1 DECEMBER 1900, Page 13

The Gay Lord Quex : a Comedy. By Arthur W.

Pinero. (W. Heinemann. ls. 6d. and 2s. 6d.)—Quite enough has been said about this play in the daily newspapers. Everybody knows, or should know, the sort of entertainment which Mr. Pinero and his fellow-dramatists are likely to give them. The one thing we wish to say is this, that the favourite comedy of the day is of a kind which makes inevitable such a falling-out as lately occurred between two well-known exponents of the art. The field is so narrow, the characters so limited, the motive so uniform, that

collision is inevitable. The worst of it is that the only chance of distinction is in emphasising all that is least to be admired.