The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-18
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The many admirers Of Roland Reed. who
turned ont Handsomely 10 greet the genial
comedian in his nev comedy success I'm
nocens a. . Lamb" and the shouts Of
hearty laughter that we're kept yelling up
In unbroKen streams for over two hours
are the best criticisms that can b given Of
the play and the amusing efforts Of the
bright comedian and his excellent COM
pany. Mr.. Reed though comparatively
youns il. years was brought up in the old.
hard-xorksng school Of the dramatic art
under the tuselagc Of such bright minds -
John Sleeper Clark and men Of He day.
and the result 10 seen in his effective
work as . trained comedian. who Sc
cures his effects not by horse play
bat By the ouieier method OF action,
words and expression. His Tobias Pix
ington was of that order, and, Of course.
excruciatsngly funny. The play may be
termed froihy. being grounded only on
the one incident Of Mr.. Piikington at
tempting to attend q little secret party Of
whist players At Patterson. while he gives
it cut to his wife that be il going to Bos-
ton. The failure OF the plan and its at
tending complications AFFORD ell the misery
to Mr.. Psikingson and all the fun TO the
audience. Mr.. Reeds support Ii OF the
first order, the ladies not only being tai
ensed a. comedians and musicians. but
handsome as well. Tho character parts
represented by Mr.. Julian Reed. Sheridan
Upper and Mr. II. Rees Davies showed
those gentlemen 10 b. clever comedians.
Tonight Mr.. Roland Reed will afford an
other ueas in the presentation Of his new
satirical comedy, Dakota" treating in .
humorous way the divorce Law Of South
Dakota. Mr.. Reed appearing as Judge Al
bright. The story Of Dakota" Is rs follows:
A wealthy banker named Gaddings be.
comes jealous of his wife and Bertram Deb
bers.ey, . young man who 10 q guest at
the Gaddings residence. He confines the
suspicious to Judge Albright, Boston
lawyer. who approaches the suspected wife
on the subject An explanation comes in
the shape Of q confession that the man il
her son born before her marriage to the
banker. For twenty years she has kept
the secret of having become the victim Of
ayoung English naval officer by going
through . fictitious marriage. The
motherly love she cannot conceal for the
yaung man, who does not himself know
of the real relationship between them.
eliminates in the banker discovering
her in an apparently compromising posi-
ton With Deliberately. and Geddlngs deter
mines TO procure . legal separation at
once. To prevent the case from getting
into court and becoming public property
is now Judge Albright's task. A lawyer
named Creep has been secured by
Gsddings to prosecute the case. but the
judge learned of Crsep's Irregularities in
managing ala estate of which he was an
executor. and forcing Creep to throw M
Gaddings' brief. he secures 1t himself and
IL successful an his first step. but the dis
covery that the fancied lovers are mother
and son. rendering the bankers horror at
his wife's position greater than ever. adds
TO she judges difficulties in bringing about
. reconciliation between them. Through
Sir Abingdon Letterbo.d. appointed by
British commission to investigate our
divorce laws. and who proves to be the
younger brother of the man who Mrs.
Gaddings believed had deceived her in her
youth. the judge discovers that the sup
posed fictitious marriage Was really legal.
This leaves nothing put the wife's mistake
in not being frank with her husband be-
tore marriage to Dc condoned. This il for
given and reconciliation foiiows.