The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-14
A SPLENDID PLAY
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Rose of the Rancho" an Artis- tic Revelation-Miss Starr
 a Real Star.


 .ne tVancno," with Miss Frances starS as the particular star and Charles ISlcnmond as her supporting man. was presented before large and appYa. ciatlVe audience last evening. The us ss is oy Tar the best of the wizard rnI asers pieces that have been seen
 thls city and Miss Starr, with ha peWltcning manner and artistic actinr completely won her audience. whioh gave her repeated curtain calls finallv insisting on few words.
 The Rose of the Rancho" is A storw or the American invasion of spanish california in the fifties and deals with the attempt of land jumper to seira one or the largest ranches in the coun- try IL also takes in the love of . spanish girl with an American fathar ana her love for one of the hA4aSN Gringos. He learns of tfe plan fsS aa,vs nef land and sends messenger to file her claim for it and return win +b. papers. The scene then cfaRges to ths oetrothal feast of the girl with the man or her mothers choice. After she han rejected him the American and tha land jumper arrives She believes hin untrue to her and turns against h,n, The last aot deals with the aesanc~ or the rancho from the Americans w.o are mad with drink, and the arrival of United States militia troops. It endm With the disinheriting of the girl ana her departure from her home win +bs man she loves.
 Lald In the beautiful land of Cslifor- nia with the skies, flowers and oueInt spanish homes, fraught with beautif,,i scenic possibilities, the result from inc wand of the wizard Beiasco Is too peautlrul to describe and do justica to It. The scene in the mission garden was a scenic triumph and the light Ing effects were such as one looks for rom Belasco, which tells the entire story. There Is delightful vein of humor that perfectly balances with tho dramatic points in the play
 Miss Frances Starr, in the role os Juanita," presented a wsnsoaH,e cn- quettish maiden, hardly twenty.'' the belle of the, country and at ali tirnes lovabie. The dramatic work in the scene where she refuses to allow the betrothal ceremony with the spaniard or her mothers choice and go on and declares her love for the hated Gr4ngo proved the absolute and indisputablA place that she occupies But it WIS rather the pretty maiden, overpoweraa | by her love for Kearney and still worjr. ing her wi1es on him, is the character that fingers with 9 refreshing sweet@ ness. Her every glance, each rnswuis1 tended to make her portrayal nerfect
 Charles Richmond, in Che bart of 'Kearney." on government duty, han- dled his part we'll, but seemed to lack a little in some of the most dramatio l scenes. Personally he was most at- tractive. As "Don Louis de la Tano. a Spanish spark" with 6 tendency to refer everything to to-morrow. acted his role most excellently making the pest of all of his opportunities. Frank Losee made picturesque and exceed. ingly realistic Padre Anponsa.~ su- perior of the mission of San Juan Ban. tista, and John w Cope, as "Kinkaid !, and American land jumper was con- sistent in his work and from his mas- ltery to his acting well represented a certain class of American of rather to be regretted type. The other mem bers of the cast handled their parts in an excellent fashion, making a per- feet supporting company to Miss Starr.
 One of the prettiest parts of the play was the scene In the second act when the supposed lover is showered with confetti until the stage is covered with colored streamers and the air filled with the tinted bits of paper The minute touches of stage work such as the picturesque opening make the play in every sense of the word artistic, and New Haven theatergoers who wish to spend a pleasant evening can do nc better than to go to the second per- formance this evening. It Is 6 good play and has a pretty, clever artiste at the head of an unusually good cast. l