The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-06
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ludicrous in the extreme 1t is a COM
edy that is particularly we'll adapted
for production by stock company,
especially if that company possesses
the artistic merit of the Giffen-Neill
organization. glance at the cast,
which is appended hereto, will readily
show the Giffen-Neill patrons that the
full comedy strength of that organiza-
ton is to be utilized during the COM
ing week
double bill that will doubtless prove
of unusual interest, will be given at
each performance, including a special
Wednesday matinee. ''The Grey Mare"
will be preceded by a clever comedy in
one act, written by that accomplish
ed 0ramatist, Brander Matthews. and
entitled THE Decision of the Court"
The presentation of The Decision Of
the Court will be additionally inter
estlng from the fact that it will serve
TO introduce in a rather prominent
manner for the first time during the
present Giffen-Neill engagement, that
faVorite of the company two years ago.
James Neill. Mr. Neill has been a
particularly busy man during the pres
ent engagement, managing the stage
1t is no small task to capably and con-
sclenuouSly assume the stage manage
ment for a stock company that is
holding rehearsal every day, and pre-
sentlng an entire change of bill each
week. In the curtain raiser Mr.. Neill
Will be seen as Mr. Algernon Stany-
hurst, while Miss Anne Blanke will be
seen as Mrs. Algerncn Stanyhurst. Miss
Blanche Johnson, who by the way, is
one Of the prettiest actresses who has
ever graced the Metropolitan stage,
will apepar in 1.-The Decision of the
Court" as Ferguson. The scene of this
brief comedy is the parlor of Mrs
Stanyhursts cottage at Newport
The motive Of 1.-The Grey Mare" may
be described as follows: Merely be-
cause woman tells a harmless little
lie Of the feminine kind, and because
moralizing suitor for her hand de-
SireS to show her the folly of her
untruthfulness by trying to tell an
equally simple one to embarrasS her
the man who told the lie finds himself
compelled to pay for killing horse
which he never saw, to settle with 4
soHc1tor for the destruction of q corn
field which he never got nearer to than
TWO or three miles, to be threatened
with arrest unless he can prove his
Innocence, and to be challenged to a
duel for stealing a Frenchman'S daugh-
ter and diamonds, neither of which he
mad ever had the pleasure of so much
as exchanging glanceS with, however
much he might have been willing to
love them under more favorable cir
cumStances. But there is reason. and
plausible reason, too, for all the trou-
I bic in the play. The lie which the man
tells is one about going for a ride, a
th1ng which he, as a moral, gooGy-
goody, dignified physician with red
Wh1Skers and a black mustache, never
could think Of undertaking. The fact
that another young man in the play,
who is also a Suitor for a young Wom-
ans hand, actually does take a ride
at exactly the time the moral man
represents that he took one, creates the
impression that the moral man fakes
MS ride upon the grey mare. The
grey mare, in fact, is nearly killed by
her rider, destroys a scornfield and
assists in the abduction of French
mans daughter and diamonds But
the man who actually rode the mare
skips out early in the play, and the
result is that the man who is expert
n4ent1ng with the lie, gets the benefit
of all the mares sins and trespassings
and has to pay for them out of his
financial, as we'll as out of his moral
purse. He almost loses his sweetheart,
he gets his best friend into disgrace
with his best friends naturally sus-
plcious wife, he causes the Frenchman
an unnecessary amount of Mysteries
and loses a good portion of his repu-
tation as practitioner Altogether
the coming weeks bill promises to be
the most interesting and amusing that
has yet been offered The cast will be
as follows:
John Maxwell, M. D ...J James E. Wilson
DaVld Maxwell .:............. Robert Drouet
Algernon Maxwell ............. Arnold DAILY
Col Gavachan, chief CT county constab-
Richard Beswck solicitor ... .Chas. Kent
The Count De Chevrelle William Sampson
Collins, livery stable keeper John B. Maher
Stubbs, butler to John Maxwell
Oliver D. Bailey
Miss Mary Hampton
Julia, wife of David Maxwell
Miss Kate Blancke
Hele, Counts daughter Miss Blancke johnson
Mare. her maid ......... Miss Anne B.ancke
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Walter Hale has brought with him from
New York number of new One-act plays and