Identifier: canadianmagazine36torouoft (find matches)
Title: The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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Subjects: Canadian periodicals
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario publishing co
Contributing Library: Toronto Public Library: Research and Reference Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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hers brewery office and proves a very angel of peace in the little storms which brew about the domestic hearth. Not-withstanding her apparent indispensibility at both ends, however, the weal-thy provincial brewer and his wife are bent on marrying their daughter to the son of an equally distinguished fellow-townsman, and the course of the comedy is chiefly directed towards 481 these efforts. Suzanne's heart, unfortunately for their plans, inclines toward the good-looking book-keeper with acultivated French manner in her fathers office, and of course a way is found eventually to drop the family favourite for here. The comedy, rather thin for the most part, is enlivened by the excellent character work of Mr.George W. Anson as the good-hearted but irascible brewer, and some life-like scenes of harmless family bicker-ing, in which the rough brewer and his tart spouse are constantly engaging. Miss Billie Burke's charms are undeniable, and as she always keeps within her acting limitations, she is in-
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MISS MAUD ADAMS, AS THE COCK IN CHANTECLER «82 PLAYS OF THE SEASON 483 Variably delightful and very effective.The Imposter holds a poignant situation, and Miss Anuie Russell, a most agreeably finished actress, plays the part with every appreciation of its poignancy. The play has also a sociological interest in bringing to our attention, among other things, the difficulties confronting a refined woman suddenly thrown on the world on her own resources. The heroine of the story, after wandering the streets all night, seeks the loan of a sovereign from a passing stranger. He brings her into his apartment, gives her refreshment, and in a moment of confidence insults her. Then a cackling neighbor enters, and to avoid scandal he introduces the stranger as his-sister-in-law. Before she can make her escape, his relatives pounce upon her and over her protest, force a weeks hospitality upon her. Mean-while her benefactor has returned from Paris, and the fat is in the fire. She is denounced as an imp

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