The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-05
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
"Alias Jimmy Valentine" Is Coming to
Barre Soon.

barre soon.
alias Jimmy Valentine the play by
Paul Armstrong, suggested by short
story by o'Henry, called "A Retrieved
Reformation" and which was the one
big hit Of the season in New York,
will be the attraction at Barre in the
near future.
The play tells the story Of Leo Ran
dali, who under the name of Jimmy Val
entine is convicted on the word OF a
dying crook, of bank robbery. The ac-
ton opens in the warden's Office at Sing
Sing, and Jimmy Is brought, among oth.
er inmates Of the prison, to perform
for the benefit Of a party of human
itarians and open the safe. Among the
ladies Is Rose Lane, niece of Lieutenant
Governor Fay OF New York, who is also
present Rose recognizes jimmy as her
rescuer Of two years previous when she
had been attacked in a Pullman car by
a rowdy She implores her uncle to do
what he can to secure Jimmy's release
from Jail
The second act shows a reception room
IN hotel in Albany, where Jimmy
comes after receiving pardon from the
governor. There he is met by two ladies
from the Gate Of Hope society who have
aided in the efforts for his pardon They
have positions to offer him He thanks
the ladies', but tells them that under the
conditions be cannot see his way clear
TO accept. He prefers 10 start out by
himself to begin all over again. But
before the curtain on the second act,
he is induced to take a position ia the
bank OF which Roses father is presi-
dent, and in which Rose herself owns
40 per cent. of the stock. He then starts
one of his old pals on the straight road,
and takes another with him TO Spring
field, ILL.,, promising to get q position
for him In the same bank with himself.
The third act is laid in the assistant
cashiers office in the Fourth National
Bank Of Springfield, Ill., Tn this scene
Roses little brother Bobby, and sis.
ter, Kitty are introduced TO the audi
ence. Jimmy, who is now assistant
cashier, and Red Joelyn, his old pal, now
bank Waterman, receive q visit from q
former associate "yeggman.
The audience has opportunity for en-
tertainment at the dialogue Of the three
reformed crooks, who surround a tray
containing thousands Of dollars in cur
rency. At this point, Jimmy, now known
as Lee Randall, receives an unsigned
telegram from a detective, Doyle by
name lie makes up his mind to slibi
himself out of anything that Doyle may
put up against him, and with the aid
Of q deceased cousins scrap book and a
large double negative photograph,
framed and hanging in the office, awaits
Doyle's arrival
Doyle greets Jimmy as in former days.
Mr. Randall is apparently surprised and
amused at the mans insistence that he
is Jimmy Valentine After much cross
questioning and record hunting, Doyle is
at last convinced that Jimmy is not
Jimmy, and begs a thousand pardons
for troubling Mr.. Randall, when, Just
outside Of the door, which he has not
yet closed. he hears behind him an ex-
cited voice calling loudly, Jimmy
Jimmy for Gods sakel" and turning
slowly, he sees Red Joelyn begging
Jimmy to get back at the old game and
open the new safe in the deposit vault
into which Roses little sister, Kitty,
has strayed and which has snapped shut.
The combination is not vet known, and
before it could be found, the child would
die. This is the situation which con-
fronts Jimmy-to open the safe aud thus