Evening journal., 1914-10-03
MIss GEORGE DELIGHTS.

Playhouse last night to greet Miss /
Grace George I'm Clyde Fitch's play, !
"The Truth
Miss George as Becky Warder was /
at her best AS the fbbng young /
wife, whose dbs, however, are only /
idle rOmancing or are intended TO |
help some one out of trouble, had /
part which she played with telling |
effect II is not an easy part. On the /
contrary IL is one which takes an ac- |
tor who can appreciate the lights and /
shadows, who can understand and ap- |
preciate a character Of the kind. With |
out an intelligent appreciation of |
what the author was endeayoring toll
do when he wrote the part, on the
part of the actor playing it, the play
would be a dismal failure, for pretty
little Mrs. Warder must be a perfectly
innocent and good hearted little wo-
man as well as a most elaborate fib
Der, a combination which is rare and
which 1t takes art to delineate Miss
George has been seen here several
times before but she was never seen
in a part where her splendid ability
showed to better advantage. II would
be hard to describe the difference be-
tween Miss George and other stars
but there is a difference, a difference
in the little touches which she gives
to a part, a naturalness which comes
from a thorough understanding and
a thorough appreciation of the play
as well as an understanding of hui
man nature. Sine has the ability to
give an artistic touch to a part and
still keep It thoroughly human.
oe Tom Nfurlnr tho
! husband of the fibbing little Wife, was
at all times strong and in some of
! his scenes with Miss George Whining
ton saw some of the best acting on
| the part of both which has been wit
messed here in a long time Mr..
! Trevor is an actor of ability and
gave excellent support at all times.
Helen Reimer as Mrs Crespigny
gave a delightful exhibition of char
acter acting. work that was thorough
ly appreciated by the audience. AL
bert Brown as the father of Mrs.
Warder was another actor of ability
and as the broken but thorough sport
was all that could be desired. Frank
Goldsmith was acceptable as Linden
! though he had but comparatively lit
tie chance to show his ability and the
same was true of Madeline Meredith
as Eve Lindon, the jealous wife who
causes the trouble and Luliet FIRE.
mont as Laura Frazer who is on the
stage but short time.
OF course nothing was left undone
in the way of production. The seem
cry is all that could be desired and
the play is in the hands of most
capable company. There is no doubt
that Miss George and the capable or
ganization back of her scored the hit
of the present season in "The Truth"
and Wilmington is glad to have seen
this excellent attraction. It is the
kind of a play which means something
for behind the interesting scenes, the
bright lines and the genuine comedy
which mark the play there is a use
full lesson, a lesson which it is well
to study for It teaches the danger
of falling away from the truth but
at the same time teaches the advan-
tage of an abiding faith, faith which
, cannot fail to bring happiness in the
, end. It is the kind of play which
- will live for a long time, the kino
! which sends the audience away Will
a pleasant recollection of an evening
! well spent and in the hands of Miss
b. George and her capable company is
something well worth while.
3 REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM
The stage coach which Jeremiah
Cobb, the tender-hearted old philO-
sopher of Riverboro. drives in "Re-
becca of Sunnybrook ,Farm'N and
which brings the youthful heroine OF
I the comedy from her very crowded
but loving home to the austere luxur'
les of the "brick-house," RiverbOro's
mansion, is a real Maine stage coacl
Z and was used for forty years on one
r of the roads OF the Pine Free State
t The coach was driven during thu
period Of its active service by Harris
Seavey between PrOut's Neck Maine
and Scarbora Beach. However, auto
&c mobiles and the building of rail
It roads put the old coach ont Of com
It mission and il had lain for man,
,e years in its barn at Prout's Neck
10 when Kate Douglas Wiggin, autho
of "Rebecca of SunnybrOok Farm,
'o found il there and coveted its pas
We session for use in her comedy.
L This stage coach will be used dur
Pc ing the engagement of "Rebecca o
Ig Sunnybrook Farm" at The Playhouse
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
with matinees on Tuesday and Wed
nesday
"THE MIDNIGHT GIRL"
n Wilmington theatre-goers who hay
I, been wanting musical comedy. an