Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-18
ACADEMY STOCK EXCELS
IN THE HOUSE OF CLASS
Proves Most Thrilling OF
Players Repertoire
Thus Far.
nv Jnhn l:rorgc Harris.

In The House Of Glass, George
- Conan play. tn. Academy iIay"fS
las, nigh, made their first appear o.
ance in Il drama OF the crook 'Sp''
The play was well selected Was .N =
,rcnlv well presented and II
br!mmcd over with tense Interest.
AS Margaret Case and later as
Mrs. Harvey Lake. Miss Lowe had a
role in which her great rowers OF
emotional acting found aInIic play.
Never has this sipcrb young actress
displayed her skill la greater hd-
vantage. The complete physician
breakdown on the part of Mrs. Lake
after IL was disclosed that the New
York detective had discovered her as
the prisoner who had broken her pa
role. was remarkable exhibition oi
her ability, equal. as II is. TO any
dramatic emergency. Miss Lowe
was especially attractive in the early
scenes OF the play. the h"ouu velvet
gown in the second act being par
ticularly striking. The scene at the
end OF the third act. with MIR. MILAN.
was the most sustained she has done
here. with great demands upon her
emotional skill, but she never fall
tered meeting every test.
Heavy roles. rat" ones, in stage
parlancc. were generously assigned
in The House of Glass" Mr.. Cum
minGs' appearance as Edward Me
Clcllan was welcomed, and he
played the big role splcudidly. lie
handled III" situation in the las; act
with great SIKH. Mr.. MILAN, as
Harvey Lake. the former nanagcr o.:
the Missouri Central at Kansas city.
who goes 20 the New York and Great
Western in a similar capacity. at a
Cal col, "A
was as good as usual. He hts snugly
into each role he essays. and, as
Harvey Lake. he can run Il railroad
as wcll as any one. ! dare say.
Mr. Warner. as James Burke. the
crook" going straight. found favor.
Equally So Mr.. Foster, as Detective
Carroll vino scorncd brides 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 a hn-
morous one. He played it well. how
ever. though he did start to answer
one doorbcli before ii rang.
The Hon. H. u. Patterson, played
by MIR. Taylor. proved 10 be a replica
Of the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge. He
displayed Il gcrtlc willingness Ia do
a uoliticai favor by pardoninE Mar
earning the gratitude OF us all, who
sincerely wished To see her quite
free. others in the cast were Miss
coaklcy, as the angular maid. in the
hrst act; Miss Morrison. as the
boarding house kccpcr. and Miss
Fowler. the houscmaid in the Kansas
city home; not forgetting Mr.. Burt,
as II porter. and MIR. Love. as an as
s.stant policeman.
THE House {, Glass Is the most
thrilling Of the Academy rcpcrto re
thus far, and if the houk, IL no,
nlicd at each Of til" I'VE perform
nncrs II VIII bc ~ mistake on the
part Of some one. yut chiefly OF the
thcatcrGoing pubic. Az q suSEcs-
'iOu TO the Academy management, IL
might he well to plaCard the front
Of the ,hcatcr with letters about ten
fcct high. saying that the perform
nnccs begin AT $50. 80 that the
ncvcr.ondInE parade Of late Corners
may cease. Thcy nlrd in last night
until nearly o. 10 the annoyance OF
every ono but thcmScIYea.