New Britain herald., 1915-01-26
The Stranger Proves a Good Southern Play
 For Lyceum Company

The Stranger,'' which had it's original production in Washington a few years ago with Wilton Lackaye in the leading role, opened for the the great southern drama was given most satisfactory presentation with the following cast;
 Miss Venetia Warrington ......
 LOlS oOltOI
 The Generals Niece.
 Mandy, a nanny Adelaide Hubbard Theophilus Pinkney of Richmond
 ........ .....,..... Wyrley Birch Judge Carter, Danville's leading
 citizen .. Frank Wright Howard Carter, his son .-.
 Gordon Guness Hugh Pearsall, mayor of Danville
 D. M. Leonard Cassius Hoover .... Fred l.. Sutton
 Auctioneer and Justice. of the
 Peace.
 Gen. Randolph Warrington, of
 Woodvale ........ l.. J. Fuller Miss Mary Warrington, the gener
 aIs daughter ... Emily Galloway John Marshall, from the north, "the
 stranger .......... Alfred Cross Frederick Terrin, secretary to
 Marshall ........... R. J. Pagan
 Virginia is the scene of the play and the mountings were fragrant with southern atmosphere, Woodvale, the home of the Warringtons, being piea- sant looking, the door leading to the veranda from which could be seen the garden with flowers and trees in the distance, a southern battlefield and there was the peculiar accent of the southern people. all suggesting an atmosphere of reality which was not lost sight of by the audience. The story hinges largely on the right to railway franchise, the applicants be- ing John Marshall, a stranger in the 1 and Howard Carter, both 1 b eing in love with the same girl, Mary 1 Warrington There was always some 1 doubt as to the percentage of 1 Marshall but it turns out that his ia l ther is Judge Carter, who, with his 1 son, had always been fighting the ] young man and refecting upon his 1 character, but the right tr1umphed in l the end, Marshall winning in the rail- 1 way contest and also in his love af- 1 fa1r Wnlcn was not CdITlou Ol WlIH- out some reverses. 1 The cast was fully equal to the ex- acting demands of the piece, MT. l Cross playing Marshall, the character 1 taken in the original company by Mr. 1 Lackaye, with snap, persistence and ] the dignity born of belief in an hon 1 ect cause Tn his best scenes, espe- | cially when he denounced young Car l ter, his work was of a high order of l merit and the audience was quick to l realize and manifest it's appreciation. l MT. Wright made a reserved and 1 proud Judge Carter who exhibited a | proper spirit of justice when his l faults were made known to him, his 1 lines being given with accuracy and l character. MT. Guness, a new mem- 1 Der of the company, was acceptable i, as the judges son and so was Mr. | Birch in his part, also MT. Leonard, l Mr. Sutton, MT. Fuller in their re- spective characters, also Robert Pagan of this city, who joined the players this week and who has repeatedly shown to his admirers in New Brit ain that he possesses dramatic talent. Miss Galloway was delightful as Mary Warrington, natural and with every look, gesture and line showing her to be proud southern girl, with a girls heart and affection, she fitting into the chara cter as nicely as if she had been born and reared at Woodvale, one of the beautiful estates of the sunny south. Miss Bolton was good as the generals niece and Mrs. Hib- bard was an obliging colored mammy.