Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-09
SAG HAIR BOR.
4 Touching and sympathetic story
Played Before One OF the Largest Au-
dIences OF the season.

n louthlnE ana HyhpnlhtuC story
Played Before one Of the Largest Au-
dIences OF the season.
Sag Harbor-a touching and sympathetic
story of rural home lite--was played ia the
Auditorium last Saturday evening before
one Of the largest audiences of the season.
The company was the one which has been
playing the piece since its first production
in Boston last fall, and all the original
scenery was used.
The charm Of this new masterpiece of
James A. Herne lies in its simplicity
and righteousness. There are no sensa-
tional climaxes, no plots and counter plots
working against each other, but the story
is one which sets forth a beautiful lesson
with convincing force. The plot is built
around the love Of two brothers for the
same girl. II Is an old story, but Mr..
Herne presents 1t with renewed life. The
elder brother, who has cared for the girl
since her parents died and left her home
less, offers her his hand only TO find soon
afterward that she is engaged to the
younger brother. The disappointed sutton
would willingly step aside for his rival, but
the girl, believing it her duty, jilts her real
lover and marries her protector as a re-
ward for his loving care. Later in the play
this outcome nearly leads to fraternal CON
filct, but the matter is finally settled by the
kind old sea captain. who by relating a
parallel story shows the brothers the error
of their ways aud restores peace once more.
Around this homely plot Mr.. Herne has
worked an embroidery which gives the
play beautiful color. The different types
in the village of fisher folk are portrayed
admirably and the touches of comedy
nj ioh INT !,
sages form a delightful contrast.
Mr.. Herne is at his best in the part of
Captain Dan Marble, the rough, but kind
hearted Old seaman with a remarkable fac.
ulty for smoothing out tangled love affairs.
One of the prettiest scenes of the play is
where the old longshoreman finds the stock
of diminutive garments among his wife's
sewing, although the situation was marred
10y few in the audience who always have
TO litter in the wrong place.
Julie Herne, the authors oldest dauoh.
ter, in the part of Martha Reese. the or
phan, is a strong addition to the caste. Her
portrayal of the young girl placed in DO
sition between love and duty was finished.
yet not in the slightest overdone Though
perhaps trife more self possessed in
places than some young women would have
been under like circumstances the Martha
of Miss Herne is on the whole satisfactory,
Miss Chrystal Herne played the part of
Jane Cauldwell, the young music teacher,
in pleasing manner although the role has
none of the possibilities of her sisters part.
Forrest Robinson in the part of Ben Tur
ner, the older brother, was especially good.
and c. Dibden Pitt, who substituted for
Sydney Booth in the part of the younger
brother was acceptable, though hardly ia
miliar enough with his lines.
W. T: Hodge, as Freeman Whitmarsh.
painter, glazier, choirmaster and girlkiller'
was capital. One of the best features of
his work was that it was not a particle
over done. Mr. Hodge does not RELY on
monkey shines" to amuse his audience
but makes them laugh simply at the antics
OF a conceited pumpkin with a fondness
for everything in the feminine line. Mrs.
Sol Smith as the widow of a lamented sea
captain, and Martha Abbott as the maiden
lady, who finally becomes the wife of Can
tain Marble, deserve special mention for
their work, as, in fact, do all the members
OF the company, not excluding the real
liveh stage baby.