The sun., 1901-12-31
TWO new PLAYS INTRODUCED
SWEET AND TWENTY" AND a.
GENTLEMAN OF FRANCE"
K,rio Dellew In Harriet Ford's stage
version OF Stanley Weyman's Novel
and Frshman Actors In Basil Hoods
I Comedy Interesting Shows.

version OF Stanley weyman's Novel
and Frshman Actors In Basil Hoods
medy-Numerous interesting Shows.
A misunderstanding rs to which of two
brothers should marry the girl they both
desired was the subject Of a new play at
the Madison Square Theatre last night.
The title Of Sweet and Twenty described
her as the author. Basil Hood, had written
her TO be; and Annie O'Neill embodied
her as a creature Of that quality and age,
we'll worth contention, The return OF
this actress TO the stage after four years
absence, was an incident OF interest to the
audience. There was q welcome for her,
and satisfaction In the fact that she had
lost nothing In charm or facility.
The opposed brothers in this play were
he sons OF as benignant a rural English
clergyman as that fine characterizer, Will
liam II. Thompson, knew how TO present.
The elder OF them, by Richard Bennett.
was a grave theological student. The
younger, by Harry B. Stanford, was a
gay naval officer. The girl was familiar
guest at the parsonage. Under those
conditions In fiction. authors have usually
made the careful lover sacrifice himself
to the careless one and help him to win
the prize. But Mr.. Hood had given
new twist 20 the old knot. tying and untying
IL singularly. The sailor had fault of
inebriety, but like many a drunkard. he
was good hearted, while the religionist.
with all his sobriety. became conscienceless
under the stress OF jealousy. So, when
the one went away TO sea service, giving
up the beloved girl because he thought
she did not and should not care for him,
the other craftily turned TO account the
opportunity for dishonest courtship
But nothing that happened was theatric,
or even dramatic. Sweet and Twenty
was sentimental comedy with some re-
lieving humor, from an old -handy man.
who broke pretty nearly everything in
reach except his promise to marry a parlor-
maid These servants we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Drew. The duplicity of the di-
v.nity student developed when the sailor
came back in squalid disgrace. having
been dismissed from the navy for drunken
insubordination. Upon the advice and
contryance OF his brother, he went of
10 Australia with his scandal, leaving the
plotter TO become scoundrelly by con-
cocting a report that the absentee WAS
sinking into hopeless depravity. For a
fact the former ne'er-do-weu was doing
very well indeed. At length he returned
to we'd the girl. which she was right glad
10 have him do.
The action took a turn toward tragedy
when the elder son. remorseful after an
exposure Of his unbrotherly conduct, was
saved from suicide by the appeal of the
sweet -and-twenty girl. But for the most
part the story was tender and sympathetic,
brimming over with toleranc for the dif-
ferently erring brothers. Several of it's
scenes were expert in composition for
stage purposes. Its vicarage garden was
q pretty place, and Its living room wac
detail-a suitable setting for a play that
appealed irreeistibly TO the heart
nba tale - ful of sound and fury.
Sienifying nothing.
But because the 90 md and fury Of a
Gentleman Of France sienifed nothing is
no reason why this romantic melodrama
will not be vastly popular Indeed. it
seems q very good cause for this public to
flock to IL in large numbers. Romantic
melodrama has long held q place In the
native drama analogous 70 Casino bur
lesque. appealing to the pulses and the
eyes, but never TO the mind or the heart
II is simply TO rest these overworked
organs that a large part Of the public takes
them OF when il puts on It's evening dress
kyrle Bellew. enscting the hero Of A
Gentleman Of France. was greeted and at
frequent intervals encouraged by the ap-
plause Of a large audience that modishly
iied Wallack's Theatre. HA had not acted
in this city since his departure in the spring
81 1890 a. Romeo. but in the meantime
he had not aged in appearance nor dimin-
shed in art. lie IL still a. he has been
IL. IL.
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rl, Jut one should not condemn a lac'
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and a Gentleman 81 France" h. hsrnas-
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