The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-24

here Is The Primrose Path. in which
Margaret Wycherly is the star. The
play. which was written BY Bayard
WELLER. is founded upon incidents IN
a novel BY Lucas MaIet. author OF
Sir Richard Calmady." AS she
handles certain subjects without kid
gloves it may easily be surmised that
a play built upon one OF her books
As not the one that orthordox mothers
would select for their immature daugh-
tiers to attend. II tells the story Of
Joan Treghenna. simple Devonshire
lass, who poses for an American
artist. Ned Templeton. and elopes
with him when he is ready TO leave
England. II is his intention to marry
her when they reach Paris. but there
he is stricken with fever, his small
stock OF money Is soon exhausted,
everything that has any value is sold,
the landlord threatens to put them
out. the doctor says that Ned will die
unless he has the proper food, so in
despair Joan acts on the landlords
hint that she sell her beauty in the
streets. Ned's life is saved at this
terrible cost, but he is ignorant of her
sacrifice. Three years later finds |
them living in New York, and fortune
just beginning to smile upon Temple
ton. A millionaire named Cartwright
has purchased his picture, THE Prim-
rose PATH for which Joan had posed
in the early stage of their acquaint-
ance, and promises to insure the sue
cessful sale of his other work. Then
the cad in Templeton comes to the
surface, he sewers his relations with
Joan and pays court to his patrons
daughter When the report of his
bethrothal to Miss Cartwright comes
to Joan, she tells the young man of
that horrible time in Paris and the
price she had paid for the artists life.
Miss Cartwright breaks the engage
ment and insist upon Ned wedding
Joan. which he consents to do. But {
Joan realizes that his heart is no
onger hers, and her love for him ]
las been killed by his desertion, so |
she decides to return to England to
ievote herself to work among chill
lren, and leave him free to marry !
Hiss Cartwright. Miss Wycherly q
lays the part of Joan with simplicity
nd sincerity. Her voice and method e
emind one strongly of Margaret Ang-
In.
THE White Hen" in which Louis
fam has added to his popularity for 9
everal months past, will fly away
rom the Casino Saturday night, to d
e succeeded by Fascinating Flora, t.
musical comedy that is expected to
In all summer
"The Builders" will be the next at
action at the Astor Theatre. In
Among the plays that seem likely
} remain through the summer are "a
The Road to Yesterday" "Brewster's 50
illions," ''The Boys of Company b."
Fhe Red Mill and "The Orchid" rs
The many admirers of Richard CO
ansfield are downcast over the news
at he will be absent from the stageI
r year He sailed few days ago
r England, where he will enter "a
nitarium to recuperate from his re- -,
mt illness. ~
Fay Templeton is playing her last
gagement in this city. Some m
Onths ago she married a wealthy
and after this week she =
II retire to private life.
The Spooner Stock Company, which
$ enjoyed great favor in Brooklyn wa
: five years has leased the Fifth ~
enue Theatre for the summer and
Il present the successful plays of ].
: last, three years. The opening bill bel
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