Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-20
MISS GALATIANS JUDITH
WESTERN PLAY WITH RACIAL
FEATURES
Good Acting al COlouial Theatre
lenf~C0mpany PreSenfs Piay Dram
afized From Navel
CLEVER STORY WELL ACTED
= ON COLONIAL THEATRE
STAGE

was given last might At the = uiCnlAl
Theatre. with Miss AilscrtR ssaiiattu
ia the title role. SUPPORTED - an 10y
esllent company ~ players There
was scarcely a weak characters I'D IT,
east and the four acts As PR scented ~
Elderedge q Neakiu went brecziiF
along with their air e Western lsfe
on tlle plains aHtil the drop 90 the
curtain on the happy deneue1tent-
The play tells the follow ing story
Jim Rodney. 4 Cow hos. has surceest
ed through Toll and Labor Ia gather
ing together large number 81 sheep
as his own property, gazing has
cattle vp0n the hills o. which he
lie ms himself ~ reason - posses
sion Justly entitled Rich men. on -
crs at Adjacent ranches. has tuG per
chased these gazing lands eudeaNor-
"a to prevent any cattle save their
own from grazing thereon The as
ti0n of the raneher - resented natur-
ally bv Jim. .and bis refusal 60 cattle
10 pastures new causes them 60 Adopt
stringent methods of dispossessiou.
the result Ct which is that Jlm
Rodney IS dispOssessed and loses hls
entire flock OF sheep
This 50 enrages.hiFn that be COMMITS
murder and Is incarcreatetE in iafi.
and At the time 81 the opening of the
play is serving the final days 81 bis
imprisonment His sister. judith
Rodney. a typical girl ~ the plains.
beautiful IN face and form. believes
implicitly in her brothers innoceues
aud shields him from eensure from
all those who assail bis ebaEActsr-
Jim Rodney and his sister, Judith
have Indian blood in their veins and
a a A.. "a
they are continually harassed ~
others. There comes 70 this region .
New Yorker named Peter Iamil1oa.
Of gentle birth, good education AMI
rich in this worlds goods Ile -
about 10 become a business partner 81
Mr.. WelmOre, owner 81 large cattle
ranch, and one OF those " bonn Jim
Rodney and his sister Judith believe
responsible for all the disaster Whfeh
has bofallen him. Jack Hamilton AMI
Judith fall in love with one another
and she believes in him and his
honor implicitly, and has promised -
become his wife Eutw Outstanding
the fact that she Is what is called
one-fOurth Indian
At the opening Of the story word
mas been received that Jim Rosluey
has been released from prison and BE-.
in revenge for all that he has suffered
is about t. cause trouble wltB Those ne
deems his enemies. Judith IS told ~
her br0her's release, aud Peter IiamiI-
iIton promises her bis aid AMI assist
ance to protect Jim from trouble
should any arise, AMI she accepts bis
aid and believes in MS friendship
Tho meeting between Brother and
Sister is a pathetic one and evmes
At a time when she IS in company
with her lover. whom Jim accuses
in her presencs 81 being allied with
his enemies. Peter Fefutes the charge
and claims that by reason 0f the fact
that he is about 20 become his sister $
husband be should be called a friend
aud not an enemy.
Jim refuses 70 grant bis permission
to his sister to marry Jack and forces
her To make 4 decision between Jack
and himself, and Judith regretfmIiy
consents to give mp Jack and staasis
by her brother. aud they part. Hamil
ton vowing eternal love for her AMI
friendliness for her brother In the
third act, Rodney, IN the seeiusI0n
Of his lonely cabin in the mountains
with his wife and children and sister
Judith, is surprised by = band ~
Iyncbers at his door. Admission IS
refused By his wife, who says that BE-
IS not there but the men feeling sure
Of the prey, break in the door and de-
maud surrender. Jim has secreted
himself in the meantime IN an adi0in-
ing room at the door 81 which Judith
has stationed herself as q sentinel
The raiders demand y search ~ the
house and are about to explore the
premises.--~1en Judith suddenly
conceives a plan Of escape for her
brother, which she proceeds 10 carry
into effect.
One man IN the party is permitted
to fellow Judith into the room where.
when the door is closed, he - set
upon by Judith and her brother AMI
gagged and bound. Taking from him
his clothes, Jim DISCUSSES himself and
escapes after having stampeded the
horses Of the raiders. When Judith
re-enters the room with q brace 81
pistols she holds the others n bay,
and states the fact that her brother has
Il escaped. The man who entered the
room with Judith Is brought out aud
unbound his mask falls from bis face
and Judith discovers him 70 be none
other than her lover. Judith
/ renounces her love for him and calls
him traitor, believing that il Vas be
who betrayed her brothers hiding
place. This scene proves a fitting
climax for the third act.
The fourth act opens upon scene 81
merriment at the home Of the OAK .
| in which the neighbors are partieipaf-
| ing. Peter Hamilton and Judith Rod
ney are among the guests In looking
over some old letters which she finds
living earlessly on a table. Judith
| discovers one from Peter stating thar
| be Joined the raiders Of Jim Rodney 3
cabin TO protect and befriend hin-
This discovery eonvinces Judftb that
she was wrong in considering Hamil-
| ton as an enemy to her brother, and
| the old flame Of love is famed back
| into life by the discovery 4 recon
ciIiation take place and all ends hap
PLY for those concerned.
Miss GallafIn. the heroine. IS not =
stranger to the local stage She gave
most acceptable performances Of
Ghosts. that horrible moral cancer
Gus play Of Ibsen. With great success
| here last season. It was with pleas
ure. therefore, that her many Annap-
oils admirers greeted her last night in
Ia play where she is more happily