New Britain herald., 1917-10-02
INTERNATIONALLY AT
 PARSONS ?HEA7ER
Morality Play Continues to Im-
 press Public by Its Force
Be merciful, be just, be fair To eVeryWOman, everywhere.
 Her faults are many.

TO eVeryWOman, everywhere. Her faults are many.
 ] Nobody's the blame"
 1 This is the conclusion the late Wal ter Browne drew after he had Every woman through her pilgrimage in quest of love.
 After some six years on the boards
 the play "Everywoman" has lost none of its pristine attractiveness. If any
 thing, it grows bigger and better with age. Last night at Parsons theater,
 Hartford, the five-act morality play
 was presented admirably by a thor
 oughly capable company.
 Some critics have argued that the character Nobody" in this wonderful play is the best creation of the imag- inative mind that has been brought to the fore in century. Without stretching point those who witnessed the endeavors of MT. Percy Parsons in this role last night must agree that
 he has made great strides towards the
 perfection of an ideal. Under his
 skillful handling the character gains
 strength even as the play progresses.
 Possessed of a rare voice and powers
 of elocubon, MT. Parsons is the mas
 ter of every trick of stage craft need
 ed to accentuate such part.
 As "Everywoman" Miss Paula Shay
 may not have some of the gifts which
 her predecessors in the part possessed;
 but she has charming personality, a
 rare dramatic faculty, and very
 pleasing reading voice. Her stage presence Is superb and more than once she rose to dramatic heights. Partic-
 ularly was this so in such dramatic scenes as the fading of Beauty, the losing of Youth, and the departure of Modesty "Everywomans" hand maid ems. As to the three young ladies who essayed these parts, Beauty, Youth and Modesty, they were very clever. In the original cast Miss Patricia Col linge, or Collins, an Irish colleen, played the part of Beauty. It was thought by those who selected her that no other girl would ever fill the bill in just such fashion. Miss Collinge was brunette. Miss Martha Voight who played the part last night is a blonde. It is question here then of type. Miss Berta Dom as Youth car ried off the laurels, and, as Modesty, Miss Margaret Patterson was very cap able.
 There is philosophy running through this play from the pen of Walter Browne that is true to life. It points out the follies of the day in language that approaches Shakes peare. It shows the pitfalls and the snares that lie before "Everywoman" who starts out in life. It shows, too. that we som metimes go on a long, long journey for that which is within our very environment The story of "Everywoman" has been told in these columns year after year; too often in fact to need repeating. To be really the show must be seen.
 The many symbolic characters of "Everywoman" lend another point to its attractiveness. Aside from those the various parts were played last night by the follow ing capable actors and actresses:
 Conscience, Miss Arsula O'Hare; Flattery. Nichola Joy; Truth, a witch, Miss Helen Diane; King Love, her son, Melville Anderson; Bluff, Frank Kill day; Stuff, F. J. Mccarthy; Puff, a press agent, Albert Baron; Passion, a play actor, Townsend Ahern; Time, a call boy, Fred Hampton; Wealth, a J. K. Hutchinson; Witless, a 'nobleman, G. A. Choate; Age, Fred erick Bisnree; Greed, Miss Winifred Baldwin; Self, Miss Margaret Yeats; Vanity, Miss Lila French; Vice, a courtesan, Miss Donna Bartlett; and l minister, Albert Warner.