Evening journal., 1919-09-19

Cohan and Harris.
THE CAST.
xueler. Of The German lntellisence
Pnreau ........... Courtney Whne
helene Of tho German Intelligence
R,treau ......-... Violet liemlns
captain Luchow. of the German In
fenigence Bureau. ......UttO Niemeyer
Colonel Won Ritter. Of German lntelli-
oence Bureau Fred j. fairbahhs
Csniain Arthur Bennett, Of quarter
masters Department. Frank Wesierion
George Bennett, Of the English Cabinet
his brother. ......... Charles llarbhry
Naldsr. butler. Maurice Freeman
Thompsou. ................ Herbert Evans
Mrs George Bennett. Marion trey
Dorothy. her daughter. Kitty Arthur
Yeals. of the English Intelligence De
pariment. ........ Thomas J. McDrane
Miss Rldson n.............A Augusta Eagan
Hewlett. Of the English Intelligence De
partment ............A Arthur Howard
Brixton .......... Edward h. Cullen
Lieutenant Frank Bennett. Of the Royal
Flvinr Corps. .......... William jeffrey
Nurse. ........,... .Madge Neslerloh
The German Secret Service. like
poisonous spider, spread web Ot m
visible and sinister iildmenls over LOn-
don in Tie sight Of a brcathlcss audience
that flled every seat in the Playhouse
at ihc opening last night. 10 was
a brilliant audience specially that wei
coined Tie new theatrical season, and
expressed delight with The beauty ol
the nevly-decorated Playhouse.
For the time being, the war was on
again for the audience. Hands grippod
chair arms tensely as Tie desllnies of
the Allies and Germany reached The
white heat OF suspense.
Then. cool. relentless and keen. the
English Secret Service took a hand, !
matching plot with counterplot de-
stroying one by one the enmeshing
strands OF German intrigue. There |
were no less than ten spies, German and I
English. in the play and at no time |
was the audience sure OF The real |
status of most Of them. Scarcely had |
the giving OF the German Intelligence |
password. Three Faces East, been /
heard from the lips of person whom |
the audience supposed 10 be genuinely /
upon the English side. than something |
further from the same persons lips had 1
the audience guessing again Not until |
The very end of the play did the on
lockers know who was who and what
was what Needless 10 say with this
sustained suspense, the interest did not
nag for the fraction Of a second
The double-crossing OF each other by
the spies and ensuing bewilderment OF
secret service men and Of innocent by
ISLANDERS who thought they had inside
information furnished comedy that at
times waxed hilarious without being
too grim, the play was successful in
giNing the tense atmosphere OF London
IN the war There was the anxiety for
the absent lighting sons there was the
feel OF imminent victory in the air,
there was The thrill shared by The ap-
plaudlng audicnce) when the music Of !
"Siares and stripes Forever" told the /
presence OF the American soldiers in
the outside streets Most realistic Of /
an was the terror OF an air raid. The
lights in the brilliant apartment went
out The persons therein. candle in
hand, stood immoyable. terror-stricken.
as alarm bells and siren whistles min
gled with bomb explosions and crash
ing OF buildings outside one person
IN the room pulled aside curtain TO
look out, letting the fun moonlight
Hood The room There was a crash.
breaking glass. and picture fen from
Tire vaii Many in the Playhouse
glanced inNoluntarily at the Playhouse
ceiling. quite expecting 10 see bomb
crash through il upon The audience. 70
was distinct relief. when the iumull
died, 10 come back 20 the reality that