New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
,,...d paumier and Walter
Howard Lead a Remarkably
Clever Cast.
THE CAST

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TrooDer s'h''. ~ Walter Howard
Esn LsTos' .J. r.. Martin
Prince Sai'"N.f Philip Gordou
Winkelsi,n chris walker
lN,hcr lht'N' - Marjorie Day
Wnleiifana .-ty, - Laura Hansen
Ire Moihel TthclTcda Taauc
LA HillsleM. Annie SakCr
rsoetia SsJran
Rv ACTON DAVIES.
A.r was the spell Of "The
Nns''' sorr. the fact that the new
kosS.s advertised as q war drama or
pay 80 ,~si curiosity Of the public TO
ne hS's' tko successor 90 THE Whip
see VIC 10 fact remains that at inc
was la, 1'orformspce Of 1.-The Story OF
seeono ". 81 the Manhattan last
'se YLc ibestre was crowded, and IN
n'sne, 49,, ,~ Galleries the. youthful gods
ne uIparc;Tc on by their eyebrows;
Y'5~s5 as melodrama II may ue SaIu
:. Snce that Walter Howard pay
y ~, Va snart from its martial 1es!ut re-
es.h M uncommonly we'll DONE Is the
W., Eai'" ~ story that has come across
ges' 80 in y long time. It's an IN
ile morc interesting story, thah
ny Win" though there is only one
- in II. The excellent acting OF IIy
" ,,okes The absence OF Tour leseeN
actors rather g relei- - rrcl;sb
Slfhopoh the officers wear Ehg'l;Sh
-;sorrs The scenes of the play take
10 on tho Continent IN and ABOUT
s 80 and nearly all the characters
,'.. Cermap. Russian or Austrian
.ss No flags are displayed, auo
'I.n IN Tho final act. IN the oihcerS
Wv. fhe foaS, Is drunk 10 the reign
'.e'9 o,o,,ercb he +, srokcn OF merely as
NE; STsiasf,.." Thus has Mr.. Howard
f.;i, ,,airtafrcd the laws OF neu.
10. -'i,,r The scene in the officers
,oess after the war Is over Wheu '"t
colonel asks ms taf to give a S'iehs
,o.s, 10 the three brother ohcers INA
.bey have lost IN battle. was rema'h-
.biy effective picture, splendldly car
81 ont i'm every detail. In ITS mel
5.,ts with tile return Of the Suppos-
sr, desd hero from the mines IN 81
6sris II seemed a INSTALLATION OF MP
ling's THE Man Who Was. ..
h, would be worth while slttng
,srouqh "The Story Of the Rosary
inst for this one scene. But, old-lasn
;ors5 melodrama as il is, the play gels
grip on you in its opening scene S''u;
except that one grows rather t,reu o.
he perpetual strains Of "Ihe koSar!
before the finish, the plot remains tA-
citing and interesting TO the very iaS''
M sentiment is laid ON very thicS'
10 he sure. but there is always effective
contrast I'm the comic rclletS when
in this instance arc really comic.
George Desmond. IS ii young ilcu
t,,sri Who was madly IN love with h's
commanding officers pretty daughter
.sored = real comedy hit. and the audi
tres Was quick 60 follow his example
and capifIlatc 30 Mcra. who. As
PLAYED by Miss MarEcry Day. was not
graceful but exceedingly plqushN
ne heroine Princess Ncnclla, VINO
whether At II bali or in the calm clos
ter Of the nuunery, always moNeG aOout
10 the strains Of "Thc hours i spent
with thee. dear heart was a pefiecl
SIMEON Of sobs; but Miss Annie S9aher'
a handsome actress. made her always
effective and frequently human Nhlch
is saying a good deal, considering inc
ieres Of agony which the poor glrI h"u
waiter Howard. as the faithful!
friend Of the hero. proved hlmSelI
sterling actor of the old school, but
it was Walter Paumier, who played
The hero. who really scored the hit OF
this piece. lie has good looks, ilne
presence and what is more 70 inc
point magnetism. The villain was
veil handled by James Barry, and the
only member OF the cast who has been
seen here before. Ernest Leicester
he was ono of the earliest Of Miss
Olga Nethor.ol,'4 oycrkissed Don
lnns gave a fine characterization OF
be old colonel Phillip Gordon. too
ed a capital bit OF character work as
q grumpy old uncle.
But even more than the sentiment
Of the story it was the war scenes
which caught the house. They fairly
ate these episodes up.
II you have never heard "Ihe Ro-
ssry' before you will be able to hum It
perfectly after you nave seen this new
play at the Manhattan.
"The story of She Rosary looks
Ike a sure five hit