Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

all about her are transported back, too.
there to do the things and lead the lives
they might nave led. while she alone re-
calls the events and conditions OF the
twentieth century. As Lady Elizabeth
Tyrrell she fees from the cruel Lord
strangevon, who is discarding his wife
to wed his ward. In her disguise she falls
in with Reformado Jack, a likely lad who
has served in the Lowlands and won the
rank of corporal. Jack takes her back to
an inn. from which it seems she has dis
appeared after starting work as a serving
and scrub maid. Here she encounters the
folks she met at her brother-in-law's
studio before going to sleep. and in trying
to remind them of their later day charac-
tiers she gets a good deal of fun out of
the contrast. Her sister has become Black
Malena, a proud gypsy girl, who is con-
auered by the boldness of a man she can
not frighten, and the others are similarly
situated. To the inn finally comes Lord
Strangcvon and drags her ladyship back
to his castle where he proposes to make
her his countess in order to win her for
tune for his own. This brings the note OF
tragedy in the third act. Lord S~trangevon
has the notions Of his day, and orders a
witch ducked. the gypsy maiden hanged
for interfering, but pardons the latter for
telling him his fortune which is something
to his liking. He orders Lady Elizabeth
to prepare to be welded in an hour, and
traps her and Reformado Jack. who has
come to rescue her. BY promising not to
/ hang Jack. he gets Lady Elizabeth's word
TO wed him, and then quietly instructs his
men to whip the intruder to death. Pur-
suing his Scarpian tactics. he takes his
bride to the courtyard, that she may look
upon her lover In his agony, and there.
while he ravishes a kiss from the maiden
he is stabbed to death by Jack who has
been given a knife by Black Malena. And
elizabeth wishes that they be restored to
the twentieth century times, and they are
In the end Lord S%trangevon. in the person
Of Kenelm Paulton, plights his troth to
Eleanor Leveson, whom he loved in the
days OF King Jamie but treated her rather
shabbily. Jack Greatorex, who is the
modern time projection of Reformado Jack
explains It all to Elspeth, and they inform
Aunt Harriet they have been engaged fol
300 years.
This doesn't sound very inviting. but II
has been so managed by the authors that
II is really very interesting, and affords
quite a deal OF good comedy. 1t is a little
"spooky' in spots, but without offenss
and altogether IL worth the fuss that hal
been made over It. Miss Dupree is truly
delightful In her lighter passages her com.
edy ways are good and enjoyable, but heI
more serious efforts fail a little short OF
convincing. She is sprightly and vivaclous
and sincere at all times. In fact. It IL
out Of her sincerity that most Of the fur
arises.
The company Is a capable organization
In all ways. Miss Wellington is fine al
Malena Leveson and splendid as Blacl
Malena. Miss oshier carries her character
back and forth on a plane that suggests
J little change as the result of recurring In
arnations, and Mrs. Sheppard does much
he same. The men are all good. Mr.
Martin makes a dashing EliEabethan sol
der, and sizes up very we'll as a hero OF
the present day, and Mr.. Anthony is
registering blade in any event. Mr., Welsh
shows that Kenelm Paulton has passes
through the fires that burned out the drosi
from the character OF Lord StrangevoI
and proves him rather a decent chap IL
the end, and the others are equally goo'
In their roles.
The large audience at the Boyd las
night was just a little puzzled at the enc
OF the first act, but at the end OF the sec
oRd rewarded Miss Dupree and her asso
eiates with many curtain calls. n re
peated the demonstration at the end OF tn
third act. Which would seem to sIgnif!
pleasure and approval.