The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-26
A NEW PLAY
Put on at Daly's in New York That
Scored a Success is "Lady Hunts

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Put on at Daly's in New York That
Scored a Success is "Lady Hunts
worth's Experiment"
An English lady OF title serving as a
hired cook! That was the singular thing
In a play introduced Saturday night at
Days, says the New York Sun. It was
not in an exploitation of the dignity Of
lowly labor at theatre supported by
the multitude. but In an entertainment
brought from the London Criterion to
the similarly modish Days. Nor was
1t subsidiary portion OF Lady Hunts
worth's Experiment" but the main
theme, as Indicated in the name OF the
new piece. The experimenting lady
endured the torments Of drunken hus-
band until he at length brought suit
for divorce. and then, being DESTROYS OF
a release on any terms, she made no
denial Of his false accusation Of miscon-
duct.
So She Escaped.
So she escaped from Impoverished
disrepute into the obscurity OF service
in the kitchen OF a country vicarage.
There she gave satisfaction to her en-
ployers with her cookery, because she
was expert at that, but the other graces
and accomplishments raised row. The
master. of the household, bachelor
clergyman; fell In love with her. So
did an army officer betrothed to the
minister's niece. Besides that senti-
mental complication. her former hus-
band was q chance guest, and. becom-,
ing tipsily affectionatr, as well as COW
etous of the fortune which he knew she
had inherited. he besought her to mar
~ him over again.
Although this fiction by R. c.. Carton
was good literature, and expertly
graded by him as comedy, It would
have dropped 10 the level OF farce II
presented with any less nicely than
was given to It by Daniel Frohman and
his employees. He had assigned Hilda
Spong to enact the unusual cook. Her
Queenly beauty and ready humor blend
ed wei! to keep the funny masquerade
fairly plausible and Undue It sufficient
iy with sincere sentiment to dignity
some OF It's passages. She carried the
part easily along to Its conclusion In a
tacit engagement to wed the military
wooer, while his tiancee mated willing
ly with another sutton, and the d.
vorced husband was left out Of the
happy prospect.
Striking Inebriety.
One Of the deplcuons that stood out
strongly was that of the whiskey-
drenched husband by Jameson Lee Fin
ney. 1t was striking study OF Inc
briefly at the Verge Of dementia- An
other thing applauded especially was a
srotesque sketch Of housemaid by
May Robson. That was fine art in
caricature. Grant Stewart was q pus-
Unanimous vicar whom c!ergymen Will
not enjoy, but who Will make others
laugh. William T. Owen devoted his
sound abilities to q snug type Of man
servant Cecilia LOTUS was a charm.
lngly frank girl with n likely lover in
William Courtenay, while Mrs. Charles
Walcot was an energetic old maid and
John Mason was q thick headed, but
tender-hearted wooer OF the disguised
lady. These composed a well-nigh
faultless cast, and they were under
mastery control.
The merits OF Lady Huntsworth's
Experiment" lay firstly In the clearncss
Of the Characterization, though hardly
any of 1t was novel. and secondly In
the situations, which were original and
effectual. The faults were n straIning
of probabilities In motives and conduct,
but they We're SO sinoothcd and CLOSED
by the superflne performance that no.
body who wasn't looking for them was
aware Of them. The comedy made q
most positive success last night and one
that seemed durable.
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