The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-06
AMUsE MENTs
n. q. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott In
& .sWhen We Were Twenty-one.

NJ o. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott IN
s .when We Were Twenty-one.'
Z! Henry ". Esmond's comedy, when We
Were Twenty One" is "a charming stage story
without any particular strength either OF
situation or, dialogue. 1t delights .tneatef-
goers, lust as the soft mallow tickled. the
palate of the poet Horace, after he had be-
come satiated with the more Lluxurious vfanos
offered to his patrons guests. The love story
Of Dick and Phyllis is set ferth In: most
agreeable fashion. The tale OF how tho limp
got into trouble through his. infatuation for
woman whose morals we're not even CUES
tionable cannot but proyeetof Interest In
short, when We, Were Twenty One" Is more
q story than 4 play; But Il u "a good story,
we'll told, and excellently acted. d. Xts.ta;$
The comedy Is not new stosMinneapolls: and
consequently requires no extended comment
1t makes its appeal direct etoathe- sentimental
side OF human nature. 1t is sympathetic and
1t is never n:awkish. However, the chief in
,terest of last nights production bad to dc
not SO much with the play Itself as with the
manner of It's playing. .sa I.
There are three roles in When We Were
Twenty-One'' that must be adequately In
terpreted II the presentation Is to prove en-.
toyable They: are Dick Carewe. The Imp, ;
and Phyllis, and all OF them are we'll pef-
trayed in the present instance, albeit Mr.
Goodwin lapses into farcical methods in the
last act such as would Ill become almost any
other comedian on the American stage. Blu
farce rests Nightly upon his: shoulders: H.
has the knack of making it appear real. Ever
his extravagant indications Of delight whe1
he discovers Phyllis love for9 himself possess
a strange verismilltude.
The art OF Miss Maxine Elliott has rarel!
been better exemplihed than In this part 0
Phyllis Ericse n. Her .coquetry Of the secont
/ Dick to. have become entangled with tn
''Ffrefy' is simulated without exaggeratton
She makes Of Phyllis a wholesome youn,
woman, quite sure Of herself but concerne,
chiefly in the happiness OF the man she loves
even though that end can be5attained onl,
through separation. tt is a w;nsome char
acter, this girlsh woman, and it is artisticall,
realized by Miss Elliott. There was a tim
when Miss Elliott was said to owe her posi-
ton on the stage to her beauty, but that da,
has passed. She is of course still q beautiful
woman, but she has become also an accom-
plished actress. ~ 80 & Etr.
Frederick nden plays the q Imp Tn
character is a difficult one, but Mr.. Tidel
handles it admirably. The Imp" was Z
spoiled boy; headstrong, self-opinio donated, bu
honest at heart. It would be easy to max
him appear a cad, but Mr.. Tden does no
ILfalr into this error. - His simulahon of an
ger possesses the apetulance Of youth - hi
egotism, the buoyancy- OF q, and his regre
for Phyllis supposed sutferings, the com
parative triviality with which others, mis-
fortunes are usually regarded by youngster
Of t'the Imp's':., age and experience TIL
Reconciliation scene between Dick and 9TH
Imp" is the finest thing in the comedy
An, audience that filled almost every sea
in the theater Witnessed the comedy and en-
joyed 1t thoroughly. Tonight Mr.. & Goodwin
plays g An American Citizen. tx
=; IL La wrence