The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

Paris and London with Coquelin follows Mansfield in New York, but is opposed to other actors who have not observed sirnl- lar respect for his speech or personality On his return home MT Daly will revive Shakespeare instead of Rostand, and give us the big-nosed man of Venice instead or the big-nosed man of Paris. There is no sign of longevity in the Bowery produc-
 ton, and probably the enterprising MT
 Brady may hesitate before sending out his projected companies. From the furor aroused by Its production in England and France, it was believed that "Cyrano
 possessed the cosmopolitan qualities or done in the best possible style at the Gar den than it became apparent that Rostand was cayiare to the general. "Cyrauo de Bergerac' belongs to Richard Mansfield Tn this country as much if he beld the rights to It, and though he cannot protect the play in law. it is self-defensive be- cause unintelligible to other audiences than those that form his following"
 The following estimate of Henry Arthur Jones and his comedy. The Lapsii @dsi,
 is written by the critic of the Commer- cial Advertiser:
 That ''The Liars" will run successfully for some time there is little doubt. The causes are visible to the naked eye ana they will not make pessimist of any one who was not one before.
 Henry Arthur Jones is what unsympa- thetic people call a Philistine. As Vol taire might have said, Philistine Is one of the most useful animals in this best of all possible worlds. He often has good heart, tears moisten his eyes at the sight of virtue, and he works with regu- larity, reacting exactly at the pull of Henry Arthur Jones keeps his hands. not because he is a cynic, and knows that in such manner shall he achieve success; but because he is that kind or uSeful animal himself.
 He never gets over the heads of any of us. Certain statements have been proved From those MT. Jones selects his jokes. Certain situations succeed upon the stage every year of the century. Those Mir. Jones knows and handles with faithful precision. Other men among the contem- porares of this gifted author pack one meaning inside another, so that there is the inner intricacies or delicacies for oth- CTS. Anybody may laugh at Gilbert, Pi- nero or Shaw, and yet see but little of what is there. One who sees anything in MT. Jones sees all there is He writes for good honest, commonplace men ana women, and he never fools them to the top of their bent. In his hands they are parent. AS Meredith and Hardy are elus- 1 i've and unfair to the portly merchant, 1 yet often dramatic and Of general appeal. Hall Caine gives to the multitude una dulterated intellectual food which they like and fatten upon, so Jones, somewhat duces the supply which is Tn most oe- mand.
 As the serious parts of Mir Jones bring 1 this pleasant trait more to the front, there 1 is room for thanks that "The Liars" is | Pedestrian as his humor Is, 1t is | light compared to his solemnity. Last l night when Sir Christopher Deering and l Edward Falkner, charming gentleman | and knightly hero respectively, had quar- | reled and were about to part, each turns l at the appointed time, just before one | has reached the rear door:
 "Kitv cries one
 "Nedw the other cries.
 That is Jones when he is touching