The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


version of Paul Leicester Ford's roman
tic revolutionary story by the autho
0 and Edward E. Rose. The drama il
presented in four acts, the scenes O
which are the Meredith homestead IL
= Greenwood, N. j., in April, 1775 a few
days subsequent to the battles of Lex
ington and Concord; room in the
Meredith homestead, Christmas day
1776; the headquarters of Colonel Rail
the Hessian commander at Trenton
Christmas day, 1776, and a dismantled
house in yorktown, Va, on the day OF
CORVALLIS surrender to Washington in
1881. The opening of the stage story
develops the love interest between
FoWnes, the bondman, who afterwards
becomes Colonel Brereton of Washing
toms staff, and Janice, and the admira-
ton for her entertained by Philemon
Hennion, country pumpkin, who SUBJ
sequently becomes a distinguished Brit
ish officer; Lieutenant Mobray and
Lord Cloves, the British spy. The
main thread of the adventurous interest
of the first act Of the play structure is
the arrest of Fownes by the British to
secure possession Of the gunpowder in
the hands of the village militia, which
he has been drilling for the approach
ing Revolutionary war. In the second
act, Fownes rides with a dispatch from
Washington to General Lee with an or
der to make junction with him for an
attack on Trenton Brereton's mount
gives out and he attempts to take jan
ices horse, Goggles" from the Mere
dith stables. He is seen by British
patrol that has taken refuge from the
great storm in the Meredith house and
very strong love scene takes place be-
tween him and Janice She again aids
him to evade the British and he es-
capes on the horse of a British trooper
To distract the attention of the British
officers Janice proposes a toast, Sue
cess to Washington" in the midst of
which her service to Fownesis detected
and she is arrested for aiding the es-
cape of a spy. In the third act she is
brought to Colonel Rahls headquarters
under arrest Washington has crossed
the Delaware and is prepared to attack
Trenton. Disguised as Hessian
trooper to secure information for Wash
ington, Brereton comes to the headquar-
ters of Colonel Rail with dispatch
from Lord Howe to Rail which he has
taken from a Hessian soldier. Rail- in
sists that the spurious Hessan shall
stay and celebrate Christmas. An in
suit to Janice by Hessian officer leads
to his identity becoming known and he
IS arrested as spy and Is to be exc
cuted. Janice, through a secret mes
senger, has RahFs reply to Lord Howe,
showing the disposition of the Hessian
forces in Trenton, conveyed to Wash
ington The ContinentalS attack and
capture Trenton and save the life of
Brereton. The battle tableaux at the
finale Of the third act are as startlingly |
realistic as anything every before seen
on the American stage. In the fourth
act the fortunes Of the war are further
with tsrong dramatic scenes |
and developments and very strong
love situation intervenes between jan
ice and Brereton. which results in their |
betrotha1 just as the drums of the two
opposing armies sound the long parley I
the surrender of Lord Corn |
wallis to Washington. Miss Mannering |
is surrounded by very excellent COM +
pany and the piece is most sumptuous-
~ staged The leading characters are
played by Robert Drouet, Burr McIn-
tosh, A. S. Lipman, George Backus,
Martin j. Cody. Charles Fl. Collins,
Carl Adrendt, Aubrey Beattie, John ID.
OHara, r. r. Neill c. w. Haskins,
Sydney Mansfield, John W. Mitchell,
Helen Tracy, Amy Ricard and Annie
Wood. Seats for the family circle are
now on sale, Positively no free list
during this engagement.
There is no dlsputing the fact that
the White Rats of America have won
1 great triumph! In granting their
terms, which were only fair, and reas-
Enable, the managers have shown their
good sense, and those, who have recog-
lzed the equity of the case will, no
7oubt be followed by their companions
Ill over the country. BY establishing
vaudeville agency Of their own they
lave further gathered round them the
lite of the vaudeville artists, and are
Enabled to give shows which will be
,ar excellence. The performances in
New York city aroused an enthusiasm,
which cannot be belittled. Citizens in
heir eagerness to show they believed
n policy ,of fair play, gave hum
red dollars apiece for seats This
peaks for itself, and the programmes
till further give evidence that every {
hing will be done in a manner highly
redjtable to the profession, and is sure
o be appreciated by the audiences.
he White Rats will give a benefit {
audeville show at the Hyperion on I
friday and Saturday nights, March Is ,
nd 16 This will be only the beginning
series of entertainments to be pre-
ented all over the country. A glance '
t the programme will be sufficient to
xpect something, which has never be-
ore been seen, or equalled in this city.
he headliners to appear, and they are
II headliners, will comprise Maurice :
and company. and Dorothy :
Iorton Comment Is needless as far y
s these entertainers are concerned,
heir reputation is world wide. Then
re see, or will see, Eddie Gerard, late Il
f Donnelly & Gerard, who brought t
Natural Gas into so much promi- I
ence; Mr.. Gerard being known as one v
{ the funniest men in comedy. He
i'll produce sketch in conjunction
18th Miss Jessie Gardner George Ev-
u.s. the best, absolutely the best, n
lack faced singing comedian in Amer D
a, and Tom Lewis, who was one of u
lie principal end men in Primrose & IN
tests, and the Haverly Ministries; his