New-York tribune., 1900-03-21
THE DRAMA.
,-r,r PLAY At DALY'S THEATRE.
r INTERRUPTED HONEYMOON"

,a- and nondescript play. partly comedy,
- sarce and partly serious drama, called Ihe
t-,r,e6 Honeymoon. written by Mr.. hlh-
intei- - urho is understood 10 be of the
Sc - rr-,.ers OF London. was presented last
- =. Daly's Thestre. for the hrst time
Hs - y gave pleasure to a large audi
Tte fable is ei9. but It's mechanism
-..,ars and dialogue are sufficiently fresh
-i - an OLD fable seem momentarily piquant
= -ssraf,re il answers the purpose OF difusing
- .,5 causing aughter. It's principal and
-.,e tz an on English manor house Mr.
,s-s Trevor who have just been married. are
.o5 n arrive 81 this house but Mrs. Gordon
~ ranvon travellers on political mission
,ar,s- of whom is disposed 10 establish amatory
. last seTltirnental relations with the former
s-=7 and are mistaken for Mr.. and Mrs.
- so thar when these turtle doves finally
,ssv are deemed impostors IN word, this
,.r,sr-eav Comedy OF Errors. Stage literature
,,,santlr supplied with things of this kind
she Mould and She Wouldn't all the way
she Sroops 10 Conquer" and all The way on
20 The Captain Of the Watch"
20 cannot however. be too much Of a good
and accordingly. The Interrupted Honey
- : likely 10 hno favor II will not astonish
to5v b,,t as a pretty and ludicrous trife it will
- sc,eDted and liked. II may. possibly, be Of
r,,.,cb origin though very obviously OF English
s-rfacrtre The attempt TO give IL a serious
r. -owari the last-confronting Jealous and
,s-i~tosls husband with q nendacious lover. who
.,e.,od srd certainly Is a mistake. A play should
=, =. c,a texture either earnest volatile; and
,,sra was Al least one moment in the performance
- -n,s one when the audience was suddenly made
- feel as II i were laughing Al a funeral. The
fsroca part IS ingenious; the coloQuies occasion
sFlv s2arke- the characters are various; the Incl
s-n,s are amusing: there are several passages Of
s-s-a1 ecufvoque: and down 10 the end OF the sec
- act the movement IS cumulative and the effects
are broadly comic. Twelve persons are implicated
IN -he action sud al The parts were well played
several Of them more than well, indeed. with specia!
reference 70 the acting il may rightly be said that
This was 1he brilliant performance that has
incurred IL this theatre since Mr- Daniel Froh1nan
assumed the mana cement Of IL
Miss HTda Spong. who embodied the imprudent
gife flashed through the scene Ike sunbeam a
,-elier iupstuosity playing in resentful and petu-
ant revolt over deep and generous feeling and
sueet sincerity. has not been seen. Mary Manner
iugss silrerv voIubty and pretty capTices Of mood
rere very charming in the character Of the young
bride Mrs Walc0t was painfully good as mis-
chef maker M Findlay elaborated The part OF
!udicrous butler I'll he became bit ttresome, but
rs tdefity and coTnicality were not TO be ques-
-ioped M AIason's dr. hurnor and kindly man
rer gave charm and distinction TO the character
Of q beuignaur father. who quizzically ignores his
daughter IN order 10 shield another woman from
disgrace The rare beauty and the discretion and
.zste of Alison 5kipworth gave just the right pro
portion 20 the little part Of agatha Vincent. fe-
male companion The serious element Of the
action was amply aad ably provided by Edward
Morgan whose Temperament and talent however.
presage higher and finer things than ever 10 be
accomplished in farc.cai medleys such as this The
success Of the piece was not any time in doubt:
though some cur1ailment and modification of the
last act w0ul3 make if more positive ". W
THE CAST