The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-16

troublous days following, no mention
has heretofore been made of the ex
cellent work done by the comrades
who interpreted some of the difficult
roles of the play.
First of all should be mentioned the
splendid work of Mrs. Letelsia Eye in
the character Helen Foster, rebel de.
partment store employee. None but a
real revolutionary Socialist could have
delivered the message from the girl
employees to their heartless employer
c. II. Deacon in the fiery spirit of
Helen Foster, as impersonated by Mrs.
Eye. All through the play her render
ing of the lines showed clearly that
the words spoken were but the ex-
precision of her own personal expert
C. Re in the class struggle. Her every
wyrd carried conviction and reached
deep into the hearts of every listener.
Her work as an actress measured
fully up to the highest standard Of
histrionic art
F. G. Crosby, the ever-genial adver-
tising manager of the Commonwealth,
interpreted with signal success the
role of Mike Casey, the Hibernian po-
liceman, who was so fearful lest the
Socialists break up the home" whilst
he himself picked up no little small
change from the demi-monde. Com
rade Crosby never failed to bring the
laugh where it was due, and fully
realized in every particular the auth
or's ideal New York bull"
Comrade John Warswick and Ed.
Mclaughlin brought down the house
with their realistic representations of
newsboys having scrap over who'd
be Socialist and divide up!" No
professionals could have gotten more
out of their respective parts. They
were ably assisted by Ed. Critchley
with mouth-organ and dancing.
Little Iris Eye took the audience by
storm with her talented impersonation
of the flower vender in the second
act, and of James Fairbanks in the
third act, where she recited with most
remarkable effectiveness and express
sion "a Fool There Was" etc. This
was one of the unforgetable events of
the play.
Comrade Miss Sadie Crosby was
called upon at the last moment to
take the part of Mrs. Fairbanks,
mother of six" the lady who had
been assigned tie part being too i'll
to play. She did very well indeed
under the trying circumstances.
Mrs. Addie Kosbab and Dr. Keyser
created no end of fun with their parts
in the soap-box scene in the tenement
district of New York. Their work
was highly appreciated by the audi
ence at every performance.
Comrade Charles Morrison, in the
rple of '.laboring man." left nothing
to be desired, unless it be to see him
iA more prominent part. He was the
Zeal for the part assigned him.
4 We have space to mention now no
\ 0ore of the amateurs who took part,
+ but we cannot close this account with
out recognition of Miss Inez Graybell,
one of the professionals, but Social
list, and therefore entitled to special
mention in these columns for her
faultless Interpretation of "Mable, an
unfortunate girl" This is perhaps the
most difficult role in the play, though
Unable" is seen only in the second
act. 1t is part which tempts one to
oYerdo the emotional, especially in the
closing scene with c. H. Deacon, on
which the curtain falls. Miss Gray
bill handled her difficult lines with
most artistic self-restraint, while los
yet reserved emotion. Her rich, me-
lodious voice and charming person
ality added much to her profoundly
sympathetic portrayal of the heart
broken, despairing, yet rebellious
woman with price" We predict
fdr this comrade brilliant future in
T. tie Socialist drama that is SO soon
4 to be.
IN a word for the non-Socialist profes-
SIGNALS. 1t would be nothing short of
rank treason to conscience for us to
close this account without at least a
word or two of appreciation for the
regular members of the Griffith Stock
company.
Space limits us to the mere state
ment that the work of this well and
faYorably known stock company was
most conscientiously and artistically
performed. Each and every memebr
of the company won well deserved
praise and applause from an audience
many of whom were taking their first
lesson in the class struggle and