South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-15

good are Edmond Lowe. Alma Bel
win, Malcolm Williams, John Daily
Murphy, Edwin Walter. Charles A.
Sellon and Claude Brooke.
Cyril Harcourt's new play. "A
Place in the Sun" is built on an old
theme with modern variations.
Blessed with some original lines.
enhanced by a smattering of comedy.
and leaning withal toward the melo-
dramatic, "A Place in the Sun"
brings back memories Of THE Farm
er's Daughter" and treats some
what unconventional subject with
adroitness. Yet it gives promise Of
success because of the freshness of
its points OF view
Mr.. HarcOurt has turned from his
usual method OF writing plays Of
manners and moods and glancing
humor. and has written a play for
the layman.
The curtain rises on a rural scene.
There is the young and ambitious
farmer lad and his pretty and innO-
cent sister who. by the way, is kissed
in the first act by the shiftless son Of
a wealthy and bucolic English
father. and who later confesses that
she has been betrayed by him
There is a rough and tumble scuf-
fe in the opening act between the
young farmer and the idle son of
wealth. I'm which rural training as
serts its superiority. There is a bud
ding friendship. also, between the
farmer boy and the sister Of the rich
young man. which ripens into love,
aided by her own daring as the &C
ton progresses.
Ambition urges the youthful farm
er lad 10 become a Journalist, and
eventually he lands in London,
where his efforts meet with success.
He establishes himself in COM
Portable fat, where he lives with his
pretty sister. The friendship OF the
farmer girl and the idle youth Of
wealth IS renewed in London Clan
destine meetings follow and the time
comes when the rising young liter
airy genius awakens to the fact that
his sister has been betrayed.
He demands that Stuart Capel. the
young good-for-nothing, right his
wrong by marrying the injured sis
ter. This Capel refuses to do on the
grounds that he would be disinherit-
ed. And then Dick Blair, the young
Journalist. confronts CapeTs irate
father. Sir John. but without results
Marjorie Capel Sir Johns pretty
daughter. overhears the heated con-
versa'iOn between the three men.
She resolves to force her brother and
her father into seeing the upright
point OF view by compromising her
self with Blair. He returns home TO
find her IN his apartment.
Young Capel. awakening 10 a sense
OF manhood, resolves to marry Rosie,
the erstwhile farmer lass. He visits
the home OF the Blairs 10 find his
own sister there and another scene
between the brothers results. Fin
ally Young Capel and Blair make II
up when CapeI discovers that he has
caused a storm for no reason. Rosie
enters and falls into CapeIs arms
Sir John IS forced 20 do a right
about face and the two young cou-
pies are ready 20 wed as the cur
tain falls
"A Place I'm the Sun" I'm its pre-
miere at the Comedy Theater found
John Halliday playing the role Of
Stuart Capel. Norman Trevor as
Dick Blair Miss Jane Cooper as
Rosie and Miss Peggy Hokins as
Marjorie Capel.
Mr.. Harcourt played the tragic fig
ure OF Arthur Blagden. an auxiliary
role. and that OF a man hopelessly
IN love with Rosie and a slave OF
alcohol. The somewhat unimportant
character OF the worldly-wise Mrs.
Moultrie. the vivacious widow. was
portrayed By Miss Merle MSddern,