The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-27
ADJUSTMENTS
" East Lynne"

East Lynne" the five-act drama Of Mrs Henry Wood, was the offering Of the Schiller players at the Bijou the atre last night. With this their eleventh presentation the company brings to a most successful close in their customary capable manner one of the best summer repertoires ever attempted in this city. In the hands of the Schiller plays East Lynne gathers a freshness and charm that quite subdue the taste of the popular plays pyer-ripeness with years.
 The drama is furnished with ample set tings for the entire five acts and in this respect the audience have been generously taken into consideration by the manage ment Further it may be said that even more than on former occasions the movement of the play is at all times sustained by swift changing of scenery and the maturity of the piece reached long before the midnight hour.
 The plot of East Lynne has long since become well known to the general public so there is no need of threshing over the incidents centering about the story of a jealous woman's over-sus- piciousness of her husbands motives in helping family distressed because of the implication of one of it's members in a murder and in which there is an ex- ceedingly slovely daughter with whom 1t chances that the husband is thrown in frequent contact
 To Miss Nora Shelby Is allotted the part of the wife. Lady Isabelle" whose mis- apprehensions of her husbands incon- lstancy lead her from the happiness of | home into the ways of the out cast l woman The part Is a difficult one but 1 Miss Shelby as has always been the l case. aYails herself of every chance to l build upon the character with much of l her original sweetness and grace of man | her thus subduing colors that may be over-wrought and investing the role with many original qualities. Miss Shelby touches the deeper chords in the part of Lady Isabelle"
 Miss Helen Scott in the part of Barbara Hare plays an exceedingly fine role, which is effective not only because of her strong acting but equally by reason of her very handsome appearance and charming demeanor. Miss Ida Thomas as "Cornelia Carlyle" half-sister to "Archi- bald, the husband Of Lady Isabelle" succeeded most undeniab bly, with her part
 last night and introduced many sugges- tive touches always very timely to relieve the intense strain of the piece
 Too much credit can not be given the beautiful little actor. Inez Seabury. in the part of Little Willie" The child is an artist in a chid's own sphere and enters into an unusually long part with an ap- parent realization of all its requirements in a wholly different manner to the usual initiative attempts of child actors In this connection it may be said that while there was very little occasion for the hitherto delightful acting of Miss Marie Grayber, she was again allowed to appear in this final production to remind the audience of her former triumphs and successes
 The acting of Clifford Bruce was very flne during the entire piece and much credit is due him for the great success of
 East Lynne as given last night. be- cause of his portrayal of Archibald Car | lYie, the husband of Lady Isabelle
 He was ably supported by John Todd. 1 who undertook the character of Sir | frane1s Leyison." and in every way met the requirements of the part Of the villain Forrest Seabury had great sue cess with the part of John Dill" clerk to Carlyle as did likewise Rollo Lloyd with the role of Richard Hare" whose implication in the murder case involves Carlyle with his sist er, Barbara Hare and thus brings about an es- arrangement which is the central theme of the play Each member of the cast ac- quilted himself well anu to this is due the success of the last play which will he presented this season by the Schiller players to the people of Birmingham.