Evening star., 1918-08-26
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nett, ". C.s OF tne brltlsh secFcI scTSe
Ice, undertakes to upset the plot Of
German agents to strike a terrific
blow at the allies cause in Watch
Your Neighbor," presented by Oliver
Morosco at Polls Theater.
The new war play is q farce-melo-
drama, with plenty of laughs and
some real thrills, as evidenced by the
laughter and applause which greeted
it last night. It is the work Of Leon
Gordon and LIE Roy Celemens. MI.
Gordon himself takes the part Of the
hero, Capt. Bennett, and dominates the
play throughout. The rest of the cast
is good, however. and there are many
bits of clever Characterization.
Some of the scenes need cutting. but
on the whole Watch Your Neighbor"
is amusing and carries interest
the lines are bright.
The play opens in London. in Capt.
Bennetts office in the intelligence de-
partment. where the hero Is revealed
as Jolly ass" without an idea be-
yond clothes and golf and his mascot,
a goldfish, which he insists shall go
everywhere with him. But before the
act is closed he shows himself a mas
ter of the art of detection and as the
curtain is rung down he is on the way
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land to attend meeting of alleged
socialists representing the countries
at war. at which a plan to bring about
world peace is to be discussed.
The scene shifts to Switzerland
The socialists meet. representing
Germany, Austria, France, the United
States. Italy, Switzerland and Great
Britain. Capt. Bennett appearing as
the representative of the last, the
real "comrade" having been jailed
in London through his efforts. This
act is pronounced melodrama and
Capt. Bennett and one OF the alleged
socialists.
The love story in the play reyolves
around Capt. Bennett and Miss
Dorothy Farnham. played by Miss
Mary Servoss. Miss Farnham Is an
Ameican with socialistic ideals. and
she appears at the international
States.
In the end the plot Of the German
agents Is laid bare, and the British
and American representatives make
good their escape, while the Ger
mans are made prisoners. but not be-
fore Miss Farnham offers her Life
rather than that the plot Of the Ger
mans shall succeed
Mr. Gordon plays the part of Capt.
bennett admirably. His part calls to
mind other plays in which amiable
young men. regarded by their friends
heroes. as in THE Henrietta" made
famous by the late Stuart Robson,
who appeared as ''Berite, the lamb"
In the New York Stock Exchange.
important matter of business. just as
BERTHE flipped to see whether he
should buy or sell.
The play is well cast. Miss servoss
has an attractive personality. and her
acting as the earnest young American
protestations of her British lover is
appealing. Dodson l. Mitchell plays
Comrade Nagle of Germany, and is the
villain of the piece" Others who are
included in the cast and whose work
is good are Stanley Harrison, Doug
lass Ross. Alexander Lotus, Fred
'erick Esn elton, Emil Hoch, Miss Ruby
Hallier, Harold Vosburgh and Ber-
tram Marburgh. Miss Hallier won ap-
plause for her acting as the Ioqacious
Mrs Patch.
BELAsCo-aAMERICA's ANSWER
Americas Answer" whether to
German despotism or as a steward
ship accounting to the people at home,
is written ominously in the govern
ment's second official war picture of
that title, presented at the Belasco
Theater last night by the committee
on public information. Eight thou
sand feet Of film unfold a fairylike
France that staggers the imagina--
ton Could a private exhibition of
this picture be staged in the palaces
Of the Hohenzollerhs and the Haps-
burgs it should end the war.
Americas Answer" at once raises
the question: If Pershing and his
men have all but wrought miracles
In the FIRST year of the war. what will
they do in the second year, or the
third? If marshes have been re-
structed. hundreds of miles of rail-
" ways built. seaports made and can
tonments.. hospitals. provisioning de-
pots. manufacturing plants and all
the facilities required for meeting the
needs of an army of million and a
half men provided in twelve months
by American labor employing Ameri-
can materials transported 5000 miles,
what will be the new achievement of
our overseas force? What will they
do to the Hun when preparations for
sustaining themselves have been
completed and they have only fight
ing to think about?
Some phase of practically every ac-
its first year in France is shown in
this picture, which was taken by the
U. s. A. Signal Corps by order of
Gen. Pershing. The first part depicts
the achtevementS OF the Army engi-
neers. Dredges are shown reclaim
ing marshes which in a short time
become docking terminals and sea-
ports. Locomotive assembling works
and railroads are provided seeming
ly in the twinkling OF an eye. Hos
pitfalls and camps go up overnight.
The providing of two-million-doliar
refrigerating plant with capacity for
10, 900 pounds of meat is but a
small item in the construction pro-
gram.
And then; when arrangements for
receiving them are completed, the
Yanks come swarming over by the
tens Of thousands. Life on the con-
voyed transports. activities at the
centers and in the
trenches and the battle of Cantigny
are shown in the second part. What
gas attack looks like: American
aviators on a hunt for boche machines
and other exciting features are in
cluded. Maj. Theodore Roosevelt.
jr., is seen reviewing his battalion
and decorating two OF his men who
have been cited for bravery.
Elaborate scenic embellishments.
including q patriotic tableau, and a
descriptive musical score accompany
the presentation of the picture. which