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w;ty.'oxMDndndi'eriODASST)d-1K.on.nty-urSEnilIt'd.LfcK-oe 4 1T-an)S-Bi-Lr-* w31A.ikntfcD.ie,a-wr.b.T.ErieHP-■i.i-»PAMUSEMENTS.The Harr‘son company played what many people considered the strongest play In their repertoire Thusday night, to an audience that oveflowed into the aisles and sat on the edges. The play, as yet unnamed, was a four-acv drama with a problem involving tne two standards of life, yet one so human and ordinary when the lives of the members of frenzied society are considered as to make it almost «leanin oonupauison. The mix-up among five people, one whose interest was solely on account of his friendship for the other four, involved the life happiness of two young people, who. unknown to themselves, were brother and sister Charles Harrison in the role of Merril Stanley, the friend, was, as he expressed it, a mean, contemptible lt;ur,” but an honest one. Dora St. Clair, who planned to elope with f^ewis Phillips, the father of Koxie, was another honest, sinner. Lfcwis Phillips was the hypocri.e, who acknowledged his inner contemptibilitv to his friend, but tried to hide it from the | world. Frank Neville, as St. Clair. ! ';he husband of Dora and the fa’her i of Max Thurber, was what might he called a silent participant in the mix-up, ignorant of the trouble or what was involved, as he was ignorant of ’the identity of Roxie’s mother, the wi.e of Lewis Phillips, who was a 1 so on the square” since p her first early mistake years before j becoming the wife of Phillips. ]a Most of the characters played in- ; j), usually well. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, c( Frank Neville, and Mrs. St Clair j th having the heavier parts. Roxie ’ , \j was an attractive Hrl, who played j„ a minor part with great credit, ap- ?h pear ng in only hrec scenes, but f j j vitally lt;oncerned in the ou'come. Worthy of special mention were IOI1i —Sithsamt nthe climaxes arranged by Mr- Harrison. one especially* being both unique and strong. Matters have (]( :o be explained to Roxie ‘to a cer- p-r ain extent, and her poor little, (], mother is unequal to the task ot f-y, ellin 3 her, she planning to leave on I jlt;r he night train with Stanley tor S*ew York to prevent the elopement ) j. )f her husband and Dora St. Clair, larrison, in his slow , drawling way, j kj. walks past her as Roxie demands!^ o kuow why her mother is g®i ng -pj o New York, whispering as he ^ )agses, Let me explain; I'm a j jJ(, latural born liar, you know!” j (.eHe strolls over to Roxie, and wj earning negligently over the back {n if a chair which only Ills grasp can j ar ihow the tension of his nerves, ■onimences to explain. As the ur\ain begins to drop he unwinds in easv yarn in his earless way oflow J Now, Roxie, your papas in New York, and we’re just——planning—to-. The curtain ; tbIrops upon the finest climax of the fe] day, just as it dawns on the au- tb| lienee that the lt;on vernation is not da0 be finished in the scene.Tonight the company presents aive act drama. The Signal Fire,”an ndian drama. Saturday aiternoon1 matinee is billed for 3 o'clock.kr lt;*e M; rh k iihawito:sirthin
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Record and Chronicle
Denton, Texas, US
Fri, Jun 20, 1913
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