The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-10
ELEANOR ROBSON CHARMING;
ASSISTED BY ABLE COMPANY
The Cast in "SalOmy Jane"

Eleanor Robson in melodrama is the
Offering ma ie to admirers OF this young
American star who returned TO VAST
ington last night and presented Paul
Armstrong; "SalOmy Jane" IN the Ma
tional Thealer. Miss Robson scored aIl
unmistakable personal success.
Some time ago Paul Armstrong wrote
a play dealing with mining life. entitled
The Heir TO the HoOrah-" IL was a
success and the author at once started in
TO repeat his good work and wrote "Sa-
lomy Jane" built upon Bret Harte's
idyl Of early Cailfornia Of the same
name. He has turned out melOdrama
which was as strange 10 the patrons OF
the National as the love story which
runs through the play. ''SalOmy ane'
IS counted among the successes OF the
year In New York. but II IS TO the
quaint and charming personality Of its
young star that the play owes its sue
cess. There is some shooting. a hang
Ing. which. fortunately. the audience
does not see and a killing Of which one
only hears But there is much pulling
Of guns. with a succession Of thrills that
keen the audience thoroughly awake.
The chief interest in ''SalOmy Jane
Is Its presentation Of a group OF char
acters which have rarely had their
equal and all Of them spleudidly played.
In this regard Mr.. Armstrong has sue
ceeded In giving the public a COM
plete and most picturesque idea OF the
men VINO emlgrated 20 California IN the
early mites In sea "a Of gold and later
gave their energies 20 other pursuits.
lhey are tyyss OF q distinct kind, and
through the @ syerness of Miss Robson g
supporting company, have been success
Illly transferred 10 the stage.
Miss RObs0n's work IS much the same
as that which has Identified her with
ether picturesque roles, and as SaIOmy
Jane she brings to the character all the
cA4Fn or personality that has endeared
her 10 the hearts Of the public. Her
quaint dialect is an added charm. At
the end OF each act Miss Robson re-
ceiVed series Of curtain calls which
proved her personal success.
Every member Of the supporting com
pany should be given credit for an ex-
CeuehL performance George w. Wilson
as colonel StarbOttle, ''the hero OF forty
Cuels, HAD the burden Of the comedy
on his shoulders and really mude the
mt of the performance. Il seemed like
old times 10 see Al lIpmau again. and
his fine work as Jack Marburv. the
gambler, gave a small part cons derable
prominence. To the careful and exceed
lngiy clever work Of Charles Graham an
other role found favor across the foot
character out for the life OF Madison
Clay Salomy's father. Mr.. Graham had
an excellent makeup and gave a sig
nitcant and complete portrayal
H. b. Warner. in the role Of The Man
who comes so strangely into the life OF
SalOmy Jane, has not enough TO do TO
SauSty those who cannot fail To recog-
nlZe his good work He is convincing in
the few short scenes allotted to him
and one wishes these scenes might be
longer. Scott Cooper. as the stage
driver was excellent and James Seelev
as Madison Clay added an interesting
character study
Ada Dwyer may always be depended
upon Tor good work, and she has rarely
done anything better than the role as
signed % her in "Salomv Jane" that OF
the shaving wife Of the communities
outlaw. Donald Gallaher. one of fhe
cleverest children Of the stage. IS par
ucularly good, and aAIrjorie Conway
and Alma Sedley are the other ju-
Veniles