The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-22
Miss Carter,s Success.

| Lincoln Star: Miss Louise Carter
and the Lyric players presented Miss
Carter's comedy. "Betty's Divorce. !"
before good sized audience at the
Lyric Monday evening and enjoyed the
satisfaction of scoring q success in
every particular. But six members
of the cast appeared in the compact.
lively little play, but each fitted his
part perfectly and gave an interpre-
tation which delighted the auditors.
"Betty's Divorce is the story of
a young man and women who go into
a marriage of convenience. in order
to allow the young man, Robert
Farnsworth (Mr. Noble), to inherit
q fortune of 100000. Miss Carter,
of course, is Betty. She is the god
child of a crusty old bachelor law
yer, Judge Burnside. who is admir-
ably played by Mr.. Murdoch. She
appears. penniless. in search of work
just after having lost q fortune, at
the same time that Farnwsorth APP
pears for advice regarding the mar
riage clause in his uncle's will.
Farnsworth is in love with the
widow of Spanish nobleman, who
is really an adventures. She is
Sonora Juanita Salceido, part we'll
taken by Miss Lorraine. Judge Burn
side suggests that Farnsworth marry
Betty. whom he represents as an ugly
old maid. Betty is quite the con-
trary, but falls in with the scheme,
and. before the startled audience.
"makes up" quickly for the part.
bringing round after round of laugh
ter and applause by the grotesue re-
suit.
TIE senors agrees to the plan when
he sees Betty, and Betty and Farms
worth are to be married, separating
Immediately after tie ceremony and
living apart for year, after which a
divorce is to be obtained, thus giving
Farnsworth his 500, 900 and permit
ting him to wed the adventures.
| This story is outlined in the fir. t
act, which shows the judges Offices.
The second and third acts are laid in
the parlors Of the beautiful villa
which Farnsworth has provided for his
temporary wife in southern France.
This scene is one Of the most beauti-
: full that Lincoln audiences have mad
the pleasure of seeing. 1t is a pretty
parlor Of an apparently rich woman
of artistic taste. The colors are pink
and blue and all appointments are ar
ranged with beauty and perfection of
detail
The judge appears at the villa-a
year later-to arrange for the di
. vorce. Farnsworth turns up, anc
when he discovers what young and
beautiful wife he has he is amazed,
and straightway falls in love with
her. The Judge secretly intended
. this to be the result of his intrigue
all along and is delightfully."- happy j I
a fatherly way at the success of his
plans. for Betty also falls in love.
!. 1t is but the expected when Senior.
), Salceido arrives unexpectedly ant
creates a scene. showing she was onl!
after Farnsworth's money. Thil
closes the second act. The third ii
: the same scene. Betty's villa. and ii
9 the rounding out of the story Bett.
and Farnsworth reveal their love TO
= each other. and the adventures i
vanquished.
A charming secondary love stor,
runs through the plot. It is between
Betty's maid. Delphine, a Frenc
part cleverly given by Miss Redd:ng
who displays the vivacity and wit o
1t the French girl with remarkably goo
n accent of speech, and Dobson (Mr
Bellairs). who is the judges clerI
l. and later Betty's butler. having fol
e lowed Betty to France and engage
himself as servant merely to be nea
W Delphine. Mr.. Bellairs is excellen
J. in his characterization of the part.
TT Miss Carter has had number Q
new gowns made for the productio
ID of her play, and in addition to capt.
+. waiting the audience by her acting sh
made striking and beautiful pictur
J. for the eye. Throughout, the scent
and costume effects were just VIVA
t. they should have been. Judge Burn
J. side looked especially we'll as law
N yer of the old school.
The play was most enthusiasticall
:. received by the audience. 1t will
to produced nightly this week, wit
It matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
re Eat at the Oxford. 6tf
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