New-York tribune., 1913-11-26
THE CAST.

John W. tanncll...............Nll william ~. sans
Henry Tracey ....................... Robert cam
Stephen Westherbec. John Cumberland
Keen Fitzpatrick. Everett Butterheld
honey rank sylvester
I'm McMahon ....-..'''..... ..Alpcrt Sachett
Ril Fagin...................... Henry Thompson
"Rahe'' Merrill. George Abbott
'Chesty Sanhorn.............R .Ropert graves. jr.
Helen lneZ Buck
Mrs John W Cannell...............Alice Wilson
Jane Wentworth. ............... .Lladys wilson
Amy Foster. r................... Quinn
Grace Buchanan................ Frances Savage
A fresh. ingenious. melodramatic farce.
full of humor and surprises, was played
at the Fulton Theatre last evening. 1t
was THE Misleading Lady by Nj.
Charles Goddard and Mr.. Paul DiclIy.
Of the authors Of The Ghost Breakers
and Of its lively unassuming kind. well
worth seeing.
There was a house party on tho upper
Hudson. and Miss Helen Steele was one
of the guests She was very attractive
Young woman. and wanted 10 he an act
tress one of the men guests in the same
house was a play writer. and the leading
part i'm his play was that Of a siren Miss
Steele wanted to play the part, but no
body thought she had il in her So
they made a wager. according to which
she was 10 exhibit her arts on young
Mr. Jack Craigen, another of the guests.
Mr.. Craiger was just back from Pata-
gonia and supposed TO be sort Of dia-
mond in the rough. The hirtatious young
woman succeeded only too well. and
brought the simple stranger TO her feet
with complete success-and just as the
other guests popped their heads through
doors and curtains In time to hear him
propose. Naturally. Mr. Craigcn was not
particularly pleased and he reproached
Miss Steele FOR her lightmindedness.
He took his medicine with good sporting
spirit. but objected rather bitterly to the
custom which permitted young woman
Of Miss Stecle's attractions 10 turn on
him all the primitive II decorously
masked batteries Of sex. while II did not
permit him To- use a mans weapon, MS
brute strength. Miss steele received these
observations pettishly and ended by deiy-
ing hts 10 do his worst The quiet but
forceful young man from Patagonia was
Just about starting away In his motor
at the moment. He approached 10 say
goodby. threw his ovcrcoat over the glrl
head and the others rush in just In time
to hear his motor drumming away In the
distance as the curtain falls.
The next curtain rises on a dark Ad-
irondack cabin. In the dead of night, just
as the searchlCht Of Mr. Craigcn auto
mobile comes poking through the pines.
II is to this lonely spot that he "aS
brought his careless siren. TO put her
under a b,ll-glass." a she had mock
ingiy advised him. and learn something
about tho individual woman.
The situation IS piquant. and the au-
thors have developed 1t with unusual
freshness and ingenuity. one plant
after another is adroitly laid, to lead the
audience 10 the surprise which comes
moment later. There IS humor Of various
kinds. from the fathorly irony Of the now
relentless cave mau-Miss steele is even
fastened 10 the wall by a heavy dog chain
to the unexpected absurdi,ies supplied
bv an ESCAPED inmate Of a ncishhorinS
sanatorium. who thinks he is Napoleon.
Laughing at idiots is generally sup
pogod 10 have gone out with b'ar-paltIhS
and other Elzabcthan amusemcnts OF the
kind but this character IS 80 ir'shlN
drou and so quaintly acted by Mir. FRANK
Sylvester that the usual objections are
scarcely felt There was something
almost Stocktoncsquc in the coming ot
tho burlv good-naturcd keepers through
the woods. stodgily singing the Mar
scillaisc." 10 allure their missing charge
And under all the well contrived sur
priscs and fun is a solid mclodramauc
framcwork-for Mr.. Craigen had done
a rather unconventional thing and people
we're after him-which keeps the acton
taut and thoroughly alive.
4 great deal Of the rather unusual
quality OF these farcial scenes-in the end
rbc rebellious siren ~ happily tamcd-is
due 10 the acting of Mr.. Lewis ;. Stone
at the cave man and Miss lnez Buck
as the girl. Sir Stone was especially
happv-always authoritative and at ease
quiet and vivid I'm the more melodramatlc
moments and carrying all his scenes with
the girl with Just the right touch OF
strength and patrOnizing humor through
which his natural gentlemanliness ana
genuine regard for her always were re-
vealed II was finished performance
with the pleasant suggestion oil a CIVIL
lied personality behind II.
Miss Buck also played win sucu eooa
"a sic and sincerity that the more streuu-
Gus scenes in the Adirondack camp had
almost less the quality OF farce AT tlmeS
than of light comedy. the other payers
we're capable and the whole performance
distinctly entertaining. a l''