Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-15
"THE LAW OF THE LAND"
Will Be Seen at The Davis Theatre
Friday Evening, Sept. 18th.

George Broadhurst's latest success,
The Law of the Land, which, for 80
weeks last season was greeted by an
overlooking audience nightly at the
Forty eighth Street theatre, New York,
will be the attraction at The Davis,
Friday evening. Sept. 18th with the
well known emotional actress, Ade-
laide French, in the principal role
The story Of The Law of the Land
concerns gentle, sensitive, refined
woman who is married to a brute. An
other man comes along, a bridge en-
gineer named Morton, whose pity and
chivalry draw him to the abused wife.
Morton and the wife go to the hus-
band with the story Of their love and
ask him to give the wife divorce.
This he refuses to do and Morton goes
away, to protect the woman he loves
their names together. Years pass,
during which the husband plays with
his wife as hendishly as a cat does
with a mouse, and then Morton comes
back. He has heard that the husband
has been circulating stories to his dis
credit and he comes to the house de-
handing that they be recanted. There
Is g. stormy scene between the two
men in which the husband reviles both
his wife and Morton and orders Nor
ton from the house. Before he leaves
the wife goes into another room and
brings in her child blinking with sleep
to see Morton. Something untangible
in their attitude flashes the truth to
the husband that he has never suspect
ed before-that the child is Morton's.
He seizes dog whip and begins beat
ing the tiny form with the fury of a
mailman. Unable to bear the heart
piercing cries Of the little one, Nor
ton PUSHES to the rescue and in a flash
the story is out. Morton goes away
and the husband tells his wife that
his revenge is going to be to keep
her and the child near him and TO
beat the child almost to death. He
again picks up the heavy dog whip
and starts for the child's door, when
the mother, the tigress aroused in her,
seizes a revolver and shoots him dead.
The police come. The death of the
man is being investigated. The wife
wants to confess, but her lover refuses
to permit her, because If she does it
will ruin the life of the little boy. He
will be branded by the disgrace of
either having a mother in prison or
one in an asylum for the criminally
insane, and the child's father claims
the right Of father, to sacrifice him
self for his son. 1t is a dilemma ter
rtble and heart rending. Which shall
the woman choose, the man she loves
or her child? The question is thresh-
ed out in scene of throbbing inter-
est and suspense. OF course the solu-
ton is found and there is a happy
ending.
The Law Of the Land will be pre-
sented here with an all New York
company and the original production
will be carried. In the role of the
prosecuted wife and mother, Miss Ade
laide French is said to have scored
even greater triumph than the won
derful success of her Madame x, a
role which she originated and played
for several seasons. In The Law OF
the Land Miss French will be support
ed by such well known players as
Coates Gwynne, Frank Stirling, A. H
Hendon, Joseph Merrick, Durwood
Primrose, together with the big New
York production.
Seats on sale today at 10 a. m
Prices 25c. 35c. SOC. 75c, $1.O0 and $3.50
By popular demand the subscription
list will be discontinued this season
and the mail orders will take the place
Of same. In announcing this change
the management feel sure that they
can better serve the patrons of this
theatre