South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-01
Oliver

Readers OF current literature VIII
recall thesensauon caused by the
publication several years ago OF
Winston Chunchilrs powerful novel
The Inside OF the Cup" The story
attacked the alleged hypocrisy OF
certain cicrgymcn and men or
wealth identified with tho churches
as vestryraen. The philosophy OF
he book was criticised by church
men in this country and IN England
"a an unwarranted attack upon re-
llgion and the cloth. The picture
rights having been obtained by the
Paramount corporation. the story
was p3cturized by Albert Capellani'
the famous director. and the film
version viii be shown at the Oliver
theater for four days starting We'd
uesday. May 4th The essential
features OF the story. which IL said
20 be one OF great dramatic force,
are said 70 have been retained,
While the anti-hypocrisy philoso-
ply OF the author necessarily has
been ssIbordinated 10 the general
theme. The story deals with the
rector OF a fashionable church. who
turns upon his wealthy Pensioners
when ne discovers them parading
under a mask OF hypocrisy. and in
vites the common people to attend
his church Eldon Parr, a vestry-
man, INSCRIPTIONS and tyrannicaL
alienates his son and daughter and
Is finally killed by a man he has
ruined. There is a pretty love TO-
nance between the rector and PARIS
daughter. which ends happily. The
leading roles are played by William
p. Carleton ard Edith hallor.
"SHAVINGS."
Harry Beresford. the loveable.
Iaughable star OF "Shavings' COM
ing 10 the Oliver Monday and Tues
day evenings Immediately following
the Chicago run OF three capacity
months. is playing for the first time
in his thirty years as a actor. a
character OF his own age. Since
he went on the stage at seventeen,
Beresford has always played old
men. While he was a 9 tudent in
Borough Road College, near Lon
don. fitting himself 20 be a school
teacher Beresford Joined a drama
tic club. and his professional ap-
pearance was IN farce al the Gaie-
~ theater He came 70 America
with Henry Dlxey and went west
playing an old cans role Later he
became a star OF his own company
IN the West and South. and made
notable successes in several OF the
Barrie plays. notably The Profes-
sor's Love story"
Beresford's first New York sue
cess was last season in Irwin S.
Cohbs Boys VIII be Boys" in
which he played one Of his success
ful "old uns" In fact. when he
was engaged for '"Shavings." Beres-
ford supposed the part, which Henry
W. Savage purpOsely described as
elderly" would keep him in his
regular line OF parts. The play Is
a decentralization Of the book by that
name by Joseph O. Lincoln and
like all his stories Il depicts Cape
Cod life as. perhaps. no other author
has succeeded in picturing H. Jed
Winslow. who ia better known as
"Shavings." is a middle aged toy
maker. He IS so real and above
hypocrisy that he himself confesses
that he cannot "even lie naturally"
He has lived a life OF singular self
sacrifice He is thrust into his
profession as toy maker after his
mothers death Without education.
he Is still possessed Of natural wit
and his quaint philosophy bursts
forth at regular intervals and tine
lures the production with an or
iginal vein OF comedy The other
characters are 80 genuinely real as
"Shavings" himself. There is n Will
age gossip, who loves an erring
brother: the brother who endeavors
TO live down a prison record; the
old gentleman who employs the
young man and gives him a chance.
But always II Is "Shavings' who
draws the heart interest most. His
quiet philosophy, his quaint comedy
and his eccentricitles enliven the
entire play. "Shavings' enjoyed a
run OF six months I'm New York
and young and OLD were equally en-
thusiastiC regarding Il. The New
York run was followed by an equal
" successful one IN Boston and
Philadelphia after which the play
went 20 Chicago where it IS now
playing its third month Of capacity
. houses and closing the engagement
on Sunday. May 1. and will appear
here with the original cast intact.
The others in the cast are James
Bradbury. Charles Dow, Clark,
Clara Moores. Patricia Morris. Marie
Vernon. Ben Lodge. Robert Craig,
Mitchell Harris. Alexander Clark.
3r. and Dudley Clements The
draniatiZation was made by Pauline
Phelps and Marion Short. John Nc
kee staged the entire production.
THE COUNTY FAIR"
Neil Burgess famous old play
The County Fair has been made
into a picture and Will be shown at