The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11

dalia"
 Act 1-Hotel in Lucerne
 Act 2-"The Ladys' room, three days later.
 Act 9-The loggia of the palace, Ven ice" three weeks later.
 Act 4-Same as prologue, two years later.
 The Classy Schiller Players will present for the week beginning Monday a splen- did dramatization of Elinor Glyns wide- ly read and much discussed book, Three Weeks"
 The play as wei las the book can well said to be a most powerful love trag edy, and one that is filled with startling human interest throughout.
 The play as well as the book can well be importance to a woman's fife of the dem onstration of love and affection by those whom she has a right to expect it from.
 The habit of modern men to leave too much for granted has been the means of wrecking more than one home. The laws of the heart cannot be trifled with and Miss Glyn has emphasized the fact both in her books and in her play. The drama shows the sad result of many so- called forced marriages, and for that reason alone, if none other, all men, it | Is said. should see Elinor Glyn's dramati- zation of her own novel, Three Weeks | and draw from it the potent lesson it un- 1 doubtedy conveys.
 1 The mute appeal from woman contained l in its lines and situations must strike a sympathetic chord among the intelligent male spectators and arouse them to a realization of their faults and suggest the remedy. When a drama has an interest ing story with a purpose, and calls for powerful acting. it is more than ordinary entertainment-it is great play. One of the most beautiful stage pie lures is seen in the second act: It shows 'the loggia of the palace at Venice" during the Feast of the Roses" In the foreground of the room is an old Vene- tan palace, gorgeously decorated with roses of every hue and variety and through three stately arches may be seen the Grand canal with the moon shin ins on its rippling waters, and in the vista the stately buildings of Venice, all brightly illuminated. It makes a picture most pleasing to the eye and forms a frame for the inspiring emotional acting of Nora Shelby when she parts as "The Lady from the handsome English youth. Paul Verdayne.
 A distinguished writer once said There is no joy, xIt bitter tears will come to cast it like a fallen angel forth" and nowhere is this more truly Illustrated than in Elinor .Glyn's wonderful story.
 The unhappy Queen of Sardalia in the book and in the play paid earth's in- evtable price for her short-lived happiness and yet the whole of womanhood marvels and rebels at the idea and extend to her their universal sympathy. One interesting feature in the play not contained in the book discovers the queen at home in Sardaliay with the king, and serves to show the motive for her subsequent conduct
 The Schiller n a xr,iI1 special setting for each act, and every detail wtlr>be carried out even to the most minute.
 The additional electric fans placed throughout the theatre in conjunction with the special cooling apparatus makes the Bijou one of the most comforta ble theatres in the country.
 Seats for the engagement of Three Weeks can be reserved by phone-114s.
 There is a performance each evening and matinees on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.