Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-27

drink as "a result of SORROWS that
have entered his life, but who IL
rescued by child OF remarkable In
telligence--one of the super-infants
with subnormal minds. found fire.
quently In novels and stage produce
tons but unknown In real life, and a
remarkable woman who writes hui
man interest serials for popular
magazine. Realizing that he is vast
ing his life, Martin, alias Mr., Prince,
goes 10 the boarding house of one
Mrs. Prouty, step mother of Comfort,
the aforementioned precocious In
FAINT. There he rubs shoulders with
the Ribbon clerks, movie "extras" and
unsuccessful professional men, and
meets Katherine Woods. the strug-
CLING authoress. To aid him in his
purpose to push his way thru the
crowd" and bump the bumps" his
friend, lack Carruthers. publisher OF
a popular magazine, employs him as
assistant editor. He enters his new
employment by buying Miss Woods
story, without having read 1t, and
purcha sing a massive thesis on in
ternational law, prepared by Cricket,
an unsuccessful attorney.
The prince falls in love with the
authoress and his remarkable change
of character is credited to this af-
lection and his interest in Comfort.
He buys a half interest in the Car
ruthers publications and discovers
that the poor authoress is one OF the
leading contributors to his magazine.
who lives her stories, having sought
the Prouty boarding house TO obtain
local color for a human Interest Sc
rial.
The talented Miss Woods is taken
into partnership in the Martin mil
lions and Comfort comes into the
family by adoption. Cricket's crit
ical essay makes it's way to Wash
ington and the unsuccessful lawyer
is called to the capitol as an expert
to discuss international problems
with officials of the attorney gen.
erals department.
James Gleason n rather ,lnassum-
ing young man. who plays the prince
very naturally, is a clever actor cut
to measure for Conan plays As the
spirit broken. dissipated nonentity of
the first act. who could not remem-
Der the day of the week or the hour
of the dav, and as the active. ardent
and aggressive lover and business
man OF the later acts he played the
character TO the life.
John Bedorin. as Bland, the
princes man servant; John f. San
ders. as Cricket the attorney. and
James Bradbury. Jr., as Short, the
wise movie super" were excellent
in character parts. Lucille Webster,
as the gum chewing Gladys PrOuty.
Josephine williams as Mrs Prouty,
the custodian of the boarding house.
and Adelaide Wilson as Miss Vim
cent, n boardcr. were good in types.
Ena Lewis Wiley. as katherine
Woods, the authoress. was not espe-
clally strong but played her part in
telligently. "
The only sappOintinG feature of
the play WIS the appearance of Muir
iel Nelson, a mature actress, as
Comfort, part which is at times
remni scent OF PollyanRa. Miss Nell
son might shine as M'Liss or as
Madge Briefly in I'm Old Kentucky"
but as the precocious child she is
not a success. Her failure to i'm
press is not thru lack OF effort but
because of lack of physical qualifi-
cations. a slender lirbed. childish
voiced Marguerite Clark might live
the part, written for q girl. pr 10 or
y, ~ the blIxom Miss Selson is
miscast.
The production was made with the
customary Cohan & Fiarris attention
to detail and the performance as a
whole was decidedly satisfactory.