The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-03

ling's poem. powerful as IT is. does not
80 INTO detail concerning the methods
employed by the lady fair in robbing
her fool of his honor and faith anu
sure intent. and stripping him down
20 ms tool,sh hide. MIR. Brownies play
leaves little to the Imagination. but
SHOWS TO the audience the sinuorA
white faced. dipped. ophidian-
e e, Namnire-W Woman, in all her hid
euhs mastery over the shrunkcn
drunken, brutalized beast OF Fool
who had been Il Man.
Tie play opens with n scene at the
country home al Larchmont Of the
man, VINO is Just leaving for England
on a most important governmental
mission. The Man has everything.
money honor. fair name, friends. the
the happiest of homes. The next
scene, shows the deck Of the steamer.
C.roWoed With PASSENGERS and their
friends come TO say good by Young
aiinnlee, mere boy, but ono Of the
many sent down into the depths by
lhc Nainnirc. rushcs on. looking Tor
her Then She sweeps on. with q great
mass OF red roses in her arms lie
strides up and levels his pistol al her
leau, but she laughs and whisncrs
Kiss me, my fool" The boy lowers
ms weapon and then raises it To his
laughs, The passengers are swept back
ny the ships officers. and the deck
steward goes to work with his mop.
IN instant later the Man enters. with
ms friend, and his wife and child He
Shnddcrs when lie is told the story,
put the woman passes by, looks at him
OYER The red roses, and from tina, in
hooms out, there are hurried farewclls.
ana the curtain falls--as the Man. who
has become the Fool ana the Vamuiro
stand gazing at each other
Attempts To Save.
lncn lie scene shifts bncE IN tho
country home. in rose garden this
linz I'm The !, wife ana th% child are
ms atnral bent The sister of the
Wife knows why the Fool does moi
I,2pnc nome, and, angry. sickened and
u us VIa .. Is on the point Of telling
and his Rcd Rose when the Friend
persiiadcs her to wait ana let him try
to win back the Fool 10 be a. Man
again
y month passes and the library of
he Fools house in New York IS
shown The Fool is being stripped his
tNes are bsaekened beneath, his hands
tremblc his clothes are disheveiicd
ne has been dropped by decent people,
but he Woman still comes to him
us friend enters aud tries TO arouse
MN lie Is ON the point of winning,
when the Womnn comes again. whis-
pers to ne Fool this time, Kiss me.
MY Tool. and there is no hope
iherc Is another glimpse Of the rose
'N'lf ll'tI ~ AZ tdT IultF, Wnen the
Wlie decides 10 so TO the Fool. with
Their child. ana try 10 bring him home
! lhen there Is one last hidcous view OF
5hn to"i library shaken, stage crinS.
iaii!hS cacklinG ana mumbling. strip-
ped thi* Time almost 10 his ''sodden
soul the Man VINO was stumbIes on.
Alter horrible bit Of scene with his
friend, the wife ana child enter. Tie.
have made him promise 10 come home
emu nave Icll Tor Il few moments, when
~ Vampire comes again. Al the very
,uat moment. he tries 10 Kill her with
nls bare hands. but the effort is TOO
! in"ch for his battered brain, and ne
drops 10 the iloof The Woman stoops
onnGJr ~, ms !itGiesS hedy for an instant.
n Yi, W. cnrlain falls as she stands
"i-S@Feamihe horribly.
Perfect setting.
ny setting Of the play is practically
| n.ri"ct. overy scene is heavy am!
elaborate, and the company is unustlal-
S"od as a whole. But except for
| ne scenes at the country home. which
were delightful. due largely 10 the ex-
ecHsht WORK Of Rcnton Churchill who.
81 ~" FRIEND. htd AN UNUSUALLY SYM
pathcur part and PLAYED ii in a man
! easy and unaffected manner. and
70 me wonderful playing Of little
bit OF girl, named Juliet shelby VIM
was the most cha rming stage child
rdn recall--cNccpt for these scenes
MhlSH Mere all too short. the play
HaS HrGes"mc beyond words Robert
/ iillliard, who Is not to nv nina
! SPod reader In ligh, parts. was most
| horrthN and hideously convincing ms
| ne Fool. In the last scene he made
| even the most hardened shudder win
nc tciTttc power and realism of his
Work virginia Pearson played wei
| the vampire. And when the two piay
| % together The scene was tense be-
| M"nd Words. but always ugly-reaI and
| Ihing. but almost sickeninC Al one
/ tlnc he strikes her viciouslv half n
| dozen timcs-in the face
| y po"erful performance OF Il hideous
! piaY.-and one not intended for school
'"''"!th' w. n. G..
! Wednesdays club Concert.
! Thc Wednesday Cub will presenf
Nine. Liza Lehman the celebrated
( COMPOSER pituist. 10 Richmond music
| lor"rH at the jefferson Auditorium
! IRursday night January .
Nine Lchmann's own composjt;on
| IN Persian Garden" will he The
main feature Of e concert program of
! nigh quality. when will he given by
| her own ENGLISH quartet composcd or
| ihn following artists Miss Rinnrh
| Iomllii. soprano: Miss Palgrave-Turn
! en- contral'o. Hubert l:isdcll, tenor.
aud julien Henry, baritone.
Nine Lehman stands to-day amonc
The foremost Of I:.igland's song writ,
crs Spcakin. Of the In n Persian
| Garden" and its ,ecoptios, bv the
musical world Nine. lehman savs.
II was the American public that tool:
If up so warmly, ana now that i, n. .
1 IA no