“The situations are the work of an undoubted expert, and the dialog is skilfully written. Now that Oscar Wilde is dead, Mr. Jones has only one equal in England, the Ibsenized Pinero.”
| + | Ind. 58: 783. Ap. 6, ‘05. 140w. |
“It reads well, although the literary form emphasizes the fact that it is really more of a farce than a comedy.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 451. F. 18, ‘05. 30w. |
Jones, Henry Arthur. Mrs. Dane’s defence. [**]75c. Macmillan.
This four-act play was given in New York in the years 1901-1902. It concerns a woman with a past and a skilful lawyer who forces the truth from Mrs. Dane.
“Undeniably clever.”
| + — | Outlook. 79: 1060. Ap. 29, ‘05. 20w. |
Jones, Rev. J. D. Elims of life, and other sermons. [*]$1. Revell.
“These are discourses by a prominent Congregational pastor in England.... The spiritual and ethical element predominates, the form is plain and lucid, the aim is practical.”—Outlook.