The Indianapolis journal., 1904-03-08
MeIodrama at the Park.

In years to come, when a new generation
of American playwrights has sprung up and
when things Theatrical are generally
altered. one Theodore Kremer will still be
found at the same old stand in New York
grinding out, at the rate of one a month";
melodramas such as 'No Wedding Bells
for Her. 1.-THE King of Detectives" "a
Desperate Chance" THE Fatal Wedding"
and Welded and Parted" "wedded and
Parted"-that is what Theodore calls his
new one OF course, it isn't his newest one,
Tor this one is six months old by this time
and Theodore has turned out six more
since this one was incubated-but at least
it's the newest one to be seen out this way.
1t opened a half weeks engagement at the
Park yesterday and two big audiences as
sembled to lend encouragement to the in
terpreting company and to help swell the
weekly royalties that are sent back to
Theodore's melodrama factory in New
York.
welded and Parted" is pretty much
like all other Kremer pIays-full Of start
ling climaxes, never tagging In action, and
holding peculiar interest for the theater-
goers who patroniZe the popular priced
houses. Although 1T is illogical and over
drawn, with characters such as one seldom,
If ever, runs across in real life, il pleases
the average auditor at the Park, and from
the standard of theatrical attractions Of
its special class, ii must be considered
great success. The story has to do with
designing Williams, chief of whom is bad
woman with a rather musical voice.
wicked eye and "a penchant for saying
damn" when things go wrong with her.
Thin feminine evil-doer is instrumental in
causing no end of trouble for the heroine
and her lover, and, with the aid of other
plotters. makes life miserable for the peo-
pie of the play until things take a turn for
the better OF course, all comes out right
in the end but not until the audience has
had it's breath taken away several times
by exciting incidents and thrilling stage
pictures.
The company is in every way an efficient
one. Virginia Thornton makes handsome
and sympathetic heroine and has the
audience with her. from the moment she
comes on the stage and steps under the
Christmas misletOe Cthe story is supposed
to open on Christmas eve) until she wins
out in the end against the villains. May
Il. Cunard does excellent work in the part
of a spiteful young woman, and the other
leading feminine >roleS are well played by
Miss Anna Barclay, Maude Mccarthy and
Lizzie Mulvey, the latter a recruit from the
vaudeville stage who was once well known
as a SINGER and dancer. Frank Gheen ap-
pears as the hero of the play and is seen
to much advantage in this style of part,
while the other characters of importance
are capably enacted by George b. Miller,
Charles f. Mccarthy and c. l.. Mcdonald.
Two little juvenile players, Lottie and Anna
Johnson, have considerable to do with the
action of the piece. They act their roles
with much Intelligence and become warm
favorites with the audience before the final
curtain falls. The scenic equipment is un-
usually attractive, the three scenes of the
third act being especially good.
Welded and Parted" will continue at
the Park through to-day and tomorrow
and is to attract large crowds. it
is the sort of play that is always liked by
the Parks regular patrons.