If she failed to make
it plausible it was not for want of very adroit handling.
In _Jacob Ussher_ Mr. ESMOND gave himself a most congenial part, in which
he easily surpassed his achievement as author. Mr. TOZER as a slum-parson
was extremely probable with his quiet sincerity. But our chief consolation
came from Miss RACHEL DE SOLLA as the maiden aunt, a reactionary type of
the most confirmed stolidity, with a weakness for diamonds and indigestion.
Miss MARIE LOeHR had many clever things to say, but it didn't matter what
Miss DE SOLLA said; her manner was irresistible.
I must doubt, however, whether the excellent work of the actors will carry
the play to success. Even its title is obscure. The only thing I know about
"birds of a feather" is that they are supposed to "flock together"; and I
have always been given to understand that the adage alludes to the mutual
attraction of similar types. Nobody ever told me that it was meant to
indicate that the sins of the father bird are liable to be reproduced in
his chicken,
ANNA PAVLOVA.
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