The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-02-24
1.-THE V|RC|NIANS."


Those who have read - he Vi:
pir,Ians", Owen Wisiet'> fasclna'-
lng story Of the Wild Wes' and
dld not see the play during It's
long run IN New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia and Boston, viii fan
to understand the uncommon IN
tere,t with which readers of the
book are looking 70, waId TO the
presentation Of It's dramatic 'tl"n
at EIks' Theatre Saturday. March
md. 1t is not surprising that
those who have come to know Mr..
Waters cowboy hero should long
to see his present present mehf.
Barely has Il more lovtable and
manly character been made the
central figure Of Il story ne ~
the embodiment uf what Eastern
people in the cities love to read
about. because he has the good
ana bad qualities which the "Et"'
riyi IZarIOn lacks. ''The w i
man" ha! killed his m"n -
had gamblcd had no IL a
,,fr Of spoll,ss purity among tue
coudit,ons that obtained III the
Western lamp in ,hat cary y
\ lynchns. IN which b" ne y I"
string up some cat liz thieves,
takes place while he Is counting
The. gll from the EaS'; and on
the eve of their honey m ..on ne
meets u scOundicl in the street
and dispatches hlm after il" I'M
celrn,onluus fashion Of the FROM
tier But he ~ strong, hat",
generous, sound AT heart, itli Of
resources, a man to trnst ara de-
pend upon The difference nr
tween the c"nv'htloh", " I'D
West hero o. HE five c.r- novel
and tbs. hero If Mr.. !>,r's
book, is that the latter is rraI.
lie is u man One may not Tx.
all he does but that is the way
such man would aci, aud il is
that trnthfulness that gives real
ism and vitality to the story.
II il an sheer romance, we
must remember, and therefore we
have the elements of the romantic
life shorn down 20 their barrst
aud most primitive factors
There is the hero; there is the
girl of his heart; there Is his enc.
my. And that is 4uite enough,
surely, for out Of such factors
come an the tragedy and comedy.
fhc laughter and tears Of our
world. The girl Of his
leart called Molly Wood, il supr
'i"r To him IN social station,
.hough his inferior in nature. A
lainty little heroine she Is, full of
and pervrrsity, loving
ms man with all her heart, yet
against his dominion,
never acknowledging the fact 20 !
lerself, and getting quite angry if
lnyone even suggests it She
nccombs ut last and the quiet,
naSte'fnl man knew all along she
would have to, but there il many {
>Grnsgle amt much disaster on [
he way before we catch the
onnd of the inevitable marriage {
pliS. !
The william. too, is a william of 4
he right sort-a low, cowarly. " ,
*, mean thing, call Trampas, I
10 ~ forgiven score of times, |
ut has to be done away with be !,
're the course of true love will I
IN smooth. o /,
Everyone must realize III. :,
'ttic justice of his quick death y
the hands of the Vireinia,, and /,
lis episode is naturally one of ),
'e strongest in the story. u
The girl, Molly Wood, prays to 9
er lover with all her heart o y
'are the enemy, no; to be guilty f,
murder for her sake. For i,
oinent we are almost afraid that
re N,rglnian will reIent in his :,
eady purpose, and Viii forget :.
lat the wild cattle land III which ;.
lives Is one where, over ard !,
gam the strong man must take y
10 law INTO his hands. Hut lie
PES not relent, and shoots Tam :;
~ fair and square il the ordeal !, u
oat'le. And the girl, WON !.
all over, only clings to him and :,
sseS HIM the more =.
The dramaiilatiOn cf ,l,~ stir. !,
1g romance has been mad. Nv =
r. Wister and NJ 80 Ia -
'elie The La SheIie Vire;oiaD =
'mpany under whose ! q ge i;
Ant the play is presented, prom I.
- a faithful transcription to the
age of the values of Mr.. Wistpr's
ok In the production they =
We made every effort toe have y
scenery, the incidents, the
aph'c and absorbing narrative
q the sense Of atmosphere on
g same high and spirited plane
At characterizes the novel.
aux Conway, II. &. Russell. ~
lrry Bates, Charles X. Gilbert. NJ
rabor Wilton, Marie Dantes on
d Harry Halliday are with the NJ