The Indianapolis journal., 1901-12-03

lists that enabled them to develop the love
affair Of John LennoX and Mary Blake
parallel with the doings Of David Harum
described by Mr.. Westcott.
This invention consisted in Mary Blake
leaving her guardian, General Wolsey, and
going to bonneville. where Lennox had
been employed by Harum In his bank. she
took the school teachers examination and
was given a charge. She was determined
10 make her own way, and she was I'M
PEELED 10 this by the discovery that the
general had deceived her when he gave her
TO understand that she had "A fortune or
her own. he had paid for her luxury. she
came into contact with Zeke SwinneY, an
enemy of Harums. and he led her TO be-
lieve that Harum was a grasping scoun-
drel- Harums peculiar manner OF amusing
himself by selling "A bad horse 10 Deacon
Perkins. by knocking down Bill Montalg
when he became rebeliOus regarding MS
debt to Harum and by seeming 70 De ABOUT
TO fOreclOse a mortgage on poor WIDOW
CullOms home strengthened Mary de-
fusion that he was wretch IL was not
until he told the story OF Billy 4: Cullom
taking him into the circus, and tnen pre-
sented to the widow the mortgage on her
place, that Mary changed her mind and
kissed him as d sign of II.
The sale of the balky horse TO the deacon
was accomplished on the stage, and the
audience was given to see through the
window of the bank, the deacon caught In
the rainstorm by the horse taking root.
Harum also told to the mortifica ton Of
his sister Polly, how he had taken her into
a theater in New York city, how a girl
with oo little f5o OR n4seing sfapa and on bnT had
when he followed his sister into
the lobby, whence she fled. man asked
him what was the matter with his ma"
And at the close of the play, when the
Widow CulOm and John Lenox and Mary
Blake had settled their affairs, and General
WOlsey. who had been haunting bonneville
vainly attempting TO persuade Mary to re-
turn TO New York, had expressed salts
faction with her engagement TO John and
the latter's partnership with Harum. the
l1.cf nod t,f1f
bottle of champagne.
1t was a highly entertaining display of
the epigrams of David Harum and the
happy circumstance that surrounded him
and his friends and il admirably served its
purpose to amuse it's audience. Mr.. Crane
was applauded strenuously and he must
have filled every ones conception of
Harum's appearance. voice and general
personality. Evidently he had made a
thorough study of Mr.. WestcOtts hero,
and his impersonation had many little
turns. which were fully appreciated. The
character seemed entirely cOngenial TO Mr..
Crane, and he declined to come out of ii
when the audience demanded curtain
speech with all the vehemence with which
indianapolis audiences have been demand
ing curtain speeches for years. He sent
a member of the company before the cur
tain 10 explain that he did not think IL
proper to leave the character. though he
was grateful for the applause. 1t
rebuke that the patrons of the theater had
needed long, and Ii a credit to Mr..
Crane that he should be the actor TO give 1t.
Mr.. Cranes assistants are all careful and
capable players and the contribution of
each to the picture is interesting. They
cast in the performance. which will be re-
peated tonight, tomorrow night and to-
morrow afternoon, follows:
David Harum, banker and horse trader,
of bonneville .................W. II. Crane
John LennOx, hero, in reduced circum-
stances .....-............-.....h ii. NJ. Blake
General Wolsey, New York lawyer.
Frank Burbeck
Chet Timson, clerk to David Harum..
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Charles Jackson
Dick Larribee. factotum to David Har-
um. m....--.-.-..-..-.------ Nllnam sampson
Deacon PERKINS ..................Guy NICHOLS
Zeke Swinney usurer. Sheridan Upper
Amos Enright, landlord of the tavern.
........................... Joseph RdWley
Dug Robinson. n.............. George r. Devere
Peleg Hopkins -CnarleS SNery
Bill Montaig, a bonneville tough.........
........................... william Dupont
Mary Blake ..........-...-... Miriam Nesbitt
Widow CullOm. ............LoS Frances Clark
The scenes:
Act 1-Exterior of David Harums bank
and house in bonneville n. Y
Act. II-David Harums office, adjoining
the main room Of bank.
Act III-Sitting room in David Harum s
house