The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-09
Gossip On Little
 Theater Play To Be1Presented

Mrs. Fuller Take was calling on n sick friend this week.. gossiping about the new play which is being rehearsed at the Little theater. Mrs. Take is sort of walking newspaper, and her conversations are apt to be monologued, but she is good-natured, and her friend was glad to see. her. Over her tea cup she said
 My dear, it's really a delightful thing. It's that New England play by Alice Browne, the one that created such Ia furore and won a $1O,OOO prize, 'Chh- dren of Earth it is called, and MT. Szold has selected a perfectly splendid cast, A hint is positively all he has to give. my dear, and they know exactly what he is driving at, it must be pleas ant to work with such intelligence!
 Mrs. c. E. Sexton plays Mary Ell len, the leading feminine role, and really, she is lovely. That soft voice of hers is wonderful to hear, it never loses its musical tenor, yet expresses so much. She seems positively ito be Mary Ellen, and it is astonishing how i she grasps the inner suffering of that suppressed New England woman, whose life was sb tcolorless, so barren of beauty and joy. / You know Mrs. Sexton, of course, darling. She's niece of that talented Mrs. Leonard Beecher, and being gifted in an artistic way seems to run in the family. give you my word her interpretation of Mary Ellen is simply marvellous, she has a deep sense of appreciation and she conveys just the right meaning. You'll love her.
 "And, my dear! Junius Wathal is playing opposite her, as Peter Hale. He is simply ideally cast. Junius is a brother of our own Henry Walthal. and he has the same expressive counte- nance that made his brother rise to such heights in the theatrical world. My dear, think Junius has the most spiritual face ever saw, and 1t was simply a stroke of genius for MT. Szold to get him to play Peter. His scenes with Mrs. Sexton are charming, dar- ling, both of them are 50 talented and both give of themselves so freely. I am sure you will be delighted when you see them.
 'That lovely little Mary Collet Earle is playing the ingenue role, and she is a dear. You know who she is, of course, her mother was Rosa Munger, who married Paul Earle, Jr., and real fly, she is quite adorable. She has such lovely blonde hair, and she is little beauty. She's quite an addition to the cast.
 Mrs Erwin Caldwell has very im- lportant role as Jane, and she has an opportunity to display her marked his trionic ability. Mrs. Caldwell has such "a vivid personality, and strong dra- Imatic instinct and as the Portuguese woman, Jane, she's splendid. Mrs. Caldwell has appeared in several Little theater productions, and it is laways a pleasure to see her. By the way, she las also had charge of the properties and, my dear, the time that girl has given to this work. Would you believe that ehe goes around and borrows all the things they use in the scenes? It is frightful lot of work, but she is so good natured, and people are pleased to lend their things, because it helps the Little theater, and they know Mrs. Caldwell will take good care of them and return them promptly. She is well suited to the role she has in this play, and will contribute a lot to the per- formance.
 Percy Rosenberger is also in the cast, which might well be. termed an 'all-star' attraction,A and he plays a weird half-wit. MT. Rosenberger is really fearfully clever, my dear, and he does this bit quite as well as he did that in Liliom' last year. You remem- member when they put 'Liliom' on? Really, darling, that production won me over completely to the Little thea ter. It was awfully ambitious of them to attempt it, but in doing it so we'll they proved what they were capable of. What was talking about? Oh, yes, Percy -Rosenberger, well, he was Spar row in 'Liliom,' that dreadful creature who gave us all the shivers, and he showed what an artist he was. He is good in this play, too.
 '"Then, there's that good-looking Rich ard Smith, who plays the part of Adam Hale, Peter's brother. MT. Smith is quite attractive, and makes a charming suitor for that adorable Anita. Oh, my dear, how nice it is to be young! Tch Tch!
 'Then there's-oh, you'll never guess who! That clever Mrs. Judge Ken meth Charlton. It simply overwhelms me whenever I think of that little bit of a woman sitting on a judges bench, it's simply too clever! Think of her Knowing enough law to render decisions or whatever it iss they render. I de- clare, I'd be so Mustered every time prisoner said Good morning, Judge or whatever it is, they say, that I'd pass Judge Charlton" Doesn't it sound im- portant? Mercy, l could never be smart enough to be judge. thought 1t was terribly clever of me to vote until found out that I'd voted for everybody I didn't mean to. scratched