Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-11
FEMININE FOIBLES.
wOMAH'S FRAILTIES DISP0RT-
ED IN WOMAN IN THE
CASE"
Stirring Scencs-G00d Actiag al coIonia
Iheafre Last NlEhf.

sfThere Is always . woman IN the
case said pretty Miss Srzntiy, as she
tossed ber curly head ard With her
great honest. soui-sfirTiHg eyes IoOked
into the calIous face Of the lawyer.
Mr. II. Crane. wh0 had undeEraken
TO save the life Of her husband from
the accusation Of murder
We agree with Hiss 6ranfIy, thers
always Is "A woman in the ease. at
least in every interesting case put she
showed Us cOncIusiyely last night
SBat there were twO particulsr women
in this case at the Colonial Theatre,
one. The true-hearted American girl.
who loved her husband with her whole
heart the other woman was - an
other class "a soFdid, vulgar, coarse
creature OF the chorus and the town
the woman scorued, whose vi1dic-
tfyeness and thirst for revenge made
her character all the more horrible
The role Of The WOUan in the
Case, as interpreted by Claire Fos-
ter Miss Brahun. was not 2 character
sketch as usually impersonated on the
stage. IL was clear cut true to na-
ture I'm all its responsiveness. and
showed genius on the part Of the ac-
tress. In her scene At table with the
wife striving to wiring from the wo-
man the truth. that her husband did
not murder his friend. who really
committed suicide, the acting Of Miss
Braliun shows genius 1t Is most
difIicult thing for a woman even on
the stage, TO feign drunkenness but
the champagne supper given by the
wife, wholly out Of her class, 10 the
creature who caused all her trouble.
serves its purpose.
The woman in the case becomes IN
toxicated; she reveals all her secrets
and falls an easy prey to the wife who
has set a trap TOR her. The drunken
ness feigned by Miss Brahun - n0t
oyerdOne il is the best piece Of nat
ural acting seen for some time- and
stamps the actress a genius, although
the ugly character she impcrs0nafes
is silh0utfed clear, sharp and forbid
ding against the fair background
clean, wholesome love Of the wife,
and the picture she draws d doues-
tic trust and loyalty. The play IS
by clyde Fitch, and il teens with
dramatic interest from rise 10 fall Cf
curtain. The theme is strong. but
IL is natural, although IL reminds one
Of the Nan Patterson affair. and
some Of the stories told IN flaming
headlines in the yellow Journal press
The third act OF the play Is somewhat
meIodramatic, although perfectly
plausible
The story of the play is that % =
wife who must prove her husband IN
noeent Of a murder which he has been
accused Of wr0ngfuIIy, and SindIe-
lively charged with There is but 0ns
way-to wiring the truth from his
accuser--a woman Of the town. To
do this she must win the woman 5
confidence; play upon her weakress,
externally live her lifes persuade
her finally 10 tell the tale. the story
of which viii prove the so-eaILe1
| murder was suicide The wife is al
resOiute DEVOTION the ether woman
all yfndfctiveness. There are two
acts OF preparation. The third shows
the two face 70 face. There Is n hint
| OF the wife's repulsiOn toward al
| that her efforts brings upon bers ar
other Of the chief resolution that up
/ bears her. Then the last battle begins
| The tide ebbs and flows The wife
learns this. learns that, but the trut1
1 she seeks eVzdes her. Then she begins
to play upon the wOmaD's vindieEive-
ness. Inch By inch they near the con
fesgiOn. At last IL CONES
The wife springs upon her half IN
triumph, half in Wild relief from al
that she has endured. The sceres ex-
cepf for a few moments in which
the attendant men are dismissed, =
ali stark emotion and stark suspense
There Is no sparing d what - the
fashion TO call unpleasant details
but these details serve the point -
bringing the spectator into closer t01en
with living emotions in vital conflict
All the characters are we'll taken
| Especially deserving Of e0umenetz-
ton IS the character sketch u Julian
Rolfe. which last night here vas not
given By the leading mzn,-Nr- Hon
court, but By bis nnderstudy. If -
understood that some diGeuIty oe-
CURED between the manager of the
company and fbs leading maDs tne
latter Eithdrawing from the east Just
fifteen minutes before the eurtaIn
rose. The uBderstudy, whose name Is
not down On the program, interpreted
the character most acceptably. Hiss
Grantly was At her best, ard waa
given an enthusiastic welcome Those
who saw her here In the '.PIayei
Maid had not forgotten her talents
and ability ~ stageeraft-