New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-18
"IAE MASTER MIND"
;,other Crock Play Comes to
TIE Harris Theatre.
pepPERED WITH THRILLS
White. Red and Black Cards
Give a We'll Meaning Audi
ence the Creeps.

rho-e should be some sort OF a bar on
- s.-ea. where they served nothing but
"N.,,;aos soothing syrups and narcotics
no.ree,-the-acts patrons Why not a
". U,rsIow sundae or an opiate frappe
- .binped cream and nuts? Such an
,a,,ishment could Go a racy business
,,,b,s and matinees in the crime belt
,'..,,.second street has always been
-. an with something. \ few years ago
as the subvay. now IL is the drama
ID evs-v few nights the situation grows
...re alarming Last night another emo
lana, ripper came 10 the Harris in Daniel
,s-,er,s The Master Mind"
crooks pervade tho new play. II fact.
,s,re are only two people in it WHO possess
.os,. that they can acknowledge. The
rss, are led about by the nose by the
tester Mind. who is crook FOR an honor
,b,e reason. lie is avensing his brother
Who was sent TO the chair five years be-
or. by the aristocratic Young Distri., AT
ornev. CORTLAND Wainwright.
The Master Mind. disguised as butler
Mans that his victim. Who is now candi-
date for Governor OF the state. shall
-,.rrv Et;le vaif whose story is such
hat when disclosed her husbands public
career will be ended. The Watf is one Of
hose delicate minded little patricians of
nc streets who. although she has neither
,,uilv nor anything back OF her but a
.eoord for theft. IS cut out TO be the wife
AZ one OF natures no6iemen and the mis-
.ress OF THE peoples house
The Master Mind. having taken I'VE
ears 20 ripen mis- plot. mas included in his
plans four years Of schooling for the waif
4, q French convent so that she will know
nov 10 dress sveet!y and DO her hair be-
,on,ngly. Tha. she may have family
hat is. father. mother and orother-he
summons some very terrible crooks from
he West 10 play these roles
Il would be pity 20 disclose the man
ner Of explosion Of this cuuninSly laid
nine and II would be futile 10 attempt
% explain how IL = that the Master Mind
both wins and loses. except % hint that
although he is victorious mcrtally. his
heart go,s back on him. People have
strange ana often oppcrture diseases on
hs stage. but none OF them comes on
vith the uneXpectedness Of love. some
l'res what appeared all the way through
he play 20 be a man made OF sound and
perfect steel capable OF any amount Of
nlrderous work viii turn out 20 be as
owing ss a s.. Bernard dog. after all.
is not one villain in million that YOU
ian really trust 20 say ia, he Ne
sro1d beauty at the end Of the PLAY as
ae Gid at the beginning.
Edmund Breese PLAYED the Master
Mind II is creepy part. IL . ne wEC
sends white cards 10 poor Wainwright
every little while TO remind him that he
ias a. enemy who f. going some day 70
ske his life. Whcl rcd card comes il
means that the enemy approaches ana
Fhen a black card arrives It is symbol
- death. An awful thiuG 70 rave
p,ler like that IN tn hoUse, especially
Hhen lie has 1Ir. Breese's tense uanlici'
.tssly eyes and panther-iike ieg action.
Nr Breese played along the lines Oh
broad theatrica! effectiveness in the same
ray az the playwright had done. without
.egard 10 the verites.
Katharine La Sale created we'll o.
7FmpatnH 10 tie StH'i'St al"
.,tls paif that ever grew Mp on tn
streets Elliott Dexter was pleasant 90
Wainwright. 4 character that made theS B..
rieal history N his trust Of his wife even
sgains, 81 evidence.
N fact. the abseuce o. marta. 1o"s
IS decidedly pleasant feature oi crime
ana rnay n psrt account for the p'r'''t
POPULARITY Of the crime PLAY.
CAST or THE MASTER MIND.