Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
Large Audiences See Much Talked. OF
Drama, "Madame r."

LARGO Audiences see MUCH AINSo'Vt
Drama, "Madame r."
The much talked-of modern drama.
Madame n" from the French by Alex
andre Bison. was presented to two
large audiences al the Odeon Saturday
by capable company under the dlrec-
tion OF Henry w Savage. IN the after
noon an audience that practically filled
the house witnessed the matinee per-
! Torrance, and III the evening the house
| was exceptionally large for the poores,
rheater night OF the week.
The average person would not seek
Madame X as a pleasing attraction
I outside Of the dramatic talent that
might be displayed. There is but lit
tie in the drama that is expected to be
pleasing. FOR tragedies. whether do
mestic or result in the taking OF human
life. are not pleasant things TO dwell
/, upon Laying aside the story however.
Madame X is 4 success dramatically.
! ard contains many intensely dramatic
situations.
The story o. the play is we'll known
/ to mos- thea tergoers who We're attract
ed to witness the drama Jacqueline
F'loriot the young wife o. an ATTORNEY.
is found by her husband in the arms
of another man The pair fees TO es-
| cape the husba nd's wrath. Nine. Fforiot
deserving besides her husband her ?
year old son. RAYMOND. Two years
later the wife. truly repertant for the
wrong she has done. returns to her
home and seeks her husbands forgive
ness She hegs 20 see her baby who
has just passed the crisis in a severe
illness Louis F'lorior the husband. re
fuses either to forgive or forget ard
: ~, nSt
This much of the s.orv IS told in the
p-olog. the action Of which takes place
twenty wears prior 10 the acts that fol-
low The wife gives herself mp to a
LIE OF Shama ana with her Other vices
becomes addicted Ia drugs, including
ether Her husband regrets his treat :
,nent Of the errins woman almost as
soon as he had turned hey from his
door but his efforts 10 find her and
bring her back had beer t-uitless
The woman. almost 10 the end. and
old beyond her years as a result - dis
; Sinatton. becomes the mistress Of one
LaroQue a felon to whom. while under
the influence Of e.her intoxica ton. the
woman tells enough Of her past to let
him know that size b-oug'l, to her hus
band 1925 900 francs on her weddin z
! day. LaroQue conspires with Perissard
and Merivel. two blacknailers. 10 get
| mold of the Woman's money and JAG
uueline divining The purpose. and de-
string to shield her husband and son
from her shame shoots I1arouue. Her
! arrest follows. and at her trial her own
son. RAYMOND all of these wears be-
lieving his mother dead is appointed by
the court to defend the prisoner. who
is only known "a MAZDA me Y. because
let,1 -,,J, >F
her past even to discuss her crime.
1t is the Young mans first case. II
comes to trial the evidence Is heard.
and RAYMOND. still ignorant of the
identity Of his client. makes an elo-
nuent appeal FOR the wo.nans acnuittal
using his imagination to picture a mo-
tive for the wo.nan's downfall. The
facts as he related them are true in the
uoman's case. ard she is recognized
While on the stand by Louis Floriot and
others who had known her in her
Younger DAYS Jacuueline also recog
nzes her husband. and realizes that her
attorney is her own son. She swoons
when the jury returns .ts verdict OF
acquittal for she wants to die before
her son knows who hts client is. Raw
nand is informed of his mothers iden-
tttv az Jacuueine is recovering tenn
porarilv from her faintine spell. and the
woman dies after ciasping her boy TO
| her bosom.
IN the title role appeared Mabel
MONTGOMERY an emotional actress OF
marked ability Miss Montgomerys
strongest work was in the proioe. in
| her appeal for her baby and the return
OF her husbands love Altho her inter
probation Of the ether fend called for
! some clever acting. that scene could
have been shortened TO advantage. The
character is most difficult one to play
and calls for a rare kind of talent that
even all emotional actresses do rot pos
sess.
Frederick Burt. as Louis Floriot. and
Frank Wright, as Raym ond. We're both
very satisfactory. and the latters ad
dress before the jury was one OF the
strong scenes of the play. NJ Mac
Quarrie. as Noel. Floriot's friend. and
Warren Gland, aS Laroque. gave good
types OF everyday characters that
We're true to life. The best character
izations however We're those OF Charles
Bunnell and George Tinmons, as Peris-
sard and Merivel.
AZ has always been the case ever
since Madame X" was first staged. the
usual number Of tears We're apparent
turnout the audience. The eart-inter-
est is truly stirred by some scene. in
the action OF the play. and there was
| many an eye that needed drying during
the portrayal Of the sad story.