The times., 1899-04-09
resented 1 suppose shouldn't wear any
thing at ALL"
Except a verdant fig leaf" murmured
the scribe, as he stole away.

resented l suppose 1 shouldn't wear any
thing at ALL"
Except a verdant fig leaf" murmured
the scribe, as he stole away.
TELL me about your trip to England.
suggested Times man to Nat C. Goodwin
while both were sitting in the box office OF
the National Theatre some few days ago.
The actor has awakened considerable in
terest in professional circles by his pro-
posed conquest of London, and it occurred
to the interviewer that no subject could
be more prolific than this.
''Well," replied Mr.. Goodwin, 1.-THE jour-
ney is an established certainty. l shall
sail with my company late in May, which
will enable us to begin our season at the
Duke of York's Theatre at the best time
of the year. Our term in the British me-
tropolis is positively limited to six weeks
and at the end of that period we return
10 the United States whether We succeed
or not. This pilgrimage is being made
merely to introduce ourselves to the Eng
lish and with a view to so founding our
selves in their favor that we may play in
London for a short space after each of
our American tours.
''The piece de resistance TO be staged
at the Duke of York's is Clyde Fitch's
newest work, The Cowboy and the Lady
than Hale present friendly relations be-
tween the two nations making such plan
unwise for, while the work does rot
treat the English unkindly, it is rather
full of revolutionary spirit An Ameri-
can Citizen will be done. however, with
a Gilded Fool and one or two of our other
successes. In each of these there is
certain pathetic current, though at least
one of the offerings will be purely farci-
OH ~, hos SoiI 0f mo
! am not ashamed of being comedian nor
ambitious to bring tears. / merely take
what seem to me the best vehicles and try
10 act them well. whatever their nature
g The Cowboy and the Lady was done
not many days ago in Philadelphia for the
first time and gives so much promise that
/ shall have no hesitancy about taking it
to London. The story is rather a simple
affair, dealing with the fortunes of one,
Teddy. college athlete. who goes West to
settle in the ranch business and who. de-
spite his exaggerated garb and manner,
makes many friends through his strength
and courage. After he has been in the
country some time the neighborhood is
stirred by the arrival of an Eastern man
and his beautiful young wife The hus-
band is lax morally and. among other
things, gets mixed up in an affair with the
keeper of dance hall, whose lover is
half breed Indian. The two finally agree
to run away together, but are caught by
the savage. who shoots the fastener.
This business occurs in The dance nail and,
the lights being turned out, Teddy and
the wife meet a few moments after over
the dead body. Each thinks the other a
murderer and when the case is brought
to trial Teddy confesses to the killing
with the idea of saving the woman. whom
he has come to love. The cowboy is con-
victed but Immediately after the half
breeds mistress confesses and all comes
out in the usual way.
The title role is not exactly full of op-
portunities. but it is a strong side of the
general ensemble. while Mrs. Goodwin will
be able TO 90 much with the part of the
wife. In the company which is TO accom-
pany me to England will be Burr McIn-
tosb, who has a powerful character in a
young cowboy. All of us expect TO make a
great hit, and. indeed, there seems no rea-
son why We should not. II we have been
able 10 please the Americans We should
be able to please anyone eise-eh?"