The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-25
MODERN MELODRAMA.
Lincoln +. Carriers Eleventh Hour
Piaases &C the Crawford.

Lincoln J. Carriers meIodramas The
Eleventh Hour" appeared last night be-
fore a top heavy house owing no doubt
to the previous sale Of tickets for COM
ing events of the week for the benefit
of the Auditorium. However, the audi
enee was not small by any means and
was very appreciative-
The scenery and costumes were good
and the action Of the play never faIter-
ed. It is an old story OF the heavy viii
lain working for the precious metal.
Benjamin Fowler and his supposed-to-
be sister. of Chicago, so into the country
and win the confidence and respect OF an
old farmer, Samuel Haekett, who has
suddenly fallen heir to . great fortune
After an unsuccessful attempt to obtain
the money through treaehery. Fowler
decides to make the farmers daughter
Susan, marry him Susan Is in love with
Fowler kfdnaps Joe. brings friend VINO
resembles him to act his part and thus
makes Susan believe ne tsuntFua 20 her,
Helen Fowler, who is in the plot with
out that he is plotting against her also
and has her revenge in making the plot
known The two minor lovers for comic
relief play an important part in finding
out the plot and releasing Joe.
Like all of Carriers plays IL has SCI
duence of thrilling situations ending
with q supreme climax IN which the
wronged subaItern is brought face TO
face with his tradueer. Welwin Woods
showed himself equal to playing the
parts of Joe ManleE and his double
s*Dobeyss Dick. but was of course best
in his leading part William Tuliey.
who took the part of villain, appeared in
the last act as all villains do wearing
evening dress and smoking 2 cigarette
Miss Odgen was natural and graceful
and did her part well Miss Louise ap-
r.T q fFff7a stiff and i'll a h11f
little Kfttfe MauIey with her charming
coQuetry and easy manner together with
her lover, Fritz. were the amusing fea-
tuFe Of the evening.
THE Eleventh Hour" Is certainly one
OF Mr.. Carriers BEST plays II one wants
meIodrama. with q dash of comedy. this
play will realize his fondest antieipa-
tons The villain Is probably more VIII
famous than the ordinary stage villain
and Mr. William .. TuiIey was certainly
a success, for he was frequently Kissed
by the gallery gods There Is an absence
Of revolver practice and the audience
gun-poWdsr and the crash Of explosions.
In fact there are few people who lost
their lives in this play, though the audi
eace is continually hoping that fate will
oveFtake several o1 the participants The
villain was kindly spared until the last
act when the arm Of the Law" reached
out and gathered him In.
The stage settings Ia The Eleventh
Hour. are ma gRifieeat and the million
aires home In the last act was szpe-
eiaIly appIauded. In the hand to hand
struggle between the villain and hero in
this act the giIded furniture, vases Of
costly appearance 5ardinisres and fancy
lamps are smashed. The encounter IS
startIiagIy realistic. The management
must have an extra car 70 supply the
loss in glassware and brfe-a-brac Incl
dent to the overthrow Of the villain and
his gang The cast Is much stronger
than usually seen with Carter attrac-
tons For q modern uelodrama The
Eleventh Hour IS a decided success