New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-26
THE DRAMA.
THE FIRST GENTLEMAN OF EUROPE.
l.YcEIM THEATRE


LYcEUM THEATRE.
The benevolent so!citude of Mrs. Frances ho's'o'
Burnett az to the moral character Of King George
tho Fourth has caused the composition OF play
or rather OF a series OF colloqules-on thai SUBJECT
called The First Gentleman OF Europe" ana '"''
work has been disclosed at the Lyceum iheaue
Mrs Burnett thinks that George was very ""'
man. bu; being persuaded that the wors, OF Dah H'n
may. once a while do a good deed. sne WAS "S'''"'
10 ascertain that even the pron!gate Recent occa-
s'onaly dcviated into virtue ana therefore nv
neither surnbered nor sep, un,i By digent research
among the scandalous yarns in MI HUSH Nr"o's
she founa tho hint OF al least one instance In which
George behaved well. \ perusal OF George 'roy
Il lie and Times o, George the Fourth'-almosi the
only authentic record Of him that l. cxtant-togeiher
with 4 careful avoidance OF the swash OF such VIII
ors a. Robert Hush. the tainted O. w NJ f,r!ho'@'
and the eccentric John Banvard, might nave "'S-
! peled that amiable anxiety. at an early stage o.
the investigation There no reed 10 eHpio1'
nendacious scandals. II seems. however 10 nav,
beor deemed essential that excellent lady should
soofhe her mind as to this momcntous subject ana
| the public that il acquainted with Mrs Bu'neits
pretty stories may. perhaps he interested 70 ooS'
the theatrical method OF her paciilcatich.
| II appears. according TO Mrs. Burnett "lSeo'-
cries fand I'm these she IL fortified by the concur
| rent testimony Of Miss Constance f'''ch''' an
other earnest seeker after ru'np' ""' W.
| George was young he much addicted 10 '""'
ing pretty girls Ia London. and that p" Went '0''
| this detachable business by the nan" OF 'oiohe'
FfolIiott In general It would seem that lh' ei,i'
encouraged him. but in one case 'and TINS Is '"e
c,s. which has been observed with exuitahN APP
! probation by Mrs. Burnett ana MISS f'e''"e''' u"
| met with n decided repulse. ard n" ac'ep'r" "
! with graceful magnanimity. INC name o' NE
| charrner was Daphne Odhed. and she was Doth
| beautiful and good. Her father WAS NS'o""''
! end impecunous goldsmith Her mother WAS
sor,,id silly cackling woman. wno f'ht.u 'oo'H'
TO dodgers The adventurous 'oion"I fioI'o'' 80
| into Daphne's presence by saving Ner la'n'i i'o
| a nress-gang and subsequently ne got INTO ue
! good graces OF the Oldheld family ny paying '"e
| ala mans debts and keeping him out OF prison
| and also bv hiring one Of Mrs. Odheds rooms
Danhne however, would have no commerce WIN
him. being much enamoured OF an impo'ei''
writer named George Carteret. who d""t III n''
mothers garrett and whose chief desire was 10 W.
hold the Prince Of Waes-whom he idoIzed Win
out knowledge Of him.-and TO deliver INTO INC
hands of that potentate panegyric upon 'haries
Fox This posture of circumstances was ulscioseu
70 a great lady named Sark. WHO had "Eeu o
terms of discreditable intimacy with the Prince
and who therefore felt herself entitled 10 resu'a
| bis proceedings At first Lady Sark coh'eh.eu
| herself with gibes but later. having talked VIII"
| Danhne she took a more practical step anu mop
| ing for a row contrived that Carteret shoulu &c
| gra,ified with Introduction 10 his f'o!ai rs
| ness at a reception in Carlton House Cartere'' VIM
| had a
meath the roof of Odfed. and was already jealous
| ~ hin, NO sooner recognized him in the Prince OF
| Wales than he became wild with wrath, ueN
cred violent and incendiary speeches, tore HIS me-
uscrpt and cast down it's fragments ana so ste'eu
| in."rview with Daphne disclosed his identity, ana
made a tender OF his dishonora pie d mise
ing that her refusal Of that gnomhy wot h LAS
the delivery of her imprisoned oVer lhto NV n~nnd
OF the press-gang and ms expat so,nr dazad
the seas At that crisis Daphne ptcoi,., ,,Srender
with aversion and despair sgnihsd her su'rei,ue
whereppon the thsrmGndietebb aviog assumed an
| aspect like that Of Mdcreadys Benedlck az cieeI-
fn as ,nnItnd me Princes heart and
ccped his dismissal and retired IRON me " md
also Miss Fletcher that there Is good IN zion
thing and in order to mPar his thl pax
beps sre reverent who do believe
ns s'S M. R Barne tbs ND s5 S~
recognzse 1t as one pT OF ,ne The Brun
NELL piece bad It was, contained n9ve pan;
whch hsa efeR he Or his foolish
succeeded spoiling ana It's pro fIot ny bloom in
every direction X has been blooming ever since nc
one result was the iimsy comedy OF eau nv Nc
~ The Iyceum Neither OF these plays contains the
thing that was most essena or seiting OF the
society OF the Regency In Beau bru nan carr
caimre In The First Geneman he Is a snal!o ,p
Pay rake In h fhSSSu of Mr. NAM
acteristc sarical wit In that OF ine aboye i'm
tleman" laborious irony never 8, i ,ris and every
theatrical expedent hackneyed one situai u; ~ ~
Clrteret repudates MS ss ha primo but that
wbich have been arranged in the play and turner
more it has been taken from Thackeray nore No
nen eyer ,alSed as Prince George made 70 talk
his msTsss In In acct feSpS
fa6rie OF prattie silly motive himsy in suossnee;
aid action can obtain practical recosnon as pay
there is no why every man evsry hnd
n ant s ste once become a successful dramatist
The acting was cred.tane faser ar,is,c eecs
Of nature heir animation Of w09dsn and
Mr. YG1gan hu nn1 Ms Mannerns bore
Veil especially in the preposterous situation at tne
TT T'e re 81 Christopher Carter father OF
The lover-whose' province II IL to furnsn an en
RSsTq OF t of Sir knhony Absolute Miss shot
we'll presented fine lady as crude anu n,hom,
Standardization. Mr. Hacket felicitous in n
makeup and, although he had 10 ME- c an
horse OF character picturesque and interesting ne
principal and the author were caed a,Sr ,s
audience appeared 20 be well pleased; Mr.. froh-
has @ asu rSsns Of Re PARTON
garden luxur.oLs The performance began w" II,
the first dime energies. called When A Mans Mar
RED
CAST OF WHEN A MANS MARRIED.
Emily isoiton his wife......... Katharine Forsne'
i i,oy ,s,n'n Ms VIE Elizabeth Tyre,
Marston DAVID Elmer
CAST OF THE FIRST GENTLEMAN OF
EUROPE"
ts ,ssi r Fliqss Of wale. X n.e1e't
SIR Christopher Car,eret ............ Chates Ws!es
Lord Carisbrook RANK MILE NM
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