The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-04
AnuSen1enfS
..The WalIa of IerIcno.-

Since "Kelcey and shannon" laid their time honored vehicle, The Moth and the Flame" they have not been able to secure any thing in which to co-star that was near so artistic or entertaining as The Walls of Jericho" which delighted large audience at The Grand last night. With a care fully selected company. in a strong play, tastily dressed both Miss shan non and Mir. Kelcey added much to the degree of happy anticipation with which their coming is always locke forward to.
 "The Walls of Jericho" is an emo tional play. virulent and absorbingly entertaining. Love, as treated of in its four acts. has a peculiarly brilliant and sad-with-a1l glamour. Its course last night was smooth and exceptional ly well graduated, every scale being touched in the progress from act to act, and everyone being compelled, through the magnetism of the dramatis personae, to respond to the feeling of the performers, and to echo in the minds of the auditors that which was inspired by those on the stage and by the dramas author. Alfred Sutro.
 This coherence in the play, the per- feet unity. was one of it's greatest virtues. By means of the condition, 
 melodramatic as studiously avoided. It was just a drama, strong, throbbing with life and pointed, having as it's one great theme love- and as its actors men and women of decided ability and pervading personality.
 As Jack Frobisher, wealthy ranch man and son-in-law of the Marquis of Steventon, Herbert Kelcey was a de- cided success, first as obedient spouse,
 h. aHtWr k...N aH of a devoted and misJudged wife. As Lady Aletha Frobisher, the ranchman's s wife, Miss Effie shannon was excep- tionally good, always arising to every occasion and as often lending to 1t an enchantment not to be caught in a mere perusai of the interesting pro duction.
 Throughout every act these two characters were in the limelight; at the end of each an apprecIative audi ence, grown enthusiastic at the un- folding of the plot, vociferously en- ccred the participants and applauded the clever leaders. Kelcey exhibited great adaptability and strength of performance. Miss shannon was loved because of her cheery disposition and wtfely attitude, whether on pleasure bent or, as in the last act, enveloped in a great and expanding love for the husband whose name she bore, and for the child who bore theirs.
 The entire company was good. As Lady Lucy Derenham, sister to Lady Frobisher, Miss Winona shannon was particularly clever, and always anus ing. Miss Ruth Chester, in the diff. cult role of sometimes peacemaker and always saint, made < very good Lady Westerly Arthur Hoops as Harry Dallas, the William. was also good, as was also Frank Kingdom, the poor mis- guided bannister of the play, the fish to be landed by the wiles of Lady Ruth. As society butterfly, Ed ward Montgomery, the Betram Hanna ford, was fine. Charles Rowan made an excellent and very pleasing Marquis of Steventon, while Miss Vida Croly. bridge devotee, was quite his equal as Miss MorningtoH.
 A large audience was out to see tine brilliant drama and a thoroughly ap- preciative one. The verdict of nearly all the spectators was that it was an excellent production.
 "The Three of Us" will be at The Grand this afternoon and tonight.