The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE GEM.


the Gem the great society drama 1.-THE
Iron Master" a dramatization of Georges
Ohnet's LIE Maitre des FORCES. 1t was
in this play that the Kendals, the cele-
DRAFTED English stars, scored their great
est success in this country, and "The
Iron Master" proved their most popular
drawing card. 1t is a play built On the
order of "Aristocracy." Indeed there is a
marked resemblance in the two plays,
as both deal with the two conditions OF
social life, aristocracy and the self
made man. The story OF 1.-The iron
MASTER is not unknown as no doubt
nesrly everyone has read ''Le Maitre des
FORCES. - 1t is the story of noble, self
made man, who acquires wealth by d1nt
of his own industry. He becomes
ena,uoured of Claire, beautiful young
woman, an aristocrat, who at the open
ing of the play finds herself Tilted by the
Due de BIigny, to whom she has been
engaged for some time. In moment
of pique she gives her hand to the man
who worships her madly, blindly. But
the husband is not to enjoy his new found
treasure for long, as he receives an
awakening and learns that Claire still
cherishes in her heart a secret love
for the man who has discarded her. 1t
is in this act that the great scene occurs
between PHILIPPE and his wife, Claire.
An arrangement follows and DesBligny
forces his attention upon Claire until at
last, aroused by the advances OF her
former love, her eyes are opened to the
nobleness of her own husband, and IN a
moment of rage she orders De Bilgny
and his wife from her house. In trying
| to prevent the duel that follows between
her husband and De Bligny she is wound
ed and now thoroughly cognizant of her
own husbands nobility she pleads for
his forgiveness and restoration to her
place as his wife in heart as we'll as name.
There is much strong action in this
great play and it will be put on with
the full strength of Mr.. Douglass great
comedy and of course staged like every
thing at the Gem, in superb manner.
Like "Aristocracy, there will be much
handsome dressing among the ladies.
MIR. Douglas will appear as PHILIPPE
Derblay, the Iron Master, and Miss
Rowan as Claire, the wife. The new
members of Mr.. Douglass company, Mr..
Alison, Mr.. Barringer and Miss Gertrude
Rivers Alison of Daniel Frohman's Ly-
ceum stock company. will appear in the
"Iron Master" SO that the host of pa.
irons of the Gem can look forward to
another week of brilliant production
by Mr.. Douglas and his superb company.
Following is the cast Of characters for
tThe Iron Master"
PHILIPPE Derblay, Mr.. byron Douglas
CASTOR Duke de Bligny,
Mr.. George Allison
Baron de Prefont, Mr.. Francis Byrne
Monsieur Bachelin, Mr.. Scott Cooper
Octave dc Beaulieu, Mr.. Walter Thomas
Monsieur Moulinet,
MIR. Charles Barringer
De Pontiac, Mr.. Lester Wallack
Claire de Beaulieu, Miss Lansing Rowan
Ath1nais Moulinet, Miss Gertrude Rivers
Maruuise de Beeulieu,
Miss Agnes Proctor
Suzanne Derblay, Miss Myrtle May
- McCULLUM,S THEATRE.
Commencing today and continuing
every night during the week with daily
matinees commencing Tuesday, Mana
ger McCuilum and his splendid company
will appear in a beautiful production of
William Haworth's successful domestic
comedy drama, in four acts, entitled "a
Flag of Truce In brief the story of
the play is as follows: Tom Hewips
has married the belle of the village, who
was also loved by Willard Hilton, Toms
supposed friend. When the play opens
Tom and Annie have been married sew
eral years, and have son, bright boy
Of five years. Hilton has never forgotten
the blow his pride received when Tom
married Annie, and through these years
has anxiously awaited an opportunity
when he could separate them and win
Annie for himself The war comes on,
and Tom wants TO volunteer, but his
wife and his father appeal to him to stay
with them and he reluctantly does SO.
Soon more troops are needed, and Hilton
succeeds in having Tom drafted. Tom
tells his wife and father and prepares to
start that night for Washington. when
his brother Jim, who was once scape-
grace, but who has reformed. owing to
the kindness of Tom and his wife, agrees
to go to the front as Toms substitute.
This for the time spoils Hilton's plans,
but he gets another opportunity when
Jim is ordered from the front to New
York to bring on some new recruits.
Baving time he runs over to see his folks,
but Tom is away, so he trusts Hilton to
tell his father and Tom of his promo
ton. Hilton instead FORCES telegram
from the colonel of Jim's regiment pur-
porting to be an order for his arrest for
desertion. He shows the letter to Tom.
who starts for the front to take the place
of the brother that he supposed has dis.
graced the family's honor. Soon the re-
mort of Toms death is received, and Hill
ton commences to try and win the love
of Annie. BY what he makes appear to
be q number of sacrifices and careful
plotting he finally secures Armies prom
ise to marry him and the wedding party
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