The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmi.h- and The Second
Mrs. Tanquersy- contained sympathetic II not
wholly circumspcct women az central 8guresL
In -Trelawney Of the Wells" ne boldly scccn-
tuated every ones oocenuicitios, though In the
case Of Rose Trelopnep and Tom Wrench they
were faults that were cxcusable In otherwise
lovablc persons This Is what Sidney Grundy
did In that masterpiece OF light comedy, The
Late Mr. Costello" In the title part Of Tho
Mannuvres Of Jane however, the attractiveness
Is dependent upon the comliness and magnetism
Of the actress Fortunately, Mary Mannering
has both. she Ia 30 charming In herself that We
arc quick TO forgive the outbursts Of temper tho
deceit and the wifulness Of the ,iSenish jane.
She tries 70 excuse herself by saying that she
hates TO lie but her continuance as a liar sug-
gosts that this Is empty talk on her part Her
rcdccmng quality Is her love for the man sbe
plans to elopc with. But even this Is selfish
and not as strong as her temper. She waits for
him at an inn from where they W go to London
and be married. He Is late, and. though he cx-
plains his tardiness, her anger has gotten so much
the better OF her that she bcrates him. sends him
away and then scolds herself because she has
quarrelled with him. janis friend. Connie
Gage has not even tho virtue Of real love. She
Ia q heartless, doccitful. selfish schemer and yet
she Is interesting. Sho is Becky Sharp without
immortality. As Elizabeth Tyreo acts Connts,
sho has all tho apparent sweetness and the con-
ceAled heortlessncss that Thackeray describes 90
well in " anity Fair"
Jerome X. Jerome tells US in his
-Stageland- that the comic man holds next
place TO the hero and heroine in the hearts
Of tho audience. Perhaps that is why
wo forgive Lord Bapehtd his egotistic
fooisbness. brainless insignificant, yet self
important British noblemAn Is not new on the
stage, but IL has rarely been treated so completely
and oxcellently As by Mr.. Jones in the writing
and Mr.. Gottshalk in the acting. Lord Bdpehtd
is not the ordinary idiot He and his mother con-
sidm him tho possessor Of exceptional brain
when asked anything. be Il OF the most trivial
nature. no will look thoughtful for a time then
speak slowly. apparently weighing his
words, and say that he Ia mot wholly sure"
whether tho thing Is 20 or not Miss Gage. who
Ia maneuvring for his title. natters him. and his
egotsm makes IL easy for her. When she finally
leads him TO q proposal Of marriage he does 90
on tho spur OF tho moment. kisses her number
OF tines and then Is frightened at what no has
done. Later. in telling his relatives OF IT, he says
IL was an accident which Il truly was. Another
part that Mr.. Jones In fortunate in having well
acted In child supposed 10 DO IL years old,
and. as Jessie Busley plays H. she Is no moro
than that In manner or appearance. This girl
Is fresh kid Tho grief Of her mother when
the child Is said TO DO drowned Is felt by none Of
the other characters The old folks played BY
Mr.. and Mira alcot Mrs whiIen and Mr. Har-
burg. are aquartette OF seltsatisf ed dolts There
Is q grim English woman who turns up her nose
at everything. and would be sure TO gossip II
she spoke more Than ten lines Her daughter,
apparently Of the Same nature. and her husband
Is no better. A neighbor laughs loudly at his
N.t- H.
equally and interestingly faulty. Tho only
normal one In james lover. As played by VIII
liam F. Courtney. he Is handsome pleasant fore
bearing with james faults and thoroughly win
some How he slipped into Mr.. Jonos's anus
ingly depictivc comedy Is hard 70 tell