John Drew . sting, while the second halfwas not quite feeble and inconsis-tent enough to ruin it. There wasa great deal of merit in Mr. Drewsportrayal of Viscount Clivebrook,the leader of the party in power,a cynical, brilliant statesman offorty odd years, who rashly fallsin love with the daughter of adrunken toy-maker. His actingwas distinguished by dignity ofbearing, graceful vivacity, ner-vous force, and an adequate meas-119 JOHN DREW ure of dramatic power. MaudeAdams as the drunkards innocentdaughter acted a rather conven-tional role so well as to make itseem lifelike, while Elsie de Wolfe
John Drew . sting, while the second halfwas not quite feeble and inconsis-tent enough to ruin it. There wasa great deal of merit in Mr. Drewsportrayal of Viscount Clivebrook,the leader of the party in power,a cynical, brilliant statesman offorty odd years, who rashly fallsin love with the daughter of adrunken toy-maker. His actingwas distinguished by dignity ofbearing, graceful vivacity, ner-vous force, and an adequate meas-119 JOHN DREW ure of dramatic power. MaudeAdams as the drunkards innocentdaughter acted a rather conven-tional role so well as to make itseem lifelike, while Elsie de Wolfe,J. E. Dodson, Arthur Byron, HarryHarwood, and Frank Lamb, whohas been concerned in every playin which Mr. Drew has starred,lent efficient assistance. There wereno great moments in The BaubleShopy however, and it contained atleast one positively repellent Drews New York headquar-ters had been transferred, by , with the productionof Joness drama from Palmers tothe more modern and beautiful. y O H N D R E fF Empire Theatre, and here he beganhis next nietropoHtan engagementin the following autumn, the play-being T/iat Imprudent Toung Couple,by the author of Butterflies,which Drew and his company hadtried in a rural theatre the previousspring under the name of The LoveKnot. In this Mr. Carleton hadendeavoured to secure the sameeffect of thistle-down lightnesshe had produced in his formercomedy, but his material barelyserved for one interesting act, andthe piece failed to draw. All thesame, it contained a scene for and Miss Adams in Act I like to remember, while its 121 J O H N DREW starting-point, the failure of JohnAnnesley to post two letters hisbride had entrusted to him, was apromising beginning for light com-edy. That Imprudent Toung Couple,however, soon gave place to Made-line Lucette Ryleys amusing play,an actors play if there ever wasone, called Christopher, Jr., whichwas chuck full of good situationsand bright dialogue, but defied life,p
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