Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-06
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1.-THE Bird of Paradise" Interesting and
Well Acted ORA matte Novel%v

1.-THE Bird of Paradise" Interesting and
WeIl-Acted Dramatic Novelty.
Dealing with people and customs
which are different, and presenting a
story that is dramatic and finely acted,
THE Bird of Paradise" presented at
the Odeon Wednesday night before
good sized audience proved to be
play that teaches a lesson and tells a
Fascinating story The production
deals with Hawaii, and the tale that is
unfolded has to do with the people of
that sunshiny land, where happiness
is too easily obtained" and work never
bothers any. one.
There are four characters in the
principal plot, Luana, a Hawaiian girl
with royal blood in her veins; Paul
Wilson,, young doctor from the
states; Ten Thousand Dollar Dean"
a derelict beachcomber from America;
and Diana Larned, a young American
girl who has come to Hawaii to write
a book.
DR.. Wilson is full Of life and energy
and ready to go to a leper colony to
isolate the leper bacteria, but the
steamer stops at the island of Puma,
and he meets Luana, who makes love
to him after the fashion Of Hawaii
with her arms and lips rather than
her voice and he stays, only until the
next steamer" Diana Earned, in the
same party, finds Dean, a drunkard,
who lives on the, island, but who has
| kept his soul and body clean and has
mot mingled with ths natives She
undertakes the task lof uplifting him
and bringing him back to manhood.
Two years later the scene sis laid in
the hut of Luana andiPaul Wilson who
are married Here vividness is secured
by sharp contrasts. Wilson, has fallen
under the influence Of the lazy, easy
going life of the island, his ambition
is gone, and he lies all day long and
is waited on by his native wife, who
though beautiful and obedient, is still
a native, incapable of realizing her
husbands occasional longings to go
back home. Then Dean and Miss,
Larned come back, and Wilson
sees what he has come to. Dean is
young and virile again, has found the
bacteria which Wilson started out to
find, and Is going back to America.
Wilson becomes suddenly disguised
with his native wife, who is pitifully
anxious to please him, and finally talks
Of leaving her and going home. The
party comes to Honolulu, where Luana
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her people. Wilson is drunk, and she
does 20 back, where she is offered as
a sacrifice to Pele the god of the
volcano. Thus Wilson finds that his
two years on the island Of happiness
have sapped some Of his manhood and
vitality, and ruined a faithful girls
happiness.
Miss Carlotta Monterey, In the long
and difficult role of Luana, does some
acting that Is worthy OF high praise.
She is extremely attractive personally,
Id possesses a deep and musical voice
which she uses to excellent. advantage.
In her emotional scenes, where her
undying love for her worthless hus-
band she achieves great dramatic
mower with out OVERRIDING her acting.
She portrays the native character OF
rising suddenly to great heights or else
being in deepest despair very realistic
ally.
Hooper Atchley. as Paul Wilson, is
better az the listless husband of his
native wife than as the young and
energetic doctor he portrays IN the
first act. He knows how to make the
audience realize his perfect content
ment In simply lying around and hav-
ing his wife wait on him, but shows
his remorse and anguish when he sees
Dean, the very man whom he had
formerly laughed at, now in a posi-
ton to laugh at him. ..r,- b..
Richard Gordon. as Dean, did we'll,
as did Roberta Arnold, as Diana
Earned, altho the latter was bit stiff
and failed to exhibit as much emotion
as she seemed to feel according to her
lines. FL
s "A troop of native Hawaiian singers
with JJkueles added a fascinating
touch to the production. as their music
was introduced many times thruout (
the three acts. The company was OF
good size Many native superstitions
were introduced. and realistic vol
cano scene was staged in the last act. 81
{ er>s ,... At the Colonial. LIN 4
Daring Helen Holmes makes another
thrilling leap from an express train to
a freight, in Chapter 10, OF THE Girl,
and the Game" shown at the Colonial
Wednesday evening to large audiences.
| Helen and her uncle start for Las
Vegas with $4,000 in cash to purchase
1.-The Superstition mine The bag with
1.-The money IL stolen by two crooks in
the employ Of Seagrue, but Helen dis
covers the theft shortly after the
crooks have left the passenger train
and boarded a freight, The passenger
train races after the freiRilt. and upon
coming abreast OF 1t, Helen leaps from
/ the swiftly moving express train to
Pstsbooae, and engages In q hand 10
k11d sencolinter with the CROOKS. As-g
IeietAnces arrives lust as she Ia fseino-