New-York tribune., 1906-04-17

| shter1ng French. originals from, which Charles
Naalhe"s derived his popular plays In Arms and
~ nc MAi gaIiant soldier escapes from imminent
peru by taking refuge in a young wonsn,s room
and she protects the fugitive >ror, IA. -
ihere is no substance in the story but the manner
In which IL is tolc is mirthfu and clever rha
character OF Captain Bluntschli-a cool comoosed
lmperturbable. kindly. and drolly satirtcai gen,,a
mans variant OF the well known Sir Charles
Colostream. in Used Up" Effective ;rnner,on.
uon OF such character requires the light eleean,
spontaneous. unobtrusive yet incisive r,sn,.r -,
perfect light comedy;-the manner that was de-
hghtful in such actors Charles Mathews Les
Ter "anack. William Wheatley, and John Morti-
mer. Mr.. Mansfield exempi1ed that manner I'm
ms character, and afterward in Beaucaire Mr.
Arnold DAILY supplies alacrity. and that is all Being
essentially a commonplace person his performance
"fhe showing effort is devoid OF charm and his
elocution is dreadful. The play, however contains
amusing situations. and for its OWE sake, IL Is
welcome. Mr. Daly's influence upon our stage in
so Tar as he has had any influence has been perni-
eious- He does not amount 10 anything as an
actor, and. but for his association with the Shaw
lad. he would not have attracted notice
- snort time ago a citation made in this
pIace .n comparing speeches by the respective au-
thors OF Arms and the Man" and Used Up"
mat illustrative citation is here reprinted
Some people are readily astonished by verbal fire.
works Mr.. Shaw is imitator. in topsy -turvydom
% M method. of far more able mind, w. S. Gilbert
h hhas not been unmindful OF earlier models-as may
salhered from comparison OF the subjoined
passages from two plays:
From Arms and the From Used Iyp" sdapt-
Man" by G. B. Shaw. ed from the French by
CAPTAIN BLUNTsCH- and known throughout
II Nwho is proposing for the English theatre
the hand OF Rainao SIR CHARLES COLD
a. nave two hundred STREAM (who is pro-
Aorses and seventy car posing for the hand Of
,h. thases. twenty -four of Lady Clutterbuck.)
,,sas VIII hold twelve I thirty-three;
the box, without count choiy: twas only last
ing the driver and con week made my will
ductor. -Four thousand ieft all INV property
table cloths. have nine amongst nv friends who
Thousand six hundred are now on a visit here
pairs OF sheets and heFore T carried out a
5 pi55hets. with TWO thou fancy ] had entertained
soL iOur nuhqred elder for time. OF hang
Tohm ., 9lits ! have ten ing myself tree
forks and the same You. have taken up an
quantity of dessert o-her fancy listen:
spoons I have six hun bava a bo1ss in town
dred servants. 1 have ss+ates I'm three king
six palatial establish doms and one for a
ments besides two livery freak ;r The TsIe of Man
stsolts, Tea garden and I've a shooting box on
q . prlFate mouse have the banks OF the Missis-
guished services; have rrih bor,es.Siao 600 hounds
the rank OF officer a wear and I offer YOU
and the standing OF a NV hsnd wiz -ou ac-
gentleman: and ! have cent ita"
three native languages
Show any man in
Bulgaria that can offer
much"
Readers who care 10 examine the moving impulse
OF Mr.. Shaws mental activity have only TO COM
pare the two comedies.