The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-14
DENVER LIKES IT.
Maude Fealy Warmly Crested by Her
Home Folks.


Maude Fealy. the Denver girl who
has become a famous American the
, atrical star at such an early age. viii
appear in Guthrie in THE Illusion of
Beatrice When the actress gave
this play in Denver a few weeks ago.
the Denver Times published the fol
lowing criticism of 1t.
Maude Fealy has just the play her
devoted Denver friends could With
lier TO have. a play not onlv adatted
to make the most of her eirish araces
but to make of that maidenly puritv
gospel. as strong and inspiring as
It is refreshing
They say THE Illusion Of Beatrice"
is improbable
Perha It IS.
Dainty. fanciful. wholesome. beau
tiful things can afford TO be improb-
! able.
Peter Pan" is improbable. Alice
Sit by the Fire" is improbable Fairy
tales are improbable What's the
| odds2
Probability is found in the life
| story OF everybody and is the least
attractive part of these stories.
What's the use of art it it cannot
| make us dream2
What's the use of art If it cannot
give MS beautiful truth in dainty fan
cies?
Truth and beauty are more impor
tant than probability in detail. and
this play radates with the truth and
beauty which most appeal to the hu.
man in humanity
Childhood is the symbol or all
that is winsome, innocent and appeal
ing
To give us the child. the innocent
imaginative. loving child, i'm a maid
en-. and a maiden of queenly dignity
and gentle grace. was not an easy
task, but Martha Morton has accom-
plished the synthesis.
"The Illusion" Of rova descent.
treasured sacredly as part of her
thought of the mother she had never
seen, kept the child separate f.om
the associations which teach tho
worlds life all too soon. and lift her
still a child even after the years had
brought her TO womanhood
II was an unique conception and
gives orr wel-beloved Denver girl
Just the opportunity she can use to
best advantage
II required delicate handling 10
have fantastic notions of royal dig
nifty cultivate instead of DESTROY the
child heart But this is done hv max.
ing the faith in her princess heritage
mother she hungers for and tries TO
blend into her devout love for the
find in treasured nicture
NNbgr, che HuIu a Hviuu In.-p hagp1-
ing into her eyes in the flesh and
bloom OF the chivalrous hero all in
sistence on the dream slipped from
her without a regret
Someone who BELONGED to her and
to whom she belonged was what the
child craved and when she found that
close at hand she no longer felt all
things must bend to proving her high
lineage.
Meanwhile the hungry desire to
keep herself worthy of her own peo-
pie had held her ina sweet dignity.
aloof from others in lonely but
beautiful world Of childish fancies
In srch fashion It.. is made plausi-
bic that the audience can breathe air
of exquisite childhood while seeing
the form OF dainty, queenly maiden
hood
Romantic lore demands chiyolry
and the play gives il to us in the
dearest sort of a boy hero imaginable
If the onlooker could not feel the
innocence and purity of the child he
roine. the gentle. rcveront restraint
of the boy lover and husband would
make II apparent
Perhaus this dcvout resnect ana
nightly deyotion i'm the court OF IN
nocence IS also unreal
This play win help TO make 1t less
uncommon.