The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-06
JOHN DREW here IN "SHIIE'
SVsLIsH sOrTErt 80 tfV ser.
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lnhn Drew r-'urn~f la-t niahs ~ the
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fer 40 rr~-~nt thsatrtsi y~sr ~
Dr-s has . ~ay q returning ,othe ns-,nsi-
fil pl1vho,u..s ~ tbs s~a-on We hsa cou,e
80 Charl.s Erohmnn'a hovl- th.strs
rnsnv ,ir,es Hrf N many Hn,s-- Snufs
- she rsnss nusahla s~eiss q The Fr,tire =
s,sht-~n years have been sa.sp~iafei sish
htr, ~. has NE sl~ava apvesrssl =. sausl
advantage f,r ths pisvs IN whi~h ~ haa
trte,i ha,s ~, aIwtvs bs-.n .,IuaIlv veil
suited - ~. display q bis 'tients PIT
..xtslsure. ~ the psihli- r-xar,l in whirh
~ . h..ld have ns-~r hs~n rnt-.,ns frcr,
M. Hr-f s@yi..rr~z se.s.
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man and bov sprns thirty v.nr~ and sr.h
affection frpr, re rst,~y arkts tha,t,.-
yo..rr - this d,v . all bat uniqre Ger.
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Mr. Dr.,, appe,r.t q. an. hs,o a,
.S,rith a,r,b,r cor,slV INV Scrn.x..,
Naugh,w Oh, Ia. .up,,li.4 a. rn.nv
ah-,r,-, ard br,.f rhr,rt,ls. q, I.,re,or
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NV ''le~' AZ p"F"'isN INC U"uiaI
role - That ~ youthful parlnr maid
wh1 pC---,>aS- all the virtues which a
s.ntI.un,n farmer returned frovn Rho
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MS own cas- INV ne e' behlhu nun
eight yeara before This Englshnan
who re,urpa from n long colonial -oIonrn
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go -, :,
Nhea ne Nent away ms become useiuI
Parsonage - the british dramatisi Alfred
Su;ru employed him - advantage in
sIha Walls ~ Ier,cho- and that drama
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uAS rcaTe'"D USAPt ''I~H '"''I' w
Vaughan r"ircarnateS him O. serve A.
contrast T. the selfshnss- and degen-
eracy ~ the INNER Enalsh mi,Idl, cias..
p,ot,hIv .,,,u 90, -. tho Ia, a.,
L"AIahh"t put on 'h' ruins - i''hdoh
Bridge before his tim" o. cypress the
prevailing colonial horror 81 fashionable
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M Mausnhn ms u"ne tlu'h i" Jus'"y
his heros sympathy with the par!or
maid She shines 10y comparison Nth
the women about her The farmer from
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hh"hss'd' VINO mas come ""cA !" Wis"
his sister, hnds her qhne lndlnereni 70
her middle Aged husband anil vaguely
involved with luVenile tame cat who.
IN return for his attentions 70 her re-
CeiVes his food from the family table
The two other women posed a. a contrast
to the ancillarv heroine are a hardened
girl of sOciety once betTot he'd 20 the re-
turned farmer and almost prepared 70
marry him again II she - assured OF his
wealth and the youthful wife ~ Jewish
who loves bridge so much
better than her baby that she sticks 20
her place at the table while. unknown
10 her. the child dies az home II would
take even less 'Insympathesic types Of
tha9 these 20 drive q man
to the choice ~ pretty pure minded
servant as the girl best adapted To be-
come the wife u South African farmer
Mr.. Vaughan has told his very slight
story in four acts. Two and half are
In the manner ~ light comedy. pleas
an'ly witty and accompanied save IN one
act nv an incessont obligato 81 bridge
In the middl' 81 the thlrd act. after there
has bes'n touch ~ IathO= which scarcely
rang true. the spirit 81 the play. Win the
h"ro'z proposal ~ nlarrlNs 70 his sister
servant. took on the broader tone ~
farce. II maintained that chara ct"r I'M
~ IN" end % that act, when to prove that
ne ~ stronger than ma rival IN "" aneC-
tons ~ Smrh N" farn~ pulls IA" cork
~ wine bottl" which tho honsenan
had been unable 10 dislofg- But u was
v"ry pollie farce. ana inst was due 70
tho admirable acting q Mr. Drew and
hls Associates
Thin IS the fabric - TIE new play -
~ has the fashy sparkleof !."ndon prod
ucts y IA KIND Only IN the third act -
Their" s'ich n 'hIn lsyer ~ drama spread
over N" scenes that moments " tetium
occur Here the polished acting -: IN"
h@lJ-'d the author over spots
that might have seemed weaker STA
but for that saving grace. Few ~ ne
Vaughan comedies have kept y i1
higher aNerage - sprlsh'ly TAX ard
none q ;N"m has produced . moro org
incl character han that ~ the youth
ful tame cat IL was most grateful op.