The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-16
FORGIVEN


Attrzc4Ian NJ Frye-s-
Next Friday and Saturday evenings.
the 21ss and I'D. the r.oysEalzr favorises,
Jos z ssrssnser and Phaze Diaries.
With : most exeelIent eorapany Of ar
tsssz. VII present .; Frye's opera
hose two zex plays. F-zsay evening
Clay " Greene's celebrated romantic
drama Forg1ven viii b. produced.
and Saturday evening tie powerful
rasaodTzFna by Frank Harvey, which
WIS sueh Isonsian success last season.
entitled. The World Against Her. =
OF The former play q Portland paper
OF this week. where the company are
playing. says
i highly interested audience was
present last evening "a witness the first
presentation by the Grisraer- Dawes
company 81 Clay Greeneis last and
most ssceessful dramatic work. For
giyea-- The play ) written in Mr..
Greenefs hest VEN and has received
most gathering testimonials from eris-
lcs wherever Il has been given Ii i
strong IN plot the situations are for
thu most part natural and many OF
them dramatic IN the extreme. and all
the eiinzxes web worked up The
dialogue i bright and sharp. the ha-
moroRs portions especially So The
story in simple and easily foiioxed-
Jack Diamond. q professional gam
bier, meets and fails IN love with An
ME Dennlson At a hotel IN st Au-
gnstine. Florida She Is warned that
lack ! gambler By the eleyzns villain
of the play. Wa. Graham. tut IL spite
Of that and Jack own ayoxai Of the
fact. she chooses 70 accept him. evil
Iently with the. conviction that she
can reform him This idea i. how
ever. not giyea sufficient prominence
in the lines or in the acting. for her
Subsequent actions can be explained
solely by reason u her a3Sappoinr-
meEE in this regard
The second act reveals Jacks home
in SeE Orleans A little girl has been
born 10 them, bat though Jack - low
ing husband and devoted to hisvise and
child. he j sF;ll a gambler This dis
fresseS Annie 50 much rhag her lie Is
made wretched. Jack determines 70
20 10 Texas and 20 into the cattle hIasi
ness. give up gambling and become
what he really j. at heart. respects
Dix Hail. ut tfa8s4-@s-1f Al4 LIZ
family and starts Of, leaving his Z lie
under the protection OF his bosom
friend. Graham He Is hardly ont OF
the house before his false friend fur
Their aYousss the discomfort OF the
already disappointed wife, and pre-
walls On her 90 abandon her home
with ham. Jack returns for something
be has evidently forgotten Just in time
4. Il H.
His first thought Is 70 xiii Graham
in hi tracks. but recovering himself.
be bids him go arm himself. and
threatens 10 shoot him on sight. He
then turns on his faithiess wife. de-
pouuees her and goes into another
room for the deeds Of their home,
which he tells her she may keep, with
what money they have still left. On
his return She has fed with their child, |
as Jack suproses with Graham. The
next act opens in La Casa de ORC. New
Mexico. Jack has become a cattle
king and ) hunting for more land.
Denver Dan. an old gambling partner,
Is with him, and Frank Pophzm,
kr1xr, As -Uld Pop" whose wife has
also been eStransed from him by the |
villain Graham. i there. now become
q tramp and sct. Jack discovers his
wife and daughter. the former IN q
school teacher and the latter IL a |
charming girl OF l.. Explanations
follow Graham also comes on the
scene ayain. 4 duel i arranged he
tween him and Jack. bat JUST a. ihey
are about 10 FIRE, Graham l. shot by
Old Pop. and III his last moments
clears Jacks wife OF al blame
- =. -. -
Davies did a most effective piece OF
emotional work She grasped the roll
in is every detail. and in the pleasing
li;tie scene in the first act wherein she
he:ravs her true love for Jack. Is well
a. IN the heavier and more trying
scenes Of the latter acts she was natural
and eraineutIv forcefai. Her pathos
vas genuine and she looked the miser-
able woman her sad fate made Of her.
Mr. Grisrner was most happy IN ms
delineation OF Jack Dimond- He was
earnest. strong and manly through
ont ard there wAs more Of real down
right sympathy in his rendering OF
the emotional scene than he i won't
10 display
Mr.. A. smiley. a careful, pains
taking actor. did full justice 10 the
character Of Willard Graham a cid
also lid Page 70 the role OF the
.greaser" PEDRO.
Miss Fannie bowman, the clever
little soabrette. showed her versatility
as Joe. i Fiorida darkey. and Miss
Isabel Archer gave an acceptable rem
dering of the inscaae part, Leonie,
and the remainder OF the cast was up
to the average
The play went well throughout and
was cordially received. and It's strong
scenes generously apnlaGdea.
Table linens. Cleary.