Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-10-15
THE DAUGHTERS OF MEN
In FIVE PARTS BY CHARLES
KLEIN, AT THE ACME THEA.
TIRE TONIGHT

THE Daughters of Men,, by Charles
Klein, adapted by Lawrence McClocky
and produced by Geo. W. Terwilliger.
A brief synopsis of the play follows
Richard Milbank and Daniel Cros-
by, brcthers-in-law, are the heads of
| the Federated Iron, Coal and Trans
portation Companies. This immense
| corporation employs thousands of
| Workmen. Crosby dies and Milbank
| ret1res. Crosbys eldest son Mathew,
becomes president of the corporation
while Reginald, the younger, is made
| a director. Milbank is represented by
James Thedford, whom he makes vice
| president. This leaves the manage
ment in the hands of young men. They
soon become involved in labor difficult
ties. The company assume an arro-
CANT attitude and refuse to recognize
the Brotherhood. Reginald marries
an actress and the two proceed to
astound society by a series of enter
tainments. At one of these functions
the feature extraordinary is a minia-
ture lake of champagne, built in the
ballroom floor, On which little gold
sall-boats are propelled by the fans
of the guests. Oscar Lackett, editor
tof rabid labor newspaper, makes
this stunt the subject of a red-hot
editorial denouncing the company. A
strike is declared with Jem Burress,
| a crude, forecful young man, and
Louis Sto1beck, middle aged Ger
man as leaders. Stolbeck has a
daughter, Louise, and Burress is in
love with her. Louise, under the in
f1uence of the two men becomes a vio-
lent agitator. Later John Stedman, a
young lawyer, comes into the public
feye as supporter of the Brother
hood. He breaches moderation and
secures a big following among the
more temperate of the strikers and is
elected to the Brotherhood Council.
Louise Stolbeck is attracted by the
young lawyers quiet force and popu-
larity and Burress insanely jealous
induces his clique to find some evil
Idence to discredit Stedman. Grace
iCrosby, sister of Reginald and the un-
compromising Mathew is of gentle
nature, she attends many meetings OF
the strikers and is much interested in
Stedman's addresses to the men and
selzes upon this as a weapon ridicul-
ing Stedman's pose as friend of the
Workmen while he is courting a mem
Der of the family responsible for all
their woes" At last Stedman visits
the Crosby home and boldly asks for
Grace's hand. The brothers ridiculed
him until Uncle Milbank promises to
consider the matter providing that he
,Stedman, will end the strike. Sted-
man refuses and Grace, admiring his
loyalty to the Brotherhood, declares
that she will marry him in any case
Learning of Stedman's visit to the
Crosby house, Burress accuses him OF
being n league with the Bosses an(
succeeds in turning some of the mer
against him, still the more intelligent
have faith in him. Louise StolbecI
learns Of Stedman's attentions te
Grace crosby and becomes enraged
but when she hears her father anG
Burress plotting to remove him from
the Council her better nature prompts
her to go to his apartments and war;
him. While there Graces comes in
Gt is night she comes to tell hin
that she will marry him whether he
stops the strike or not. She admires
him for standing by his men, Lacket
and Stolbeck arrive to demand Sted
mans resignation and he goes dow1
stairs to see them, leaving the two
women alone. Louise accuses Grac,
of following Stedman for selfish rea
sons and dares her to call up her peo
pie and tell them that she is in hi
rooms Grace takes the phone ant
calls her brother to come to Sted
mans and take her home. MATHEW
and Uncle Milbank arrive and ar,
ushered upstairs when the Presiden
,of the Brotherhood and others arriv
for conference. Louise and Grac,
him in another room. Stedman, to ent
1.-THE matter, offers his resignation, bu
lGrace comes forward and refuses tt
permit it. All parties being present
a conference was in order and exp1a
nations offered. The strike was end
led and Grace becomes Mrs. Stedmal
3 while tempestuous Louise is matchin,
= wills with the irascible Burress.
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