Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-08
Florence Rob.
erts Tonight

Directly from the satisfactory o
didt q Denver tsuasraepS rs, Flor
ence lbberts. the noted emotional
actress, will give the modern play In
four acts By Alice NJ, Smith at the
Duncan opera house. the engagement
being for one night only.
As will doubtless be remembered
by t~hestre-goers. Miss Roberts has
Interpreted many s~atisfactory parts
with much success. but her work In
the pest has been c0nfned to the
roles made famous BY other actress.
-es-This season, Miss Roberts enters
upon a new regime Of her are a.
by the terms OF her contract with
John Cort she Is to create At least
one new part each season for the
next ave years. Since her advent
ON the stage Miss Roberts has stead.
lily demonstrated her ability. advanc.
Ing each year to more serious work,
until finally. by common consent, she
Is placed among the leading feminine
stars Of the country. In 1.-THE
Strength Of the Weak" Miss Roberts
has q role which. II Is promised, will
reveal the popular emotional actress
In an atmosphere entirely different
from anything she has eve before at
tempted. Coupled with this ate the
facts that she has created the part
and at the same time produces the
play for the first time In the west.
It Is therefore reasonable to suppose
that the event should awaken uncom-
mon interest among theatregoers.
The locales OF 1.-THE Strength Of tho
Weak" are placed, in and near New
York city. The action begins in the
American university for women on
the graduation day. Pauline Darcy,
a young orphan whose education has
been provided BY al INSCRIPTIONS
guardian. Mr.. Abbott, the quondom
friend OF her parents, has written a
book. The work Is published non
ymously. and is said to reflect certain
phases OF her life and her relations
with Abbott. With the proceeds from
the sale Of the book the girl intends
to repay Abbott the amount he has
spent on her and thus endeavor to
free herself from the past, the reali.
cation Of which awaIens her. Rich
ard Adams. who, unbeknown to her,
Is Abbotts son, Is n Of her many
suitors. and becomes the man Of her
Anal choice. Abbott also renews his
p~rotestations Of affection The sec
ond act occurs at a hunt club ball.
given at Mrs. Dare's place on Long
Sand. Tom Dare the son OF the
hostess, annoys Pauline with his at
tentions and is r%eproved. He listens
to the story anent Pauline told By z
servant once in Abbott's employ and
intends to use this information against
the girl. At about this time Paul
ines friends learn that she is the
author OF the book. which has become
the subject Of literary as well as
drawing room discourses. They coup
le the substance OF her work with the
mysterious manner In which she
treated all inquiries regarding her
family and Tom Dare Is just about
to renounce her as Abbott's mistress
when Adams claims her as his be.
thrOthed.
The two subsequent acts, placed In
Pauline's rooms In a New York apart.
ment home, are replete with compiled
lions which lead through splendid dra-
matte situations to a perfectly natut
raj denouemeEt. The discovery that
Adams ia Abbott's son, and the strug'
gle between the two for the poral
and ~possessive right to the girl con-
| spire to make strong climaxes and
scenes and emphasize the clever con.
~struction to be found in the rev
play.
Miss Roberts has assembled an al
mirable company Of players, headed
by Max rigman, the well known
comedian. under whose direction the
play Is produced. and including such
capable actors as James r. Wilson
kEugen9 Ovmegia, 1pcius Hendgtron
| Robert McXXadeS Joseph Haseltoh
fGreg6ty R6Gssrs, Ffcpence aeBtiR
Adehide MsnolaoRyNJAil4N NfflF
UYUckeS Mary BsrsISNd apd Iil!ist
fArmsby. GJc0ll0 lJllJU6s
37<seentcsliy MA9igfATonJiaf>T m
ed no expense to make the prOductf0i
worthy IN every detail, each act mark
Ing the other ~ scontrast In colo
scheme and general design,