Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-24
AUTOMOBILE ON THE stage
1.-THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR"
AT TIE COLONIAL
THEATRE
DramatiIafiOn Of Popular Novel Infer
eSiiBg Story OF an IIzifsss
Touring FranCe

sented al the Colonial Theatre
The dramafizatinn u any book j.
scarcely ever a success. Those who
have seen Richard Carvel. Tbs
Crisis. - When Knighthoed Was IN
Flower = David uarum and even
Ben Hur'' will ATTEST that 20 rsadeEs
Of these books the plays dramalixed
from them have all been more ur less
disappointing.
IL Is none the less true of sThc
Lightning Conductor. To these
who have read that very delighted
book. the paly is . farce comedy A.
together out 0f keeping with the his
torical novel beautifully ritten atoGt
scenes in france ami incidents In
French history To those wlo have
not read the book. the play wens win
dash ard 4 swing.a snap and ginger
about it that afforded au evening =
entertainment even if tha characters
{ in some insEaBeesf were over exa~-
gerated.
ABent dFamaiizei novels see tns
play frst. al ways. read the beck after
ward. The play last night u4s n
four acts-one showing tbe rad Es-
tween Paris and Dfsppe- Tins was q
pretty bit u scenery thrown en- the
screen while an automobile which Vas
stationary was 10 made aEpear Co nsoEe
along the road when it Vas really the
scenery moving The 6rst act wzs very
realistic. 3 motor ear having nrsEeu
down. and the chauffeur attempting
to repair it. The second scene sh0H-
ed the courtyard Of an IN --ie CheVal
Vert. The third act was meant Cd
be laid IN the famous Tower Of tbe
''Chateau Au Boise" with izs wind
ing staircase having been mounted
by knights and their stseds - early
days OF French history. This scene
was down on the program az BIOis.
aud made the whole thing appear RI
dicuIous-
The play, a. dramatized from tAe
book. has its inception in an Ameri
can girls whim - tour France in
an AUTOMOBILES. she starts 0ut Joy
ously IN the purchase cf a macbime.
an antfquaied thing that proves
veritabIe white elephant. 20 fuIi 81
'fquirks and eraBkiss* - this iream
Of quick lOcomotiOu thai Molly Ran
dOIpb's chauffeur deserts her on a
lonely road in France. decampfng
with her money. She and her aunl
are found there BY q motoring ing
iishman, who falls in love with the
fair American and extricates her ard
her aunt from their predicament- 30
charmed is be wifh the lady thai he
is IOath TO terminate tise acquaintance
and TO extend his time in brr society
he represents himself as the Chauffeur
81 his own ear aud not its MASTER
lie also states that a. his services viii
no longer be required By she Hon.
John Winston, ne would be pleased
to take the place vacated By the dis
couraged and dishonest Rattrav-
Molly engages him and the gentle
man OF leisure becomes her chauffeur
MOlIy's aunt IS 80 disguised with
herself and with him for having taken
him for a gentleman that she takes
an instructive dislike 90 James Brown.
mechanic. Molly IS being pursued
by an enamOred FreBehman- who pri
marily has made himself agreeable to
Miss KedisOn. the aunt fie shares
her dislike for james Br0wD. who
proves himself uuwarr4utaoly useful
TO the ladies for a paid mscanIeisn- -
80 mad with love is Talieyrand thar
be burEs MOlly's juggsrnaut in s1e
hope that she may be induced 70 travel
in his own machine. Molly does uot
like the Frenchmau and expresses her
self in round terms II contempt ard
anger when it IS proven that - has
destroyed her car This crime Taliey-
rand tries To put upon Brown. who.
however, exoDerafes himself aad -
circumvenfs the Frenebman that
Molly uBwittingly bires John ms
tons car To c0ntinue her t0ur- This
fans the Frenebman's hatred 60 white
heat, and hating John Br0wB- iE -
not difficult, fbrOugI a series 81 inat-
yertencies 10 fasteu upon him the
murder Of bis master. John Winston
Meanwhile John Winston mother
Lady Brighton has discovered an
English heiress. with irrepru1ehaale
millions. and notified her son % meet
her with the giIded lady az Cannes
John was nothing lOzth until be ref
Molly and she entangIed his heart n
her service. Jabez Barrow aeeompa-
mics his daughter and announces with
assurance that she Is the fanes -
the future Lord Brighten John
Winston meets him as James Brown
chauffeur. and is rather astonisnesl
that his courtship with the sourg
LADY be has hitherto not met. has
progressed 50 far. Comparison be-
tween the two girls makes Molly al
the more adorable and he determines
to arrange matters 80 be can see bis
mother and explain - her Bow mat
ters stand and leave ber 70 srraighten
out the Barrow tzngIe-
About this time Lady Brighton -
informed that her son has evidently
been murdered bv bisQu0ndaHn ehauf-
feur and there is a nice how De ID
all along the line. from which of
course, the Hon. John extricates him-
self and Molly justifies her Judgment
of herself that she could not possibly
have fallen in love with any nan
not 10 the manner born All the scenes
are laid IN France
The manager Of the company last
night was starring Mr..Oscar FIgmaD-
He was cast as the erstwbiIs chauffeur
Brown while be really Vas Lady
Brigbton's sou-John Winston Mr-
Fieman does well 50 Tar as nature
will allow him, but be has not a
handsome stage presence. = nos even
good-Iooking. and all the world, CT
that part of the world that sits in
front Of the footligbts. does --dote
on a handsome lover again Mr.
Fsgman's voice is not good Il -
saueeky and at times r4sping. ard ne
IS far too old for the part. Like john
Drew, he may he a good actor, and
probably IS. but bis appearance -
..agin'' him.
Miss Jnstina Wayne - tbe beroine,