Show I Melodrama of the Ring II I HE latest play pla by Sir Arthur Conan THE T Doyle Do le is The House of Temper Temperley Icy ley Ie styled a melodrama of the ring and now arousing great reat enthusiasm sm at the London Adelphi In one scene two combatants strip to the waist and fight with bare knuckles There are for characters among them several historic figures of the London prize ring is lS well as sundry patrons of pugilism clad in dress suits and their best hest languid manner evident The cli climax climax climax max is in a battle in the lie trenches in which one of the several heroes leads a forlorn hope In true British fashion I In apparent Justification for tor both play and the profession it depicts Captain Jack one of the fighters says in a pow powerful powerful powerful erful speech If It you ou kill fighting you ou kill the fight fighting fightIng fighting ing spirit It sets a standard of manU manliness manliness ness to the whole nation It is a mans game and amI it takes a game man to pla plaIt play It A man may be a fighting man and yet have a tender heart he may be gen gentle gEntie gentie tie tle to women and children and a terror to bullies and blackguards I This is the old Doyle Do lethe the Doyle Dole of Rodney Stone and the earlier tales be before I fore Sherlock Holmes came on the scene I |