New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07

j. s Adams as Proserpna. w X Erce as Pluto
and c. NJ Flandrau Ceres have the principaI
parts. Adams should repeat the hit which ne maze
last year in Granada" the fascinating souDfette
With his winning griish little ways he Is very de-
lghtfu and makes the most OF his saucy am at
tracive part HIS singing and acting are as they
were last year. admirable. Pluto is remarkable as
having all of the charms and none OF inc VICES
usually attributed to the devil He does not DO an!
thing dsagreeable or wicked. but is from hrSt 10
last a genial gentleman. always living up to MS
motto of "Toujours la politesse." The character OF
Ceres is probably the strongest in the play ana gives
greatest opportunity for effective acting fIahuTau
carries 1t off ceyory. combining with maUohy u's-
nifty and cOmposure a frivolous regard LOT Coh'c"-
tion In the minor parts. L. g. Merrill as Venus
j. Purlon as Cupid and Y. : Thomas as Iieau
Clerk of HaGes Hotel. arc good. r. ID. Wrenn,
quarterback of last fails football team and cham
pion tennis player of the country shows that he mas
also considerable ability as shepherd.
The play is in acts. Act opens WIN inc
chorus of men and maiiens in a del In Arcadia
,lucking and wroa thing flowers and singing bridal
song Proserp!na enters and introduces herself thus.
am a little maid
OF prehistoric days; -.oo<
Since Everything know
,js,!1 Dh1i'G 10 d" What she ,aught
The blossoms. brook ana breeze.
Chorus.
Remember please. lroserpina
of the i golden dawn Of earths dim morn;
Just a prehistoric gnL
Ceres tries to persuade Proserpna to marry Ex-
empcus. the very good young man. ana AFTER mach
difficulty finally prevails. While the wedding -peIlS
are ringing Pluto and Venus enter. Venus tells
Pluto that Proserpina whom he loves. IS engaged
Il be married. They arrange, however, tHat CuphI
shall wound Proscrpina with dart and cause her
TO fall In love with the man whom she next sees.
To make that Pluto shall be the man j; IS de-
cded that he shall put on his invisible COAX lo''o"
oh. lie frai fr1o. rOW q
cloak and declare his love II the helpless victim
rhl, eD,sode of the invisible cloak gives an oppor-
,.ni:y fcr some clever acting and causes some
humorous situations.
Cund who at this prehistoric time Is hfty-three
wears old. now enters. He is weary Of having 10
pretend that nc IS a child Of three, ana sings
Because my mother Venus is immortal.
she's made me dress IKE this f r nf'y years;
II i revealed my age She says She fears
T6eyd io9k as9Tee at h .E u2Gss'g cia 5~ 5s
should have an only son Of Nny-,hree:"
Refrain.
50 I'm Compelled . be , chronic Ia. il infant ,,
For Irn man of ff,y-,hrce
A youHg profcssonai bcautys infant chnl.
When Proserpna comes the stage, Cupid
wounds her with his dart. Pluto at once declares
his love to her and. he expected finds that II is
rcquited. While they are at the height OF se4i-con-
graduation Ceres Exemptions and the Chorus come
in. all ready for the weddng-the wedding Of Pro-
serpina and Exempcus. Proserpina tells her mother
that she has just captured prince, wheTeupoA
Ceres. overjoyed deserts the cause Of Exemptions
and consents that the marriage shall take pace AT
once In Pluto's kingdom Of Hddes. But since only
sinners can enter Hades the Chorus none of whom
have ever committed sin, are debarred from ac-
companying the bridal pair on their honeymoon II
is suggested that stealing Is crime each man
should steal kiss from each maid This, Pluto
ponts out would admit the men to Hades but
rdl as
Ceres ovorcomes the difficulty by suggesting that
the maids take back their kisses thereby receiving
stolen goods. WAich Of course Is sinful She her
GOLF being unable TO induce anybody to kiss her,
has TO confess that She the good and Virtuous
once committed sin. Exemptions is now the only
20 10 the heather a missionary. BY way of warn
ing Ceres sings the following sad song:
The Eeysna l9GesJo mes w91 P'q 1.a apostle
To teach and to preach and 70 show by example
He said il was sinful 10 serve acquaintance
As ragoa' or stew a; an af'e iiSsa, '.a xprr
Was not enough dress for modest Fecjee
Ch'4s
( modest F FSSjec.
Was nc; enough dress for modest Feejee.-
Geasee gce-gee. gee-see, etc.
But sad to relate the degenerate heather
Ans ygor r Sn%a IN n ndcr T manner
IT., Theyd ca, RGyre3d Iones even If i WAS I(n,
,, The; TSaii1sd TO- late a, men gs1"ll5 d.
That he hadn'; been spared1for another ragon,
Chorus
Another TaCJ0',
Another TaCoOi,
That he hadn't been spared for another raEo0t
GoGt-go0L sO0t-g10;. go0t-go0t. etc.
But Exemptions. without needing this wise
ing breaks out into violent threats II which nobody
pays any attention. The men and maids gazing
with rapture down the pathway 10 Hddes, sing the
wedding-be chorus which they had already once
sung In honor of the betrOthal OF EXenPlicGs and
Proserpina With this the frs; act closes.
The o, the second act IS laid in PlutO's
hote! In Hadcs. Tho Chorus enters singing. followed
by Ceres, PrOserpina and Pluto just as the we'd