The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
ROLE fits ANNIE RUSSELL
norm FfN AND r:THOS ~
HER PLAY RIM fuPOSTOR."
\ Cart Foisted on an English fami,, as q
RsiatiNe O. tnmashe ed. hat u Doesn't
Matter Canadian Farmer Charles
Riehman) d Glad 10 ued Her.

Richman) u Glad 10 ued Her,
The plot OF The Impo-tor. which had
i,s irst New York production AZ the Gar
rick Theatre last night. is so improbable
tina; except for Miss Annie Ruseeu's sym
pathetic representation Of rhe young
woman who finds herself unwillinsly
forced Ia impose upon a whole household
~ might have shown its weakness 40
tlsGrsntlv as To have failed entirely Of
interest
The play. which is the work of Leonard
Merric' and Michael Norton has Its
three scenes laid in London and j. linhucd
with English atmosphere 1t presents
very human character IN NOyy F.nton.
an unfortunate struggling young woman
who finds herself reduced TO starvation.
and very robust character IN 2inE'
"'td. Canadian farmer
Nor! F'Hior accepted the invitation
OF Charles O~'n tn go 10 his room AT a
hotel for the simple reason that she was
starving and penniless and wanted some-
thing 10 eat She Was we'll bred and had
com" To London to earn her living Hut
her Voice had failed to do this for her
-h" Was unable to get employment and
ah"-. the wrong hotel for his more or !e-e
philanthropiC adventure Also hs left
th" door open. and Mary had only started
her meal when MS female relatives began
dropping IN on them
" loss to account for the strange
girls pres~nc. he introduced her a. his
sister Law and she was promptly gath
erred To the family bosom. Trusting to
NJ Tn ANf To hnr
IN" pTedicament OTPn seized the oppor.
tunItv and escaped not only from the
room hur from London and hurried 70
Paris ~ fast as ne could 90
Rg' the supposed sls-ei-in-lsv repre-
scented considerable social prestige e. the
female relatives and they would no' con-
sent To- any other plan than that she should
60 with them 10 await D,-Cns return
nGhle IN withstand their solicitations
MdrV was carried of 20 the Waldorf
nome. where for a week she AZ least had
plenty 20 eat. although IL - not 6cing TOO
Tar - say mat she earned u
hen the uns,l-pectlng OUsn returned
he found her the centre of the house parry
and " every ones attention The fac
ha. ms wii. WAS expected hourly al IN.
house and thai she could hardly he ~
p"c'ed To join IN the enthusiasm over
SISTER she never had laid "vas IN forced
DH,n'" hand. To save himself h" VA
'orc~i 10 confess his part IN me hook and
"a brand the Elrl as a fraud The Eiri =
brave and Cle""r defence " herself and her
~ iication II all that she had done re-
or'~i her 70 confidence and won for her
he love ~ the Canadian farmer
Those II Miss RIssells friends Who +,
laIe objected - her past plays on the
score that they did not gir. the audi +,
nee enough Of ID. star will hay. no
ault - find with ih. present one. for !
Miss Russell j. On the stage at th. rising |
II IN. curtain. a pathetic hItl.. hsur. |
landing al the door Il the hotel room |
md III" almost ne, or l.aN 80 II until Just |
before the final curtain This part has |
III the pathps the actress knows 80 vol |
low q depict and ~ which her personal |
~ 50 we'll adapts itself II has a hImor !
\ hich more than once saves the play. Just |
j. ~ -a- ed The situation many times for |
Mary FCn.R
Tn. BiGLs Wdiioyd ~ Charles Richman |
vas quite az interesting "A ol. a. was that F,
4 the star Mr. Richmln's acting NJ the |
Iart " the Canadian Cna fng against the |
nirabir One " the best bits ~ ia" play |
Vas his dos. 'ription To- Nary " h.- III" a,
farmer
Oswald ork. who ALWAYS seem ~ draw I
n ther thank!sss i6.s-, IN HE wife, com
,any. was the carries Or.r H.. did
,hout A. much with the part a. auv on.
night have done.
Mis- Clara I Bracy and Mas. Esther
'.von were III. two women whose over
made all the trouble. Miss
trace Carlyle was Ms OTrr. whose
coming precipitated the happy climax.