The barrister receives better treatment, but, of course, he is generally deemed to be a more "genteel" person; yet, in considering stage barristers, one notices that they are drawn very superficially, that their profession is accidental to the play, and little or nothing turns on the influence of the career upon the man. Judges, like solicitors, are usually regarded as comic. Our stage has hardly inherited Molière traditions concerning the doctors; there were two important plays, _The Medicine Man_ and _The Physician_, in which members of the healing art are treated seriously--though Dr Tregenna in the former was rather a caricature, and in _The Doctor's Dilemma_ we had a brilliantly painted group of medical men. The Christian Scientist may complain of neglect, even if there was some anticipation of him in _Judah_, and a humble branch of the craft was handled ably by Mrs Merrick in _Jimmy's Mother_. The real quack has remained almost unscathed. The army, of course, has not been neglected. Half the Lotharios of modern drama belong to the destructive profession, and the peppery or tedious colonel is an old stock friend; whilst the "Dobbin" type is handled very frequently, and the V.C. has been bestowed more often by dramatists than by royalty. The modern officer of the good type, the man with an honest, energetic interest in his profession, is rarely presented. What about the navy? There was _The Flag-Lieutenant_ and also _Captain Drew on Leave_, the latter a somewhat unpleasant picture, fortunately exhibiting no trace of the sailor's spirit or style of thought. One cannot complain nowadays of a lack of parsons or Nonconformist ministers, though it is irksome to see that the latter, as a rule, are presented in an odious light, by way, probably, of a mean little revenge for the hostility of the Nonconformist to the theatre--a hostility which could hardly surprise any dispassionate person who considers the present state of the stage. The architect, save in _The Master Builder_, is almost unknown; the engineer, unspecialised as a rule, figures vaguely sometimes. Perhaps one ought to write guardedly concerning the journalist. Still, at least, facts may be stated. As a rule he appears as reporter or interviewer, and is treated comically. In _The Perfect Lover_ Mr Sutro handles him seriously, and that play contains an elaborate picture of a weak-minded journalist as well as a wicked solicitor. Of the existence of thousands of men, highly educated and many of them possessing brilliant degrees, connected with the enormous newspaper interest of this country, the stage takes no cognizance. A dramatic critic occasionally is exhibited--as a rule in connexion with the champagne-and-chicken theory.