Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
BY Shirley Olympus

Il drama has gone the demntion bowwow
that there nothing while being written for the
ced thereon today will visit the Beasco the
aer performance of he Price George BrOadhuss
newest and strongest play kepcs will their useless
ments neering the modern drama The Price is
worth while life gives keen insight into actual
shows the psychological changes which result from
pnquty
There is food for thought in The persons
play will leave the thea condemnng the harshness of
Bristol M d. plying his wife for the plight into which she
got herself through her weakness hating the vndctveness OF Mrs
Stannard Dole wasting bit of feeling Prof Damro
The mostly from the fact that
fer how cultured the Individual may always
in reality
If he happened "The Price" with full remembrance
of his happened bring his knowledge of human be-
ngs upon characters in the play he would
that the drama and the characters therein portrayed are true
with natural almost prenatal instincts
stincs
The stage is but reflector of men women gowns and
fads of amusements simply embody
compress recognizable shape size and FORM if you will the
rious things to be reflected.
1t Price The fraies characteristics moods
pnshmens rewards hopes ideals and ideas depicted
by and deed AS the play these clearly reflect
ed mistake the intent Of the author
Aside he Price" has cumulative strength
and powerful cmaxs possesses literary worth Mr. Boadhurst
has philosophy cynical possibly into his lines AS
the dramas the philosophy served in that paatable
s known as epigramatic give illustration the words of
Ethel speaking her young unmarried friend anent men, are
quoted:
attained and married knows existed
"The Price" lovely play Neither is Paid in Full"
of its season possessed "The Price If Broadway fao
this Broadway needs some tonic to stir UP its
understanding.
The absolute naturaness Price" is strongest appeal
Nothing could be more natural young
girl who world should love-
in fashion, Sannard Dole kind gentle thoughtful soul
Her love affection dog used to kicks and cuffs
has person who changes kick into the head
Ethes cramped by conditions her heart starved be-
cause she refused accept affection of employers
young old Doe soul cramped because he found no re-
Sponse ars in his wife his heart
was he had married almost from compuson What
more natural thing coming daily into contact
should acquire affection Such such SYM
pathy serious most often to marriage which
s ver serious and often to be regretted consequence
marriage largely the result of popnquity Heaven hasn't
much do with marriage it accused Of And that very for
tunate
After Mrs Dole realizes that Ethel toward whom
Stannard gave his affection which he had denied
her as follows the natural primal instinct of her kind
She revenge Dole having been the daughter OF board
ing keeper much mentality unable to
raise herself plane of selsness She good house
keeper poor philosopher Her practical wisdom amounted to
nothing household knowledge Her mental horizon ended
at her imagination undeveloped hence she
selfish Ergo she would with vuger coin
any person who gave her unhaPpiness
natural thing the world for such Mrs
Dole the who had caused pain and
destroy persons happiness just happened that Ethel
Toscan married DR. Bristol the 1t made diff
ference to unhappnes past and that
her husband could hope gain nothing
being vindcv of the kind of who believes in
righteous INDIGNATION and who SAYS with ervor vengeance
DIlStOl
Bristol confession of though not forgotten
When Mrs Dole accomplished vengeance satisfied
and caring whit for the havoc she had wrought hav
ing no quams unhappness she had brought usee
mercesy upon another So Mrs Dole character
life There are many Mrs the world Fortunately of
opportunity the povoaton show their
Ethan Bristol, being surgeon and being of Puritan
ancestry deep sympathy which makes the world akin
the his wife he left her. That
the natural albeit the caddish thing do Like most who have
not been too careful OF their own morals Dr. Bristol demanded
from his wife that which he could give reurnputy
The manmade double standard of morality all wrong
we'll say that family position should
prison. say that because of false step
should be There should be law
and women alike law a all.
The relentless almost cruel determination of Ethan
result of ancestry training and conditions obtaining all
the world today He could have done differently than
his wife, had he been shown by that he doing
justice to himself and totally in demanding