The record-union., 1897-08-27

warm hearted girl, who expresses her
warm admiration for the middle-a aged
man with not the slightest suspicion
Of his feeling towards her, that the
cunning Of the actor is made manifest.
and becomes a triumph for Mr.. Drew.
who has done nothing better, if any,
thing SO well, as he does the character
of Sir. jasper Nor do We frequently
witness better assumption of the char
acter of an honest, frank and guileless
girl. who admires but to express ad-
miration, and loves but to declare it
with full heart, than that Miss Irv
ing makes complete success. The les
ser characters are less only in their
Importance in the story, scarcely less
in the manner of their presentation,
and TIE completeness of dramatic art
work in the hands of Mr. Harkins as
the philosophic old friend of Sir Jas
jer; Mr.. Harwood as the choleric sea
Captain, Miss Converse as the typical
English serving maid, whose awe of the
learning and linguistic accomplish
ments of Professor Jogram is open
mouthed and unaffected. Level with
these dramatic pictures of life, man.
ners ard character in the early days
of the century, is the work of Mr..
Byron as the impetuous youth of TWEEN
ty-one, who is tortured by jealous rage
at the smiles his mistress bestows upon
her host and secret admirer. Mrs.
Annie Adams, Mrs. King and Mr.. Hen
derson complete a cast that is one
of the best balanced and disciplined
that hes appeared here for many years.
The critics of San Francisco have, with
one accord, pronounced the fourth act
of this beautiful play a useless at
tachment, and have insisted that ii has
no other purpose than to give Mr.. Drew
opportunity TO manifest in a discon-
nected epilogue his remarkable skill
in personating a lettering and forget
full old man of 90 odd years. In this
judgment they have not the slightest
reason Without the fourth act the chief
motive of the authors of the play would
not be disclosed, and the keynote of
the drama would not be sounded "
is in this act that the philosophy or
Professor Jogram is sustained, and the
wisdom Of human experience justified.
1t was written and is played for the
purpose of proving the verify of jog
rams words that time assauges grief
and closes all wounds of the heart,
though a tender spot may be left: and
that ii IS a merciful dispensation of God
that we shall be able TO live on after
sorrow. and if not forget, at least cease
TO suffer, still able to do life's duty
however ready and anxious in the hour
of trial to lay it all down and end the
struggle Mr. Drew's splendid charac-
ter acting in this act would. however,
alone justify it, 1t is a picture that will
linger long in memory and remain a
standard by which to judge others. 1t
is an exhibition of the coinage of art
in personation, and as such is worth
and will bear the brunt of all pos
sible adverse criticism of the plan of
the authors of Rosemary in placing
the act in the composition. The stage
was mounted in all the acts last night
with scenery in keeping in all respects
with the period of the drama in archi-
lecture and furniture. The costumery.
too was faithful to the fashions of the
period Of the plan. and to many spec
tator must have been a pleasant
revelation. Rosemary" will be given
again tonight, and for the last time.
The company remains here until noon
tomorrow before departing eastward
to repeat the triumphs on the other
side of the mountains, that it has won
there already, for its fine art in this
satisfying and beautiful drama.