. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1886 III* gr*ete and ^mrtsmam 38 DEAMA. Hon. Bardwell Slote is a delightful charac- ter for stage purposes, and if known in actual life would always prove attractive in a crowd. To live with him single-handed might prove tiresome after the first flush of surprise had worn off, say, within ten years. In Mr. Ray- mond's hands the member from the Kohosh district improves with age. Time sits lightly upon him. Seven years ago he made his first appearance at the California Theatre. Since then not a gray hair has been added to hia stock, the bright flush on his cheeks
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1886 III* gr*ete and ^mrtsmam 38 DEAMA. Hon. Bardwell Slote is a delightful charac- ter for stage purposes, and if known in actual life would always prove attractive in a crowd. To live with him single-handed might prove tiresome after the first flush of surprise had worn off, say, within ten years. In Mr. Ray- mond's hands the member from the Kohosh district improves with age. Time sits lightly upon him. Seven years ago he made his first appearance at the California Theatre. Since then not a gray hair has been added to hia stock, the bright flush on his cheeks has not faded by a half tint, the merry twinkle in his eye sparkles as radiantly now as then. The out of his coat, the shape of his vest, the baggy ill-fitting trousers are unchanged, and the red pocket handkerchief has not lost a Single crimson hue. As Dundreary was in Sothern's days, and Kio Van Winkle remains in Jefferson's hands, so is Bardwell Slote to William Florence. Brimful of amusing life, and yet nerer coarse, not a word need gTate upon the most refined ear, not a look offend the most delicate eye, and yet throughout the whole play, protracted aaitis, Slote keepsup a simmer otfun. Noth- ingis overdone. No sensible man would add a line to his part of the dialogue, and to take one out of his speeches would weaken their absurdities. The Mighty Dollar is too well known to need analysis; beyond the characters of Bardwell Slote and Mrs. Gillforyit is flimsy stuff", either strained or stupid. Mrs. Florence in the guise of Mrs. General Gilflory is a complete picture, artificial to the core, with strong, natural endowments but sadly untrained, lacking the simplest forms of accurate education. Her blunders come as softly and smoothly as the falling of leaves in autumn. Crowded amongst people above her station, eager to keep on even terms with the best, she blunders with the sweetness of a four-year-old child. This is the charm of Mrs. Florence's acting. She shows a woman
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