The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-10

married ~ the goOts OF the lonesome
| pine. the fuednts are reconctled "a
law and order. and the curtain falls
on the conventional happy ending"
Charlotte walker plays the difacult
role OF June with sympathetic artist'
Try, George Bancroft II delightful a.
John Hale and w. 8. Hart. - Judd
TClliver. June's father. fulflls the &C
copied ides Of 4 mountain fuedist.
George woodward. - Uncle Billy,
the aged and rotund Justice OF the
peace. and Ada Nsvil asi"Old Hun =
his wife. are Q quaint couple.
willard Robertson does we'll In the
role OF Dave. the lawless. and vindic,
tive mountain youth.
0AHHICk.
Quite the most snchsAtiug ana love.
u Of the plays Of fantasy Is "Prunslia.
Or Love "a 4 C1rdsn. which was pre-.
ssnted Monday evening. In the. Car
rick thsatsr. f.. the second time In III
life outside OF the Little theater and
the Booth thexter, In New York. In
the former Of which It first saw the
stage several months ago. later beinG
transferred TO the Booth, and leaving
there week ago to stay In Buffalo on
It, way TO Detroit. The play 10 one Of
Winthrop Amos' productions and, like
Ill Of the stage offerings with which
the Ames name has been connected, II
u exQuisitely artistic.
The setting lie q prim garden with
high moss-grown walls. . wee thatch.
ed-reof house in one corner and Z
fountain guarded by . statute OF Love
In another. A dig gate In the center
glimpses . wide stretch Of moor ana!
hill suggesting the largeness and bar.
rehness Of the great world beyond.
There are no f00tlights. the garden
seemingly beng lighted only BY tho
brilliancy OF tie stars. the pale moon
beams. the rays OF the setting sun.
The orchestra pit. toe. II empty. The
incidental music comes from behind
the garden walls, and II fascinating
and Indispensable part of this quaint.
whtmsy play. Tue beauty Of the stage
setting cannot be put into mere words
Iii must BE- gaxed upon to ali ones
soul with delight that 20 lovely . pic.
turs could be realized except In nature
itself.
"Prunslla" - Z play 10 4 curious
Ind fantastic mixture Of prose and
verse. action and pant0mime. music.
song and dance, pathos and farce. II
was written by Laursnce Housman
and Granville Barker, the latter bet
ter known to local playgoers q pro
Queer. for he II was who staged "Bun-
~ Pulls the Strings" and "ranny'H
First Play. aotabls examples Of his
ability in this line Of stage eudeavor.
The Incidental music, which u more
Of real accompaniment than Incl
deatal, with It's different aittlo musical
motifs for each character and IL won,
derfuily descriptive phrases Of thd
text
The story has an unusual imagine
tive spirit and elusive charm about It.
Prunella II little maid who lives
with three prtna maiden aunts IN .. %
cludod garden. She II the daughter OF
Z younger sister Of the aunts who ran
away with sculptor, whose CREATION.
The statue Of Love ct the fountain.
stauds In the garden. A band Of stroll.
Ing players. led by Pierrot and his
servant, Scaralnel, pass by the gate
and Prunella opens its bars, and those
70 her heart. tO Pierrot. At uightfah
shs goes away with him. Tickle Pier
rpt tires Of her and leaves her, but.
over with new faces and new joys. he
finds he cannot forget his little love.
and 90 he returns 70 the garden 20
mourn her Loss and to scourge his
soul for his pcrhdy IN the memories
held within It's l.igh, homegrown walls.
Hither. too, comes PrunellA, her gar.
meats Soilsd and torn with her battls
with the world. her heart heavy and
sad. Two OF tie aunts have died and
the third. the youngest Of the three.
hAa baen compelled 70 leave the ola
home because Of insumcisnt means to
keep Il up. Il mas been the fancy Of
the authors to reunite Prunella and
Piorrot In the garden whore Love
stands guard a. the fountain.
The mere relation Of the story gives
mo idea Of its delicacy, its fragile
charm. It's artistic beauty. oil 90 q.
QuiBitely fransd In the wonderful
ecsuic setting and 20 lightly and un-
errinely acted by . most intelligent
company Of Payers.
NAfyuerite Clark. small, winsome.
dainty, plays rrunslla with Q delicate
Art and Eruest 0Ioudonning II Q Dc.
light - pierrUt nogiuald BARLOW, 40
6caramel. has = fantastic, alLcomic
part which he acts admirably. The
mummers wers al capsule, keeping
within The picture to Q nicely, and
the aunts and their servants were
perfect presentations Of quaint char.
acters. Leslle Palmer % the statue
Love which comes 70 Me In sheer pity
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