Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-04

tions, pathOs and a fleck of humor
here and there. The play proper be-
gins when Capt Lawrence HolbrOOk,
free lance and something of an anna
teur detective. discovers that he is in
love with Aline Crab I'M, daughter of
Gordon Graham Guy Hitner), the U.
S. district attorney. Graham does not
favor HClbrook as a son-in-law, and
is incensed at the appearance Of an
article in newspaper announcing the
engagement of the captain and his
daughter.
In spite of the announcement, which
HOlbrook declares he had nothing to
do with, and that it was a put-up job,
Aline Graham withholds her final an
swer to Holbrook regarding her mar
riage with him. Holbrook has an idea
that Judson Flagg (Harold Castle),
divorce lawyer and blackmailer. is re-
sponsible for the newspaper article,
and is more convinced when he over
hears a telephone conversation be-
tween Aline and F1agg. 1t develops
that Aline some years before had been
involved in what she believed was
neck marriage, and that she and Jud-
sen are the only persons who know
Ct the marriage. JudSOn. in his black
mailing pursuits, has secured a letter
written by Aline to her former lover,
and Aline goes to Flagg's apartments
at night to secure the letter.
Finding that Aline cannot pay the
money price which he asks for the
/ letter, Flagg attempts to insult The girl,
who, to Protect herself, kills the law
yer with letter file An investigl-
ton of the case by detectives results
in suspicion falling on both Aline and
Holbrook. BY clever work, HoIbroOk
secures the plates from the dead law
yer's camera which contains a picture
CT Aline, and he also secures box
containing a number of letters bought
by the blackmailer, md a jewel which
Aline had given the lawyer in her at
tempt to buy her own letter.
Aline calls at HolbrOok's apartments
shortly after the murder, where she
is discovered by her father, the dis
trict attorney, and Robert Dempster
Jack Fraser), chief Of the secret serv-
ice. In order to save the situation
and prevent the questioning of either
refers t. Aline's secret marriage" and
announces that he is her husband.
thereby bringing to their assistance
the law which provides tina! a wife
shall not testify against her husband.
At the instance of Holbrook a DR..
Francis Elliot is present at the in
quest over the body of the blackmailer,
end the final announcement is made
that Flagg was not murdered bus that
he died of heart failure
AS would naturally be expected, Hol-
brook, having saved the situation, asks
! once more for the hand of Ahne. and
she confesses to him that she cannot
! become his wife from the fact that the
mock m rriage" was a real one, and
! that she is The wife of a certain news
! paper man who had departed to the
/ Orient some years hence.
Why, buried that man in Manila.
I held his hand as he died" declared
Holbrook, and this revelation brings
| the play to a happy ending.
There is food for thought in AT
! Bay" and if the rough places of last
! nights performance can be covered
| over by the Players, the piece will
prove a popular one. Each member
! of the cast has a good part and the
| faults of the opening performance were
! most evident in the heaviest parts
! Louder speaking on the part of all
the members of the company would
greatly improve the play.
H u &