The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-19

"Outcast," which will be the at
traction at the Academy Friday nno
Saturday nights and Saturday matt
nee, is a play by Hubert Henry Dawes
author of the brilliant comedes,
'Cousin Kate and The MoiIusc,
tells the story OF the spiritual redemp
ton wrought in the souls OF weak
but good" woman. and common
place young Englishman with the con-
ventionaI nose OF a ~gentleman"
and of the effect of kindness and
respect upon the. character OF a glrl
AZ ira streets. "Outcast" is skilfully
devised. It IL honest, 1t has genurnt
patsaos, and has the thrill OF intense
truth.
Geoffrey il a young EngIishman,
Who has been Tilted by the girl he
loves. Valentine. because he was poor
He Is much broken up, and takes 70
drugs and drink. From this state his
friends cannot rescue him, but an I'M
fortunate of the streets, who comes
into his life by accident succeeds
where friends fail. He pities her,
gives her food, treats her with res
pect, and she tells him her story,
which Is easily enough imagined.
Here. then, Is one worse OFF than ne,
and when she advises him against the
drink he listens In gratitude he Of
fers to find an apartment for Fer.
Love for him. has. from the first.
been awakened In the girl. and she
Is not only faithful to him. but she
becomes a different woman. in dress.
speech and thought. She studies and
reads, and longs wistfully to be some
thing more TO him. to share In his life.
But he, In reality. has never forgot
ten the weak Valentine. and when
mat persons marriage turns out bad
~ Valentine selfishly seeks him out,
Godfrey resolves to so to her. But
he is too decent a chap not to realize
how matters stand with Miriam. He
realizes that her love for him has
made a woman OF her, and that she
deserves more from him than he can
give, So he tells her that they must
separate. II Ia a cruel situation Tor
the girl, naturally. and. she Is heart
broken. She is SO Hiearthroker that
when Valentine sees her. that selfish
creature Is touched. realizing now
much her own desertion must mean
to her husband Valentine resolves
for once to play tho game" to abide
by her actions and go back to her
husband Godfrey. too. realizes that
he has put his hand too deeply In
among the heartstrinss Of a woman
who escaped honorabiy the conse-
ouences. He and Valentine part, and
he offers marriage 10 Miriam. Who
smiles weary little smile and ac-
cepts him.
The play liz In four acts and the
scene is laid in London. An excellent
company of English actors will be
seen in the play, and the production
will be same In every respect as In
New York The atmosphere furnishes
opportunity for the display of rich
and modish gowns by the ladies OF
the company. whose personal beauty
ia said to be conspicuous. The cast
includes. among others, Jeanne Eng
Ella. Mildred Cottell, Margaret Pun
duxast Harold West. Stanley Harr!-
son, Vernon E. keiso. Elwyn Eaton.
aT1se Birth OF a Nation"
Music lovers will find in the score
OF .sTh~ Birth of Nation which
comes to the Academy next wesss
more haunting melodies than have
come to light in any musical comedy
Of ,sle last ten years excepting. per-
ha pa THE Merry Widow" Tho
score IL synchronized to the 5000
scenes of the big Griffith spectacle,
and it is played by an orchestra OF
largest symphony organ'-
ration being heard on tour with any
attraction this year outside OF the
large theatrical centers. Twenty OF
the musicians are carried by the corn
pany and the others are drafted from
local talent.
The score runs the entire gamut OF
human emotion and In combination
with the film. It portrays an entire
period. The opening scene shows the
Old South. quiet in the unnatural calm
preceding the war between the States.
Then the first intimation OF the ma
tional storm that In brewing. followed
closely by the grim realism OF war
itself Scene after scene OF rapine
and plumber. horror and desolation
slips by In swift panorama and tho
gaunt specter OF shows itself through
the misery OF the suffering people.
Then the work of rebuilding the
South: the dark days OF negro SUI
premacy. and the rise OF the kn Klux
Khan.
Quaint melodies Of the South. for
gotten by except OF the older genera.
ton: majestic strains from grand
opera: light. ripping airs from the
semt-classics--all are blended into n
of descriptive music run
ming the two hours and forty NM
utes required for the presentation Of
the spectacle. Throughout the score
runs an original strain that might
well be the hit OF any Broadway must
cal production. 1t Is fitted to tho
love scenes Of the play. and its frc-
quent recurrence In one OF the most
satisfying features OF the entertain
ment to the music lover.
The engagement OF The Birth OF
4 Nation" at the Academy will begin
next Monday night and will continue
the rest of the week with matinee
every day. Seats for the entire en-
gagement will go on sale at the box
office Thursday morning.
aOuR barry" AND CALIFORNIA
EXPOSITION DIVIDE HONORs.
4 There liz no more welcome semi-an-
nnal, or even annual for that matter.
attraction to the amusement loving
public OF Richmond than the wonder
ful Lyman Howes moving pictures Of
travel ny land and sea, of natures
wonders Of air. land and water, OF the
great industries of the world and of