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goer found it rather difficult to fol-
{ low the thread of the story.
The astrolOger, it might be men
/ toned is Esther Lennard. a very beau
tiful young lady. Beyond that It
seems unsafe to venture.
In general It seems to have been Mr.
Fhomas's aim TO show that mere man
IS some thousand times or so more
complicated with regard to his mental
makeup than is enigmatic woman On
the whole, however, II may be said
that Mr. Thomas has confused his is
sues and might as well have done
, nothing at all
OF the acting praise is justified.
here Mr.. IhOmas, who has personally
rehearsed the players, has done much
more than IN the play itself. He has
taken actors and actresses, who, with
the exception Of Miss Chrystal Herne
were practically unknown and has
drilled them so wen that they are
( almost constant pleasure.
@The Road to Aready.7
The second play produced by the
National Federation OF Theater clubs
had its premier at the Berkeley Ly-
eeum on Monday night It was called
The Road to Already" and was
written By Edith Sessions Upper.
The story Of the play deals with
an ambitious mother who is anxious
TO marry her daughter to a rich man.
her daughter objects strenuously
having already given her love to a
NDAAS5E mate q neE younger DrOLleE.
The brother on hearing Of his
mothers intrigue arranges for the
eIopement Of his sister with his col
lege friend He calls his friend on
the wire and arranges for the run
away match.
In the meantime, however. the
mother, in order TO gain her end, has
W1lltully told her daughter a lie She
says that the father has been accused
OF wrongfully taking funds from the
q inc T0-4 L. a.
evident that he cannot be saved other
than through the daughters marriage /
10 her mothers choice. The daughter
believes this story and, knowing that
she can save her father, eventually
marr1es the man whom she hates
In the cast were Frank Weston, as
OllFer Gerard, the father; Albert
Latscha, as Robert, his son; Wilson
I Humme' as wilson Churehhill, the
hateful rich man; Lilly CahiI the
charming daughter; Ida Waterman, as
Mary Hamilton. who was the mother
OF John Hamilton, the college friend (
acIed oy FRANKLIN Richie and Leona /
Ban was an exceedingly petite French |
maid of the Gerard household.
"Much Ado About Nothing
The revival Of Shakspere, which
seems to have swept over the metrOp-
oils OF late was added to on Monday /
night by Miss Annie RusselI's produce /
ton Of Much Ado About Nothing /
at the Thirty-ninth Street theater.
MISS Russell seems to have an abid- !
ing faith in the efficacy Of Shakspere |
10 compete with the products of our /
latest Broadway playWrights, and so I
Iar her successes have given credit to /
her perspicacity
As Miss Russell has not interpoIated I
new lines in the somewhat time worn 1
version of Much Ado About Moth I
ing so familiar to playgOers there is I
little necessity for reviewing the play
al length- We proceed, therefore, to 1
a survey Of the actors.
Miss Russell acted the part of Beat I
rice and bright and sparkling /
Beatrice she made. Frank Reicher l
played the part Of Benedict, the /
cousin Of Beatrice, and George Cid /
dens had the role Of DOgberry Each /
of these three principals gave a BRIT I
liant performance. though IL might be I
said Of Miss Russell that her comedy I
could have been a little less forced. !
In her defence Of her maligned cousin I
ana IN the subsequent love scene /
with Benedict she could hardly nave Z
been better, however
From the standpoint Of the casual /
Shaksperean playgOer. the perform /
ances Of Frank Reicher and George ]
Giddens, were perfect The rest of 4
the cast appeared to be well drilled l
and thoroughly conversant with 4
Shaksperan interpretations according |
70 the edicts Of the principals
s9The High Road
Edward SheldOns latest play, 1.-The !
High Road" which was produced at /
the Hudson theater on Tuesday night,
proved TO be an altogether remark
able performance The story. which 1
is divided into five parts, is woven /
about the adventures of a country
girl, Mary Page. The first act opens /
upon the New England farm Of old
Silas Page. a hard listed product Of I
a stony soil Old Page has brow
beaten his daughter into complete J
submission. but has overlooked the
fact that the rigid regime he has