New-York tribune., 1910-03-11
LONDON PLAYS
S,c,-s Long Tak--1nother
NapoIeOn of Finance.
London. February 70.

-
...-,ose IN the exposition OF problems o.
-sa tin1e. IN Bernard ShsW's Mis-
-,...-,.-. there was neither plot nor
- nor constTu ction, and there was
-. ro- three hours and fifteen minutes
..,,,. a~,stocIacy. plutocracy, middle
-7e6iocritv. socialism. poverty,
-.--.ers free love. the relations Of par
s and children. love. sentimentality,
,re modern girl. literary paradoNes. aero
,,.-es the Bible. substitutes for religion,
s...-.,-r-. the t-adesmen's limitations.
-. c,a-b,s starvation wage. the etiquette
- co..1,,rv house. physical exercise. the
e,rv Of spanking for undeveloped
.5e .1e pronunciation Of Russian
.s ,-egetarianism and scores OF
- side issues The characte were
..s,e,.-, breadth of individuality. They
o-e not men and women SO much as
,,-,rs,s converted into talking machines
s,,- creating Mt. Shaw's mordant wit
sc-,5 uhilosophr and brilliant satire. The
.usi1ceritr ot the performance was as
,orericuous as the lack Of observation
ard Of serious reflection The Snowman
uIth uocking gesture and leering face
-se laughing al everybody and himself
anG trying 70 persuade them flppantiy
ths1 nothing rnattered in heaven or on
earth. and that the affected wisdom Of
a7eu oas the nopsense OF irlmortais,
-he prolonged debate occurs at coUn-
~ toIse Oh H:Rdhead. where the Tar
lst5rs are entertaining Lord Summer
ts.s q veteran Indian administrator,
i
-n- ro- sound brching. The head Of
he family = q wealthy linen draper,
ain a ;assion for founding public l.
.-a-.es and embeilishing talk with liter
e--- tses: his wife Is = dull underlined,
frt .ro-nerly soul. with gieams u good
ss-~-. lis son Is a hard headed man Of
business. without intellectual cravings,
md ais daughter is a discontented idler
r.l.n- for romantic adventures and
,.a6v ro urn down tire titled widower's
81. 10 Is paying addresses 10 her. and
chase after and 70 fling herself at the
te-l - the first man with a handsome
t7ce This happens TO De Joseph Per
&C a an athlete. who makes a sudden
descent from the sky in an aeroplane, ac-
.r~--ar.ad by q professional acrobat IN
male 7r-ire Lima Szczepanowsla- The
tr'o -7 completed BY rne abrupt ep-
neara1ce OF & poor clerk. Julius Baker,
.-h pistol III hand and either murder or
tlsckuail in his heart against the linen
draper. ;ie incident being plainly in
-rired hy the Raynor case. The clerk
-.-er dss rmsd by rhe Russian gymnast
necoues z ranting Socialist, and such
sctior IS there Is degenerates into e
-oeriug farce before ne is sent about his
-gzi1ess Nth 8 handsome check, and the
responsible Hedda Gabier brutally
-zrtcatrred, catches her man One Of
rte PLAYERS frankly admits that there is
rothi0S more 70 say. and with q "Thank
goodness" from the stage. which strikes
= ponsire chord IN every Spectators
-es-r the curtain falls.
Tre first night audience vas convulsed
-1'l ne-riner1 throughout this farrago
n nonsense There is q public for a
-cr1ine. unconventional, irresponsible
>asT. &C vas shown by the popu-
.zrr~ q the Court Theatre when Mr.
ba--=r vas the stage manager. and this
ga is enacted as admirably as the
others nave been. Mr.. G. NJ. Lowne being
frosr versatile as the linen draper. Arr
HsgEle most voluble and fantastic a the
Socialist clerk. Miss Lena Ashweu i'm
parting Eometning Of her own person
r - the Russian and Miss Miriam
Le"ee spoceeding with little touches of
realism in illustrating the u,adcap hoy
c-n- = there were evidences that an
Ergi-& intellect and brilliant Wit had been
aeaased in the production OF dialogue so
-houghtless and Improbable. the rsut,Ir-
Gus @haVian audiences vas not r-ensred
t- ~@--e~e ina its favorite drama tist had
771d5 aud sacrificed the interests NJ
7F'. i-@ughte~ vas loud and s-rident over
-r-s-S Ike these. providence likes n
g" tempted or Common people DO not
ia hey mostly beg or Draw 2 lire
ID ma ke other chaps toe il: that's what
s-t' ncrslit-'.' or PERHAPS in 2 tfo-1-
-@1a ears II viii be had form for
20 Know who his parents aro p,
caches ot good taste were freoUent
aeSe are considered by 1addists evi-
rees q genius.
e lerth Man b. Mr. 8iaughan.
'F- Globe Theatre. IS serious drs,,a
- sordic atmosphere and 2 tragic
II exhibits the familiar stage
'he Napoleon Of finance. as >
-l5--aar II Parliament faitnIess husband
- a1 INSCRIPTIONS. domineerjne scorn-
aa1 portrays his downfall after q
+T--etion from MS wife has been mar
2FF z-ertad and lie has been returned
- --.1a.Da - an election. II which the
@crtormist conscience has not h.an
o. o6ge. He has =mbezziel 9 600
nc @-s invested tie money 81 a ,vortr-
nine Nine men out q 7ea ma
tae'r price and he may succeed in
i-fsi1g his imperious viii upon them:
--' fh@re IS Z tenth. a Noncorforrlfst
-ise-a-. 10 suspects the rascaIity.
a--s tae truth and threatens 10 expose
70 and % send him 70 prison The duel
"etL these two powerful wills comes
--Tihs tie excitement of the election.
'--'.- "a political victory has been won
@-e when crowds are cheering Wildly.
-'i-ioi1eemen are drinking champagne
S''a railway trains are making a frightful
'-'Dlp The defeated lnanciar obtains
or-4t respite aud kiIl- himself with
'-!4a@ o. potassium
u - theatrical nelodra!na. which re-
s the Samson u the Paris stock
- '-a1se and tie Isidore Izard of Les