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satiated desire 60 have its original
engagement prolonged. practically in
definitely. with Increasing attendance
at each pertormance. 1t is certainly
true that the play contains an in
tense interest in places. particularly
the eliminating scenes in the third
act, which occurs. according to the
story Of the play. fifty years after the
preceding one. SO completely nullihea
the interest and SO changes the action
that IT. would almost seem n super
iluous part OF the play. The
play opens with o. hackdown OF
their vehicle. experienced by Il young
couple who are clipping. They find
themselves at the very door Of Sir
Jasper Thorndyke, who offers them
shelter from the pouring rain. for the
night the pursuing parents are equal
~ unfortunate in their chase and are
likewise befriended by Sir Jasper and
the whole party spend the night under
his roof. Sir jasper falls in love with
the young lady she partly recipro-
Gates; her young lover rs downcast but
at the supreme moment when Sir Jas
per feels that he must declare his
wholesouled passion for her he IL
prompted by his life long friend to the
voice OF honor and he rclinquishes all
right to the girls affections and ar
ranges for the marriage Of the young
couple, retiring himself and visiting
Allt llbAHt Nutltlli nv lltiA experienced
so much joy and pain every year for
fifty years the last act opening upon
his visit there when ninety years
OF age, his discovery. under a crum-
bling panel, of leaf from the diary of
his fair charmer and the remembrance
of the spring of Rosemary which she
gave him for remembrance. Fifty
years is long time between,in the ac-
ton of n party. whose story Is told by
the same people and the effort for
novelty Is the only excuse FOR such a
elimination to an otherwise interest
ing play. Rosemary, in the hands OF
a less talented company would not
have brought its authors into the
prominence they now enjoy and the
predictions of those who read IL be
fore 1t was taken up by the magical
hand Of John Drew, as to its certain
failure would no doubt have otherwise
have been verified.
MRS. DREW'S CAREER.
New York, Aug. 3i.-Nfrs. John Drew.
the actress. died at o'clock this after
noon at the Beviau house at Lnrch-
mont. She had been unconscious for
three hours. She had been suffering
FOR several years, but not seriously.
until May or June last. During the
last few days IT was apparent that the
end was not far on Yesterday, how
ever Mrs. Drew seemed much better
than for several days previous. This
morning she seemed in good spirits
and chatted with those about her Mrs.
Drew soon afterward became uncon-
scious. She lay I'm that condition until
about seven minutes Of 3. when she
was taken with commissions which
Taste until the end came at o'clock.
With the passing of Mrs. Drew there
has separated one of the few links
that unite the present generation with
the srandest galaxy that has ever illu-
minatd the American dramatic firma-
ment. She was contempOraneOus and
appeared upon the stage In the leading
parts with the elder Booth and Forest.
with AlaCready and Edwin Booth, with
Florence, Clarke and owen, all of
whom have passed away, and with
Jefferson and Couldock, who still sur
vive.
She was in her day an infant prodigy
on the English an American boards.
and the most famous Of Mrs. AIuln-
props. winning laurels as Julie de Nor
timer, Ophelia, Desdcmona and Pau
line, not to mention characters I'm mere
recently-writton plays. with practi-
cally no education in tho accepted
sense, she was an actress Of rare in
telligencc and refinement.
Mrs. Drew was born in London on
January 10, 1920, and seven years later
made her stage debut as Aglb in
Timour the Tartar
At the tAE' hl Z SIt WAS Drought 10
America by her mother, an actress
and in the old Walnut street theater.
Philadelphia she played the Duke OF
York to Junius Brutus Booths Rich
ard III. At this time she was known
as Louisa Lane. In 1893 she Joined
the stock company at the Bowcry
theater, in Now York. remaining there
five years, playing n long list OF char
acters In the sO-cuiled legitimate
drama.
Then she returned to Philadelphia
and to the Walnut street theatcr, soon
after becoming the wife of Henry
Hunt. popular vocalist Of his day.
She separated rom him In 1884, sub
seQuently marrying an Irish comedian
named Mossup who died year or two
later. She married John Drew In 1850.
Meanwhile she had been playing at
the principal thenters I'm New York
and elsewhere Mr. and Mrs. Drew
We're subsequently, connected In a
managerial way with the Arch and
National theatTrs in Philadelphia. In
recent years Mrs. Drew's most notable
work was i'm the character Of Mrs.
Malnprop In the company which in
cluded Messrs. jefferson. Florence and
Couldocll. Her last engagement was
IN the company playing The Sporting
Duchess.
Her home for some time past has
been with her son, John Drew, Mt
Larchmcnt.
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