New-York tribune., 1907-11-24
POOR JULIET!
Ho50 the WOman Sophomore Treated
the Famous Drama Of Lore.

took bitter Philistne TO the play the other
night didn't know - was PhilIst;ne-jt wore
creamy s.lkea draperies with lacy friIs: SIS hair
was golden and OF fuffiuess sufficient - sustain
the astounding rear extension of The nodish head
gear and its youthful features and coloring were
Of the type which not even the prevailing fashion
could dishgure
Il was. in short my own dear little cousin
Aitca-sophoHore at Oxbr!Gge-and had tucked
away couple # extra handkerchiefs for the
play was Romeo and juliet" and knew my own
weakness AIy mind began to m.sgive me almost
before the asbestos Went UP.
You know Cousin Aleck my paper on ORA
mite Form took first prize this year" observed
Alicia. removing the inverted flower basket from
her head and patting the little puns and curls into
place; in fact. I have made special study O.
the drama-I had to-so. Of course I can apr~a-
ciate things better. have never seen this acted
End Of First Act. Alicia. briskIy.
c2rdng. TO me book, her own chRd had }lst }5 died
%hen sEe TOOK juliet and. presumably. she would
Bgt 1t iook a. hsr-a doddering old thing''
Il cali il distinctly forjhputtinE@1eyssr for ,r,
PeTi96-ior @ a giIl to ask man 70 name the day,
sees him. and that. too, while lie is only casuaily
incoming around under her window an hour or so
But, my dear, think Of the beautiful image OF
s9dsn pas RfsoTs to5Sed M na sfo7n
taxing nv I S9 neF %if ABOUT @ her che wasn't
Erd Of Third Act Alicia. inPatiently:
fH~rf
he take his Juliet down the rope ladder and nef
with him 10 Mautua, II he was banished7 Resides
a girl Ike that. 50 forward about the V-a6ding'
would never let him leave her behind once s6s
7 must be getting old What wonderf1lIy LCse,
enalytlcal power! In my time a college education
was less exhaustive
y must should think Romeo. when sud
denly Informed OF his wffes supposed death might
find something Nttle more 70 the point than ar
inventory OF the contents Of the apothecary's
And what an anticlimax of the worst possibla
description 10 have Juliet die twice You ger V-o,,r
sympathies all worked UP. seeing her lying there
then up she gets. finds the tWo corDses ~ ~. ~.
the time stabs herself your thrill Is ali t,-S5
out and wants 10 rest" N
On. my dear-aren't you just n little too crj,I
immortal poetic. love-dreau tragedv-sT,i'. 80
Poor Cousin Aleck-you old ciubrren are 50 se,,t
mental Now. I've made a study Of il. 50 7 see
the mechanism better than you do probably To-
morrow I'll send you the skeleton I wrote for our
literature class"
Here II is;
Juliet. aged thirteen. sees Romeo (who up n
that very moment has been wailng around over
Rosaline and only goes 10 the CapuIetS' UsrTv
because BenvoliO tells him he NAV meet sonos
fair one who viii make him forget herr thew fsT
vertently baynz at the moon under her 1v,n5o-,,
an hour or later. finds himself pinned 6ouvr y.
name The day and hour by the practical Ti,Isp
before he get away
Not 20 De oucdoue IN arGor. he suggests tbs sot
lowing afternoon. and the friar 10 whom thsv %
rnarries them as fast as he can. 70 get IA ~
them Then Romeo. mixing up IN Merruffoss
quarrel. kills Tybalt and gets properly banished
The useful fTiar couceaIs the murderer. Romeo
and. when the d0ddering nurse comes 70 his cell
early shows the true wifsly instineD 70 hunt uo