The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Amusermemts
'sThe Garden of Allah"

CHARACTERS
 Domini Enflden. Miss Sarah Truax Suzanne. Miss Pearl Gray Count Anteoni. MT. Howard Gould Father Roubier. MT. Albert Andruss Captain De Trevignac. ..... ..............M MT. Edward Everett Batouch .Mr. Leo De Galley Hadji. ji................. Mir. Said Coury The Sand Diviher. er................
 .............. MT. Saleem Ayobb L-@rpi .'..-;-..s. ......... Houardl Larbi..... MT. Said Ben Hamed Zheik. ........... MT. Charles Abbott Muezzin. MT. Saleem Ayobb Garcon. MT. Alphonso Fabre A Trappist Monk. MT. Ameen Ayobb Irene, Tamouda, Selma, Dancers
 of the Ouled Nailes Tribe.
 Faddema, Amasa, Frosine Boris Androvsky .... MT. Wm. Jeffrey Algerian Tirailleurs, Arabs, Kabyles
 and Moabites.
 A sense of limitless distances, the mystery of the desert and the occu1tism of the east, with it's license and semi- barbarous peoples, have been drawn from Robert Hichens' novel, "The Gar den of Allah" and presented with pie turesque effect on the stage. The play has been seen here before and opened last night another engagement at the Jefferson theatre, with a matinee this afternoon and performance tonight
 While most plays based on novels have been found a bit disappointing. and despite the fact that MT. Kitchens built up in his novel a wonderful pie ture of the desert as a background for a unique and powerful love story, the dramatized version of '"The Garden of Allah carries with it to an impressive degree the atmosphere of the book and the main incidents of the play are presented with dramatic effectiveness < Eight scenes, most of them elabor- ately conceived and executed, with real Arabs and camels to lend them verity convey to the spectator a series of striking pictures of Algeria and the desert country. No other play has sur passed this one in it's graphic portrayal of an out-of-the-way part of the world A street and dance hall in an AL gerian village have for the time be- ing little of the make e-believe, for they are the last word in stage realism.
 Similarly the desert scenes create an almost perfect illusion, which is strengthened by the camels, the don- keys and the genuine desert folk who appear in the picturesque garb of the east.
 For some reason, the fact that Miss Sarah Truax would have the role of Domini was not well advertised and this was mistake, for Miss Truax is well known here and highly regarded as an artist. She has won command ing position on the stage and will be remembered as playing one of the two orphans opposite Isabel Irving when the famous old melodrama of that name was presented here by perhaps the greatest company of stars ever sent on tour in this country. Clara Morris, Modjeska. Mrs. Le Moyne, James O'Neill, Louis James, Elita Proc tor Otis. Jameson Lee Finney, Miss Irving and Miss Truax were in that remarkable cast.
 Needless to say, Miss Truax makes of Domini a fascinating and deeply in- teresting character-a woman with the soul of mystic who finds the true meaning of life in great love and supreme sacrifice. She is ably sup ported by William Jeffrey as Boris. who plays tho part with virility and sincerity.
 The other members of the company, including MT. Gould as Count Anteoni, MT. Andruss as Father Roubier, MT. Everett as Captain Trevignac. Miss Gray as Suzanne and Mir. De Valery as Batouch aid materially in giving smooth and impressive performances