a spy. He is compelled to leave the
Dunbar house. which has been beslegea.
ton which enables them to a the
Dunbar House, which has been trans
formed into a fort. Lieutenant iran,
pass the Boer lines to deliver 1mportant
dispatches to General Wolseley, and IS
captured, butt not until he mas sent a
wounded drummer boy through h lines.
Cranbourne is imprisoned in the Dunbar
fortress and after trial by court martial
is sentenced to be shot on the day SET
arrives and attacks the fortress. The
women of the hospital corps are compelled
to assist the Beers in defending one
IS dashed to a post below waiting for
the time to arrive when he will be shot.
The women upon being handed the
of Beers and fire, killing. everyone but
Dangerfeld, who PUSHES downstairs, de-
termined that Cranbourne shall meet
sae a ana d Rsnai'ESi But ne eve srs~e eh ans ass0 is
empty. Selling a huge bomb he places
it on a box close to C~ranbourne's head
Alma Dunbar, arrives in time to grab
the bomb and hurl it out of the window.
Cranbourne is released just as the ENG
The party shortly eturn to England
and matters are set all right. Danger
fields crime meeting with a Just pun
ishment.
The Dunbar fortress scene was a sight
never to be forgotten.
A bright character of the play is that
of Marks, played by that in
imitable comedian Mr.. G. Jay Williams.
Marks Is a Jewish money lender, WHO
has loaned sums of money to nearly all
the men stationed at Lieutenant Gran
bourness barracks. When the soldiers
leave for the war he follows them in
order that The may keep track of his
creditors. In the land of the Zulu he
meets with many laughable experiences.
His attempt to pass through the Boer
enables him to obtain the plans of the
Dunbar fortress drafted by the traitor
Dangerfield. In last nights perform
sity; for minutes he seemed the Jew in
earnest. No other actor of equal power
could rave succeeded in this part half so
to be, aided by an inimitable dialect.
Humanity" will be here all the week
with the usual Wednesday and Saturday
matineeS.