The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Jefferson.

Dixon's latest production, was presented to fair sized audience last night, at the Jefferson.
 While the play could not be termed bad. it was by no means up to the stand ard, from an artistic point of view, nor was the work of the players deserving of special mention. In fact, taken as a whole. the play savored very strongly of the melodrama.
 The programme states that the produe- ton is a study of love and socialism. suggested by Dr. Dxon's novel from which the play takes it's name While the theme is the same as the novel, sev- eral changes have been made in the cast, as well as in the situations.
 To sum it up in a nutshell, the plot works itself putin four acts The first act is laid in the garden of Ruth Spotwood's home, on the campus of the Pacific uni- yersity, in California. Ruth is the fiancee of Prof Frank Gordon, a member of the faculty of the university. To pro- tect the honor of Kate Ransome, a so- cialist lecturer, he renounces home, posi- ton, fiancee and all, and escorts Kate to socialist lecture, against the wishes of all dear to him.
 The second scene is laid at the fore mans cabin, of the Brotherhood Mines, in Alaska, the end of summer, some four teen months later These mines are the property of Frank Gordon, and found | the basis of the plot. Kate Ransome, aid- ed by Duke Rawson, a gambler. plot to get possession of the deeds, leave the country and later sell the claim. Kate proposes marriage to Frank, according to the ritual of the socialistic idea, and they decide to become married without ceremony of any kind, save that as speci- fled in the doctrine of free love. Prior to this, however, Frank has transferred the deeds to the treasurer of the Brother hood one Mark Overman, life long friend and classmate, who, by the way, is blind in one eye.
 Ruth. whom he has left behind, de- cides to visit Alaska, and arrives on the scene just in time to hear the an nouncement made by Frank of his ap preaching marriage to Kate.
 The scenery in this act is worthy of mention The scene is the cabin of the foreman at the entrance to the shaft at
 
 mountains, and as the sun begins to rise some beautiful effects are obtained.
 The third act is the interior of the Tenn pie of Man. on the evening of the we'd ding. All the guests are assembled to witness the unique ceremony At the last moment however. Kate decides to marry Mark Overman, who has professed un- dying affection for her. As a test of his devotion, she asks him to turn over to her the deeds to the mining properties, which after a mental struggle, he de- cides to do. He tells her that If you kiss me, I will follow you to he'll" She kisses him, and as they embrace, Frank enters the room. A quarrel naturally fol- lows, and they decide that the only way to settle the difference, is by duel with bowie knives. The lights are extinguished by Frank as he states. to put them both on an even basis, owing to Ooverman be- ing blind During the course of the fight Frank disarms Overman, but has not the heart to kill his old friend Kate who has been looking on, picks up the knife, stabs Overman, steals the papers and makes 1 her escape. The guests quickly arrive on the scene, the lights are turned on and Frank is accused of the murder. To save the life of the man she loves, Ruth de- clares she killed Overman.
 In the fourth and last act presented, dawn next morning, the miners are wait ing outside to lynch Frank. The sheriff is waiting to serve a warrant on Ruth, charging her with murder and things are very lively generally. Kate accuses Frank of being her acoomplice, but Saka, an Indian guide who witnessed the murder on the night before, explains everything, and takes the deeds of the mine from her bosom, and restores them to their rightful owner. Ruth and Frank make up;" the bold, bad adventures and Dawson, her tool are carried off to jail and everything ends very happily.
 A vein of comedy, which at times amount almost to horse play, is intro- duced, as a diversion.
 Kitty, Ruth's sister: Dick Adams, student; Sallie, a typical mountain kid, and Prof. Otto Schmitt, a woman hater appeared to advantage. The other mem- bers of the cast were fair.