The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-13

my. We followed the suggestion.
which proved a valuable one, and can
recommend the prescription as a spe-
cific for the blues, that tired feeling.
or preoccupation from any other
cause. The piece Ia a Collier farce,
one OF bis best And II would be rec
ognized as such without any program
SO typical are it's lines and so thor
oughly and Enthusiastically Ameri-
can is the humor of its inimftabIs
althor. The story Is conventional but
clever. The three acts of the play re-
quire one setting, the interior OF
California country mansion. with an
artistic mountain vista up stage. that
Director Leftwich has constructed
with master hand. Successfully
played farce requires plenty Of action.
quick entrances and exits, snappy.
crisply spoken dialogue with never
missed cue or embarrassing lapse Of
memory. All Of these features shine
yividly in the play as presented last
night. 1t was the most finished per-
Torrance they have yet given
No better proof OF Mr.. Arnold's tai
emit and versatility could be produced
than his breezy. snappy and genuineiy
funny enactment OF role. created
by and written by and FOR. America.
best light comedian. 1t was dis
tinct achievement for this gifted lead
ing man. and he played IL with =
fine sense OF humor. and the value Of
the Characterization was enhanced hy
his facial expression. bits of business
and interpolated localisms Miss Brent
gave us another sweet and thoroughly
unaffected girlish Improvisation. con
vineing and permeated with her own
personal charm and magnetism
throughout. Mr.. Became. as tho Chi
nese servant, did Il perfect bit Hi.
name on the program opposite a char
acter part insures performance that
is critic proof. Mr. wupperman was
as always, wonderfully sincere ana
clean cut in a Juvenile part, satisfy
ing the most captious. Charming lit
tie Mtss King appeared as Buster a
boy. and she made him ikeable
Nounsster with an amusing lisp and
an ingenious. unassumed manner Mr.
Wellington has an eccentric comedy
character role, professional book
worm. and he played amusingiy and
satisfactorily. while Miss Harrison
completely subdued her own person
atty in an equally funny part. Miss
LaFerne, too, was delightful In fact.
the play was a huge and bowling suo-
cess and marked by refreshing ac-
curaey and unusual cleverness of pre-
sentation Take our advice. both oe-
casional and confirmed victims of the
blues and business worries, and take
the prescription offered for your bens-
fit We can safely guarantee ameIfo-
ration OF symptoms. II not an abso-
lutte cure, p
The Trail OF tho Lonesome Pine"
In The Trail of the Lonesome
Pine which comes here Monday and
Tuesday and Tuesday matinee. Eugene
Walter describes the real. the natural
and the nngEihlA hatA;vr ~
up to nature and visualizing those de-
ightfully frank. naive, denizens OF the
Cumberland mountains in Virginia
John Fox Jr.. reported their existence,
but II took Walter to portray their
primitive ways and no one can gain
say that his dramatic instinct. hia
situations and his climaxes, are other
than overwhelming, This great Amer
lean play Is presented by a company
OF American players. who have re-
spectively studied the characters they
represent in the environment OF the
Virginia hills. The matinee will be
popular, and the night prices within
the reach OF every theatergoer's
pockrtbook.
Crowds Pleased With 'srhe Idler"
The Idler.' as presented at the
Colonial Theater yesterday afternoon
and last night to crowded houses
proved itself to be one of the pleasant
surprises of the season OF the photo
drama.
The photoplay was enacted by q
cast that will put over any play. The
acting of Charles Richmand in the
role OF Mark Cross Is something that
will live a long time in the minds of
those who witnessed the performances
last night or yesterday afternoon. In
the role OF the woman deceived by
Harding. Catherine Countiss displays
wonderful skill and feeling. Claire
Whitney. Stuart Holmes. Walter
Hitchcock and Miss Maud Turner
Gordon all give excellent perform
ances.