The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
Be1asco-A, Name1es. PLAY.

The BelascO Theater Producing Com
pany begin their second weeks engage
ment al the Belaseo tomorrow night
Offering a play the title Of which the
audience is requested to send In in appro-
pirate suggestions, a prize going for the
one accepted by the management These
suggestions must be received by Friday
July ?. The Belasco Theater Company
has made a most favorable impression
achieved a distinct personal success
and from the smoothness which comes
from intelligent team work. their second
weeks work will show the actors 10
even better advantage than last week
The play is described as q four-act mod
ern drama The first three acts are
worked out in New York City and the
last act transpires in Paris. The story
In brief may be gathered from the fol-
lowing synopsis
Previous 10 the opening OF the play,
Mrs. Dakon before her marriage had
Tilted Lawrence BrUndage for a wealthy
widower named Dakon, who has a
daughter, Ruth, about the same age as
Norah, his second wife. Dakon loses
his fortune and takes his family 10
little Pennsylvania town, where his wife,
a butterfly sort Of creature. used 10
life Of luxury, chafes az the change. and
at the opening Of the play has run away
from Dakon. leaving him a note ex-
planning that she had gone TO Lawrence,
who, by the way, was a chum OF Dakon
She appears at Lawrence's apartments
after midnight and he, when learning
what has happened insists that she re-
turn 20 her husband. This scene is in
terrupted by a telegram which informs
him Of Dakon's suicide. Both realize
that the cause OF the tragedy was the
wife's desertion and supposed betrayal
by his friend. Lawrence, however, Is
innocent. as he had long got over his
former love affair with Norah The sec
ond act takes place ten years later.
Lawrence has been abroad and has
met and fallen in love with Ruth
Dalon He returns 10 New York and
Mrs. DakOn believes that he IS again in
love with her, she in the meantime hav-
ing lived on $4,000 year settled on her
by Lawrence. Ruth has returned home
and as the action progresses, learns for
the first time Of her fathers suicide-but
not. at present. the cause. Norah over
hears a love scene between Ruth and
Lawrence. and. later, upbraided him, Is
overheard by Ruth, who demands an
explanation Of the mystery. Lawrence is
CdAltQ away DAA MS OakOn promises
to explain everything. Instead. she brli-
tally accuses Lawrence Of having per-
secuted her with attentions. exhibits
letters, written before her marriage. as
having been sent her by Lawrence after
her marriage with Dakon. and accident
ally exposes the fact that they have
been living on his money Ruth, who
considers Lawrence her fathers murder
er insists upon restitution being made
as far as possible. and the fourth act
finds them in Paris where Ruth is trying
10 make a living by painting. The final
Strengthening out OF the plot takes place
here. There are other important charac-
ters and an interesting sub-plot. with
plenty OF comedy TO relieve the serious
ness Of the drama. Mrs. Dakon, the
stepmother. will be played by Beatrice
Morgan; Ruth Daxon viii be played by
Laurette Taylor; A. II. Van Buren will
appear as Lawrence Brundage; others