The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-04
AND THIS PLAY "GoEs."
Alum Dale Tells of the DIsausttnt
London Success.

London Success.
Alan Dale's London letter to the New
York Journal says:
Talk Of your Second Mrs. Tanquerays,"
your Notorious Mrs, Ebbsmiths' and all
the sex plays suggested thereby-wcll, talk
about them until you see THE Gay Lord
Quex," and then you Will look upon them
as milk-and- water pap baby's food Pr
nero has let himself loose thls time with
a vengeance and as he has arrived at that
perod-blissful period,--when he can do
is ne likes censors are mute. and syco-
phantic gentlemen inhale his minerals
without pulling faces. All London is flock
ing to see '"rhe Gay Lord Quex' at the
Globe. Impossible TO get seats by hook
or by crook.
When THE Gay Lord Quex" goes 10
America coy Bentleys and hopeful Mack
avs will have something to nveigh against
something worth inveghing against. I
have seen a few plays during the last dec
ade. but for unmitigated, bullying candor
effort. And the most dangerous thing
about 1t all Is that it Is so brilliant, so
witty and so capitally acted that al GER
tain periods you ind yourselves forget
ting the incaudescence OF it's immortality,
But you can not forget It. In the Ian
| guage of the Rialto, '"1he Gay Lord QueX
Is the limit. 1t is a seething mulligatawny
/ of adultery and blackmail served UP with
/ the spice OF high lre"-high life that Is
very, very low life
/ The hero-saylng the marks hor-
& ~ i Iala ks1kf T,fH Rf
I SHlton cheese, who pirates to another ver-
minlike specimen OF his many mistresse'
! and liaisons. He wants 10 reform tine
worst oi them sometimes do), Tor ne mas
/ engaged himself to typical creamy
English girl" the beautiful Muriel Eden
Murel has a foster sister, a manicure
artist" who cuts the nails of gentlemen
for a consideration, and who Is engaged
TO marry palmist called Yalma. sh'
determines TO save Muriel from the olt
libertine, and sets herself to spy upon him
Pinero provides her magnificent oppoTtunl
ties 70 do this. IL Is not necessary LOT IN
to describe them.
Then comes one OF those episodes ina
used 10 be exclusively French, nut ar
rapidly making themselves known upol
the English and American bCardS-one Q
thoses Gdulterous episodes that point I
the tendency OF the times Old QueN ma
been very friendly with the Duchess O
:. Strood She has heard Of his engagement
and asks for one last farewell In ne
boudoir She insists upon u. he eensenu
The interview has taken place in "a
mantle Italian garden (such a pretti
, poetic interview for an Italian garuehi
and the eavesdropping manicure mas near
, It. She engages harself as ne duchGs
, MAZDA rare coincidence rendering M
possible--and-- the plot thickens.
In the third act we are promptly aami
ted TO the duchess bed room al midnlen
r To emphasize the oyer-emphasis OF IN
D scene Mr. Pinero has placed a tour-po
Q bedstead in the background. Put me In
something loose" says her grace to q
maid, "and run away for the night, !
take care OF myself The audience gas
a little The duchess does her hair, po,
. ders her face, and waits. Pinero' W
y never does things by halves, leaves nothil
to the imagination.
Quex comes In TO say goodbye
duchess, sinuous and siren like eXerciH
her Establishments. But Duck is suspicio
OF the new maid He goes furltiyely TO I
70 door. opens II, and the new maid falls
Quickly he sends the duchess away
ID another door, which he locks. Then BY