New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
lheater Reviews of
 Current Offerings
ALEXANDER MrKAIG
 Presents
 THE RACkET' By Bartlett rormack THE CAST

by Bartlett tornack
 THE CAST
 sergeant sullivan ..., Nal l-,Ir,.
 Pratt, of the Tribune Willard Eobe,tson
 Mili'r Of the Horald- -Examtuer
 .-.-.'-.......... Hugh O'ronnell
 Lieutenant '':ll ......... Harry English
 Assistant states Attorney Weleh -.
 ,.'''t.''''..',.. Eo.Haiue Callend.r Detective sergeant De.uaey ........,. ...,.,-. ....,.,.......... Fred | Lewis
 PItrolman Johnson ....-. G. Pa- Colrirs
 'aptain Mceuigg ........ .roln Cromwell
 Dave Am"s of the City Press ...... .....'...'............ Norman Foster
 Joe ..'.''''.....,..... Edward Eliscu ! i'ehe Hayes .'..'..... Marion Coaklay
 sergeant schmidt ........ t. E. smith . '"fk '.'''''.'. ......,..,,. Jack Clifford
 sam Meyer, Of Reilly, Piatba X Cohn , '...-.'..--...... Ralph Adams
 Alderman kuhi~''K ...... Louis Frohog An Undermined Man Edward q. Robinson fatr2imaH ..,...... Charles u'Connur Another Parolmau .... Mike Flanagan Click ......+....-...... Charles Peytou tBy Herald Rovicwcr)
 Chicago-or that part Of il which
 has been providing first page copy : for the neWspapers-has been caught
 on the magic edge Of the play wrghts Chisel and brought to the stage under the title The Racket" It is a striking has relief Of the capital of Bootlcgia, as reflected in incidents which are all too familiar to readers Of the daily press.
 "The Racket" is playing at Parsons thcater, Hartford, and lovers ot strong drama in an upto the minute will i, morsel Of which brings satisfaction to their hunger
 Bartlett Cormack, Chicago neWspaperman. is the author. Mir. Cormack not only seems 10 know his onions but his bootleggers, his Chi cago politics and his policemen as well. He draws aside the curtain and shows his city in the flesh. as it Is graphically pictured in the minds ot otfctc EaSterners. He brings to the stag" the storm center Of crime, and peoples t with Knights of the Double Cross in manner which is entirely satisfactory to the folks on the money side of the footlights.
 The drama revolves around n light between a captain of police. who would rather oppose the "or- ganlZatlon' than run with il, and m" king Of the bootlcggorS, whose political influence, though large in other parts Of the city, evaporatcs when hc crosses the threshold of the . police station at Precinct 10, Of Whlch the captain is in charge. The ! struggle between right and wrong. | law and crime, forms the theme Of the play.
 Casting is excellent The produc- | CTS would go far 10 duplicate tho . cast or any part Of it. Let this be q testimonial from q newspaperman, corroborated by other ncwspapcr- men who attended the performances last mGht-thc reporters in Cor mack'S drama are real Willard Robertson and Hugh O'Conncll have ne u or n"wspapermen. Norman roster plays the role Of the adoles- cent reporter, fresh from a course Of journalism in a college, with touch Ing realism. John Cromwell makes a convincing police captain. Romanc Callendcr IS equally as good as the assistant states attorney. G, Pa, Coillns Is, not seems to be. a police man. Edward G. Robinson is a find n tho characterization of the boot leg king. Marion Coakley, the only woman in the show. is one of the llshIlghtS oi tn" cast. And Nal kcl- y, there S q station ScrrDont for ,.o,
 ne Racket will be repeated to- >ght >ani tomorrow night with a matinee tomorrow.