Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-27
LILLIAN RUSSELL is
BLONDE WIDOW CHARMS
Brightly FIirts Way Through the
Clever Situations in
Search of a Sinner

"All blondes is man eaters-remem-
ber that" said Tommy Ratiean at
the Mason last night. An audience
which filled the house had assembled
10 welcome Lillian Russell, and this
observation caused a general laugh
in which all the blonde girls the gi1ls
with yellow curls and those with
flaxen braids, joined They laughed
just as heartily because they knew
that if they pleased, simply by max
ing proper use of their innocent blue
eyes, they could make any of the
men who laughed. rise Indignantly and
declare the statement Il lie.
Lillian Russell as the blonde beau
tiful Georgiana, picking blossoms in
the park and brazenly bribing police
men, was there to offer any lessons
they might need in this gentle art Of
making believe and if there are any
blonde girls anywhere who need such
instruction they may find it in plenty
at this play.
I'm Search of a Sinner is the cap
tivating name of a bright, lively farce
in which misplaced Identities cause
quite as much excitement and much
more fun than the misplaced morals
of many of the modern plays afford.
1t is without a risque situation. or one
wrong intention save the firm one
which GeOrgiana declares early and
often that for her second husband she
will have a man who is bad, bad all
through. Il wanted every emotion" she
says. in speaking of her first husband
land ! got four kisses day To the
tick of the clock. | want temper to
curb and women to rout."
"Women to rout," eXclaims her con
fidante L know about that, Every
jewel I have is a peace offering. This
one is Gladys, and this one Pearl,
this ring is Daisy. and these earrings
Pansy, sweet name
DIALOGUE sCINTILLAST
The comments on women by the prize
fighter quoted above offer the accepted
view of the woman such a man usually
knows, and his warnings to his more
impressionablc young friend show wis
dom of this'sort: "Pick out face and
a figure go in for style if you can af-
ford it. but nix on the brains
The dialogue throughout the piece
is sciutillant with the wit of the dinner
table and the boueVards. 1t breathes
the philosophy of everyday life rather
than the philosophy of the thinker, but
it is dashing. we'll placed and witty.
Miss Russell as the widow has a part
which suits her admirably. She has
cast her mourning aside and IS ready
to live once more. The part calls for
nothing more trying than a sustained
efferNeScencc and this the actress
maintains admirably. Never once does
the tempo get too fast or the Crescendo
rise beyond the proper pitch, and while
the tune is always merry one it is
still varied with an occasional glimpse
of pathos or sincere lovemakng which
saves it from monotony.
HERO WE'LL PLAYED
Harry c. Browne as Jack Garrison,
the man who proved himself a saint
even in trying to be a sinner is ad-
mirable. Given q splendid physique
and an engaging smile in which ingen-
uousness and bashfulness apparently
are naturally blended he found the
role one of advantage He played the
second act. the tense love scene in
which he believes himself to have
fallen madly in love with the wife of
his friend under most distressing cir
cumstances last night. He is man of
tete-a-tetc supper the chair all but
broke. one leg coming loose and Wab-
bling. The alarm of the audience was
obvious, but, to his credit, he never
betrayed the situation by a sign. and
in some manner kept the chair bal
anced until his part permitted him TO
stand.
Hayward CHM, an Olu lileiu 10 many
of the plavgoers who remembered him
from former days in local stock work,
had the amusing bit of the husband,
Jeffrey Chadbourne; Lynn Pratt played
Harry MeNeal in man -about-toWn-
| ish manner, and Joseph Tuohy made
the eX- -prizefghter a man of spirit and
experience. Olive Harper played Belle
Bovee. vaudeville artist. with much
| conviction and few conventions; Hat
tie Russell made the most admirably
wicked old dowager and Jessie Ralph
offered lively contrast as Mcintyre,
the maid.
! In east aud costuming the production
| is excellent Scenically tho second act
is very bad. the incident of the broken
chair leg sufficient comment ON the
general arrangement.