The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-05

Stern fathers, frail and vain step
mother. a1efgHewn societp young
sters. fly cops and good lawyers would
do well to take look at Charles
kleins play, 'Ihe Third Degree" at
the BtJou this week.
The piece had New York run.
played In all the leading cities of the
country, where 1t maue an impress
sion, and now may be seen at the
BiJou.
the story OF the play is quite Well
known because of frequent reference
to it in the papers. A young son of
a millionaire, just from coiteke. mar
ries a pretty waitress, and in SO do
ing gains the dispieasure OF his Ia
.her, who a short while later marr,es
a second wife. who had formerly been
engaged to the college chum Of the
son of her husband.
The college cnum (Robert Under
wood, played by William Stantonl
gets into financial troubles, and sends
for Mrs. Jerfries. ST., to hep MIN
out. She does so upon several occa-
sions. Finally she learns that the
young man Is not worthy OF her as
sistance and Aiuses. Whereupon he
writes her letter. saying he will
kill himself. In sheer fright she goes
to his apartments. Her young step
son, Howard Jefrries. Jr.. has pre-
c.ued her. gets drunk and drops
asleep on a couch. Under wood con-
ceals him from view behind a screen,
and an interview takes place between
him and Mrs. Jefrries, Or. she re-
pudiates him and departs and he Kills
himself The noise made by the pls-
tot arouses the neighbors. and de-
tectives get on to the case. They nnu
Young JeiIries in the ADJOINING room.
ty a griiiing examination. conducted
by the detective Captain CLINTON,
played by Charles T. Del Nechiol,
ana after having declared his inno-
cence repeatedly. the young maj.
completely exhausted and apparently
under the hypnotic influence of the
detective. finally confesses to the
crime. He IL taken to the police
station and his wife gets busy. She
tries TO turn the parent. but the stern
father Is like a stone wall. lie can
not forgive his son for marrying De-
meath him. But through persistence
and loyalty to her husband. Mrs. Je1-
dies, Jr. miss Grace Lord), secures
the services Of Lawyer Richard
brewster Raymond Wells). who -
also the lawyer for the Jenries es-
tate, and through three intensely III
terasting acts the night Is maoe TOT
~ i,hsrtv and the establishment OF
,hs ,nnocence of the younger Jeffries.
-: i. ry,t,,s ID, The younger Mira def
,,-s" savas the elder from disgrace b.
.,arn,ttt,nv tbs notice to believe that
the letter written by Underwood was
1900 fnr her ana NOT until the
- tsva r,iu,ta. ~ the last act does
~ x.nny husband learn the truth.
,rh, NAV Wa. we'll stared. and the
or,nan~ was mnerfor In every par
t;cn,ar
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t..u tmnrovsd ideas on the
usual style Of guitar and mandolin.
also t nf , Ssh Golden voiced tenor ana
the concerted work Of the trio that