The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-13
'Expetience' Is
Coming to Academy
For Week End

Experience. George V. Herberts
modern morality comedy drama Of
today, telling the story Of youth
the average young man of today. In
HIS fight with the world, coming to
the Academy Thursday. Friday and
Saturday with matinee Saturday.
William Elliott, r. Ray Comst ock
and Morris Geas, the producers, an
nounce they viii send to this city the
strongest Experience" organization
ever assembled. Each person In the
cast *as especially selected for the
role they have IN the play, and the
cornefiness of the young ladies' rs said
TO set new standard Of ca ptivating
Siriish loveIiness for tina stage
All the virtues and vices Of man
kind are personifed In the ten brill
liant scenes of Experience The
curtain rises In the land where dreams
begins Here Youth Ii ICES leave Of
his sweetheart. Love, and hts sister.
Hope. and accom- panles Ambition out
into the big world with spirit of
sprinetime in his heart buoyed mp
with n determination Of onadencs
that he will surely make a great name
FOR himself In the busy ruarts ~ tra de
and comm cree.
VII tFlF SNtNFf W RAEttitEfN ~ If1F
great city Youth meets Experience
and was determined 10 steaafastly
pursue his ee~ with Ambition until
he meets a fascinating Indy called
Pleasure. minded by her beauty end
Hiiuring tales. he refuses 20 pay any
heed % the teYsaRe brought him hV
an elderly woman called Opportunity
newitched by Pleasure Youth turns
from Ambition and follows 10 the JOYS
81 - primrose Path TIE delights
Youths nnds in the Goldent Cabaret
are rev 70 h,u, and lie revels in their
esy@tr. Here In turn he meets
Beatty Dece!' Fashion. g1arder CON
ceit. snob, Rlosblood Travel. style
and F~ivsiite ana then wealth and
lrtoytcatiou PASSION attempts 70
win Youth for her own but the little
~ofee Of Love 3 sub conscious whisper
from the trusting girl left IN the land
where dre&ms begin, st%sdies ham
long enough 70 make a rho're ~ the
lesser OF two evils, and IL turns frcm
he arms ~ Passion 70 the embrace of
lntoxtcat'on.
70 win back hts fortune thrown
sway sibrs the Primrose Path Your
seeks The Corridors Of Chance where
Luck, flckIe 1ada. remains at his side
until he WINS hts Hrst bes and "a sew
others and IS he IL about "a leave
with his winnings the importunitie'
OF Chance. who rms the rambilnt
housa. rnakes Youth try to break tbs
bank. but YOUTHS last cent ia Lost tC
the merry click 81 the ronlefte wheel.
In the street ~ Dissolution. YoutY
meets work but Youth turns from thu
cali OF Work. ara on the street o.
Dissolution seeks 10 renew scdesint
ance with ffis former gay friends o
the Primrose Path. He n spurued -
his former associates or the Goiaes
Cabaret To keep body and soul 70
reth.r Youth n Obliged 10 warG
n wsateu In dive called the HOUSE
OF Last Rsaort Here re meet
rsreiity. she iH not altogether had aut
urges Youth to leave tbs rlsce, ever
stea hing wsatths wallet 10 enablr
rcutfa 10 get start
Youth tsren takes ths downward
psth and sees Poverty reaching hi
greedy hand TO claim him. To IS
cape Poverty. Youth goes with De
huston 10 his underground aen where
under ths influence OF drus IN NJ
HOUSE of Lost Seuls IN $50 peer IN
fcrfuratee think the7 are iudine for
wetfuinesa. To srtisfy G. aging T.
more cocstna Youth accom-. panic.
Crime TO the Street Of Forgotten Day
to XIII a drug pedGler ard thus sc
cure the treschercus, living eoeair .
Hut a. he IN passing a Church Ire hear
the hymri. LEAD Kindly Light" a!nt
the vision OF hts mother comes bnci
20 him ana he trims from Crime q
Experience and goes back to the Ant
where the dreamer awakens. He 4
welcomed home by Love Hope brfrE
back Ambition and Youth determines
10 Try anew 10 scale the heights o
fame and fortune This tim., witt
Love by HIS aide ana Experience carry
ing tbs indictments Of war II th'
y Psnwarden. Leona Hosarth. Beatrice
4 Reue6n, MAs Perf. George n. Miller
Dred MpsI<y. Marie sinclair. Leosi
ez11s, Jsnnikn SinsiAss. Aiics PAL