Mr. Charles Frohman has from time to time presented to us various companies from the other side of the world, but he never brought over a more intelligent set of actors and actresses, nor treated us to ® more interesting play than An American Citizen," which started on what should prove a most successful career at the Duke of York's Theatre last. Monday evening. The cast includes Mr, Nat Goodwin and his wife, professionally known us Miss Maxine Elliott, The acplace in New York, Nice, and London, and deals with the adventures of Reresford Cruger, a member of a firm of New York lawyers, whom we find in the middle of bad times. Just as things t their worst an uncle dies and him a fortune on condition that he will marry Beatrice Carew and adopt that name. If he does not do this the whole estate is +0 he given to some charity. At the eleventh hour he decides to accept the conditions, the Indy likewise consents on condition that they part at the church door. This they do and see no of each other for a year when they accidentally meet at the Carnival at Nice. Here Beatrice is much sought after and wins the prize for the best-turned-out carriage; unluckily at this juncture news arrives that the marriage was delayed too lung, so this curiously assorted couple find themselves bankrupt. By this time Beresford is madly in love with his wife and she with hin, but she believes he loves another and will not show her love, He goes to London and sin a garret in order that he may ko her amply supplied with funds.
In the end she finds this out, that she has no rival, her pride breaks down and all ends happily, _¢specially as another fortune turns up in a most opportune way just when it is most needed. The main acting of the piece takes place between the two leading characters and both are fully able to sustain the burden,—in fact, Thardly know which I admired more, both were so good, 2rd J
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