. Three weeks in the British Isles . For personal adornment weprefer something, which has sufficient intrinsicbeauty to be its own warrant for wearing anddoes not need explanation. Like bagpipe music,cairngorm is not pretty, but is hallowed by asso-ciations. The Scotchman is proud of his braveryand independence, but there are several things,like thistles, cairngorm and bagpipes, that hebravely defends and that could be left out allnight with safety in Naples. We went to the Royal Lyceum Theater in theevening and saw a dramatization of Scotts RobRoy. It was a most fortunate impulse thatmade us
. Three weeks in the British Isles . For personal adornment weprefer something, which has sufficient intrinsicbeauty to be its own warrant for wearing anddoes not need explanation. Like bagpipe music,cairngorm is not pretty, but is hallowed by asso-ciations. The Scotchman is proud of his braveryand independence, but there are several things,like thistles, cairngorm and bagpipes, that hebravely defends and that could be left out allnight with safety in Naples. We went to the Royal Lyceum Theater in theevening and saw a dramatization of Scotts RobRoy. It was a most fortunate impulse thatmade us choose the drama rather than the sortof vaudeville they have in Scotland. It is hardto describe the added interest it gives to a playwhen you see it on its native heath. To-morrowwe will drive over much of the country madeunsafe by Rob Roy during his lifetime, and thatlends a thrill to incidents in the play, which didnot lack for thrills before. All praise must be given to the sincerity ofthe acting. The term reverent may seem un-. STATUE OF r,INCOTJ>J—EDINRlIRGn Edinburgh l6i usual in this application, but that is the only wordwhich will describe the attitude of the actors tothe incidents of the play and to the Scottishtongue. As was to be expected, the audiencecaught many bits of humor that were too muchin the vernacular for our untutored ears. The part of Bailie Nicol Jarvie was made theleading comedy r61e, but Rob Roy and his faith-ful Dugal were magnificently acted. The latter, asa more than half-savage Highlander, was a faith-ful portrayal. There was no mincing matters inthe way of breekless kilts and the bagpipes weregenuine to the point of distraction. A sworddance was given with the technique and finishthat such an audience demanded. The one laughable thing to us, though we werecareful not to laugh, was the introduction of bal-lads on the slightest provocation. The leadingman, lost in the woods between Aberfoyle andGlasgow, and urged by the imperative ne
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