The Washington times., 1919-05-20

FOOh LITTLE SHEEP" love
story in four acts, with q prologue
and an epilOgue, by Eugene Walter.
THE CAST
Harry Winthrop. HoIbrook BIinn
Mary Winthrop. Lotus Robb
Rochard Putnam. Allen Dinehart
MiIlfam Mather. ........W Wilson Reynolds
Andrew Bemis. ........ Fred R. Stanton
And a supporting cast.
Dick Putnsm, the poor little
sheep" of the play at the BeIasco this
week, is unblinded twice-first, liter
ally, in the prologue, when a nurse
in French war hospital removes the
bandage from his. eyes, enabling him
to look again into the face Of Mary
Winthrop. the girl whom he loves
and, second, figuratively, in the cpl
logue, when he comes to a realization:
that the world cannot be reformed in
a day by Bolshevik revolution anc
that his love for his childhood sweet
heart is more precious than all tn,
socialistic theories in the world.
1t is a gripping story of a strug
gle between love and Bolshevistn
with love ultimately and gloriousl.
triumphant Dealing with the men
ace of industrial unrest, il is a timely
play, And it is not without its moral
but the moral is so tastefulIy and ar
tistically suggested that the tone o.
the play never becomes didactic, but
keeps the narrative element fore
most.
Dick" while fighting in Franc
and being led to the slaughter for tn,
l.
bued with socialistic ideas, and upoI
his return to the States takes an &C.
tive part in the election of a social
istic governor. Mary, his sweetheart
is wealthy and is the sister Of Ha
Winthrop. Dicks best friend and
owner of the newspaper on which
Dick is employed. Realizing the
gulf between their interests and
ideals, Dick breaks relations will
Hal and ends his engagement with
Mary. But, as Hal predicted, the
rabble whom Dick was leading, was
composed largely of wolves in sheep
clothing carrying innocent, unsus-
pecting little sheep off to the slaugh
ter. When the governor signs a bill
which he was expected to veto, the
mob turns on Dick and nearly kiln
him. Then the bandage, hgurativeIy
is removed from Dicks eyes, and love
comes into its own.
Holbrook Blinn, as HAL" is
true friend, a man with self-respec
and a conscience. and yet withal,
jovial fellow. His kindly manner
brightens the entire play. Allen
Dinehart is an able actor, and az
"Dick" he gives a vivid characteri-
zation of a man struggling to choose
between love and a principle. Lotus
Robb is sweet and gentle and charm
ing as the girl whom Bolshevisn
almost robbed of her love dreams
Walter Law is good in the role of
Stanley, professional politician, a
fellow short in ideals but damned
long on human nature" A slight
comedy element is injected by Fred
r. Stanton. who takes the part OF
Andrew Bemis, a discharged Yank
of whom war has made a beast, q
fellow who wants to grab all that he
covets, and yet is too lazy to work
When the Evolves" in council
meeting, turn on Dick" denouncing
him as a traitor to their cause, Bemis
is the most bloodthirsty. "Give him
cold steel. cold steel. cold STEEL" he
keeps repeating until il really be-
comes funny. And Bemis let's loose
some of the worst oaths uttered on
. stage here in many months, oaths |
that send an electric shock up the |
spine even of those who are used to |
listening to such language. But it's |
for a purpose-to give a faithful |
picture of the men who compose the |
stratum seeking to crawl /
INTO power by means of revolution. /