Life — March 7, 1895 — page 13: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

WE UNDERSTAND FROM SCIENTISTS THAT HUMAN WINGS, TO BE OF SERVICE, SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN THIRTY-SIX FEET IN LENGTH. THIS MODIFIES OUR IMPRESSIONS OF CELESTIAL NAVIGATION. relegated to the student, and fifty years hence the man who can say that he has seen “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” actually played will be even a rarer bird than he is to-day. At the first performance Mr. Daly's company did not appear to especially great advantage. The parts are not great ones by any means, and in the hands of artists thoroughly familiar them would not be impressive. In the present case the artists were not familiar with them, and failed to develop even the possibilities. Miss Rehan did not distinguish her /u/za very much from her Rosalind, which is not greatly to be wondered at, as there ex a strong similarity in the ré/es with the difference always in favor of Rosalind. Miss Elliot, as Sy/véa, had work which called for little but commonplace abilities. Mr. Worthing, whom in modern characters we have commended, was ill at ease in his costume and lines. ‘The part of Proteus is that of a cad_whom everybody but the audience forgives, and it is not strange that 157 Mr. Worthing could not gain much sympathy for it. The laurels of the production in the acting line are won by Launce's dog Crab, who alone of all the cast fails to get his real name on the programme. “The Two Gentlemen of Vi is worth seeing, but we are sorry that Mr. Daly could not have found a better example on which to ex- pend his commendable enterprise and labor. In these days of undi- luted mercinariners a manager who will take risks with legitimate pro- ductions deserves the support of that public which wishes to see the theatre something more than a department store. Metcalfe. of E don’t see much of Gretchen since her mar- riage.” “Fact. I laid eyes on her yester- day for the first time since she became a bride, and that’s nearly a year ago, isn’t it.” “Yes, They do say Tom is ter- ribly jealous.” “ Well he has bought her twenty- two wrappers, and only one street dress!" “UP TO SAMPLE.”