The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-04

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lovo GJ0G1to - brother Don Jul
- - h. the diplomatic service and
% About 70 b. gwen the post Of Am
boooo0Oy 20 America, when political
enemies start scandalous stories about
/, the position of Don Ernesto In Don
/ Julian's home, and more than hint at
| an intrigue between the young man
and the beautiful wife Of Julian.
| Don Julian seems to be . member
OF = most unpleasant family, whose
exhibition OF family affection follows
the course OF adding fuel to the tales
Of the gossips and meddiing In the
aRairs OF the Julian household. Don
Severe and Donna Mercedes. brother
and sister-in-law OF Julian, and their
| young son. Pepito, q caddish youth OF
bad manners and unbridied tongue.
make II 90 uncomfortable for Julian
and fedora with their prating about
the family honor" that the latter are
forced to send Ernesto from their
home. Don Severe II Iago-like In his
devilish insinuations to his brother
about that brothers wife, and with
Mercedes and Pepito to help the base
and wholly unfounded stories along.
matters are soon brought to the In
evitable swords point-the duel.
Julian's most powerful political
enemy. Don Alvarez, does not appear
In the play. but the duel IL with him.
and after Don Julian has had his inn
ing, Don Ernesto finishes the Job with
Alvarez. and the Severe side Of the
family IL much pleased with itself.
The poison Of his brothers stories has
sunk too deeply into Julian's mind to
be eradicated and he dies from the
effects Of the duel wounds. believing
that Ernesto and his wife have been
untrue to him.
Don Severe, according to Spanish
custom evidently, assumes the author"
ity Of the house, which he had
"bossed" all the way through, how
ever, and turns fedora from the
door. Up to that moment there had
been no thought Of anything but sim
cere friendship between Ernesto and
fedora. whose actions had always
been above sreproach, but with the
complete crushing Of the unfortunate
fedora by her relentless brother-in-
law, Ernesto opens the Walls Of his
wrath and In a tempest OF anger tells
the venomous, meddlesome fools just
what he thinks Of them, accuses Be-
vero of being Julian's murderer
through his vile tongue. and then de-
claring his love and determination to
protect fedora, takes her with him
into new world.
In all this high-falutin atmosphere
the only sensible person Is an Eng
lishman, Capt Beaulieu, an attache OF
A. n NH n
ject a little British horse sense into
the whole imbroglio and In his enorts
provides what little humor there Is In
the three acts. To the onlooker whose
one feeling IL an overwhelming desire
to give Donna Mercedes good shake
and box on the ears and her precious,
posing husband and gossiping son, a
good kick into the street, there 10
plenty OF grim humor to be had In
watching the action Of events.
While Mr.. Faversham has left the
be-jeweled robes OF Herod behind him,
and IL back In the habilments OF con-
ventional evening dress he has not
been able to discard entirely the
methods OF the heroic and poetic
drama. He Is an admirable actor,
nevertheless. and II he and his asso-
ciates seemed to be artificial In their
work, II was due more to the stilted,
unreal characters and situations OF
the play rather than to any lack OF OK
pertnesg IN their craft.
Miss JULIE Opp a. the Inflated
TUo0Ora, brought beautiful dignity
and pride TO the part, and acted with
more naturalness than any Of the 9th
ers seemed able to invest the char
acters with. excepting Frank Hollins
as Capt. Beaulieu.
Mr.. Hollins gave q delightful bit OF
acting as the Englishman, good friend
to Julian, Ernesto and fedora, ana
a firm believer In Ernesto's honorable
conduct and Theodora's purity. II.
Hooper Cliffe had the difficult part OF
Julian. and he was excellent at every
point. l.. Rogers Lytton was as dis
agreeable az possible as Don Severe
and Miss Nina Herbert was equally
successful In presenting the mean
nesses of Donna Mercedes. Harry
Redding acted Pepito In q manner
that brought out the most unpleasant
traits of that young gentleman, and
Lionel Belmore In brief appearance
as the landlord of Ernesto's apart
ments was happily cast
Special praise must be given to ldr.
Fayersham's mounting Of the play.
The program stated that he made the
production. The stage settings were
beautiful, with many little details that
added to the general effects. such as
the playing of street musicians In the
distance as heard from an open win
dow leading to q wide balcony.
THE World and His Wife," Will be
played Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings and at the Wednesday matinee,
Mr.. Faversham and his company CIV
ing way Thursday evening to Blanche
Ring In "A Yankee Girl"
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE
TEMPLE.
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