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ACT III
The Secret Room

The last act reveals the interior
Of the room whore Pcncho is await
ing Xavier. Maria enters and pleads
with her lover not to wait, but 10
flee with her Pencho is firm. He
has given his word. His honor is
in the balance. The fight with dag
gers must come.
Domingo has entered the room
and from below, in the dark of the
pit, there is heard the voice Of Full
gencio, the physician who has told
Domingo that his sons illness was
lmaginary-that he was on the way
to recovery. Pencho is concealed as
the colloquy ensues:
Fulgencio-A doctor must conceal
the truth from the patient, sometimes.
In such a case it becomes holy duty
to tell a lie.
Domingo-Tell me quickly, doctor
whatever it is-st straight out I'll try
to bear it. If it is crown Of thorns
- (Xavier enters-stops and lis
tens.)
Fulgencio-Your sons case is hope
less. (Pencho stands behind Xavier
Domingo-Hopeless. Xavier, listen
ing intently starts as IL from a blow }
Fulgencio-The poor boy has only a
little while to livel (Xavier wavers-
would fall-but Pencho picks him up
in his arms)
DOmingo-My som On, God-my
sonl (Pencho takes Xavier Off
Fulgencio-R Remember, quiet above
everything. Get rid Of this Pencho.
Send him away.
Domingo-Youre right. And by
doing what you say l can make him
live longer, can't /? can keep him
! can keep him near me, a week longer
"a day--an hourl Oh, no matter how
short ttme' I7' Aeht-for his life
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stood outside the grillwork of her win
dow and held her hand in mine-and
drank her BREATH
Aavier-Stop, damn you, stop!
Pencho-And I carry here (striking
his chest) the Virgin of Carmel, en-
broidered for me, covered with the
kisses and marked with the tears that
she shed for mel
Xavier-stop, damn you, or III tear
out your tongue
Pencho-Come and try it,
Navier-Y ou-- Gle is about to
rush at Pencho, but sways and sinks
into chair, painting and glaring at
Pencho with eyes of hatred.)
Maria-Xavier!
Xavier (glaring at Pencho and
forcing himself to overcome his weak
ness)-Don't fatter yourself. You
didn't get rid Of me that night! Gle
tries to rise.) I'm match for YOU or
and (He sways, gasps, coughs.)
Maria (to Pencho) You must 20
away at oncel
Xavier Crises, walks toward Pencho.
Maria gets between them You say
she loves you. All the better For
then (takes her ARM I'm taking her
away from you! I'm robbing you,
You'll see her-belong to me. You've
come back to interfere between her and
me! I'm glad you did come back.
You've saved me the trouble of going
to look for you.
Pencho-You were going to look for
me?
Xavier-Yes-to kill you!
Pencho-Very well! Tm here!
Xavier-You wrote your own death
sentence-here-in my flesh, Striking
his breast) You bungled your work,
But I-shall not! ! shall strike truel
(Crouching-hand on dagger
Pencho (insolently) )-And-when?
Havier-Nowl
Pencho-I ask nothing better than
TO meet you again.
Xavier-You shall! Now Gle is
about to rush toward Pencho.)
Maria-Xavier! Xavierl No, MOI
llnterposing with a cry, pushes him
oack) Stop Stop! You're tearing ne
10 pieces (Pepuso has entered, pushes
Yencho) Oh, Pepuso, take him away.
Iney re both mad! (Xavier sinks in
chair)
fepuso--Bah, you're like all women
fusn away with one hand and beckon
with the other.
Pencho Ito Pepuso)-what do you
want?
, P"nr~r-The lions ~ tire Hrert.
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" "pENCHO is coming to
brave the storm-and
thereW be one"

have teeth. Have you come home t.
be destroyed?
Pencho is persuaded to leave, but
his passion for Maria proves uncon.
querable. He returns as the be
trothal festivities have approached
their climax.
Anton, the officer, refuses to ar.
rest Pencho, pleading lack of proof
Pencho tells of the dagger hidden il
the chest, and demands that it be
produced. Domingo reluctantly
agrees. Anton brings on the dagger
Pencho-This is my proof. After
struck Xavier I dropped the knife or
the ground beside him. Some one
picked it up.
Gle looks at Domingo; then, address
ing the guests) Everybody has seer
that knife. There isn't a young fel-
low in Huerta who doesn't know it.
bought it ct Murcia on 4 Thursday
market day
! bought it when I fell in love with
Maria del Carmen She was so beau
tiful knew every other man must
want her, and was so afraid some one
might take her from me that
couldn't sleep. l always carried nv
knife here, hidden in my belt. I said:
CAS- long as that's there l won't lose
her" But the blade of the knife was
blank. When showed it to my friends
they said: "Why haven't YOU put
something on it-a motto, or a song 90
Then one night I found verse for the
blade of my knife. | heard sailor
singing it, on ship that came from
Greece.
Il have my eyes to gaze on her,
Oh, Blessed Saints above,
My song at night to lull her dreams
And this. to guard her love-
Isn't that well put? And this, to
guard her love- That became my mot
to. l had it engraved on the blade Of
my knife.
The village officer still refuses to
arrest Pencho, who is then taunt-
ingly accused by Xavier Of seeking
refuge in jail, 'to be safe" from the
vengeance Of Xavier.
Pencho, hotly resenting the charge
of cowardice, agrees to meet Xavier
that night in a room of the latter s
house and fight to a finish with
knives. They go to the house.
Xavier opens the door of secret
room. Pencho enters and the door
is closed. Xavier is triumphant.
''l've got him now," he exclaims,
"and tonight I'll kill him.
The curtain falls.
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NOR twenty-six years the play
r. loving folk of all Spain have
e been demanding. at reon,lar

loving folk of all Spain have
n been demanding, at regular
intervals, their ''Maria del
Carmen"
l.. A. Wagenhals, of the firm OF
"agenhals & Kemper, saw Maria
del Carmen" during a sojourn in
Madrid. He was interested.
"This play" we'll informed
American told him, "is the Uncle
TOMS Cabin Of Spain. Here it is
played all the time, and by many
companies"
When a producer in Spain finds
himself the owner Of a spectacular
failure that has collapsed on its first
night, or during its first few weeks,
he merely withdraws the new pro-
duction and puts on Maria del Car
men," and gets his money back.
Spain cant get enough Of it. 1t is
as sure as rip Van Winkle" was
in the hands of Joseph jefferson; or
"Montc Cristo," with James O'Neill
as the white-haired Edmond Dantes,
or THE Old Homestead,' with Den
man Thompson.
SO Wagenhals & Kemper have
brought Maria del Carmen" to the
Maxine Elliott Theater under the
name of Spanish Love" Avery
Hopwood and Mary Roberts Rine-
hart made the adaptation from the
original Spanish manuscript. While
the lines are in English, the atmos-
phcre of the province of Murcia, in
the far southeast corner of Spain, is
preserved, and Spain's manner of
producing play is copied in the
American production.
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and .PdtNOS

feast is about to commence. Maria
meets him. She starts back in ter
ror. She pleads with him to 60.
He refuses.
Maria-But what do you want? I
tell you, it's tco late
Pencho-Oh, no! You'll see; there's
still time! I've come here to state my
case! Oh, l know Because I ran
away, you said to yourselves, "he's q
coward!" You're right! should never
have gone! But I've come backl 1
came all the way across the sea-and,
oh, Maria del Carmen, the sea was 80
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The Plot

Spanish Love" starts before the
curtain rises. You find the players
in the orchestra pit; in the stage
boxes; in the aisles. Exits and en-
frances are so unusual and so un-
expected that one must follow all
sides Of the theater to keep pace with
the play.
AS for the plot of spanish
Love- it is older than the ancient
Murcia in which it's scenes are laid.
Maria del Carmen, q peasant girl,
is loved by two men, one the peasant
Pencho, to whom she is devoted, the
other, Xavier, the son of the aris-
tocratic Domingo, who loves her In
vain. Envies, jealousies, hates and
love are carried through three acts,
which begin on a Sunday morning,
when the villagers are gathering for
mass, and end at nightfall.
Ten months before the story opens
there had been a quarrel between
Pencho and Xavier and Xavier was
stabbed Pencho, fearing the wrath
of the influential Domingo, fees to
foreign shores. Maria del Carmen,
fearful of the ultimate fate of Pen
cho, strives to curb the vengeance
of the house of Domingo by nursing
Xavier back to life. Her attendance
at the bedside of the stricken Xavier
convinces Pepuso, the friend of Pen
cho. that the senorita really has
given her affections to the hated
Xavier.
AS the first act progresses Pepuso
meets Maria and wrathfulIy up
braids her for having transferred
her affections from Pencho to Xavier.
She convinces him she still loves
Pencho and that it was to save him
from the consequences of his quar-
rel that she has sought to nurse
Xavier back to health.
Xavier and Maria meet later in
front of the village chapel. The
bells are ringing for the Sabbath
mass. He pleads for her love, but
she replies she is true to Pencho.
Xavier-Don't you love me-just a
little? Can't you love me? Please
love mel Look at mel I dragged
myself from my bed I've staggered.
ho; and thirsty, along the dusty road
praying for breath to carry me along
just so l could see you.
Naturalization, have pity on mel
Xavier-Pity? What pity have Won
had on me? You've made mo your
slave, set my brain and heart on fret
I'm so unhappy can feel my life
burning itself outl I've nothing to live
for except you!-to see you; to hear
you; to want you'll You're so beautiful
that when look at you you make the
whole world bright; and when you're
rot there it's all dark
Maria-Xavier, don't say that !
came to try to make you and your fam
ily my friends SO that when you saw
how I was suffering it would soften
your hearts. l came to try to put an
end 10 the bitterness Of this place; TO
the threats of punishment, and all the
rest Of this dreadful quarrel and trou
bic. hoped that you'd be grateful to
me and that some day you'd say:
Maria del Carmen Tell Pehcho TO
come back! He has nothing to fear
from me. ] forgive himl" Now you
understand, don't you? What l wanted
was to win your forgiveness; to make
peace between you and Pencho, to try
20 bring little sunshine back to this
sky Of ours that's been all blackened
over with hateI
Xav1er-How afraid you are for that
mani How you try to protect himl
Marfa--Say Il, Xaviert Say that you
forgive Penchoi
~
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throws arms around him)-Hate you I
Oh, no, Pencho, mol
Pencho-Oh, at last, Maria del Car
men' 1t was your heart, your soul,
that cried out thenl You do love me-
Maria Conquered, swept away, re-
strained, but with passion)-O dol
I'm so unhappy! must tell you. When
look at you, when l hear you speak
can't hide the truth from you. You
are my life, Pencho, my life. And my
love. I've only lived for you. I'm
ready to die for you. l hate you
Oh, how could you say it?
Maria again pleads with Pencho
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1or every precious moment Of It. III
keep him-won't I, DOCTOR At least
little while? You've broken nv
heart-but you were right. A father
must be brave. You'll see how long
Well make our patient live. God be
with you.
(Fulgencio exits. Domingo remains
for an instant overcome. weeping
then going up steps.) Pencho! The
door IS unlocked. You are free. Co
Pencho-If I go, shall take Maria
del Carmen with me.
Domingo-Then take her. But re.
member this. You have very little
time. shall give you your chance and
that is all Make the most of nv ab-
sence. Goes to door, 7 warn YOU
Pm going to turn the dogs of the law
loose after you. (He goes out rear
door,
As soon as Domingo has gone out
Xavier appears. overcome with sorrow
and despair, leans against the wall.
Pencho looks at him with compassion.
Xavier-Why don't you come?
Pencho-Come, Where?
Xavier-And kill me.
Pencho-I can't fight you now You
heard
Xavier-uere is vour csano., n,
lose i raslod for 49, - w"
waited you,vo bon.
agreement '''' - ''S
poncbo-yo, ,4
No.
yavier (s+o,+s +a "
l;,.oa ~. e,-.,, 'INa'u 'n"'r - '@
man.
Pencho-No.
Xavier-There is only little life
left in me. You heard what be said
Even if you hate me YOU can do me-
good tur. Kill no ou. ..;.,1,..
Pencho-I don't hate vo,, yav;er
Xavier-You won't fight
Pencho-No. When I wounded vou
il was a clean fight This wor,d ho
t'-'' LIS "Vu4u pe~-
''1'Dsl, v; ~ pause
von "S 40" you hate me!
dooa 40 ',4'S -'-'S0" enough. 'fencho
don't hate the dead nor Iowa .tau W.
oscanao '''gr'-0s, Tt,,, mem why don't you
pd,., u ooh'e ana take you
vo,.; 'O 1s'p'VaAy let 'heml
nnnishrnou+ .'li r,s you know wnas your
now md 49,. '-- 's' oe''ef XIII me
pencbnT e. '~@, ,.
against a man who can,+ dofaSd hsa h,m-
self.
Xavier-(rises s+s.dio. h:.,, :.
the chair)-I surrender ponrbo yon
are man. Go! l set you free of your
promise. Go at once and save yourself
fehcho-Do You know what thst
va,.; ~,
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ACT II
penchO and Maria Meet

In this act pencho boldly enters
Domirpo's hone as The hetrothal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
KELLOGG TALKS
 ON RESOLUTION

Washington, May 13.---A status of peace must be obtained ''in some other way if it cannot be secured by ratification of the treaty and the League of Nations Senator Kellogg of Minnesota one of the original mild reservationists' Republicans in the treaty fight, declared today in the Senate, supporting the Republican peace resolution.
 Tt is of the utmost fnpor- tance,'' he said, that status of peace be accomplished. Not only is it neces- sary to the industries of this country and its trade, but it is important that the war powers of the president should cease.
 When resolutions of this character were originally introduced in the Senate, I was opposed to them. wished eevry opportunity given for the ratification of the peace treaty, but the president has made this i'm possible.
 'tIhe time has come when some thing must be done. The nation, as soon as possible, nut be returned to normal conditions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
RANSACK FRENCH HOME GETTING GOODLY HAUL

Burglars had busy day in Bridge places and escaped with articles val ued at about s, ,1GO. The police have received reports oa all of the rob berries, and have started a. rigid in vestgation in an effort to apprehend the sneak thieves who are believed to be responsible.
 The biggest haTM was made at the home of James French, 499 Wood ave nue, where the thieves jinmied a rear door and carried off $500 worth of sil- cluded solid silver knives and forks, several watches and a number of rings. The house was ransac&ed thor otng4r4y and left in the utmost oonfu- sion-
 Key workers gained entrance to the residence of G'ustave Appleberg, ITO Poplar street, some time yesterday afternoon, and after ransackfng the house made off with money and jew elry which amounted in all to $40O. The burglars secured $11 from a pock- etbook, and smashed a childs bank to get $4 A quantity of jewefry, inclgrd- ing rings, watches and bracelets com posed the rest of the missing >prop- erty.
 Another key "break'' was made at the home of JameseGately, 56 Laurel avenue, where clothing valued at $100 was stolen.
 The office of the New England Tee Cream company, 124 Colorado avenue, was broken into and thoroughly ran sacked, but nothing was missing this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
WILL REPORT ON CONDITION

The Street and Sidewalks commit tee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet this afternoon at o'clock in the assembly room in the First-Brdge- port Na:thonad Bank building to hear the reports of the members of the committee on matters discussed at previous meetings. c. A. Baldwin will preside as chairman
 MT. Baldwin will report on the mat ter of the North avenue crossing. F. B. Jaynes Will report on the improve ments of Ash street, Mountain Gro 7e street and Dewey street in the ma- ter of top dressing; Improvements to Capitol avenue, and the plan followed in filling in the excavations made fA the streets by the Gas and Hydraulic Co. F. A. Strong and C. L. Gel1atly are to report on the widening of, EIls- worth street. from nine to 15 feet
 The committee will take up the sub ject of varranfting and construction on general streets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
|BELIEVE RELIEF WORKERS SAFE New Haven Nurse Reported To Have Sailed
 For Home.

New York, May 1s---BeHef that Americans in HadJin, Marash, and AintaIb, where Turkish forces are clashing with Armenians, are safe, was expressed in cablegram re- ceived today by the Near East Relief from it's representative at Constanti- nople
 For American relief workers, the cable stated, had sailed from Con stantfnopde via Greece for the United States. These included Miss JaIstina H. Hin, bacteriologist, of Ware, Mass, Miss Alma. c. Guest, z. nurse of New Haven, Conn, both stationed in Mad- ata, and Rev. Ernest Eye of Mime sota, a missionary from the American Board of Foreign Missions who has been stationed in MarSovan.
 There was some question Near East officials said, as to whether the fourth was Dr. Raymond Whitney of AdiBbury, Mass, who has been sta toned in Caesarea, or Rev. Henry Wingate of AJaburnda1e, Mass, an- other missionary who has also been stationed in Caeserea-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
STEAMER BRINGS SCH0ONER'S CREW

New York, May 13-The American tank steamer Laramie returned to port today with Captain E. H. Was son, his family and nine members of the crew of the American schooner Florence Thuriow, which was sunk off Sea girt, N. J.. last night in a col- lision with the Laramie bound for Tam pico.
 Officers of the Laramie reported that the schooner sank rapidly after being struck glancing blow, on the port side forward. Members of her crew barely had time to crawl aboard the tanker, which stood by. The Thurlow when last seen was floating half submerged.
 The Thurlow, a schooner of 946 tons, was bound into port with a cargo of logwood from Montego Bay, Jamaica She was owned by Crowell 6, Thurlow of Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
GIVE DETAILS OF
 ORR MURDER
Coroner Mix Holds Illus band Responsible for
 Wife's Death.

New Haven, May 13-In holding Harry J. Orr criminaIly responsible for the death of his wife, Margaret, on March 29, Coroner Mix in a find ing today gave many details of the alleged crime as brought out in evil 'dence. Orr, who was married last September, had had dEsagreements with his wife prior to the 1atters death, these growing out, according to evidence, of abusing his wife, and threats made against her life. Mrs. Orr had determined to leave her husband, the evidence showed, stat reasons therefore.
 The finding says:
 After being so informed, said hus- band determined to Kill his wife, and began to arrange his plans to accom- pIish this purpose March IS, he purchased a 32 calibre revolver, and fully loading the same took it to their home and there secreted it.
 'Tn pursuance of his plan to take his vife's life, he informed her on Thursday, March IS, that they had been invited to a surprise party at the home of one Jepson in Hamden, on the evening of Sunday, March 21, requesting her to accompany him to lH4S party AU1d IfCI LO IIRdh0 q cake which they were to carry with them, although he was fully aware no party was contemplated.
 Early in the evening of said March 21, accompanied by his wife who car ried the cake. she had prepared earlier in the day. they took the State street trolley car and rode to its terminal point on State street, then walked along Davis street in the direction o1 the Jepson home, at which house he had previously told her the party was to be held. Orr and his wife walked on the southerly walk of the bridge Cover Lake Whit ney) and arriving at onethird of the way over he took said revolver from his pocket and placing it approd- mately within two or three inches from her head discharged a bullet therefrom which entered her right temple, inf1icting a mortal wound.'' The finding says that Orr rode fn town, took a train for New Yrok, en- listed in the transport service, wal sent to Fort Mcdowell. California where he was apprehended and brought back
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
DULAND SENTENCED
 TO STATES PRISON

Paul Duland who shot Police Off, cer John H. Halpin on May while trying to escape from the officer who wanted him for passing counterfeit money was sentenGsd to State Prison for not less than thfee nor more than five years by Judge Lucien F. Burpee in the Superior Court this morning, on his plea of guilty to the charge of assault with intent to kill.
 U. S. Secret Service Operator Reyes was in court waiting to apprehend Duland on a warrant from the Fed era1 Court which charged him with passing counterfeit money but it was decided that Duland would have to serve his sentence here before the government officials can get him.
 Duland told the court that he had no intention of killing any one and that his only thought at the time of the shooting was to scare off the off, cers who were chasing him, as he knew they wanted him for passing the counterfeit 20 bfIls
 He said that he had been in the French army for five years and had been a mechanic in U. S. Aviation camp for some time before he came to Bridgeport The bogus money he said had been given to him by a man while he was in the aviation camp and he was told to come to Bridge port and dispose of it here.
 The government officials have traced the money back and have found that it was made in Mexico. The counterfeiting plant there has been taken by Mexican officials and will be given to the United States au- thorities
 One of the twenty dollar counter feits turned up at the North End bank yesterday and is now in the possession of the Secret Service men. It is made by the photographic pro- cess on two thin pieces of bond paper which are pasted together
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
INSURANCE TO BE
 USED FOR BURIAL

Directing that life insurance money, amounting to $130 be used for funeral expenses and having her name prop erIy inscribed on a monument on her grave, the will of Augusta Kutzy was filed in Probate Court this morning. She left no relatives and earned her living by selling eggs. She kept chickens and the sale of eggs kept her in food
 The will also directs that $1o0 be given Frank c. Foehrenbach for the care of a building lot and for flowers on the graves of her deceased husband and son. To friend, Augusta Reich ell, is given her wearing apparel, while to the children of Louisa Schwab are given a large German bible and some books. All the resi- due is to be divided equally between Hermine GeinitL, Augusta Reicheu and the Schwab children.
 Henry H. Lieberum is named as ex- ecutor- Besides the chickens she had about $400 in the bank.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-13
OPPOSED TO
 MORE PAVING
Finance Board to Confer With Streets and Side
 walks Committee.

Several matters were discussed at a meeting of the streets and sidewalks committee in the City Clerks office this morning; but nothing was def1n- ite1y decided upon until after the committee meets with the finance advisory board in the mayors office, Monday afternoon.
 The streets committee is anxious tc start the spring work, especially, on Warreniting, and is waiting to talk over the matter with the finance ad- visory board. It is understood that several member of the latter board are opposed to spending much money on paving this year.
 Members of the finance advisory board held a brief meeting in the mayors office yesterday afternoon but reached no decision. They de cided to wait until Monday afternoon when the streets committee of the Board of Aldermen would be present to go over the details.