The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
Lady Frederick.


What sxIIIful treatment, snapny style.
and lively wit viii accomplish toward
making a play composed OF essentially
mediocre basic materials interesting and
intensely enjoyable, is made perfectly
evident by the work OF ". Somerset
.uaughan in lady Frederick" The bril-
liant semi-adventursss OF doubtful ante
cedents. the bachelor who pretends not
70 be bored. and Is In reality quite blase,
the extravagsnces and the frivolities Of
some people Of the so-eailed upper class,
the choIeric retired naval officer. the cal
i5w youth in love with an older woman.
the selections mother. and, above all,
the expedient of misunderstanding the innO-
cent youth by means Of the bOudoir
scene. when the effect OF disorderly
dishabIle. the stimulation OF youth by
means Of the application OF rouge and
powder the display OF false hair, and all
the other accessories, are too familiar IN
connection with the stage and literature
10 elicit any interesting comment on
the score Of novelty; but. Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Msugham has. by intelligent arrange
Wit. made corfsly which win be thor
oughly enjoyed Whenever and wherever
il IS interpreted by a moderately clever
cast
The lines Of the play teen with crisp
examples OF epigrammafic expression, in
fact, this Is really the strong point Of
the comedy. considered as q vehicle mere
CT the company. Pithy sayings Ike the
following are sure 10 attract the mind.
even though some OF them may be fal-
Iscious in doctrine. They at least serve
10 cover Up whatever weak points the
play may have. and cause the auditor 10
depart with the conviction that he has
heard some clever comment on current
topics. As examples Of their particular
class. the subjOiRed random extracts are
aWsy above the average:
shes fftaea years o'der than he k
Then slc's n0t old enough % he his mother. which
Is distlnct advantaGe-
one has 20 keep sppesra0ees IN this void. Lsfe
ncFadaTs foT the s011ar cf fashion is a dilemma
q Hhioh ore h0ln is the oficial receiver and the
ether the president Il che divorce court.
bore In not wicked. but 70 wear draperies and
wings n the next world Crers ne no co1srenss tieu
fCT looking d0Edy n q Paquin gown IN this
Only a Thoroughly good woman could so calmly
ANNOUNCE her intention Of using the cookedest WAYS
% gain her ends.
A reformed burglar is slHzJs the bcst detective
Aly second Cousins have knsck q dying az the
Tsychol0gcal moment
Common report Is an ass. whose long ears Only
cztch lis OTn Hraying
Wonens hearts are Ike old ckins-nons the
TU7se fOT a break two.
Aour deceased husband, beng st-lctly religious
about his neiEhho-S
It's ore q che injustices Of fate that clothes
Only bang o. wouan really vel when she's lost
s=ery shred q rerutstion-
I rather wish that proposal of marriage had been
on your own behalf
An. win me dear admiral. experience u1Umphs
ever hope
Why don't you marry
on. my dear Gerald you know In alEsTs un-
lrcky a. games Of chance.
Ycs're only ten years olde- than he Is. ard now
adays no NICE young nan maries woman younger
than himself.
FFs's such nice fellow; couldn't do hin nsssy
turn Ike that
You wear well Parzdine; how do you manage n
b ssttiag up lste ard never going % bed early;
bv eating whatever Ike and drinking whenever
I'm thirsty; b smoking strong cigars. taking 10
exercise. and refusing under any ciscumstancas 70
be bo-ed-
/ never admit even To myself. that vel
dressed woman Is wong
When mans IN love he az once makes a pedes-
tsl az the Ten Conmsndnents ard stands On the
TOD q then zith his ANS akinbo
When a mans IN love he can only Trits sUunsts
% the moon.
Wbea ,ronsu'= n love she osn stiH ceok his
dinner sDd dam her 0Tn EtocEngz