New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-08
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,a.- seeing an set or two OF the iat,
~ v.l;sh importation, Evidence,
~ rss presented for the first time
tnN- -, az the Lyric, II was ialrly
~ % the confirmed thestreseers
co.. Tho audience that the new play
iEVihS o.hieve a certain amount OF pop
gV.; ;.- Lsre. In the first place there
~ beautiful English LADY with
l-rht eyes and golden hslr' ana " was was
,,ssrent that she had been grieVousIy
r,n,r,d nv a hard brute of husband
S.rordly her champion was ouchess
- ~. iron-willed type that is now be
n;ns 90 dear 70 novelists. Thirdly
'o.'r .s,id see with half an eye that
Wv S.rlinp boy was doing his best
5..,;,s his tender years and chubby
vs. 20 heal the breach and bring faith
,,S mother together in a pool OF
's.-s AZ the final curtain. And 70 ellneh
he matter. there was not one but TWO
villsins in the cast.
Given these ingredients. and an Eng
vss cast delivering epigrsms with ease
a.; stern truths with a forensic nour-
~ uhv should one worry about ming
,.s theatre O. nights. People will come
ne. as eertsinly as Ouida novels sell
no tire umpth edition.
The new play begins with = harrow
~ prologue set N an inn on the Eng
Fsb coast AMID the squawklng tor
rhstsver it is they 6o) Of the sesgulls
and the eerie bowling OF the wind we
csc q yillainous major lure another
rsns honest wife 20 his room and then
fern the husband by telegraph OF the
Thole vretched affair. In act we meet
ne husband. q hard, cruel, divorce court
aver. who has used his talents to
Svorce his wife and now lives a brood
nr. cursing life with his son, boy
about ten. Readers. YOU should meet
IA, son. Built upon the best eugene
Ines. golden haired. precocious 70 an
astounding degree, he speaks such very
GOOD English that the rest of the Ing
i.h east seem 70 suffer by comparison:
10 power on earth could keep this child
nom acting as the peaoemsker between
;te banshed mother and the bitter
.,,hor
Fs,he~'s friends do their best 20 heal
the breach. and so does very remaI X
able old duchess. but father j. ada
-art. TIE adamant nearly cracks at
one time when nc finds that his wife has
cone Il the house secretly 10 see the
aid. bl' he null, Vp IN time and puts
On smother LAYER Bling the child,
usys IN ,a.u that his beautiful prln-
tess whom Zee has seen N the )arA'
-,dinc sill come and marry his father,
ny Il is -ccmingly Of 10 avail. fooV
Bingo doesn't know hat the Princess
really hi- mother, whom father
cusses in his thoughts. (lf We use 100
rsny whoms I'm this report It Is the
isult Of tho dialogue we have been
ls,ening 10 and tho fact that the hero S
zane IS Cyril
Finally after many gongs and com
lrgs villain 10. turns up with tne
iss,h bed confession Of the once rak.,,
'h major and all is forgiven. "bIng
ushes ont and leads his beautiful
princess into the arms of his penn
.ent father. and the curtain descends
nsjeStically.
During the progress OF the play
here is deal Of clever dialogue
'pOken, most Of u more or less epi-
grammatical and formal, but--partlcu..
uly the lines OF tho duchess-much OF
witty. Her character and that OF
Bng," the little boy, are the best
t,vn of the many in the cast. Haidee
wight who did such excellent WORK
"Tante" with Ethel Barrymore
t;yed the duchess. and invested tie
c'saeter with a combination Of dig
''y and shrewd humor that gave hes
Sents new and welcome interest.
Is the ealous husband, c. Aubrey
smith was both sincere and convincing,
aud he made the best of rather eX-
acting JOB. Viva Birkett was exactly
What We should imagine a lady in her
,Tkward position would be, but as We
rave never seen q beautiful English
srl IN such straits We can't be posi-
I'VE. A. any rate, she was very good
70 look upon, and will make her audi
'hces hate the husband sincerely.
bing,' the darling o. the play, was
Master Reggie Shefiicld--a child of the
gods an you Will. He has our bless
Y, even If he does seem certain TO be
.pelled by praise before many seasons.
ne clear English Is a striking lessor
. his elders Of the American stage,
ana, TO some few. so IS his stage man
r Frank Gilmore and Stanley
a.yndham have lot 10 do as friends
q Cyril's, and Eric Maturin played Il
sni!e in the half light of the prologue
y The villainoua major. The balance
the csst-snd it vas large one
onported them selvcs we'll. and in one
"sre gave q real English "at home"
evidence has been produced b.
apable hands, and, VIC believe, great
tas have been taken TO secure the
hsiish cast. Therefore. if YOU care 70
goy a thrill or TWO in English So
9,y along o duchesses and SIGH. you
"a Ind full evening OF il waiting
Hyou Al the Lyric Theatre.