The sun., 1907-08-20
JESSIE LEFT The VILLAGE
TO GO IRON THE STAGE PRE-
SUHABLY.
II Is the Not Unusual Theatre Happening
OF Virtue Getting the Decision over
Vice In several Rounds H. Is set
Forth In Verse In the Following Way.

Forth In Verse In the Following Way.
Let Kremer sling his crimson ink on
melodrama's page and Owen Davis put
his plots on every scarlet stage; let Blaney
do his blaneyest, let Lincoln Carter strive
to be the nnelowest dramatist that walks
about alive. Hal Reid? what is he but a
name, and who is A. II. Woods? paper
storm, a thunder sheet Mccormick is the
goods. the author of a lot OF plays
many TO be told-the great Life Of an
Actress" and the swell Out of the Fold"
and lust about the voltiest in this electric
thrill age is l.. Mccormick s Newest Drama
Jessie Left the Village" the fascinating
plot of which will be developed later, as IL
got 'em going yesterday at the Fourteenth
Street Theayter.
Act 1.-The curtain rises on a merry.
happy scene. All, little do them light hearts
think of what will intervene before the end
Of Act the Fourth What tons Of melan-
choly lie heaped between the prologue and
the last. the Grand Finalel Thus is it with
a human life how dreadfully uncertain our
cues between the overture and-ah. the
Final Curtain! How sad-but nay. a truce
TO tender sentiments like these! The plot
The plot, The plays the thing and not
soliloquies. The curtain rises on scene
within the Village Square with all Green's
Corners characters land stage hands,
gathered there. Life is a comic supple
ment until Bud Borter, villain, comes l.. u.
f., and then you know there's goin' to be
some KILN. for in his looks SO inky black,
so 10 wering and sinister there turks latent
purpose nothing like that Of minister,
and when one Richard Thornton comes
and has some conversation with Borter
you are hep at once that here's a pair you
may shun. Fiends what they are. they
plot and plan, and II you're sitting near
EN- the chances are extremely good that
you'll attend and hear EN-, though people
on the stage do not. But, mercy, what's
the odds? Fen georgenlcohan makes mis-
takes; ay, even Homer mods.
Then Sleepy 81. the mail boy, and Bub
Gallagher. a fighter. put leaven In the
soggy loaf and make the drama lighter;
with quip and crank and wanton vile
they grab your kind attention and get on
many merry wheeze too humorous TO
mention; for comedy must have its share,
although il be atomic. Into each show
some laughs must come; some lines must
be droll and comic, But. stay
Who comes so sweetly on, 80 nobby and
80 dressy? You win the box OF chocolate
creams How did you guess?
'Tis Jessiei
"Where have you been a whole year
back?" the village gossip asks her, and
bothers her with scandal talk and variously
tasks her But Jessie, proudly beautiful
in a fluffy pongee suit, declines 10 tell the
rubbernecks just what has been her route,
which you know how il is yourself
unfortunate omission TO satisfy the gossipe
puts her In a false position. Poor Jessie?
Innocent OF aughS that isn't perf'ly
proper. she has a thorpy path TO go. No
inommer and no pepper to set her pretty
feet Alright, no one but Brother Dell and
Gawdnoze where Dell MoreIdnd is. dead,
lost at sea, Or
just give the gossips fits. Your. Christian
dutyT Jessie says. Your duty' Hyp-o-
critcsn You ought TO help a tired girl to
climb the rugged hin; Religion' ! want
none of it. Huh! Call 1t what you will. '
And she was right. for Jessie was an IL carat
jewel, yet there were those that loved
Not SO Jim Siirerion. the Sheriff. fearless
brave and handsome He could whip his
weight in polar bea rs and mountain lions
| loved Miss Jessie Moreldnd much. in spite
Of scandalulo.N, "A, ,rs. villains. jealous folks
! and such ror Jessie--heres. the secret
! part--has helped a man break Jail because
! she knew that he was not a murder wrcaking
| nale-,Jdck Dalton, and II he should choose
| to come this way tonight, jim, ShUerton,
| the Sheriff. has to shoot him-ha!-on sight.
Hist
Jim, IT you love jesse from the starting
to the tape you'll let Jack Dalton get away.
| Oh, JIM, let him escape! Oh. jim
! But why elaborste7 Why make sunrise
! pIainp Some have imagination; some
| have seen -Salomy Jane" Young Love
! knocks out Kid Duty and the convict gets
| away. which brings us 10 the second act.
A picnic. All is gay. So gay that some
young lady-her name Ia Margaret King
! is finally prevailed upon to dance bit and
sing that classic lyric school Days; and
| the merry song and jig. 1t doesn't stretch
! the truth To say-went very. very big But
! sunshine's never permanent. =,
! Those villains como again. Il Sssms that
they are oountsrfeiters' too thS naughty