Life — December 9, 1897 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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> LIFE: The Princess and the Butterfly. ROM the title, one might imagine Mr. thing in It is not even jon as that, It The leading an of the ] for it can hardly be a play—is a Princess Manonia, and in iflag Lamorant, ® A monient of pe she calls her coun- terfoil, Sir tertly, Hence the tit propriate as much that occurs during acts into which the performance is divided. First-n audi in New York are rather expert in thi theatrical and can scent a plot quickly. acts of the idience had yet mptom of one, A «1 been on the sta Geor a social but- Which is quit _ he five » number of pe ge, and there had been considerable talk, but not a thing to indicate what it was all about hazarded the in the next act Miss Opp would tie Miss Mannering to a railway track, and that Mr. Hackett would rescue ber just be real railroad train dashed thought that it was all leading with Felix Morris in the climax would be a recita- by Miss Katharine thing Someone guess t across the st tion of “Curfew shall not toll t F ; but no such exciting thing happened. In fact 1 ppened, except Mr, Hackett with his arm ina polka-dot sling I pretty Miss Mannering in a harlequin costume ‘There was some suggestion of a duel, but if it occurred it Twenty-fourth Street or Madison Square, where the A not see it was over in udience What the piece really amounted to was some ings, and entrances and exits of actors and actre tfective group- es attired in orrect costuines of our own day, some more or xcellently arranged st ro evidently proceeded on the theory ths jal and sot pictures, Pi many people never have a chanc and are consequently willing to pay to see its counterfeit produced on the st Therefore has studied his details closely, and there is no fault to be found with the fidelity of bis reproduction, even to its absolute inanity, The pictures are pleasing and innocuous ones, the types are perfectly conventional, even in the unconventionality of some of them, and people who wish waxworks of this sort get just the kind of entertainment they want. Miss Julie Opp was the novelty of the occasion, statuesque and cor not badly, evidently views her art in the same light—a thing not part ¢ put on and off at will. Her work shows sincerity, notwithstanding the fact that she possesses by right of nature all the main accessories—voice, looks, grace, and carriage, In the part of Sir George, Mr. Hackett She is a ly young person, who wears her good clothes cting does not fit her so well as her gowns, and has toned himself down and is less #4 season, for which the public should b does acceptably lect part which is not exactly abilities. Mr. Felix Morris has loosened up his brakes, s along in an amusing eter bit at a rate which r tire his audience, The rest of the large cast de unimportant work well, and the costumes are what th Ny does not sits rather ly beautiful, y should be in pictures of good settings are re * * « ONE of New Vork’s daily newspapers has at last waked up to the fact that there is suc ing asa Theatrical Trust, » Trust will tion, as it has and that its existence is an undesirable thing. doubtless order its advertising out of that publi out of others which did not get down and grovel at its command. What a blessing it would be if the Trust ordered its advertisi out of all the d Then the public might get some hon opinions about plays without being obliged to look to the we s for th . P Fj FW artists are the supporting nly not one of them, t enough to play in one > while npany uses another, \ In fact st eat in any nees—on the st There may be walks of life in which she could appear to advantage, but it would be most invid- ious to mention them, as she asks to be considered only as an actress. There are fifty-three reasons why she should not be considered as an actress, aud the first of these is that she act, ssary to mention the others probably not American stage, unless she is willl to put on the Metealf HARD HIT. Miranda (oh! so deeply in love): 1 CAN'T STAND TIS SUSPENSE NO LONGER! ASK HER IP all MARRIAGES 18 FAILURES.