The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-26
"Janice Meredith"

| No star of this season has received a warner
| greeting than was accorded Mary Mannerlne at
| the Iyceum last night by the splendid audience
which crowded the thcater to see the production
| OF Janice Meredith" the play Edward L. Rose
has manufactured from Paul Leicester Fords
| revolutionary story Of the same name Mv
| Ford wrote a novel which was read and dis
cussed enough to give it place among the
| highly successful novels oi its time. From this
| popular work Mr. Rose ha, made play whcn
| preserves the main incidents OF the book, and
| is far more satisfactory. viewed merely as a
stage creation. than the average dramatization
made from a novel.
Mr. Rose opens his play in the farmyard of
| the Meredith home at Greenwood \. j., on tine
day the minute men repulse the British ree''
| lars at Lexington. The next act is laid in the
interior OF the Greenwood residence more than
a year AMI one.hali later. when John Brercto,i,
bearing dispatches tor Washington stops there
to get glance at Janice, and ii possible word
with her, Act three is laid in the Drinker house
at Trenton. n. j., where Colonel Rail had o,'
tablishcd his headquarters Act four deals with
| incidentals at Yorktown on the day CORVALLIS
surrendered
Mr.. Ford has been generous in dealing with the
| central figure OF his play, Janice Meredith She
is less fekle and inconsistent than the young
woman Mr., Ford described. Miss Manncring' S
impersonation OF the role last night was as de.
lehtful bit OF work as has ever been seen on
that stage. Possessed OF charms and graccs
that belong to few Of the women who have
places OF prominence on the stage size has tie
artistic instinct without which the player moves
in the dark. In all Of the moods OF the viva
niois and charming colonial girl she was equally
pleasing and fascinating and one had Just dc.
cided that she was superb in bit OF cajollery
when 4 swift turn in the action OF the play
made Janice deeply emotional and Miss Manner
ing, by her nice sense OF the right way TO deal
with this emergency convince you that she is
nothing ii not an actress OF fine discrimination
and undoubted talent. II was her first appearance
in Scranton as a star, and the hattering recep.
tion she received will no doubt have its inlu.
cnce in bringing her here again. At the close
Of each act last night there were from three to
six curtain calls.
role OF Charles Fowles, the bondman, afterwards
Colonel Rrereton, is handsome and graceful, anl
discreet actor for young man. His work last
that ii MIR. Drouet continues to be painstaking
and thorough, his future on the stage will be
worth watching.
Amy Ricard was distinct treat as the wilful,
gossipy Tabitha Drnker, the bosom friend Of
Janice. Burr Mcintosh as Philemon Iienniiu,
Carl Ahrendt as Col, Rail- A. L. Lipman as Lord
Cloves and George Bach,is as Lieutenant Now
bray were the other prominent members of
company that was OF great excellence through.
out
Bauers orchestra OF fifteen pieces gave a spe-
cial programme Of music between the acts which
was warmly applauded. After the drst act Dill
lion, the photographer took fash light picture
OF the audience from the stage