The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-25
PLAY WITH PRIEST As HERO.
The Rosary" EDWARD n. nose. Opens
ne Garden Tnoafre'a season.


Edward z. Rose. who has written
quite literally Tor the stage, hAA made
another try In The RoaAry,s which
opened the Garden Theatre last night
under new management and az popular
prices, II was a. well intended q pro-
duction as Mr.. Rose ever made. and that
IL saying a good deal for the author OF
Alice Of Old Vlncennes' and Janice
Meredith"
Tn" hero IL a priest the Rev. Brian
Kelly. and because this character il played
with a certain degree Of force and dig
nifty 10y Harrington Reynolds 1t made an
appeal But q seemed patty that a
CharaCtet. az well drawn could not have
back Il II play OF more merit The
author had oven deprived the good Father
o! the modIcum 81 wit and good humor
t.at you might expect from "A man that
-" thing so happily and endeav red
to spread - much sunshine
r. her h'Ny had 'he diff'cult tasA ~
trying To- straiEhten out the domestic
Affairs 81 household into which he came
a. guest aud also the love Affairs Of
tND Or three gIddy Young things What
made the first of these aHairs - hard
was that the pri-st certainly could not
hay" understood what the trouble was
all about, for certainly none OF the audi
hav" had tho better inside information.
could tathom ra mystery. Hut though
Mr. Rose sent the priest IN his way os
p"aC" and good will with a stupid plot
and dull lines MIR Reynolds played the
/ part - well that he managed 10 cover up
some II the authors short counings and
/ tn hold -" interest AZ well az one could n
I tn" story ~ 'h'. plav
In the Development % the story u APP
pears that Brucs Wilton. played by Ram
say NallaC- and his wife. Vera. were
/ h"ing most happily az their home OF the
Hudson. 4 villain. one kCHUdrd WrioAt.
I played by J. VI Clayton, il the serpent
that eaters this Edec and by LIS very
| Presence spreads ruiz. aiad devast alton
| He Overhears WihoH. careless man al 70
nouhCe to his wife and the world that lac
Z l. going "a do something 10 a certain
stock down 10 Wall Street the next dav
anu he goes down there. bIvs ~ az that
stock RHd ruins WiUiO1 - completely
b that the eN-miilJoLAl'e .akr~ 80 dTE.h ana
a-cI- u up Until he cal. se, :.o'n.ng hut
CraypIn and CraVlin things
| lh.s Villain ussU.' stop even there
I lie ,aTrI.s aSaN Vera tw.n SISTER iitcs
I ani -:uash"- her - IN al AUTOMOBILE"
! accident - thoroughly ell thai she
CAM even uurayel the dIaDohCAl plot
I for the sake 20 little humor a spopny
/ boy. thdJlGy HIr-ou. and a bright little
IRISH gITl. hu'hlCCH OtOHn'r, ami "A
BpN.ry huv. Leu Martin, and "A stolid
3 servant girl. Ls-uTd W0kiHs. are intro
iG,"i. They have not faIch ~ 10 with
th" working ont ~ tho plot, but y there ~
any mystery about them = = AL cleared
, away IS their trick clothes N the lAs; act.
~" Buwery boy pIlls a string, his
rags drop ~ and he q diSc os'>d IN all the
! u-tuty and "pgience q Il rrand new sum
Iu,.r suit; likewise HGTTou shows his con-
r.rSioL to HAS sweetheart ideas Nv M
. buttuning h,s coat and showing h7 de
graa- his green necktie and vest. he
play j. well mounted. the scenery ot 'he
I, first and last acts especially Icing hl!y
Ip t. the requirements
The Garden Theatre has had some
unusual productions, bIt perhap, no
stranger cpuCoCtlou than this last work u
Mr. l. -"