The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
acknowledgement swift. !"

Consistent in its characters and plot,
splendidly consistent in Its tragic denou-
ment, Captain Swift by G. Haddon
Chambers, which opened at the Lyceum
last night, "a play which permits the
Frawleys to appear at their best. The
story Is q simple working out Of the un-
alterable lawitthat "the wages of Sin is
DEATH yet, despite the grim suggestion
Of this theme, the action Is full of pleas
Ing situations and. the lines are nothde-
void Of humor. 5f
Captain Swift, of gentle birth, but no
mans son, Is an outlaw, bustranger
and right gallant one, in that no-man's
land, the Australian bush" Robbing a
bank and escaping the alternative Of cap
ture or death by thirst and starvation in
the arid interior, he makes his way to
England where as Mr.. Wilding. he has
one week Of happiness, Of life, Of liberty,
of love. = Then comes the end and with
his own hand he exacts the penalty de-
manded by law for his crimes It is
"Raffles" with the end made consistent.
I. Daniel Frawley plays the title role,
plays 1t just as it should be played, With
the net: steadily drawing tighter about
him he fights, laughs and loves as a gall
liant gentleman should. When the final
| throw of fate's, loaded dice decides the
game against him. he pays the stake, not
carelessly, but gamely. The role permits
| him to show at it's best his finely tenn
| pered restraint in action, comedy and
sentiment. ; - .. l. ,, -
Miss Ethel Clayton appears for : the
| first time with the Frawleys as Stella
Darb1sher, the woman, who, by returning
Swltt's love, works his regeneration. The
role is an exacting one and. the, fact that
Miss Clayton fills it convincingly is a full
proof of her ability as an actress and her
charrn as woman. " Her work in the
| final leavetaking Is a bit Of splendidly re-
pressed emotion. AS Mrs. Seabrook: 7the
lfmother who abandoned her child ito
! strangers to shield her name, Miss Chris
| tine Hill fills well a part essential to the
action of the drama. Her acting with
Mr.: Frawley in the tense scene in which
she owns. to Captain Swift that she. lis his
mother wins fine tribute of silence from
her audience. It is Miss Consuelo
Bailey, the actress rather than Miss
! Bailey the girl, who appears in Mabel
Seabrook., The role gives her an oppor-
| tunity to display at its best the talent
which has captivated the Lyceum audi
ences from her first appearance. Miss Lii
| Ian Norris is good in the inconspicuous
part of Lady Staunton.
George Hassell is strong and convinc-
ing in the ungrateful role Of Marshall
the butler, Swift's foster father and he
trayer. His acting brings out all the low
cunning of the vicious British servant. AS
Gardiner, swift's generous opponent
Henry &C.. Mortimer has a pleasing part
we'll adapted to his personality, and wears
a makeup which is a great credit tc
somebody. Charles. P. Bates reappears
after a weeks absence. as Mr.. Seabrook
good-hearted, near-sighted and delicatel,
humorous. Eugene Shakespeare, as the
| hot-headed Harry Seabrook, and Eugene
Reed, as the detective, round outs the
we'll balanced cast. =" :, >.$
/ captain Swift'':$$is: a play worth while
and the production by the Frawleys Is
| beyond adverse criticism. It is atflons
1 the, pest ,of the many excellent entertain
ments offered by the company since il
/ began its engagement at. the Lyceun,