Andrew Robson & Co.

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Presenting a romantic playlet founded on a drama by Alexandre Dumas, entitled “The Denunciation” in two scenes: Scene I, Kean’s dressing room, Drury Lane Theatre, and Scene II, Balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet”. Mr. Robson has a very carefully selected company and all fully capable. They gave an excellent performance this afternoon. The play is intensely interesting with plenty of action and entirely dramatic, with a little atmosphere of novelty to it. Resembles somewhat the play presented by Edwards Davis & Co. The story has to do with the love affair of the actor, Kean, with the Countess Felsen. Kean is being sought by officers for daring to strike a member of royalty he places himself as an offender against the law when the play opens in his dressing room at the theatre where he is preparing to go on to play Romeo. The Countess comes to see him, entering his room by a secret panel. She warns him of his danger and beseeches him to flee. At this moment the Prince of Wales and the Count Felsen knock at the actor’s door. The Countess is spirited away and the two men enter. She forgets her fan and it is found by her husband. But the Prince says he dropped the fan; he was taking it for her to have it repaired. The Prince and Kean are left along [sic] and Kean’s penalty is banishment from England. His resentment runs high. At first he will not play. Then he changes his mind. The scene changes and he is playing the balcony scene with Juliet. In the midst of this his overwrought mind snaps and turns to the royal box and hurls words of denunciation at the prince. It is upon this dramatic denouncement that the curtain descends. At both performances Mr. Robson received five genuine curtain calls. The play is as good as any dramatic sketch I ever saw and great value from an advertising standpoint. Any manager can go to the limit on the billing as Mr. Robson will make good. 22 minutes full stage.

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