The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . hersbrewery office and proves a very angelof peace in the little storms whichbrew about the donaestic hearth. Not-withstanding her apparent indispensi-bility at both ends, however, the weal-thy provincial brewer and his wife arebent on marrying their daughter tothe son of an equally distinguished fel-low-townsman, and the course of thecomedy is chieflly directed towards 481 these efforts. Suzannes heart, unfort-unately for their plans, inclines towardthe good-looking book-keeper with acultivated French m
The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . hersbrewery office and proves a very angelof peace in the little storms whichbrew about the donaestic hearth. Not-withstanding her apparent indispensi-bility at both ends, however, the weal-thy provincial brewer and his wife arebent on marrying their daughter tothe son of an equally distinguished fel-low-townsman, and the course of thecomedy is chieflly directed towards 481 these efforts. Suzannes heart, unfort-unately for their plans, inclines towardthe good-looking book-keeper with acultivated French manner in her fath-ers office, and of course a way isfound eventually to drop the familyfavourite for here. The comedy, rath-er thin for the most part, is enlivenedby the excellent character work of W. Anson as the good-heartedbut irascible brewer, and some life-like scenes of harmless family bicker-ing, in which the rough brewer and histart spouse are constantly BiUie Burkes charms are un-deniable, and as she always keepswithin her acting limitations, she is in-. MISS MAUD ADAMS, AS THE COCK IN ??CHANTECLER «82 PLAYS OF THE SEASON 483 Variably delightful and very Imposter holds a poignantsituation, and Miss Anuie Russell, amost agreeably finished actress, playsthe part with every appreciation of itspoignancy. The play has also a so-ciological interest in bringing to ourattention, among other things, the dif-ficulties confronting a refined womaneuddeuly thrown on the world on herown resources. The heroine of thestory, after wandering the streets allnight, seeks the loan of a soverignfrom a passing stranger. He bringsher into his apartment, gives her re-freshment, and in a moment of con-fidence insults her. Then a cacklingneighbour enters, and to avoid scan-dal he introduces the stranger as his-sister-in-law. Before she can makeher escape, his relatives pounce uponher and over her proticst, force aweeks hospitality upon her. Mean-while her b
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