The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-18

Hehry calls her the stubbornest wench that
ever a brother was cursed with At the
sdHe timc he loves her for her high spirit
ana cries in greeting: You little ;erna-
giant. you are welcome to Windsor" Mary
herself has a fearfully ready tongue. She
| speaks of the stately Queen Katherine as
Nine Ceremony" and says that visit TO
her IL as physic which she will not take
till she must
The Princess Is not all thorns. however
| "a pretty BIT In the first act is the scene be-
| tween her and Brandon. when she asks him
TO teach her that new French step that
| peihs iresh from France, we thought YOU
| might have brought along with you" Jane
| strikes her lutte and Mary prepares to trip
| measure with Brandon. She rallies Casko-
| Gen. the master of the dance. saving that
there Is friend Of his outdoing him in his
| own office. The quaint old air of Sailor
| Lass is played by Jane and Brandon stems
before Mary. takes her right hand in his
| ieft and puts his arm about her waist Mary
| draws back. her head erect, her eyes hlaz-
| ing with offended dignity. Sir" she saws
| 10 Brandon. release me instantly" Bran
| don draws back. drops the Princess.s hand
and says hauehtily: You wished me ia
/ teach you the new dance" With that he
turns 10 go. adding: II will reioin tht,
Queen" Mary calls after him: stay. stay!
said So yes. but then / did not know ii
".'S taiiCeu tudt way.
she is abashed and her eyes faIter before
Brandon's proud gaze Charles shrurs his
shoulders and SAYS: Well II 1t dispIeases
you-- Before he can go further Mary in
terrupts him and cries. with a. delightful,
ininsling OF shyness and frankness: "Oh
no: II it Is really so that they-you-dance
i! with your-ther-arm about n,y-a ladv.s
waist There she falters entirely
Brandon replies: II should not have ven
tured otherwise"
Mary suddenly becomes her laughing.
m"cking self again and answers: "Oh. I
Tear Your modesty will cause you hurt
| am beginning to believe that Won would
dare do anything you wish. more than
half suspect that You are a bold man for
all your smooth. modest manners''
When once she catches the swing of the
measure she IS charmed with "th. new
dafce from France" and cries: Once more.
Ills incompara ble-t!lat is when ono c,n
choose ones partner
Her zest for the new pastime makes her
decry her own exalted station In life and
she says:
Where is the virtue OF Royalty II If on,r
rn.rns being put upon a pinnacle above al, Tho
real pleasures of life like foolish old StvJ;te. nr
f1s column The Queen is always preaching to
me aHout the strict maintenance .f my dignity
royal as she calls 1t. Out upon dignity ROYAL
say l. Ii Is a nuisance. Oh Won do not know,
how hard It is TO be Princess and not To h, a
fool " ''
rms act. which is mostly In a vein of pure
comedy. closes with an impassioned out
ourSt on alary's part when W-olsey finally
asks her what answer he shall carry to ii1e
King touching the French marriage. The
Princess leaves him III doubt as to her sem
timents. 1t Is over this passage that Miss
Mariowe ana Charles Major are said to
nave had a falling ont during the rehearsals
Of she play. Miss Marlowe declares she
VIII not speak 1t as written. Mr.. Major
says she must. if she is to use the play a
all. They are reported to have patched Il
truce. but the speech. originally written.
profanity and all, runs thus:
Carry this answer TO the King: That y.;r
see him AMI the whole damned Kingdom, sunk
In hell before will marry Louis of France,
mat is my answer. nakc the most of IL Let
Henry send him Katherine to wed She is aid
enough will not have him. Do you hear me?
Never. Eever. rsver.''
In her fury Mary turns upon the inoffeT-
sive Jane Bolnsbrokc. her devoted maid of
Honor. ard siapS her face. The Chancellor
Is hGrri!ied. and Henry ard 4 marty. of hi.
con: tiers. who have watched the scene from,
behind the hawthorn hedges. lift their
hands i'll horror the irate Princess rusbe.
from the stage. Thus the curtain falls uD,n
the first act
The second act tiscioses Narv's anart
ments in Eridwell House. London. She is
discovered reading ponlerous volumes con-
corning thht New Spain whittier Brandon
- supposed TO ne soon departing to seek ;,s
fortune and to escape the wrath of tho
Nins for the killing Of Sir Adam Jutscn in .
~ dneL As n matter OF fact ne lies in New
gate Prison. All Mary's letters to him have
been DESTROYED by her and Brandnu.s enc |
my. the Duke of Buckingham. She pro
poses to Jane Boi!Sbroke that she womb |
nest write him once more ard the follow
ing scene ensues. a scene by the wav
which seems calculated to afford the defte;t
sort of medium for the expression of ,Juiia |
Marlowe's elusive comedy style:
JANE. Oh. Mary. another letter, |
MARY. Why rot:
iANE. The tweEtIeth letter, all unanswered
MARY. Iust otf1er-this one. I prnnso ,,,,, |
no more y curt. short letter only twenty word.
JANE. Well. have you: way. Perhaps Ic ,nav |
6eisn to iris.
MARY treadns, she writesy. To Master
Br.irdcn. sir aHc. dear friend. greeting: I have
writ. g" many letters to you. but none, has !
brought me the great joy of answer until nv
heart Is like to break for missing yn1 and ,,,.
it would he only to tell you DER and cor .,,nt ,
my heart is full of you ovcr1oSing But yn,, |
know my love and ] need not tease You with n,
outpouring tShc pauses AMI looks un to LIME +, |
Is 1t too cold and distant. Jane?
JANE l should rot find that fault with n
When the modest Jane rep-oaches Marc /
for having told Brandon so frankly of ;,nr
love for him. Mary cries ont in vjr.uu1s ]
Indignation: 1T was the truth; you know