The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
oARRicK.

GARRick.
THE Story OF the Rosary" Walter
Howard's war play. In the Garrick the
ater, this week. is billed as a romantic
melodrama, and II Justifies both
terms. IL is possessed OF blond
hero. whose thrilling exploits on the
field OF action Guido those OF Dumas
three musketeets, and whose misfor-
tunes rival those of Jean Vatican. It's
heroine Is the highest development
of the sweet" type, and IL has a
brunette villain, who laughs between
his teeth in the approved style. More
over il Is replete with lofty senti-
ments spoken with upturned face, to
the accompaniment or slow music. II
Is In four acts and some ten or twelve
scenes
The play Is entirely neutral in tone,
although the uniforms worn by the
various officers and soldiers in the
cast are those of the British army.
The city of Strelsa. where much OF
the action takes place, Is not recog-
nizable as any European capital and
the audience is left in doubt as to the
identity OF the enemy.
Captain Philip Roman, the villain
of the piece, is In love with the
Princess Sabran, who does not return
his affection. favoring Paul Roman,
his cousin. Her father. who is under
financial obligations to the captain,
promises, however, that she shall mar
lry him.
The regiment TO which the rival
cousins belong is ordered into active
service, and Philip leads Paul TO be-
lieve that he has been accepted by
the princess. The falsehood is dis
covered and Philip Is exposed, where
upon the princess dehes her father
and accepts Paul He is granted two
hours in which to wed and join his
regiment, which is even then on the
march. A friendly priest performs the
ceremony, and the bride Is left In the
care OF his sister, the mother superior
of Q neighboring convent. She gives
her husband her rosary as keepsake.
Paul is delayed in rejoining his regi-
ment by the death OF his horse. and
after a thrilling trip through the en-
IemyS lines, during which he Is wound
ed and rescued by faithful friend,
rejoins his regiment and is placed un-
der arrest as a deserter. The colonel,
however, changes his mind after hav-
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enemy and places Paul in command
of the regiment
During a desperate charge, Paul is
shot from his horse. His body is not
found but it is believed that he is
dead Larose, his faithful friend,
breaks the news to his wife, who goes
mad Later she resSins her reason,
and decides TO enter convent
The husband returns in the nick OF
time, bursts into a mess dinner of his
regiment, just as toast Is being pro-
posed 10 hrs memory. tells OF his es-
cape from prison, worsts his cousin
In duel and snatches his wife from
the very doors OF the convent, first
announcing his presence by means Of
the rosary, carried TO her by a priest.
The best work of the play Is done
by George Desmond. as Lieut.. Peter
kin, and Marjorie Day, as the colonel's
daughter, his sweetheart. They offer
welcome relief from the rather strain
ed eituations OF the piece. Philip Cor
don as Clifton Anderson, Peterkin's
uncle. is responsible for an excellent
bit of character work tS ~,
Edith Latimer appears as the priD-
cess: James Berry as Paul Roman;
Clifton Anderson, as Larose: Chris
Walker, as Father Theodore: Ethel
Tar fe. as the mother superior, and
Wlndham Standing. as Philip.