Arizona republican., 1901-04-05
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THE ANGEL OF THE ALLEY"
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 and Story.


 and Story.
 The haunts of New York city and the characters of the wretches who infest them. this may seem an exaggerated and melodramatic offering, it Is not. It's central motive Is founded on facts, and the realistic representations are literal reproductions of actual conditions. They are sensatlonal; they are surpris- ing; they are funny; they are un- familiar, but they are there.
 SYNOPSIS.
 The play opens in one of the pictur- esque underground dives so common in the lower part of New York. Gamblers of the type of Harry Morgan lure their victims there with the assistance of un- scrupulous women, such as Ethel Sheri- dan. She decoys Walter Bennett to the den and persraGes him to join in friendly game, Walter notices that Bob Turner, another gambler, cheats, and tells him so. The latter insults him and Walter, who has been drugged- half crazed-threatens to kill Turner. Morgan snatches up the burning lamp and throws it at Walter head, but the reprentant Ethel pulls him away. and the lamp crashes against the wall and extinguishes. Tn the darkness Morgan draws Walters revolver out of the lat ter's hip pocket and shoots his pall' Turner, then drops the weapon by the dead body As the lights flare up every one realizes that a foul murder has been committed, and as Walter was the last one to quarrel with Turner, all ac- cuse him of being the assassin. The only one who believes in his innocence is Ethel, the woman who first decoyed him. Realizing that every proof of guilt points against him, she advises him to fly, which he does, and, with her | assistance, after an exciting struggle, reaches the street in safety.
 The second act shows "The Alley" and in one of its miserable houses Wal ter Is hidden by Ethel, but. after think ing the matter over, he gives himself up for trial. knowing the woman can swear and prove that Morgan fired the , fatal shot. Morgan. realizing that Ethel | will betray him, abducts and transports her to a lonely hut on the Palisades, where he uses every means, even tor , lures her. to make her swear that Wal ter Is the murderer However, at the last moment after most thrilling events, she is rescued through the clever machinations of two friends. The third act takes the spectator to the condemned cell and electrocution chamber in Sing Sing prison, showing for the first time the instrument of death so widely known. The entire scene is taken from a photograph of the original secured through the ser vices of newspaper man. Walter Ben i nett is awaiting his hour of execution, Ethel ,on account of her abduction, be- ing unable to save him from convic- tion His mother comes to bid him last farewell. All hope seems to have vanished. Ethel. after her clever and daring rescue, has mysteriously disap- , peared again. She is the only one who can save the innocent Walter. The hour of death arrives and still no sign of Ethel. The clock strikes the hour. With | a heart -rending shriek the mother is forced to leave her boy. The very heavens seem to frown upon the execu- ton of the unjust sentence. Flashes of
 
 window-the rolls of thunder seem like , a dlrge. The suspense is terrible. The executioner reaches his hand to the death dealing button-the mother shrieks for mercy--a terrific crash-the other wall of the chamber has crum- | bled to dust-Ethel. on horseback. ap- pears in the breach-the man is saved. In the fourth and last act, after few more exciting events. all Is strengthened out. right trumphs. and vilainy is justly punished.
 The comedy element has not been forgotten. The parts of Pat Mulligan. Willie Brummell, Nancy Oliver and Mrs Katzeniammer will afford no end of laughter. Specialties of the highest ! order and merit will be introduced and i we promise an evening of unalloyed pleasure and enjoyment to all who wit ness '"The Angel of the Alley"