Evening journal., 1914-02-10

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"jim' for short-to Bushrod sllerby-
She is wealthy and Bu-hrod Elerby IS
t member OF family proud with IT'S
reoollcctlons and traditions of better
days financially. Bushrod and Jim
leil in love al first sight, but he haa
He'd from her because he did not w.sh
10 be IN the position OF seeking her
fortune. She follows Bushrod, huds
hi min his home. and they become mar
him ia his home and they become mar
lerbv, younger brother who ls SOW
ing wild oats. gets into nasty scfapc'
and RIl Jackson, n saloonkeeper, sub
mits tu Rushrod check for $780, given
him by Thornton, who has forged his
mothers name 20 it. lie demands
$4,000 or Bushrod as a price Tor 81
lcncc. Bushrod lacks the money, IN VAIN
tries 10 borrow Il. and as a last resort
significantly tells Jackson lac IS to
marry Jim Manson that day and will
give him note for the - 900.
From that moment The play unfoids
most entertainingK Bushrod refuses TO
pav ono cent OF The note with his Wue's
money. and j. dcvOtng oue-huh OF mis-
compensation as a lawyer in reducing
the note.
jackson. not satisfied with the slow
way Bushrod rs reducing the note.
seeks "Jim" and she pays It on, after
hearing from Jackson some startling
words attributed 60 her husband, and
1iying Bushrod no opportunity to eX-
plain. Her suddenly changed attitude
toward him is engendered, too, by
taunts Of Catherine Lawton. a divoroee
sister OF Bushrod. Jim" brands
Bushrod as a paid husband" She
declares she will have nothing more
10 do with him; but for appearances
sake and because Of love for his moth
er will continue 10 live in the Ellerby
house.
Up to that time she has been an
angel in the household scattering sun
shine, making life brighter for all
She has sent Thornton to her fathers
ranch I'm the west. after sisterly
talk with him IN which she gives him
new view of life She has become a
loving and loved daughter of Mrs. Ell
ierby. the nervous and soiiciuous
mother of her husband, and she has
led Angelica Ellerby, with her domin-
ating soliciude for dumb animals and
love disappointment OF the past, into
realization of an outlook upon life.
But she cannot ingratiate herself with
Catherine Lawton, the diyorcee sister,
whom she denounced after a stormy
scene as a "bully" which brings from
thu latter stinging retorts about Bush
rod and his relations with Jim" be-
fore their marriage.
After her estrangement from Bush
rod "Jim" becomes irreconcilable
She has told none OF the family of
the causes that eliminated In their
separation. Bushrod has disappear
ed. In the closing act, in the un-
completed home Jim" was erecting
for herself and husband. the climax
comes startingly Angelica triesi to
read TO Jim" letter she has re-
ceived from Thornton, in the west.
written at the dictation OF "Jim'sH
father, telling that he forged the
check and Bushrod was paying the
money to save tho family from dis
grace. Thinking Bushrod prompted
the letter. Jim" stops the reading of
II after few words and declares
she viii get divorce. An instant
later Bushrod comes up a stairway,
arms as the curtain falls.
Miss George is splendid through
out, with a natural unaffected man
ner that OF itself is magnetic and
winning. She was heartily greeted
at her first entrance and she and
other members Of the company were
given much applause. The first scene,
in the Ellerby dining room. was fca-
tured with a family wrangle, the
meeting of Bushrod and "Jim," and
the blackmailing scheme of Jack
son. The second and third acts in
the library Of the Ellerbys, an artis-
tic scenic mounting, were the strong
est Of the play. and gave Miss
George. aud Howard Estabrook, who
was BushrOd and Clinton Preston.
who was Thornton, and beverly Sit
greaves, who was Catherine Lawton
some gripping lines and thrilling sit
uatlons, which were made the most
Of.
The strongest scenes perhaps, were
between Jim" and Thornton when
he returned intoxicated; between
jim and Catherine in their quarrel
and between Jim" and Bushrod
when the'r enlargement occurred IN
/ the library, eliminating with hin
seizing her and smOthering Will
! kisses he declared we're not "pait
for Mr.. Estabrook made a fine
looking husband, of pleasing voice
and maner, and thoroughly acted hi,
( part The same could be said of Mr.
! Preston as Thornton. Beverly Sit
; greaVes as the nagg.ng. business-in
! lned divorce sister, left nothing I,
be desired in her portrayal, and Jo
sephine bovett as Angelica Ellerby
{ whose thoughts turned 10 dumb ami
mails and Z man. was true TO the typ,
she created. and was radiant wbey
"Jimf brought her into a new nm
Outstanding. AS Dorothea Fosdicl
Jean Shelby was splendid as an ac
tress and pretty 10 gaze upon. II
tact, the entire company was super
Tor, which Of itself might be know,
when il is realized that il Is Tn,
Playhouse Company of New York.
In most instances the lines ar,
s1appy and epierammatic If th,
Lord wanted only Angels He would
Mt have mode Adem,r said "Jim."
Men are fools" said Angelica
and so are women IL thew take me,
So seriously they don't take them a
all"
If last nights enthusiastic recen
ton Of "Jim's marriage" Is a cri'er
ion. the play should prove very sue
cessful everywhere. But one neve
can tel what may happen 10 a pla,
no matter how mer'torious. in blass
View York. Don't Weaken's'' foilur
there is an indication OF thi,
. Anyway. "Jim's Marriage" is 10 ?
into The Playhouse in New York CIT
for what is expected to be a Ion
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