The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25

lion from the exceedingly interesting
short story writer. the late O. Henry.
out of whose story, ~ Retrieved Re-
formation" he has elaborated a con-
slstent plot, with an eNcocdinslv inter
esting series of Incidents.
Before the play opens Jimmy Valen.
inc mas saved "A lovely girl, Rose Lane
IRON an attacking rufiian. He came
unou her III II parlor car, Struggling.
with the brute. promptly fell upon him
and threw him from the moving train.
treatment which eliminated In Tho
mans death. The girls Imagination
pas peen fired and has played around
'i.ntnS heroism and attractive per-
sonalitv until he is the only man ir
tho world for her she docs NO, lev
DIS name, nor his whereabouts until
she comes upon him in Sing Sing, where
nc IS uplnS time for tho robbery OF q
p"hh. She, with her uncle. the Lieu
tchaht-GoVcrnor OF tho state, and two
"onhen representing tho Cato of Hone
5"eie'F' which IS looking toward the
release OF Innocent prisoners from ali
the prisons in the world. are yisitinr
the prison in the interests or Tho
cause wy
Jimmy protests that he is innocent.
t"onsh 10 those on the inside lie is the
only man III the country who can omen
Il safe by the dcicacy of his sense Of
,ouch. Through the straight story he
rs able to tell. and the girls plea, tho
Lieutenant has his symn,tb,,
sufficiently aroused to secure his par.
don. This act proves cxccedincIy r.ood
comedy, for in his efforts to convince
the Women OF the futility of their IDEAS
the warden Of the prison brings in the
various convicts to illustrate his thesis
tnat criminal is In love with his
trade. and ready to use il at every on
portunity. whether lie is to gain Nv. =,
or not "Blinley Davis raises the I leu
teIiant-GoVcrnor's check for So to So
"Vo Tor the sheer pleasure of tho som
sattoi' and Dick" the Rat opens a lock
with hairpin which German in
Ventor has passed fourteen years in!
PeriectinS. The members of the Gate
OF 1iope Society Introduce 81 note OIL
humor which is delightful In The ey-
IRENE II
in the next act, Jimmy released from
prison appears as very presentablel
young man. confronted with the prob-
lem of the pardoned conv!ct-what TO
40 with his life. He must reckon with
tho call of his old life. the tempta-
tons of his former palsli. who have al
! ready framed M job in which his
hcip Is wanted and with Doyle. thel
detective, who for an old ofcnse. ca n
send him up again for another term of
years, If he will not turn into that
most odioua thing to n crook, n stool
pigeon. \ halo of romance and rcfor-
nation is spread around the thief. for
Rose Lane holds out the only beacon
light for him to follow. a good posi-
ton In her fathers bank, where as n
trusted employc. he can win place
in society without loss to his scIf-re-
spcct and without being a constant
object of suspicion.
In the bank. in company with his old
pal Rod Pocclyn, whom lie has INSTALL
ed as watchman. Jimmy rises TO the
position of assistant cashier IIo has
won tho respect and confidence of Mr.
Lane, his future is secured and his
love for Rose is about to culminate in
marriage, when his old enemy, Doyle.
closes in on him
Licbler & Co. are TO present this play