The Washington herald., 1910-09-06

news that the mounted police are coming
TO arrest Winton for smuggling The
! struggled whisky is cached outside and
It was Stewart who had told the police
Of the cache He and the Indian go out
TO re-hide the stuff and thus make II
safe for Winton. Mannette, left alone
with him, goes to his arms, and, on a
gold cross she wears about her neck
he swears to marry her when the spring
comes and they can get to the settle
/ ment
Raw, primitive. II you will, and We;
| this IS real drama-a moving and appeal
/ ing conflict OF the strongest emotions
Of which the human soul is capable. II
is graphic in fits intensity strong in its
/ presentation, gripping and moving in its
interest.
| The play requires only a small cast In
effect the burden of the drama falls upon
the three principal characters; outside
OF these are an Indian, well played by
Noah Berry, jr., and the part Of Jacques
Packard, fine character bit by Nor
ris Burr
The principal role of Burr winton IS
in the hands OF Robert T. Halnes. a
clever and conscientious actor, last seen
here with Olga Nethersole. The part Is
one that overacting would spoil ire
deemably. Mr.. Haines plays it with fine
repression; the repression that comes
| from conscious strength. He made II
stand out virile and strong and 10 be
remembered. Mr.. Conway Tearle did ex-
cellent work in the rather ungracious
/ part Of David Stewart. But he lent the
character the necessary righteousness
and boyishness. so that for the sin OF
which he was guilty II was not difficult
to forgive him.
Miss Muriel starr has a most difficult
| part as Mannette, but she played II with
a sincerity of purpose and delicacy OF
touch that showed her to be an actress
/ Of more than usual capacity The IN
nocence Of the forest girl she brought
/ out not half so much by what she said
as by her manner Of playing, and she
| is deserving OF high praise for her skill
! ful acting.
! Mr.. Mccormick has written in THE
Storm" a play that bids fair to succeed
with the serious-mlnded theatergoer.
/
strength. for with deft hand he has put
in many comedy touches that are won
] derfully artistic. He has sought to make
la drama Of real emotion. real life, and
/ he has succeeded.
! OF course playwright has always 70
submit to some handicaps. and in this
] case Mr.. Mccormick suffers by the very
natural desire Of his players not TO be
/ so awfully realistic that they are not
pretty. 1t is rather absurd for a rough
/ lumberman living in the heart Of the
/ forest TO wear his hair so carefully oiled
and parted as Mr. Haines does. 10 say
nothing of his wearing a tailor-made
/ linen shirt with the cuffs rolled up,
under his rough fur coat. Nj Tearle.
/ too, showed up also in the wilds with a
/ pair of tan riding-boots that would not
/ disgrace Central Park. and Miss Starr
allowed us 10 see-pardon US for look
/ ing-when she kneeled on chair
that she wore quite fashionable silk
stockings. which is rather unusual for
girl who is supposed never to have
/ trod a pavement in her life.
| But these are the minor discrepancies
that go with a first production and for
these the playwright is not to blame.
| The play is admirably staged and has
some really remarkable and beautiful
stage effects. the storm at the end of
the first act being very well done In
short, The Storm" our first drama OF
the season. has all the materials in it for
big success.