Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-31

A comedy in three acts by Augustus
Thomas was presented at the Mason
opera house last evening by Lionel
Barrymore and supporting company
under the direction of Charles Froh-
man. The cast:
Mr.. FULTON ................ Mr.. Frank Burbeck
Henry Waterman .... Mr.. William II. Tooker
James .............. Mr.. Frederick Raymond
Mrs Waterman .......... Miss Grace Henderson
Dr. clifton Bradford Mr.. Richard Bennett
Miss Catherine Fulton ..... Miss Doris keane
Estellc Kittridge ........ Miss Adelaide Prince
Reginald Iumley ........ Mr.. wallace Hddmger
Ann ...................a Miss Maggie Fielding
Judge Newton Bates Mr.. Joseph Whiting
Mr.. Taylor ".............. Mr.: Francis Byrne
Mr.. Sheldon .....,s.... Mr.. Lionel BafrymoIe
Maggie ................ Miss Ida Greelcy-Smith
Myrtle Morrison ....,..s.,........ MISS Ella Ray
Los Angeles is indebted to Augustus
Thomas for the most successful come
dies of the season, and "The other Girl
is a worthy successor to 1.-THE Earl OF
Pawtucket." It has the advantage too
in that the atmosphere Is entirely
American and deals in a delightfully."-
satirical manner with people we all
know. The opening night was most
emphatic success both for the author
and the star, who proved himself
worthy of his family-the "first family"
of the American stage. -
About an odd plot, most cleverly con-
ceived, Augustus Thomas has built a
comedy which Is clean and wholesome
in every line and one which makes
laughter almost as natural and spon-
taneous as breathing. The various
character types are strongly limned
as they are amusing. 1t is a capital
story and told with all the skin of 4
playwright whose genius has been
marked by long list of successes so
varied as to include the lazy sentimen-
tai style of Alabama of which "Tn
Missouri" was a near relation: then
the swashbuckling heroics of Arizona
and now this play of a mode altogether
different.
It's dialogue sparkles with wit and
epigram. 1t tells story of New York
life of the present day, and for it's chief
character it deals with that at present
very popular and prominent parsonage,
the gentleman pugilist."
Any attempt to relate a synopsis of
the play Is to do an injustice for the
mirthful complications are so innumer-
able and the character sketching so
finely done that they cannot well be
described.
The story is built upon the fancy OF
a fashionable young woman for prize
fighter, who has been hired by an ath-
letic clergyman to superintend his phys
ical development The minister is un-
aware of the fact that his instructor
has ever been in the ring or that he is
the keeper of notorious saloon, and rs
a result the pugilist is introduced into
the minister's family. A beautiful
Philadelphia heiress, charmed with the
fine proportions of the man, arranges
to elope with him in an automobile but
is prevented from doing so by her
dearest friend who contrives to lock
her up in the back yard while, dis
guised in goggles. she goes with the
prize fighter in her place.
The elopers run down a man in their
automobile and are locked up in a /
police station. The victim happens to
be the finance Of the heiress. This
brings on grand climax, with comph-
cations tumbling upon one another
"the other girl" misunderstood and in
disgrace; the heiress, torn by conflict
ing emotions, her pity for her fiance,
and revolt against the fascination OF
the pugiist, whose identity she has now
learned; the pugilist trying to do the
square thing" toward everybody; II /
busy reporter endeavoring TO obtain the
facts for "big. story" and the
preacher put to his wits end endeavor-
ing to set things right.
Lionel Barrymore was never Lionel |
Barrymore but constantly Kid Garvy, |
champion middleweight of the world |
His walk, his manner, the smile with
which he met any threats of physical
violence and a thousand other things
made his character stand out as clear
cut as a cameo.
Nor was it a star play. The others
of the company shared the honors OF |
the performance to an unusual extent
and all of them were excellent.
THE Other Girl is here for three
nights and a matinee Saturday.