The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-10-05
E THEATRICALS 8l

of circumstances that make for n
womans shame, but who redeems her
self by the force of her high charac
ter and mOtherly love, and is hedged
about by the loyalty of man who
proves true blue when the supreme
tset comes, where honor rises above
ambition and virile manhood brushes
away the conventions of society t.
save the sweetheart of youth and
to make stainless the birthright OF
their son. The prologue and three
long acts are full of tense situations
and thrills which hold the interest
to the final curtain. In both The
Vampire" and in THE Silent Wit
ness" the real lovers get who they
want and the play comes out just
| as it should.
Cleo Desmond again earns her right
to the spotlight as the stellar emo
tional actress of the Quality forces
AS the girlish Helen Hastings" she
is charming and natural, and as thu
mother, living a new life and devot
ing her gifts to the education of he
son, she senses the human pulse. Ii
the tragic scenes. with the specter o
the past before her, threatening t
pull down her house Of cards, Mis-
Desmond is entitled to the ovation sh
nightly received at the hands o
Washi1gton's best people. AS We hav
said before, Miss Desmond arrived
as an Interpreter of emotional roles
and her friends are glad that she ha
come into her own
The supporting Company again hi
it off" in fine style. Andrew S. Bis
hop has never done anything tina
required so much dramatic fire no
which drew more heavily upon hi
mental and physical powers than tn
role Of Richard Morgan" The sam
is true of Clarence Muse, who, a
John Pelham" assistant district a
torney, was brought into sharp col
fiict with his chief in the great tria
and acquitted himself with disti1,
ton. Bishop and Muse put up ba
tie of giants in the third act, and hoI
ors weSe evenly divided, although
Bishop wins his case over Muse-fC
the story. Arthur T. Ray, in a pal
that was not likable, but required tn
touch of an artist, carried off bi
share of the credit for a well-rounde
production and gave further evidenC
of his versatility by his accurate in
personatio1 of a Japanese servan
Carlotte Freeman was rs sweet as
June rose as Ruth Pelham" an
, Ophelia B. Muse gave a piquant flaw
to the ingenue part Of Janet Rig
. by" AS "Rigsby," a quaint old ga
dener, Charles Moore was as natur;
as life. as was also Elizabeth Wi
liams as Sarah Blakely," the anciel
, maiden lady. Albert KnOrl, Washin
tons favorite actor, was excellent
Bud Morgan the college bOy-tl
innocent cause of all the complication
, of the plot. He looked the part ar
+ gave it the finish that has character
9 ed all of his work with the cOmpan
, II. l. Bryor was equal to all deman
q as Mr. Weldon" and David Brisbau
/. F. D. Hogan and AL Suthern filled o
, small parts creidtably.
). The Quality people are stronger nc
d with the Washington theatre-goe
h than ever beforehand that is sayil
n great deal.
IS "CLOSE-UP VIEWS" OF PLAYS Az
e PLAYERS.
he Goldie Cahppell is resting here.
IN may 90 into vaudeville as a Sing
r or may accept one of several Off
is to do stock" Miss Chappelle is
beauty and a clever actress and 81
in er.
80 Billy McClain now at Tulsa, Ok
has applied for a patent on a +
II necktie device-just the thing
quick dresserS.
N Mary Lee Brown is in Richmond
N the HippOdrome this week. Her
,- terfly dance was such hit here [
- she is to play return engagem
with Baltimore and Philadelphia
follow. Miss Brown is now the G
artist of the race doing the Lois
Ter specially, and she is bound to
Y drawing card everywhere ad
\ tised.
Charles osely, the hustling mana
of the Regent Theatre, Baltim
looked in on us last week and 81
the day. The Regent is one of
prettiest theatres in the country
coored patrons and Mr. MOseley
made it rallying point for the
classes of lovers of vaudeville
pictures in the Monumental City.
Benson and Roy are doing g
work at the Mid-City this week.
9 Benson is singer of class and
Roy is excellent in her impersona
of a dago woman and is a grac
danpnr They were formerly