The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21

are: Daisy Belmore, Elsie Oldham.
Mabel Crawley. II. Nye Chart. Arthur
elliott Stanhope Whentcroft and Regal
Robinson.
''Ihc Man From Home.r
William Hodge comes to the Acad-
envy Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
and Saturday matinee, in the Booth
Tarking tom Harry Leon Wilson corn
edy, The Man From Home," and as
this play, is one of the best that has
been Presented on the local stage for a
decade. the engagement ought to proye
another ovation for Mr.. Hodge md
his associate players
The curtain rises upon a scene in
sorrento, where Horace Grancer-
simpson and his sister, Ethel, of Ko-
komo. Ind, are staying with num-
Dor of English acquaintances, who. arc
united In plot to capture tho
9rahser-simpson millions by marry
ms me Two guilelcss young Anglo
nianiacs. Tho future Earl Of Haw-
castle is to marry Miss Granger
sampson and set settlement of 1850
ooV, ana the somewhat shady Comtesse
de Champigny, close friend of the
insolvent Earl of Hawcastle, ia 70
marry her brother, and got tho rest
of tho fortune.
Daniel Voorhees, Pike. the role play
ed BY MIR. Hodge. is an Indianan. who
suggests tho George AIDE types. Pike
leaves kokomo and sets sail for Sor-
rento TO save his ward from marriage
with the SON of the English ndyen-
turer. After his arrival, conviction
that the Indiana innocents are being
vict!mlzed grows into 4 certainty,
mere derolves upon him tho duty of
exposing the adventures to his wards.
both OF whom are willing to sacrifice
thelr last penny to marry into nristo-
cratic families. A Russian fugitive
happens to make the hotel at which
ilke and the others are staying
maven or refuge. and Pike agrees to
shelter him, calling TO his aid a Rus.
sian grand duke, who Ia travelling
!ncoEnito. Tho Earl OF Hawcastle dis
covers the presence OF the Russian.
ana In an effort to force Pike to make
the settlement threatens the American
with exposure and imprisonment. BY
chance the Indiana lawyer learns that
the Comtesse dc Chumpigny was tho
fa1thless wife OF the fugitive and that
iiawcastle was her confederate in the
robbery that resulted In his being sent
to Siberia. The former convict Is
brought into the hotel and is recog-
nized by his wife and Hawcastle in tho
presence of Miss Granger Simpson and
her brother. The girl heroically de-
clares that the sins of tho father
were not those of the man she has
promised TO marry, and that It is
her duty to carry out her promise.
Your father and mother were both
from Missouri" asks Mr.. Pike, and
the curtain falls on the act.
In the Anal act Miss Granger Simp-
son maintains her position. and her
guardian finally consents to the mar
riage, but at last she realizes her mis-
take and the final curtain falls upon
the lntimntion that she has begun to
look kindly upon Pike.
William Hodge. In the role of Daniel
/ voorhees, Pike, attorney at law from
kokomo, Ind, gives un impersonation
that approaches n stage classic. II Is
bit of flesh and blood acting that
endears itself with all classes, and 1t
Is within the understanding OF every
body. Helen Harvest, Leonora Won
Ottinger. Ida Vernon. EchlIn Gayer,
Herbert McKensie. Arthur Bell, c. Il.
Feltcr, Anthony Asher and A. Monte
CRITIC are the principal members of
the supporting cast.
| ''Thc White squnw.s
The White Squaw," which Manager
G. I. Mckee will present at the Bijou
Theatre all this week, was written
by Della Clarke, an actress prominent
under Charles Frohmnn's management
until her demonstrated ability as q
playwright as we'll as player carried
her into another sphere.
Few plays OF recent times have
shown as much of heart interest as
The White Squaw." over and above
all else, II Is wholesome play, and
one that must find an appeal wherever
q nature exists that acknowledges SEN
tirhent Tho scenes are laid in the
wilderness OF Michigan, about ono hun
ored years ago. Antoine Campeau, OF
Montreal, his wife and their two lit