The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Shepherd king."
CAST OF CHARACTERS.


 David of Bethlehem, a shepherd boy.- MT. Wright Lorimer.
 Jesse, the father of David-O'Kane hil- lis.
 The Mother of David-Margaret Sayres. Ozem Daniel Lawler), Shammah (Wm. Little), Abinadab (Walter H. RresVn), Ella (Axel Bergstrom), brothers of David.
 Ahimelech, priest later high priest William Little.
 Adora, bond maiden-katherine Mac Eldron.
 A Bondwoman-Iva errier.
 Saul, King of Israel-Brighton Royce. Prince Jonathan. son of Saul-Carl Eek strom.
 Princess Merab (Nellete Reed), Princess Michal (Frederica Going), daughters of Saul.
 Prince Phalti-Harry B. S. Stafford.
 Captain Doeg, the Edomite-E. F. Rose man.
 Omas, his brother-Daniel Lawler.
 Captain Tamra-Arthur E. White.
 Goliath of Gath, a giant-Benjamin- Will Hams.
 Samuel the prophet-James Rogers.
 The Witch of Endor-Margaret Sayres.
 Ramah, a servant in the house of Saul Barry Crawford.
 Lia, a waiting maid-Charlotte Wood. Davd's Armor Bearer-Edward Marston A Priest-Frank Kirby.
 Bond Servants-W. A. Dolan, Harry Kelly, William Giggs.
 Water Carriers-Dan Bowman R. Simp- son. Marie Burgess, Eva Foster. Solo Dancer-Charlotte Wood Singers-Margaret Bird, Ermine Bailey Verna Birch, Ivah Terrier, Evelyn Mar lowe, Sylvia Allen, Eva White, Vera CT non, Margaret Burns, Helene Mason.
 Solders--Messrs. Edward White, Frank Ia HaOpartW Me Mutt, William Butler Edgar Phillips.
 Slaves-Messrs. Frank Tomson, Gus Phillips, Tom Murray, James Everts, Ed ward Donaghey, Misses Nellie LeF eyre Alice Thorpe, Nellete Adsley, Phoebe Lyons, Grace Thorpe.
 Nubians-Frank Phillips, Archie Stone May Henneker, Lucille Phillips.
 SYNOPSIS. Act 1.-The home of David, the shep- herd boy, near Bethlehem. Act I.-The camp of Saul in the vale of Elah, two days later
 Act. III.-The palace of Saul at Gibeah two years later.
 Act IV.-Scene l, cave of the witch O Endor, six months later; scene ?, cour adjoining the palace at Gibeah, next day
 In spite of the rainy weather a larg, and appreciative audience greeted Wright Lorimer at the Jefferson theatre las night in his return engagement in ''Th, Shepherd King a romantic drama, based on incidents in the reign of King Saul and the subsequent rise of David, young shepherd boy, to the throne of Israel, after the death of Saul and Jonathan. The play is highly picturesque and staged with a wealth of color and life, making a spectacle that is not only pleasing to the eye but is edifying for its depletion of a theme that shall always be inn mortal. The love story of David and Princess Michal is tender and true ant contrasts in most appealing way witt the gloom that wrapped Saul about ano the curse that finally drove him dowr to death and ruin.
 MT. Lormer is heroic and emnentl, satisfactory in his portrayal of David The part is one that requires at times great emotional power, particularly 1T David's denunciation Of Saul but MT Lorimer rises easily to every require mcnt of the character and he was forced to make a curtain speech last night, tes' tifying to his gratitude for the generous applause given him by the audience Frederick Going was particularly charm ing and girlsh as the Princess Michal David's sweetheart, while Carl Eckstron was manly and graceful as Jonathan Brigham Royce made Saul sufficient, impressive.
 .'The Shepherd King will be repeated this afternoon and again tonight. Th' play deserves to draw large houses both performances.