The sun., 1914-09-01
"CORDELIA BLOSSOM"
TRIPS OUT ON STAGE
Louise Dresser Takes Title
Role in Gaicty Theatre
Production.
Is NEWEST CHESTER PLAY
Cast Has All the Characters in
Authors Recent Best
Seller.
"Tordrliu blossom" at the Gaicty
Theatre.

c..v-I,r. pitAyune. Charles Dodworth |
a. Nt,ey Morrissey L
Another specimen Of the fiction OF the
,ar..tr George Randolph Chester was
,~.,.f,rr,d t1 the stage last night when
Al tH, Gait'y Theatr" k.aw q Erianger
rrodurrd "CoIdrha B.ossum,' which has
H.cn mad, uy the author ana MS wlte
from tue widely read stories of the same
name "titt Rcn quick Willnsford.
with the expert stage version OF George
n CONAN and lobby Burnett ia a
dramatic form devised By Winche.l smita
O,r. preyious examples OF the stage use
of Nj Chesters popular books.
A. the characters that put "Cordelia
Ro.sbnl" between covers among the best
seller, were observable on the stage OF
"a, G9iety last night. The reception in
IN, leading hotel of the middle West town
IN wui.n the action passed. the Office OF
IN, Mayor and the room In the house OF
the Is.s C.ub-these were all populated by
,ne familiar characters out Of the stories
know. hy the name OF the heroine. Burr
Mcintosh had been brought back to the
New \ lrK stage from which he had been
too long absent TO incorporate COT wat
fcrsou blossom. The aspiring and clever
htrona. who gave her name To the stories.
was there en- the beauty OF Louise Dresser.
her soft boiled egg style OF beauty un-
!npai.,i iu It's luveliness, and the rest Of
the mru and women that pass through
Mr Chcst.rs pages were to bc seen.
whether IL were Jim FIecccr, the political
5uss, so yielding to the political ambitions
~ VT. VINO had passed from her de-
rartnruiAl post 10 social honors In the
Blossom set, or the Mayor and his wife.
strong In iumor.
The stage version Of Mr. Chesters
story WAS stronger in its preservation Of
- No..
as specimen OF dramatic writing. Its
methods were In fact the most elementary
that playwrights may well employ But
fortunately the tang OF the humor was
so strong and fresh that the audience
once the play had passed the slowness
4 the opening scenes-laughed almost
continuously AT the revelation of char
acter.
For "Cordclia Blossom In spite OF the
dramatic climax of the third act. is
altogether a play OF character. The
arstocratic Southerner, who bungleS
every cfiort made by his ingenious and
ambitious wife and her friends TO elect
him % Office. was genuine study
on the stage as he must have been in
book This part was admirably acted
ty NJ McIut sh. who kept II well within
'.a bounds Of probability, when to have
exaggerated its humor too much would
hay. been 70 m Ike It farclcal.
~ was tNF fnAl scene OF lHe lnlTn ACT
which especially Interested the audience.
The strike called AZ a political move TO
defeat his rival threatened 10 terminate
The Col1uc's chanc. forever, as he had
5a,,eA out his company OF Blossom Guards
10 defend tho city agalnst the strikers
since IT,. state militia had been sum
roned TO the town as a means or smash
!nr an oppos ;ion to his candidacy II
seemed as II tho Colonel had NJ las,
ssuslchel all hone of his election. Sc
that part of the audience unfamiliar with
tho story wondered by what expedien,
the rashly honest candidate for Mayor
could possibly be saved II awaited with
interest the revelation of the play
wr'ghts plan.
To see tho Colonel and tho officers
enter with the strikers cheering him
then 10 hear his explanation that the
state troops had been sent back by hin
without being allowed to leave their
snec!al train in order to attack the
l'herties Of his fellow citizens, the work
i7rmon, and to interfere with theii
lights, was 20 enjoy a novel and inter
''tnr situation, And the spectators die
enjoy II heartily.
Excellent Acting seen.
There was excellent acting to brinp
the humor Of Mr.. Ches ers dialogue and
Characterization to tts greatest effect
'''I|s N i'IpNn rs lfe utSplH'u I'llll'N
boss who was sacrificing everything fol
the sake OF his wife's social ambition:
a'onod by an agreeable and breezy per
souality for the Just crudlty OF his man
ter and me,hods. The audience tool
special pleasure out OF his skllful per
formance
Louise Dresser never looked lovelier
and as the ambitious wife, who was de
termlned 70 be the wife OF n mayor, sh'
played with intelligence and charm. JAM
Grey was contrast in looks to he
bloEf beauty. About this quartet tn
inieres' II tho audience centred. although
there we're some other types which ha'
their share IN tho success OF the play
on@ of these was Howard Truesdell as
political henchman. another Charles bod
worth as the henpecked husband or
rather obviously domineering wife. am
Grar" Morrisscy, who as a youthful all!
OF the blossom family. added an elemcn
OF grl.sh yiyacity to the scenes In whlcl
hhe appeared
Coriella Blossom" was well acted
even II there were details OF the produc
uon Nh.ca did not meet the hishes
standards And 1t was amusing In
nearly. American way, racy of the SOL
iom o"s,un!ng to end.