The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-12-07
"THE CONFESSION"
This Powerfully Dramatic Play to 8,
Presented at the Bijou Next
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ms powerfully Dramatic Play to Be
Presented at the Bijou Next
Week.
In appreciation of the splendid sup
port accorded the "Stock" departure at
SaHe's Bijou opera house the manage
ment has spared no expense to i'm
prove the personnel Of the company
and to provide the latest and the best
plays available. For the coming week
starting Sunday matinee, December 8.
the SAKE Dramatic company will pre-
sent for the first time in this city.
"The Confession" Il play from the pen
OF ). Hallock Reid described as one
of the most powerful dramatic Offer
ings Of the last decade. THE Confess
sion" was originally produced at the
Bijou tfeater, New York City, where
it ran for months, startling the me-
tropolis with it's grip of intensity.
AS its title would indicate, the play
deals with a subject particularly vital
to the Catholic church. and the plot
takes for its groundwork the conflict
that arises over the question Of the
duty of a priest to his church versus
his duty to his state. Upon this theme
has been built play of absorbing in
terest with a dialogue of modern con-
struction and with scenes end eli.
makes powerfully dramatic in their
appeal. ~.
The play is in four acts: 4 brother
Of priest is accused of murder which
another man has committed and who
has confessed to the priest knowing
full we'll that the priest will not I'M
part the knowledge. The brother is
only saved from execution by the
deathbed confession of the murderer.
A pretty love story through which
there runs a vein of delicious comedy
that permeates the entire structure of
the play and relieves the action from
any dramatic monotony. The locale
of the play. in order Of the different
acts presents the rectory of Our Lady
of Mercy Church at Gloucester, Mass,
the prison at Charleston. Mass, and
the governors office at Boston.
The time for the play is the present,
The SAKE company will in this play
be afforded splendid opportunity for
both historic effort and the scenic dis
play. not only will the company be cast
to it's full strength but new MEM
Der in the person of Chas. Lindhol,n,
an old favorite with stock patrons OF
this city. will make his initial appear
ance as Il SAKE player in an import
ant part in The Confession" Mr..
Louis Hollingcr, the popular leading
man Of the company will appear in the
role of the priest, part which he
should reveal most artistically. The
staging of the play will be all that
experienced management can provide.
Future play selections of the Sake
company include to follow 1.-THE Con-
fession. The Bishops Carriage"
Christmas week, 1.-The Deep Purple"
aud New Years week Madame H."
admittedly the most pretentious stock
presentments ever made in the Twin
Cities.
The Confession" comes highly en-
dorsed by men prominent in the
knights of Columbus and Ancient Or
der Of Hibernians throughout the
country. Vicar General NJ. J. Lavellc
Of the Archdiocese of New York, says
of it:
II gladly advise all loyal members
of the Mother Church to see THE Con-
fession.'' as after having seen it my
self. know it will be of great and
lasting benefit to them"
Arrangements have been made with
the nine divisions Of the Auxiliary to
\. o. H. of this city by which the or
ganixation is to receive q share of the
proceeds during the week and the sale
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