Evening journal., 1920-10-12

I Mrs. BatholOmmcy. cy...........M Marie Bates
D Marta .sss....sss..s.. bcrthd tleudch
] The clown ...-.........s. DAVID Malcom
David Warneld returned last night
and was seen by a large audience at
the Playhouse who enjoyed every
minute OF the artistry OF this master
OF emotions lie came back as peter
Grimm" in a spooky play Of spiritual
ism, in which he first appeared sew
eral years ago that left skeptcs as
i iskeptical after the performance as
they were before.
It was a weird story that In which
Mr.. Warneld appeared last night-as
uncanny as his shOrt-lived master
piece ivan der Decken' In which
wraiihs stalked. His revival OF "The
Return of Peter Grimm" affords Mr..
Warneld abundant opportunity for
traversing the sentimental scale at
(which he probably stands at the fore
on the American stage. 10 Is more
tragic than his "Niusic Master OF
sweet memory or his "Auctioneer"
with its lights and shadows Of feel
ing. But Il brought out all the fine
touches Of art. those fine human
shades. that are Mr.. Warneld's. EX-
aggeration or the artificial are so far
away from him that The beholder
seems lifted into an atmosphere OF thf
real rather than the make-beheve as
Peter Grimm shuffles of the mortal
coil and returns as a spirit seeing all
but unseen by those whom he would
have to see. unheard by all whom he
would have TO hear-save one little
child. Description could not do u
iustice-the return Of Peter Grimm
as persOnified by Warfleld must be
beheld 20 appreciate it.
Peter Grimm. a successful old buai
/ ness man, is not a believer In spirit
lualism, but his old friend and physi.
clan, Andrew Mcpherson, is. The,
, enter into a pact, after a heated argu
ment, 10 the effect that whoever die.
first will return in the spirit anC
r shake the hand Of tho other.
The light Of Peters bachelor lifl
, has been Kathrien. a CHEEKY girl pre-
, .lier bed when an infant for his house
4 hold, and who has grown into bequti
: ful blushing young womanhood j
, his home, anticipating his every wisl
z and diffusing JOY for him at all tines
Peter adOres her as an idol OF hi
o heart, and discovering that Jane
7 Hartman, his secretary, Is in Low
o with Kathrien sends him away 4
order that he may plight the trotl
OF his nephew, Frederick, and Kali
rien. He obtains her consent {
marry Frederick soon, and the shoe
/, OF Joy Is so great that he topplc
] over dead. He returns as spiri
stalking wraith-like about the stag
passing and being passed without be
ing seen. unable TO make those pres
cnt hear his words. In the spir
= world he learns that Frederick
: unworthy OF kaihrien, a scheme
Il whose only desire was 10 obtai
r Peter Grimms fortune.
l. Peter as a spirit, pathetically seek
o TO release kathrien from her prom
q ise to wed Frederick and uses his 81
pernatural power 10 fOrestall m
wiles OF his nephew In a way thi
z entrances the audience. Through tl
II maze Of manifestations OF his unsee
e power, Peter finally communicat,
o with Willem. child who worshippe
p him in life and who is pining to joi
HIM in death.
Peter. in the spirit foils the viii,
le cf Frederick, and learns that "Onl
p one thing really cOunis-Only or
n ihing-love. 10 Is the only thing thi
h tells In the long run, nothing eli
Ie cndures 10 the end And belieyir
that he aids In bringing kathrien an
le jones together. Then, his happine
ID complete. he summons the spirit
r. little Willem 10 accompany him
lt the other world, and they fade awi
IN into the unknown
)r Mr.. Warleld was at his best-'ga
c. grave, laughing, discOnsOlate, IS o.
e. mood beltted- lighting up the trag
r. by his var "a touches Of word
l- manner Time and again, al the IA
or OF the curtain, he was applauded. ]
was ably supported by a typical B
'd lascO company. Joseph Brennan,
s. the grun old Scotch physician, ga'
IT, wonderful portrayal OF that par
Miss Miriam Doyle as kainrien W
bewitching at an times, sweet TO lOC
upon as well as 10 hear. John Sail
polls made the best OF the shrew
m scheming Frederick, while Edwin d
NJ pOnt was excellent as The trustil
~ and 3dorng juvenile Willem. Al
there must not be forgotten eitht
the splendid part OF George Wellin
ton as the retiring but hopeful low
20 OF kathrien. Marie Bates as q
ry clergyman's wife, endeared herse
ue as before, by her excellent interpr
W taiion. In fact the entire cOmpa
g. Was up TO the high Belasco standaI
j: Mr. Warfleld and his company w
OF be seen agaln tonight and t0mOrro
night, and at a matinee tomorrow