The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-01
MARIE DORO BUSYIN 'FRIQUET'
4 CIRCrS GIRL VINO BECAME A
SOCIETY LADY.

sb. Cus,eS the RlnSni lster, Turns Soiuer'
Sauts In Evening Gown. and Fights
Jbrcr Rounds with the Gardener
Kills the Villain and Herself.
last night nj the Savoy Miss Marie Doro
,rade " a was in spirit, Tut not in the big
letters Of he programme, her stellar debut
r,srre Berton. who with "Gyp' wrote her
~ebicle. -Fnouet was also part author OF
-Zaza." and the two plays are at least nall
brothers-or perhaps it would be more
accurate to say half sister and half brother.
Tor Friyuet Is as virginia. and ingenious as
2aEn was otherwise
Both. however are public performers OF
tho humber order, both fall in love with
tsse wicked men above their station, and
10Th tho end return to their first occupa-
,ion-Zqsd to hang out the red lamp and
Fr,o7,etto kill herself for unreqlited love.
II /, aid that -Friquet' was written for
,,a Nine. Polliere If so that lady must
te an acrobat Of extraordinary activity
a. well as an actress. In stepping into
her shoes Miss Doro found strenuous life
ut ont for her. In the first act. in the
circus dressing room, she braved the terrors
n the leading equestrienne, deted the
manager. scorning even the taste OF his
lash and capped this horrid climax at the
curtain by extending five fingers at him
from, her pretty nose. As result OF all
Nh. Sic was adopted by family OF french
nobility
In the second act she (of stage) tanned
, runaway horse that dehed the liveried
groom turned a somersault IN newly
sdapted evening gown. and at the curtain
fought round after round with the burly
groom whose jealousy she had aroused:
That was a fstic combat OF proportions!
Miss Doro tented and countered in the
most approved manner, and at the curtain
aont him sprawling on the stage With ono
in his solar plexus, amid the roars OF the
populace. t., III,
Fuoud clever, in the second pretty. and
in the third they all offered marriage in
Guiding two noblemen each with 1000
francs a year. Fripuot sat In trapeze.
In the fourth and last act she only killed
the villain with juggler's knife and then
circus tent again OF stage) amid the hor-
riAed shrieks Of the audience. IT'S all
over now!- said W. J. Ferguson. who was
one of the clowns. 1t was.
II has proba bly, leaked out by this time
that -Friquet' can hardly be called a legiu-
mate play. It is in fact a bravura piece OF
rather cheap order-a succession OF alb
surdities that even the hi CHEST and most
varied talents, whether of actonne or Of
acrobat. could not give the eemblance of
veriimilitude-and that is a thing very FAR
from rial truth.
No one was better aware Of this fact,
no doubt than the authors. They per-
formed their job OF tailor making play
With good deal OF the customary Partisan
kill Much was lost. to be sure in the
Translation, which turned sentiment and
drama fwhenever II broke out in sTcots)
into melodrama. The language in It's
lighter m IN nts WIS grot tqua mixture
Of slang from England. France and the
Rowery. En-, what La-Ial Surel
That such a part as this Fr7uet should
he given TO as young and inexperienced an
actress as Miss Doro-ouly lately hoisted
from the musical stages one OF the never
ceasing wonders Of Broadway. She looked
pretty and worked hard-even intelligently,
a. Il seemed. friendly audience APP
papded her.
Some cry. no doubt she will be able 10
do al the ,hings she tried in vain last night.
In the supporting company there was
much talent But as the play il a m re
star vehicle the talent was wasted. William
Courtleigh. Frederick Perry. W. j. Fergu-
ton. George Henry Trader Dorothy Dom
nelly, Alison Skipworth and others walked
on and oN liECrCstlV