The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-28
COUNTRY CLUB SEES
FINE PRESENTATION
OF DIFFICULT PLAY

A criterion was set in amateur per
formances by local actors who pre-
scented Clyde Fitch's The Truth" Sat
urday evening at the Richmond Coun-
try club. An unusual amount of his
trionic ability was displayed by the
players in their presentation OF the
four act social drama which would try
the ability of the best actors.
Helen Johnson gave an excellent
characterization of Becky Warder
pretty and temperamental, who has in
herIted an instinct which compels her
TO prevaricate in all matters. The au
dience's sympathy is with the gay and
loving creature who blindly loses her
husbands confidence a she flppantly
makes excuses to avoid telling the
truth, and in the end her victorious
struggle when she brings herself TO
tell the truth even though she realizes
that her husband, who has come back,
may leave her forever then.
John Green, of Muncie, as Tom
Warder, the hero. and husband Of
Becky, was superb in his portrayal
of the gallant Warder. Mr.. Green
played the role opposite Miss Johnson
two years ago when he was SUDDEN.
at Earlham college, and it was given
there. Madly in love with Becky.
Warder, his suspicious aroused by thu
| fact that Becky lies to him about
the attentions she is receiving froTl
another man, determinedly sets out
Ito learn the worst. AS detectives
| bring in statements of the meetings
| of his wife with the man, who, by the
way she is attempting to reconcile
with a very dear friend of hers-and
| his wife denies the reports, which
| he knows to be true, he becomes fur
ious. A final attempt is made TO
patch affairs, but again Becky con
| ceals the truth and she and Warder
part. Quiet, forceful, determined
throughout Warder gives his wife
! every chance. How they are finally
! brought together forms the climax
of the play.
! Mrs. Hibberd Excellent.
The part of Mrs. Crespigny, the
| conniving widow, who never once
| gives up her attempts to win pre-
posal from Roland Becky's father
was played by Mrs. Wilbur Hibberd
with an ease and assurance which
would have been creditable to a pro
fessional Her splendid portrayal OF
the character of Mrs. Crespigny was
one of the outstanding features of the
play A number of clever lines be
tween Mrs. Crespigny and Roland
form some of the most humorous
touches in the play.
Eve Linden, the distract wife, who
Becky by aiding in effecting a recon
Citation with Fred Linden, compli-
Gates her own domestic difficulties,
was played by Maxine Murray. Miss
Murray who possesses unusual dram
attic ability. was at her best as the
beautiful Eve Linden The villain OF
the play was Fred Linden, who fur
? Their complexities matters by falling
= head over heels in love with Becky
Warden when Becky seeks to effecta
reconciliation between Eve and Lin
don. The cool, collected and ever dig
nified butler, jerks, who sees all ana
knows neither, was played by Charles
Robinson. The part of the messenger
was played by James HibbeTd, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Hibberd.
Mrs Ray Robinson, chairman Of the
November social committee for the
= Country club, coached the play. She
was assisted by Mrs. Edgar F Hiatt
Miss Margaret Starr and Carl Mag
Beautiful sets and striking costum es
added greatly to the success of the
production.