New-York tribune., 1906-11-27
MR. BELAsCO's NEW PLAY.
The Rose Of the Rancho.

Mr. BsIasco viii present at his theatre tonight
a play that Ia new to this region called THE Rose
of the Rancho" II was originally the work OF Mr.
r W. Tully and was produced In the West under
the name OF -JuanitA-" with Mr.. :. H Gilrnour IN
the leading partI but having been, IN It's drst
form. cvarIaid with words and somewhat coarse IN
texture IL did not produce ausptctous efect. Mr
BeIasco has revised amended. IN fact reconstruct
ed it, ana In its form IL has pleased critical
audiences IN Boston where it was acted on tues
day evening, November b. al the Majestic Theatre
The Boston Globe gives the suhjoineds outline
OF it's story,-from which it VIII be perceiVed that
the theme is. 70 soma extent the same thtt lie
treated in Helan Hunt sacksons proli1 a1io 'Sui'es
novel Of Ramona;
Spanish missions OF Southern California The
tsIifornis history-ths taking Of the Spanish in
habtants homes by land jumping Americans. Inc
Ross of Of sff he easro family Thoug6 pride
Incidence the CaAros have negiected TO make their
American land agent, and things have come 10 8 Sc
aDd T0Gs ,3nss pass Win IN TN sa Knk Of Beave Neb
has come 10 San Juan, with his outht. 70 take the
as 0ss sppssrsd oa the sceneMr Kearney Of WASH
ington-s government agent sent to investigate the
Previous to the rising OF the curtain upon the
beautiful mission garden. the latter has met- and
cause OF enuity toward all grinsos she refuses to
treat him civi!ly but she he meets him By accident
according the oustorp) that Juanita shall marry
a young spanish spaEA from Monterey-Don Luis
The girls father was an American. and there be-
sar spsnss rsavss and frends on 10 the hsr ON. ss.
and the young American who comes with the ofer
her Arst kiss. let's the blood OF her father direct
she gives the data necessary for registration TO
Ksarnsy who has no anthority to interfere with
tTos: ksarasy remains behind 70 delay KlaEaid Is
long q he L2rkin agrees to bring back the
state militia Tor Kearnsy,s protection:
daughter has tossed a gsranfura to a srfnEo CTgni-
tying 7 love you'). and Juanita is locked In her
The "a SECOND act takes place in the pstio-eourt OF
the s old essS sh s Sss .ps Of t5 tho d.nsr
ment party she had planned Juaaita's friends are
fns Of cascarones, and Don Luis appears to claim
bttroh her she hsrset to E sraso nS q
the promised wife % Of sringo For thi. her mother
house when Knka!d I a. and & his men attack IL and
s er9yS e .sa Rss 5s women who
Rat ne + apsP KREas s.ssis s 5aaa
Kearney the time desired giving
nnd. 1nanisa sh. iashss s him #h tHs ss4
to @ maxi. Rs s listen of she her s.s s Rs TsP s
daunted he forces her to listen to his e1pIanstion
she VIII wait til morning to sec the he militia Ias
The third act takes place upon the roof of the
arrived Kearney makes Kinkald prisoner as q
Luis Jealous of the american lover Of J9s8ita pqn IN
effort to compel him 70 fight duel, let's KIM
kaid go The latter joins his men and attack Ia
imminent . The 9ia franciscan: Father Antonio,
hs sass. hymn soF fss ffssyeEs az
a o 6 as 9Ro ans is arss sSse S
he mother % 12Cs. not see Zee her daughter to
this she does-in favor OF the grtngo.
THE Boston Journal" thus refers TO the stag.
setting OF the drama:
II is not exagger,tion 10 say that such splen-
aid fruits OF an artistic temperament have ever
marvels Of coiorins, OF shaping. OF atmosphere OF
equipment with every detail that makes tor truth
and perfection. Most delightful OF all the
whsrs amid the soft lights OF ths night the span
iards made merry In their gay costumes the
sound OF niandolins and guitars The action and
whole act without the speaking OF a word.
In IN. same sppreciativs vein The Boston
Herald" says:
That Il was a fairyland OF stage beauty upon
which tho curtain would rise was foregone
clusion. But even the prepared spirit was taken
aback by the dreamy loveliness or the mission gar
fornau luxurtsnce In color and form Those crs6
walls had somsthins OF the golden stain OF time
whioh ever seemed the natural setting for loves
rhroush the successive stages OF the story's un-
roIdinx mat artistry failed HiIyery Noon
light d-epenec into nights sombre dark in which
worms rays Then. across the solemn blacRnsss
purps iirh, of the coming day, every momant rvs