The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
Acndcmy-..Hc Fell In Love with
His Wife,"
Dijou-"Through Death valley
Iubin-NnudcvilIc.
,noa Performances of ncnutIfuI play.

Good Performance of Beautiful Play.
Although a very great majority OF
the two big audiences at the Aeaueiliy
of Music yesterday sat in deepesS
silence before Charles Ram KENNEDY
beautiful drama, play, or sermon-Ihe
Servant in the House'--it was apparent
that a number of those who had dr1ted
into the theatre had expected to find
that the servant was song and dance
soubrette in musical comedy. Ihese
persons. being disappointed, and not
understanding word of what was
being said, simply wandered in and out
of the house at will, slamming down
their seats. stumbling over those who
were compelled to stand time and again
to let them pass. tidgeting about IN
their seats, and whispering or taking
during the progress of the play, TO the
infinite annoyance of those who appre-
ciated the simple beauty and dignity
of the performance.
In spite of these distractions, the
Henry Miller Associate Players gave a
most satisfactory presentation OF TINS
very famous drama. The company
opened only q few days ago, and once
or twice it was apparent that seVeral
of them We're not altogether easy IN
their lines but this was not true OF
the more important characters, and, on
the whole, the performance was OF
high class.
The play was presented here last
.
rather, is familiar to almost every
theatregoer, and will not be repeated,
as much as it lends itself to the tell
ing. Suffice 1t TO say that 1t deals
man, the hypocrisy of many of those
in high places the sacrifice of soul to
the ambition for place and power, and
that 1t brings in, to counteract the
evil and seltishness in an ordinary
household, personitication or sug-
gestion of the Saviour in SO simple.
reyerential and yet dramatic man
ner that, even in the biggest mo-
ments, there is not sound of ap-
plause.
! OF the company. Edward Mordant.
1 who succeeds Tyrone Power as the
/ drain man, was easily the star. Big.
! rough and powerful, he gave finished
performance When he described how
( ne had followed the choked drain
1 through IT'S indescribable and noisome
/ filth until he came to a great vaulted
4 chamber filled with foul things swim
ming in the slime, which he knew
| was under the church. because. away
i up above him. he could hear the organ
/ playing The Church's One Founda-
I ton he was just as compelling as
I Mr.. Power was. j. Saver Crawley, with
4 his somewhat wan face and tired eyes,
! was convinced as the soul-racked
! vicar, and George Barr, as the bishop
( of stocks and bonds of the counting
house" showed himself to be a char
acter man of great ability.
( The part of Mary was sympatheti-
I livingston, while Robert Anes was.
more than good in his bit as the page
/ boy. Mr. Yale, who played the part
/ of Manson-the part which suggests
/ Christ-while he. read with great in
| teiltgence. lacked the entire freedom
/ from emphasis which should mark the
! playing of this most difficult role. Sew
eral times he raised his voice, and
once or twice he made gestures in q
manner that did not altogether lit in.
free from affectation, and on the
whole, played well. Miss Mclaughlin
was far from satisfactory as the
Wears wife.
Against the play Itself one can
only call attention to one thing, which
must strike even the most casual OBJ
server, and that is the wild improba-
6ility that man just out of the
me eyes could possibly enter any
room and take into his arms any wo-
man-eyen his own daughter
"Hc Fell In Love With His Wife"
Messrs Bothner & campbell's pro-
duction of Edith Ellis's dramatizatlon
novel, HE Fell In Love With lls
Wife. VIII occupy the stage of the
morrow matinee and night.
1t is homely play of comedy, SEN
timent and character, embodying all
the principal characters, created by Mr..
Roe Coming. as IT does with the, in
Horsement of thousands of readers,
this attraction will doubtless prove
a most noteworthy event
Miss Ellis has done nothing so we'll
as this dramatization. She has alb
stracted from the several hundred
pages of the story play so full of
life and true 10 nature, and has made
each charact% so real, as to be easily
recognized
w. D. G.