The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-18

mark Henchs. Henchs has been intro duced to Sir Victor as an eminent as- tronomer from Italy. The scene be- tween Sir Victor, played by Suitz Ed wards, and Henchs, played by Sam Bernard, is funny and filled with bright and witty comedy. While these two are discussing the planets the students bring in boy whom they suspect is a burglay. Their capture proves to be Wrenne, the daughter of Henchs. She IS an object of suspicion because she mas Tn her possession silver slipper of curious workmanship, which she de- clares fell from the skies. They all rid icule such a story, but Sir Victor, after examining the slipper. declares that the slipper must be a signal sent to him from Venus. Henchs coincides with him, and while they are discussing the origin Of the slipper, Stella, her sisters and the Queen of Venus are discovered standing in one corner Of the garden. Sir Victor, Berkeley. his nephew, and Donald Gregor, naval officer, who is in love with Brenda, Sir Victor's neice, all fOrsake their sweethearts for the new arrivals. The Wrenne, played by Edna Wallace-Hopper, who is in love with Berkeley, insists that the queen must order the young woman back to their own planet. This she says she cannot do until Stella recovers her slip per Wrenne is about to return the slipper, and thus get rid of the objec- tionable visitors, when Henschs steals it from her, and, not needing the pro- tests of Sir Victor, who claims the vis- itors as his gift from Venus, signs them to appear in his show.
 The second act tells of the escapales of the visitors from Venus while on earth. and opens with scene located at Neuilly rair, France, where they are on exhibition in Hensch's show. This scene changes to one in the drawing room of the Art club, Paris, where ball is in progress. It is in this scene that the costly costumes provided by MT. Fisher are worn.
 How Stella eventually recovers her slipper and she and her sisters return to their own planet, leaving every ane happy, is til told in the second act. An element of sentimentality is introduced in the play through Berkeley falling in love with Wrenne, and the love affairs of Donald, the naval officer and Bren- da, will also be found quite interesting. The comedy is bright and witty and is furnished by Sam Bernard, Snitz Ed
 wards and Miss Josie Sadler. Miss Sadler plays the part of an English slaved, and sings two good songs that
 have long been the vogue in London. They are Good Behavior" and Glass" The principals in "The Silver Slipper" are Sam Bernard as Henry Bismark Henschs, the snowman and card sharj; Snitz Edwards as Sir Victor Shallamar; the eccentric asthonomer: Cyril Scott as Berkeley Shallamar, the military man and nephew of Sir Victor; Mckenzie Gordon as Donald Gregor, the naval of ficer; Harry Burcher as Roland West ern; Miss Josie Sadler as Belle Jimper, servant of Sir Victor; Mai de VillierS as ''The Queen of Venus;" Helen Royton
 as Stella, the girl from Venus; Susan
 Drake as Brenda, the niece of Sir Vic- tor: Daisy Green as Judicia, and last,
 but by no means the least, the dainty and petite Edna Wallace Hopper as Wrenne, the daughter of Henschs.
 The performance will be repeated
 Wednesday and Thursday nights and Dednesday matinee. Seats are now on sale and the prices are $1.50, $1,00 and 75 cents.