The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-24
SWEET KITTY gELLAIRs.n
Sparkling Comedy Coming I'd Barre
Opera House Soon.

Opera House Soon.
Sweet Kitty BelIaifs,' David Belas-
cos sparkling comedy adapted from
Agnes and Egerton Castles book, "The
PATH Comedy a play with which the
naine Of Henrietta Gresman is associated
as creator OF the title role, opened It'll
first engagement for the season bringing
to very auspiei0us notice Miss Franchon
Campbell, a former understudy of Miss
Crossman, who assumes the part Of the
brilliant Irish beauty with great dis
tinetion
Few plays Of recent date are 50 lively,
! picturesque or genuinely witty at the
same instance with combination Of
wholesome and nearly romance as this
vivacious comedy which unfolds a
pretty tale with elegance and humor.
| The Georgian days Of England, with
Bath, the officers Of crack regiment
and the social warfare Of the grandes
danes Of British society for place and
character, these create that always
pleasant atmosphere, high hammered and
witty. with which arc recalled some of
the novels Of orr literature, and certain
| ~ the most mastery Of our comedy of
manners, tine works of Sheridan and
| Goldsmith.
Sweet Kitty Rellairs" Ii a play in
this good old mold ii il truly comedy
TO manners 1t proceeds from. start TO
finish with that extra dry snap and 90
in the lines which suits the gay period
to a nicely and, like the scintilating
| ring Of countesses who offset the SUI
| preme brillianey of Lady Kitty, the
general yigor Of the piece contributes
always to tie dominating attraction Of
the heroine, herself. eThe story, whiea
| il scarcely altered at all from the orig
| inal book relates the whole-heartel in
nocent blunder OF Lady Kitty III going
1 to the barracks Of Sir Nerney at nignt
to explain away the cause Of his inn
pending duel with Sir Jasper, an acci-
dent which has come to her needless
4 pranks, and ends with her regaining the
distinction Of the Queen Of Bath AT
ter the stirring scene in the pump room
mere the backbiting ladies had snubbed
her.
The story Is simple, but the incidents
that contribute oSthe main thread come
thick and fast. and through it all the
irresistible Kitty, an Irish aristocrat,
who dominates by beauty and over
| whelms by wit, is most engaging
figure.
Miss Campbell. who has beauty, cam
handing presence aud a most unusually
inc carriage, does the Irish countess IL
resistibly. Her broene is worth hearing
first as lesson in how pretty and gen
teel i can be; and the quite remarkable
feature Of her success Is the constant
yerye and variety d her action, which
never departs from the impression of the
aristocratic and self-contained, as a
lady Of that formal period had TO be
/ BY instinct and fashion This means
simply that Miss Campbell Is q con-
scientious and gifted comcdienne, who
understands the character and depicts
it with spirit and refinement.
TIE company Is well balanced, par.
/ ticularly as % Harold Mead in the part
Of the Hon. Henry Villiers, Miss Evans
as Lady Standish aud Mrs T. II. TAYLOR
as Capt Spicer Miss Lynn as the "late
belle of Bath was commendable, and
mention should be made of Mr. Harti-
gan, Mr. Burke and Mr. Roberts, who
among the rest Of the company were
very successful
Sweet Kitty Bellairs" IS handsome
+ " staged and costumed with the ele-
gance Of the Belaseo productions in gen.
cral It Is refreshing play and one
which all lovers Of infectious and pretty
comedy viii remember gratefully