The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-10

Ned, woodsmau. in love with Flo,
Jack Newton
Jim Whalen, Flo's father,
Marcus Morfarity
Ruth, Johns ex-hancee.
Betty Emerson
Do yon remember Miss Florence
Lawrence in The Girl o the Woods,
released several months ago? II you
saw 1t. you undoubtedly remember 1t
very we'll. Miss Lawrence was at her
best in that role-in fact, she was
supreme. There is not girl on the
screen today who approaches this act
trees, The Maude Adams of the
Screen in essayin & the part of a
hoyden. a scampering, laughing young
creature Of the backwoods. And so
the Universal. knowing that its pa
irons desired it, have provided Miss
Lawrence with another play similar
In atmosphere and tone to The Girl
o. the Woods" in The Little Mail
Carrier"
1t is from the pen of Donald I.
Buchanan. and has been directed and
staged by the peerless director, Harry
l.. Softer, who has directed all Of Miss
Lawrence's greatest successes. The
play is a yivacious, dashing affair fun
Of action. delicious humor. cleverly
wrought situations. and more than all
1t is primarily a romance, quivering
with the pathos reflected in a little
back woods girls seemingly hopeless
love for a city chap. But the ending
is happy one, human and direct,
leaving one with the conviction that
one has seen a page from life in the
real. interpreted by the greatest fe
male actress on the screen.
or course, Miss Lawrence plays the
role of the little mail carrier Know
ing nothing of propriety and desiring
only to facilitate movement Flo
dresses as boy. In this garb she first
meets the man she afterwards learns
to love: he Supposed her TO be boy.
The discovery OF his mistake sounds
the awakening of love
! John arrives In the mountains. anx-
ious to hunt. He has left his fiancee
| In the city.
| Flo, old Jim's daughter. dressed as
a boy. carries the mail over the noun
| tains. Ned a rough man, is in love
with her. She is Indifferent to him.
While going down a steep hill. Flo
| falls In the snow and strains her ankle
She is found unconscious by John.
He. installing her for boy carries
her to his lodge. His guide comes in
and tells John that the supposed boy
| Is girl. John is embarrassed. She
| calls John in when her ankle is band
aged and asks him If he will carry the
mail for her. John agrees. to the sur
| prise Of all who see him. John goes
| to Flo's father and tells him not to
worry. Ned comes and tries to make
Flo 60 home by force. He Is prevent
ed by the guide, who orders him off
the place.
Flo, later, discovers writing on the
back Of a photo of Ruth which shows
| that John is engaged. Disappointed,
she determines to go home. The guide.
looking out OF the window, observes
Ned setting bear trap. The guide
| is about to shoot when John inter-
feres and. telling the guide to watch,
goes out. John pretends to be caught
in the trap. Ned comes up and .aunts
him. Suddenly John takes his foot
out. Ned grabs his gun. but he Is sew
erely beaten by John. who warns him
to stay away.
John helps Flo home. He starts to
embrace her when ne thinks of his
fiancee. He Is thanked by the old
man. Ned comes In. Ned and John
glare at each other. Flo calls Ned
and talks friendly to him, to Johns
disguest John leaves disappointed.
AS soon as he is gone. Flo tells Ned
she does not love him.
Tn the meantime, Johns fiancee has
fallen in love with another and has
written. him to break the engagement
John gets this letter on his return
home. Suddenly realizing his love for
Flo, ne turns back to the mountains.
Flo is dreaming OF him. John comes
in and gently wakes her from hope
less dream to happy reality.
st. Elmo.
Newing, manager of the Grayce
Scott company, picked a winner when
he decided to produce st Elmo" this
week. The house has been packed at
every performance.
1.-The Girl OF the Golden West will
be presented by the Grayce Scott play
ers next week. This is the first time
that 1t has been presented In Rich
mopd at popular prices There will
be a special matinee Easter Mon
day.