Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-26
THEATRICAL OFFERINGS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK
"The DeSerferS"
PIeaSeS Greatly
at Park Place
The Forsberg Players Present
the MeIodrama in Excel
lent Manner.
THE CAST.

THE CAST.
James Craig Charles DliSle
Captain John Harrison. stuart Bceoe
Blanche Marston ...........,.....'
Miss La2inia shannon
George Marstou. ....... John j. DWYef
Colonel Parsons. 80. N.....A. az 'ou
Orderly ..................Jam Young
Surgeon Maio Long. Gordon Mitcheii
Lieutenant George Marston. .......
John 7. DWyer
Madge Summers. Miss That's Masr"ie
"Reddy" ...............H Harold hennedy
spike" ..................Le Lew English
Dan Reilly. y......... Howard Workman
Captain Collins Howard Workman
Chorus Girl. Miss Gertrude Selden
Goetel. Miss Lena Kennedy
Molly................ Miss Pearl Gray
Scroggs ..................S Stuart Beepe
Black Pete. John Rogers
Officer Mulligan. n......... James 1OunS
Mrs. Billings. Miss Lena Kennedy
Captain Ward ....... Robert Dickson
Captain Graham. Fred Pearson
With dramatic scenes that are cred
itably enacted by the members of the
Forsberg Players this week at the
Fark Place -Theater, "The Deserters,
the great success of Helen Ware and
presented at the Hudson Theater,
New York, is bound to please the
patrons of the Park Place Theater
1t is just brmming over with all
that the patrons desire and laciis
not single moment of interest. Even
at the performance yesterday after
noon, when there were unaNoida bly,
I long intermissions. the audience was
SO wrapped up in the play that there
was an unusual quiet during the last
act
Each week, ii seems. the members
prove by the showing of new merits.
their splendid ability, and each week
Miss Magrane and Charles Dingle add
TO their popularity among their New
ark friends
TIE theme of the play is made up
of the strong force of duty and honor
fighting against the love of a man.
Madge Summers, an army detective,
is sent out on the case of James
Craig, second lieutenant of the U. 3.
cavalry, who, in the belief that he
killed a fellow comrade, deserts his
post
Craig, who had become infatuated
with Blanche Marston, wife of Lieu
tenant MarSton, goes to the MarSton
home one evening and finds the wife
in the arms of Captain John Harri-
son. Craig, who is crazed with drink,
strikes Harrison, and then, believing
that he has killed him, leaves the
country. Marston returns TO his
home shortly after Craig leaves and
finds Harrison caressing his wife. He
shoots Harrison and kills him, and
then, with the aid of his wife. he COW
ers up his own guilt by shifting the
blame to Craig, who believes that he
is guilty.
Madge Summers follows Craig to
California and poses as a dancing girl
in a second class concert hall. Craig
meets Madge and falls in love with
! her. Madge, who also is madly in
love with Craig, finds herself between
two fires. She, too. becomes a de
| serter," but for one night only. and
during that time she fights the desire
to quit her job and join Craig. Honor
wins and the result is the giving up
of Craig.
Distracted by her own act Madge
starts to unravel the mystery SUR
rounding the case and at the eleventh
hour exposes the real murderer and
sets Craig free.