The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
AT THE JEFFERSON
"The Irish 18th"
CHARACTERS.

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 fantry ..................... A. Il. Wilson Hugh McNevin, Capt. 10th Irish In-
 fantry .................... Frank Harvey Darcey Neill, Lieut.. 18th Irish In-
 fantry Milton Nobles, Jr. Patrick Fitzpatrick, a Dublin law
 yer ..''.-:............. William s. Gill Farrell German, Fitzpatrick's secre-
 tary ........................ Frank Adair Alphonse, Paris lodging house con-
 clerge .................. Frank I. Frayne pr. Babette, Paris physcian....
 .......................... Royce Alton Mona Fitzpatrick, an Irish product
 ................... Miss Laura Lemmers Ely Adair, niece of Richard Dale
 ................. Miss Margaret Vollmer Mrs. O'Shaunessy, Fitzpatrick's
 housekeeper ...... Miss Marie Reels Madame Victorine, wife of Alphonse
 observation-disclosures. Miss Adelaide Gaundre
 Al H. Wilson has one of the best plays of his career in 'oThe Irish 15th," an up- to-date war drama, which he presented with the assistance of an excellent com pany at the Jefferson theatre last night. Like great many stars, who endeavor to appear every year in a new play, Mr. Wilson has not always been for tunate in the vehicles provided for him.
 
 full justice to his ability as an actor and comedian, which at the same time calls for a competent cast and provides an evening of worth while entertain meat.
 There is real dramatic suspense in "The Irish 15th,'' with military back ground well conceived and executed. The plot is so constructed that it's develop ment is by no means obvious and there are several scenes that bring out the best efforts of the company. MT. Will son has a congenial role and he, of course, sings a number of new songs in his inimitable way, but the songs are incidental and the comedy is sub ordi- mated in a story well told and well acted
 Richard Dale, lieutenant of an Irish regiment, the Tenth, has for rival in the affections of Mona Fitzpatrick, Capt. Hugh McNevi.4 of tba same regi- ment. Captain McNevin tricks Dale into believing that his niece has been wronged by Darcey Neill, lieutenant of the Fifteenth Irish regiment. War on the Fifteenth Irish regiment War on gone to the front with his regiment NiS4>CNiii LIlGdltIlS lO eApOS6 the ETH unless Dale resigns his commission after his regiment has been called to the front and renounces the hand of Mona Believing Dale a coward, Mona dis misses him.
 The scene shifts to an attic room in Paris, where Dale and his niece are paying the penalty of his supposed dis grace. An inmate of the same lodg- ings is a poor, crazed creature in rags, who is Lieutenant Neill, believed to have been killed in action. He was desperate Fly wounded and is still suffering from shell shock, his past life a blank. Me Nevin, most unconscionable villain, has made deal with the landlady to keep Neill practically prisoner. Dale and his niece do not recognize the unfor- tunate officer, whom they shield from the virago's brutal treatment McNevin calls in an effort to persuade Dale to go to America, offering to pay the passage and a bonus. In an alter cation with Neill, McNevin strikes him down. The blow and the excitement re- store the lieutenant's memory. All of McNevin's duplicity is now made clear, for Dale had already discovered that his niece had been secretly married be- fore Neill Joined his regiment at the front.
 Wrongs are righted-back to Ireland but even in the last moment there is a surprise, for Dale has been away and returns with a new name and all the martial glory the most exacting maid could ask of her soldier lover. In addition to MT. Wilson other mem- bers of the company who deserve spe- cial mention are, Frank Harvey as Cap- tain McNevin, who made a first-rate villain; Milton Nobles. Jr., who gave a graphic portrayal of Lieutenant Dar- cey, while mentally disordered; William S. Gill, as Patrick Fitzpatrick, bluff Irish gentleman Miss Laura Lemmers as Mona Fitzpatrick; Miss Margaret vollmer as Ely Adair, Dales niece; Frank J. Frayne as Alphonse. 1 There will be a matinee this after noon and performance tonight
 "Chin Chin"
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