Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-03
STOCK OF MoOrefield" A success.


Moorefeld." This was the first staging o.
the play. The generous applause and cur
tain calls spoke well for it.
The story unfolded is that of patriciar
family's vain effort to prevent the marriage
OF their youngest daughter, Lucille, to q
man thought socially inferior. Moorefield
the father. threatens in the presence Of
Agnes and Richard, Lucille's sister and
brother, to disinherit Lucille if she marries
Edward. Agnes thereafter forms the reso-
luton to do all she can to further the
wedding, while pretending to the family to
oppose it. She thereupon begins a career
OF deceitfulness, which is augmented by
Richard falling in love with a young woman
met at masked ball, whose identity is
unknown to him but known to Aenes.
Agnes seeing that disinheritance will be
imposed upon Richard should he make a
like misalliance as his sister, encourages
him to pay court to his unknown charmer,
who is sister to Edward. He eagerly fol-
lows Agnes suggestions while engaging
in disreputable plot to Illustrate Lucille s
plans. In the end the whole situation be-
comes known to Moorefeld, but Lucille
elopes before the disclosure of Aenes'
pertidy. Agnes is undone Richard is dis
carded by his fancee and killed by his
ruffian. hired to estranee Lucille and Ed
ward, and Moorefield is left in despair,
bereft of all his children.
Mr.. William c. Beck reaffirmed his right
to leading place as an amateur, which
he gained last season in THE Millionaire
Business"
Miss Virginia Brewer presented the part
of Agnes. The character of a deceitful
and avaricious sister to both Richard and
and Lucille, pretending to sympathize with
them, while working out their ruin for her
own profit, could not be expected to gain
the sympathy of an audience, but the skill
with which Agnes handled her dupes and
the manner in which Miss Brewer portrayed
the part compelled admiration and frequent
applause. Her devotion to her unprincipled
lover Grand, Notwithstanding his apparent
pertidy. was a good representation of
frequent chapter in real life.
Miss Laura Higgins. as Lucille, repre-
sented gushing young girl in love and
won everyone from the start. There was
general regret that her final triumph and
marriage to Edward were left largely to
the imagination and took her off the STAGE
before the close of the play.
Mr.. Harry Buck is always success as
an amateur, and as Edward, Lucilles
lover, he had the sympathy of his audience
at once.
Miss Mary Davis, in most trying stu
alton between the indignation of her hus
band and her love and interest in Lucille,
maintained as Elizabeth, Moorefeld's wife,
a matronly dignity which well presented
the part. When, at the close of the last
act, she viewed the body of Richard and
the sequel to the sad story"
her collapse was as natural as reality.
Mr. A. B. Coe took the part of Richard
and gave a splendid representation of a
young man who, in the impulsiveness of
youth. thinks the family honor excuses any
conduct and yet his conscience burns him
for his deeds. Richards soliloquy on con-
science was probably the most striking
single feature of the play.
Mr.. Edward Greene had the ADVANTAGE
Of local reputation. He has heretofore
taken exclusively humorous parts, but his
success in the semi-serious character of
Grand was abundant.
DIR. George E. Edmonds represented Gill,
a ruffian in the employ of Richard, and
was success from the start. 1t is pity
the structure of the play did not require
more of Gill before the audience. His
dread of the consequences of his contem-
plated foul deeds. his argument to fortify
his intended purpose to do evil and then
the constituencies enjoyment of the results
of his evil creations were portrayed most
strikingy.
Such criticisms of the play as can most
deservedly be made could be met by
better staging facilities, and a few more
industrious rehearsals, so as to eliminate
the frequent curtains which tend to tire
an audience. and some rough places in
the presentations.
The play was written by Mr. r. f. L.
Smith. of Rockville, and managed and
staged by Mr.. William F. Prettyman The
staging was particularly effective, consid-
ering the limited situation. The garden
scene was especially fine.