Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29

The clever by-play, the finished play
OF words, the stressing of human char
acteristics, the oddities of the indiyid-
ual, little things in themselves, as the
plot OF story goes, but nightly i'm
portant In building up completed pro-
duction. kept the audience interested.
in keenest sympathy with the story,
when on Monday evening ST. Marys
Players presented Under Cover" at the
Augusta Opera House before a full
house. The play was a success because
1t put forth all the vehicles which go
to that effect. There was adequate
conception Of the role upon the part
OF the individual, there was careful
and efficient training, there was fore
thought.
The story of the play is familiar to
those who have seen William Courte-
nay in that success. And 1t is a pretty
safe bet that none of the intricacies
Of tho labyrinth-like plot were lost I'M
der the deliverance Of the Augusta
players.
Mystery, comedy, even pathos, found
their way into the lines, through the
medium of the actors, and to the au-
dience.
Perhaps the outstanding luminary of
the production was the splendid pre-
sentatiop of Stephen DENLY by James
Comedian. He is n favorite with Au-
gusta audiences, but Monday evening
he added new fame to his rep" Mr..
Comedian has an interesting manner
that makes his words easy to listen to
and his actions highly pleasing to OBJ
serve. He unfolds before his audience
the character he is living. consistently
and without the overdrawn picture so
often conjured up by folks we meet
| at work the next day. In the part of
Stephen DENLY he had all the fine
points. all the details which even Will
liam Courtenay will approve if on
| Tuesday afternoon he witnesses the
| production, as is forecast.
Upon the competent shoulders OF
George Traynor rested the complies
| task of being the plays only villain
| He was Daniel Taylor, n deputy in the
customs. in every sense of the word
, And he carried the part to Il nicely
If a villain can be nice. His caustic
| phrases when the occasion demanded
| were cutting to the quick. He had all
| the swagger and the buster of the
villain and proved to be most contempt
ible throughout the production. It's
| rather difficult to say such horrid
| things about folks who are perfectly
Ill right Ill CtcIyudS ille-buI tudt IL
| the price one must pay for the love of
| art. If one must be villain, be a viii
| lain and then live it down the rest of
the time. Mr.. Traynor's words were
| like razor edges by times with their
keenness and their effect.
A fluffy little creature with a per-
| fectly natural manner, hopping and
skipping her way into the hearts OF
the audience was Miss Dorothy Stone
| in the part of Nora Rutledge. appar-
emily not in love with Monty Vaughn
| Miss Stone was very sweet and viva
cious in her part and was the means
of bringing much humor into the story
| The wife who was proud of her hus-
band. but never told him so in public
was Miss Harriet Enright as Alice
Harrington. In her part Miss Enright
was excellent, bringing out touches OF
| comedy that got over to the audience
quickly. She was as tolerant as good
wife should be and the manner in
which she showed friend husband he
was not putting anything over on her
brought down the house by times.
1t was the task of Miss Jane Faux
ner in the role of Ethel Cartwright to