The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-18
THE STAGE
LYcEUM.


"Of course she ought TO have done
as she did, but | can't help wishing
he'd got her
The funny little blonde far down In
the trout in the Lyceum theater, sun
day night, so passed criticism on
The White Sister" and although she
didn't know il, she was yoicing the
wish OF probably 80 per cent OF the
audience.
For The White Sister" as you
may or may not know, Is drama
woven about the ancient question OIL
love VS.. duty TO church, and Whlle
the average spectator in sheer sell
defense approves OF the victory of the
church the human note whispers,
wish he'd got her
In this case the "he" is an Italian
army officer, pleasingiy presented py
Vaughan Chaser, who is in love with
a maid and the maid with him. war
separates them, and convinced OF her
lovers death, the maid, presented by
Fay Courteney takes the nrst VOWS
OF the white sisterhood.
The officer comes back from Africa
and his supposed grave 10 nnd ms
love in the robes OF the calling she
sought. He tempts her With every
trick known TO lovers and TO man,
and several times the human love
threatens to conquer the divine duty
IL is only at the last that the prop
lem suddenly becomes concrete ana
clear BY a trick he lures the nun
to his rooms Discovery seems near
and to save her homer he attempts
suicide. The nun struggles with MIN
and the revolver sends its bullet INTO
his body. The door opens to the de-
mands OF priest and others and they
find a nun doing her duty by com
forting a man about 10 die.
The present cast is most praise
worthy Miss Courteney plays the
nun with rare charm, dignity and con
yiction and Is ably supported by MT.
Chaser. The dignified presentation OF
the priest by William Webb is Wor
thy OF special notice, as is the WORK
of Miss Isabelle Sherman in the role
of the Countess Chiaramonte, jealous
OF Sister Giovanni, and madly infat
uated with the latter's lover. Other
roles are I'm capable hands and a
highly interesting performance re-
U
suits.
AVENUE.
This is a busy week Tor Russeli
Brady in the avenue theater, for the
role OF John Livingstone, the heavy
man OF the cast, is perhaps the "heay'
liest" part which he has attempted.
l"No Mother TO Guide her" is one OF
the superheated dramas current a de
cade ago, and that the taste Tor thls
particular type OF play rs still strong
among the theater-goers was evinced
in the two performances, sunday,
nearly every seat in the house being
taken.
The play is in four acts, and dis
closes Roy Walling in the character
OK q more or less weak personality
who falls into the power OF the un-
scrupulous Livingstone, the cause OF
all OF Ralph Cartons troubles. Miss
Ruth Amos. in the role OF Bunco, a
feature lead, shared the honors with
the two principals in this role, which
calls for considerable dramatic ability
as we'll as the faculty OF interpret
! ing comedy.
lynda Earle played the part OF
Rose Day. who has been secretly mar
ried To Ralph Carlton. Milton Mobiles,
IT,. has serious role this week In
Jake Gordon. an escaped convict:
Harry A starr and Robert Homberg,
as Farmer Day and Silas waterbury
respectively. appear in quaint coun-
try character approximations. An
gela Brasch as Linda Jane Smithers;
Madeline Van Allen as Bess Sinclair,
shop girl. and A, w. Lewis, as
Mother Targar, a tool Of Livingstone,
complete the principals OF the cast.
For the coming week a revival OF
RID Van Wrinkle" Is promised.