Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-18
ACADEMY STOCK EXGELS
IN THE HOUSE OF GLASS
PROV Most Thrilling OF
Players Repertoire
Thus Far.
n, I,hn Gcorgc Harris.

Ia "Tbc House OF Glass" George
- conan pl.y. the Academy Players
las, nigh, made their iirst appear
uuce In a dram. of the crook 'EP"'
The play was we'll selected was ca
ucmly well presented ana
brimmed over with tens" interest,"
As Margaret Case and later q"
,rrs Iiaryc. Lake. Miss Lowe had
role in which her great i"wers OF
emotional acting found AMPLE play.
Never has this ,iperb young actfes"
displayed her skill TO greater "a"
vnninp. The complete physical
breakdown on the part of Mrs Lake
after IL was disclosed that the New
YORK detective had discovered hcr as
IN. prisoner who had broken her pa
role. was IA remarkable eNhioitoh Oh
her ability. equal. as ii is I" any
dramatic emergency. MISS 40"
was especially attractive III the cary
scenes of the play. the brown Nc!N
Gown in the second act being par
,ic,,larlv striking The scene at the
md Of the third act. with MIR. MILAN.
Wa. the most sustained sh" has done
here. with great demands upoA hcf
emotional skill. but she never iaI-
tered meeting every test.
Heavy roles, fat" ones. in stage
parIancc. were generously assigned
i'm "Thc House Of Glass" Mr.. cum
mincs appearance as Edward Me
cI,llan was welcomed. and he
played the big role splcndidly He
handled the situation in the last act
with great SIKH. Mr.. MILAN. as
Harvey Lake, the former manager OF
the Missouri Central at Kansas city
who goes to the New York ana Great
western in similar capacity. at "a
"a =.
was rs good as usual. lie fits snugiy
into each role ne essays. and. as
Harvey Lake. ne can run railroad
as sell as any one. dare say.
Mr. Warner, as James Burke. the
crook" going straight. found favor.
Equally so, Mr.. Foster. as Detective
Carroll who scorncd hrib.S and IN
sisted on doing his duty. Louis krackc'
as Wada. the japanese butler AFFORDED
entertainment To his audience. who
persisted in finding his role hu-
moroUs ono. He played it well. how :
ever though he did start To answer
one doorbcll before it rang.
The Hon. II. T. Patterson. played
10y MIR. Taylor. proved To be replica
of the lion. Henry Cabot Lodge. lie
displayed Il gentle Willingness To 90
a political favor by pardoning Mar
.
earning the gratitude Of us all. who
/ sincerely wished to see her quite
/ free. Others in the cast were MISS
I Coal<lcy. as the angular maid. in the
B first act. Miss Morrison, as the
{ boarding nous" keeper. and MISS
i Fowler. the houscmaid in the Kansas
/ c!ty home; not forgetting Mr. Burt
as Il porter and Mr.. Love. as an as
/ s!s'nnt policeman.
THE House - Glass, Is the most
thrilling OF the Academy rcpcrto.",
thus far. and f the house * mo-
| filed at each Of TIA" five perform
. auccs IL will he mistake on th'
part OF some one, nut chiefly OF tho
thcatcrEoinE public. AS sugEcH-
tiou to tho Academy management. II
might he well to placard the front
Of the thcatcr with letters about ter
feet high. saying that the perform
nnces begin at $50. so that tho
ncver-cnding parade of late corners
may cease. They hlcd In last nigh
until nearly Q. to the annoyance o
levery one but themselves.