The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04
THE NEW DRURY LANE THEATRE
Hearts Arc Trumps" a Masterpiece Of
Stage Ingenuity.


Stage Ingenuity.
LONDON. Sept. 22.-The new Drury Lane pro.
duction. Hearts Are Trumps." according to
the programme. Ia written by Mr.. Cecil Raleigh
and produced by Mr.. Arthur Collins. These
facts should be inverted and tho place OF honor
given to Mr. Collins. nor should the name OF
the stage carpenter be so callously omitted.
Again, according to the programme. the scenes
take place In London and Switzerland, but as
matter OF fact everything happens within the
confines OF Terra Melodramatica" where
mortgages turn out m rtaRors at moments
notice without a suit, whore money lenders.
although OF Hebraic descent. advance thou
sands on the life insurance Of a girl OF seven
teen. where an artists picture is hung in the
Royal Academy without his knowing it. where
but these things are tri1es in n Drury Lane
melodrama.
Lady winifred Crosby Is ruined by gam bling
and her property. Oak Dene." mortgaged to
the hilt to Michael Vain. who has lust returned
from Australia bent on revenging himself on
her The Wains have been tenants of Lady
Winifreds father and have been turned out OF
house and home by him. The brothers emil
grated to Australia. where Jasper soon died
and Michael made an immense fortune. Lady
Winitred goes to her lawyers to ra SO some
money. meets Michael and invites him to oak
Dene" She also meets Kolditz. who lends
her 100000 on the security OF an
insurance on her ward Dora's life. We
are then taken to oak Dene." where are
Lord Burford. purse proud brewer lately
ennobled: Basil Gillespie. a painter: the Rev.
John Thorod all in love with Dora (Drurio-
laners are prepared to put their money on the
minister at onee). and a host OF others
Baccarat 10 started and Lady Winifred gets
Dora to take her seat, hoping that will change
her continued bad luck. A quarrel arises.
Michael expresses his opinion Of hostess and
guests in such way that he is hidden to leave
the house. wheroupon he as mortgage
promptly turns them out.
After this there is q chldrsns fete at the
Botanical Gardens. where OF course Dora WINS
the prize for the best decorated turnout. The
true Druriolaner has by this time guessed that
Dora 10 the daughter OF Lady Wnifred and
Jasper Vain. although he could not perhaps
| tell why Lady Winifred has concealed the fact.
And now it 10 time for the comic relief. for it
were better to rob q she bear OF her young than
Druriolaner OF his laugh Miss Maude st.
Trevor. light OF the music halls. limps on.
She has been learning to ride a bicycle Just
outside the gates OF the Botanical Gardens
Lord Burford. an old flame. meets her: she
rid OF her he promises to meet her at Gil Iespie's
| next day. aude appears. bringing a cinema
,
being painted and persuades him to dance a
favorite pas de deur for the last time. OF course
this is secretly cinema tographed. Then Dora
enters with a picture she wants Gillespie to
taken with her. buys 1t for ego and leaves
mindful OF the curate. Dora siaps his face calls
| him cad and PUSHES out, slamminR the door.
| The slam brings down a picture which has
been face to the wall an admirable painting Of
| Dora's head. Gillespie owes money to Burford.
SO the latter Is able 20 force the artist to prom
| IA N pa n n HlyI fNf q
Now we reach the big scene at the Academy.
Pail Mail, for which pictures have been sent in
by artists Just as at the Royal Academy. Once
@nred surprise i cut BY ali H her former eT
friends. She is perplexed and panied until she
sees Dora's LIKENESS. when her wrath blazeS
pocket knife. Burford expostulates and Lady
| Winifred claims her right as one that cannot
be gainsaid. She Is Dora's mother or course
the right as guardian would have been equally
good. but not so melodramatic
$1,000 in buying out a Mrs. Hnserstein' bus i.
serves to Introduce scene IN, a fashionable
| dressmaker's shop realistically done. Mr..
bull at the wrong time. bear at the wronG
ks so H. I'll P pss is Is to are
her to Switzerland and kill her among the
Once again It is comic reliers time, SO we nnd
curse YES at he Frivolity Music Hall. Dora has
J promised without telling her mother to 20 and
see her friend Mauds. VIII persuade- her to A q
sudden vacancy. One Of the turns is the Cine
photograph and the audience sees the Burford-
| Maude dance. with Burford present. The stage
| is cleared for Dora's song. and the spectators
| see the music hal In front of them. no make
| believe but fun house, boxes. circles. gallery
| an audience who Join in the chorus and ap.
paud. When Dora has finished a verse Lady
Winfred enters a box. recognizes her. DESPITE
her costume. and upbrads her thus ending the
most successful scene OF the play. a perfect
| triumph Of the stage carpenters art
| The other great scene is in the Alps. This
too is most effective. 1t is easy to believe
that il takes $50 men on the stage. seventy in
the. flies. forty machinsts. thirty electricians
First enter ,Koldtz. Dora and guide roped to-
gether Kolditz gets rid OF the guide anC
! awaits an opportunity to do his terrible deed
| Gillespie appears and ties tho rope arounC
himself. for he suspects Kolditz's purpose
Dora throws away flower. and Gillespie il
after him. Everything now depends on Kol
diyz holding last. He unties the rope and tn,
other two slip farther down. To prevent hi
weight dragging Dora to death. Gillespie re
leases himself from the rope and falls to hi
death. And now appear on the opposite side
OF the chasm Lady Winfred. Michael who ha
by this time learned everything and repents o
man swings himself on a rope across tn,
chasm and rescues Dora Just as an avalanche
sweeps kolditz to his doom. The avalanche il
| wonderfully we'll stage managed.
| Mios Violet Nanbrugh takes the part OF Lad!
Winitred. which Miss Ada Rehan was to hav
Ia the Dora Of the play and Mr.. Lionel Brougl
Is Michael Wal n. All fully deserve the man
calls they receive after each act
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