The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-11
SCORES At HOME.
Mss EtheIyn Palmer Given a
Hearty Reception.
Demonstrates Her Ability as an
Emotional Actress.
PLAY is NOT STRONG.
Topeka Actress Has Many OPP
portunities Notwithstanding.
Mr. TannehiII to Have a New
Play Next Season.
PLAY is NOT STRONG.

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Topeka gave one Of her own daugh-
ter-sIiss Ethelyn Palmer hearty
reception last night at the Crawford ~
was the first time this young actress
has been seen as star at her nome
and the result was, as whole, satlS-
factory
The play was 4 meIodran1atie con-
slemeratfon Of the hair raising kind
with q half dozen villains. . duttful son
and a pretty wife Naturally there
must be a green country man TO arrive
at the right time and excIain. Il saw
YOU do It'll" Mr. TaanehfI was the coun-
TRUMAN and there was a perpetual at
1nosphere Of unf1tness about him He
viii make no mistake when ne returns
to his old lines OF legitimate comedy,
which ne expects TO do next season But
Miss Palmer is not responsible for the
play She didn't write il and neither
did Mr. Tannehin-
Ernest Howard as the renegade son
and head villain acted as II ne was
worked by machinery He is too mild
looking for villain and ne can not get
rid Of the mild lock. The dutIfHi SON
Clarence DOUGLASS. portrayed Dy LafL
StocktfaIe was enough to give one the
nightmare He appeared to be totally
devoid OF emotion and he heard his wife
her exonarated without quaver as II
il was an every day matter which II
i=on the stage Stella, the maid DE
Edna Dorman. was clever
B1t the bright and refreshing oasis
in the whole cast was pretty Miss
Palmer herself. The part was nOt10nal
Just such a. an unschoo,sS aeeEsss
might tear TO tatters, but Miss F'a4TEler
didn't tear It She was dsISnrEuAk&
pleasing and happily moderate IN fha
most trying scenes There IS - nl4cn
So to- this Uarr ErfaE
Miss Palmer really deserves great credit
for her portrayal
When the young wife returns 20 lae
Office in her father-in-law' house after
she has retired and finds him on the
floor struck down BY his renegade sem
the first opportunity was given to me
young actress 10 show whether she
could rise TO a delicate conception OF q
difficult situation She sees her nus
bands paper knife in the band Of MS
diving father and hears him n1uEgef WAAA
his last breath. My own son killed me.
and she at once concludes that her he4S-
hand IS his fathers murderer Win
a true wifeiy instinct she determines %
shield her husband Once for all mere
was Miss Palmer'S opportunity. one
step over the bounds and she would
have been set down as a failure One
boot OF derisi0n from the gallery would
have marked the downfall but It was
not given. She met the opportunity and
conquered it
Miss Palmer was suffering from a Sc
we're cold and this faterfered scmeEh nat
with the scenes that required greater
force but she never lost the delicate and
refined touch of the finished actress.
Miss Palmer received three curtain
calls and they were certainly Enerlted-
She undoubtedly has a future in emo
tfonal parts Some day Topeka hopes
TO see Miss Palmer in a stronger play
with a stronger cast when she viii not
shine 50 much BY contrast
a Young WIFE is called a comedy
drama but Mr.. Tannehil as the --E2eub'
r
OF a very high class either. The play
should be called a nlel0draEla for a mel
Odrama it certainly IS Il The St0Wa way
and q dozen others ct its class are NAL
dramas Judsol Douglass. a rich New
Yorker, disinherirs and diSoWnS MS rem
egade SON HUhurt. who IS given the
name Of Charles Clemens who goes To
live with gamblers. thieves and thugs
He there meets a beautiful little girl
who has been stolen by Tha criminals
and who finally runs away and is adopt
ed by a wealthy family. In the mean
time Judson Douglass adopts a son,
Clarence. who meets the girl and mar
ries her The scene of the play opens
the young wife is brought to the
Douglass home
\ large sum Of money is locked in the
safe The renegade son who IS now liv-
ing at home under the name of Charles
Clemens learns the combination and
plans 20 steal the money He enters
the house with two OF his pals and as he
IS leaving with the cash his father
comes into the room and is killed with
the paper knife belonging 10 Clarence.
The knife is found in the possession Of
young Mrs Douglass who IS trying @
shield her husband and she is accused
Of the murder BY q detective who finds
out all about her early life
There is a scene in the den" where
the young wife goes to see her supposed
parents and the hero who has been
slugged and Allied with landanura
comes to the rescue and dances and
sings just as # he enjoyed being pound
ed over the head He assists the young
wife to give the thugs Iaudanum in
their whisky and the two escape
of course in the end fhe mystery IS
cleared up, the renegade son is captured
and it is presumed that the young
couple live happily ever afterward-
Next year Mr.. Taunehiu viii have a
play Of MS own and as il is 2 comedy. /
pure and simple. the theater goers will
be thankful for ne really has much /
ability both as an actor and q play
wright