Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 54, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1928 — Page 7

JULY 24, 1928

ELLIOTT IS GREAT AS “MADAME X” Leading Woman of Berkell Players Does Even Finer Work in Alexander Bisson Drama Than She Did in ‘Stella Dallas.’ BY WALTER D. HICKMAN THE Jacqueline of Miss Edythe Elliott in "Madame X" Is a :r.0.3 gigantic characterization than her immense "Stella Dallas." In “Stella Dallas,” I thought that Miss Elliott had reached the peak, after seeing her in the Alexander Bisson drama, “Madame X,” I admit that her work is of better dramatic quality. Madame X” is a sure fire play. It couldn’t miss even with failacting, but when the chief part is played by a woman who is not afraid of sinking her own personal attractiveness into a character and that art of makeup is dressed up with s’ncere acting, then this play becomes a powerful one. Some may have nailed it “sob sister bunk” and all that when it was a sensation many years ago, but I noticed that when I left English’s after seeing the Berkell production of “Madame X” that many women were crying even after they were out of the theater and on the street. .

This proves that the play talks the same language of the theater today as when is was first born. And as a play, the old age of it is seldom apparent today. From the standpoint of the theater, this play is well written. It is full of mother

love and yet it is human enough to appeal to all people. The characters in the play are “honest” characters, meaning that human beings could act the same way under similar conditions. Miss Elliott wastes no time in getting in her decid e and character punches. You feel the strength of the character the second she rushes

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in on the stage in the prologue pleading to see her child whom she deserted two years prior. And this strength of characterization is even more strongly felt in the prologue when Jacqueline pleads with her husband, Floriot (Milton Byron), to take her back into his home. This secene is strongly and splendidly acted by Miss Eliott and Byron. They lift this scene to real dramatic heights. Byron lately is showing a certain definite poise and a real feeling in building up a dramatic scene instead of just exploding. At this time Jacqueline does not

outwardly show the evil effect of her illicit love making. It is in the first, twenty years after the prologue that we see Jacqueline paying the debt of her moral sin. She is just a hag then, a companion to about anyone who would pay the bills. It is here that we feel the savage fight in the soul of Jacqueline to still remain a stranger to her son. At this time she is an “ether hound.” Miss Elliott is wonderful when she is developing the ether souse in this act. Here is masterful acting, powerful and true. She gives you the impression that a veil of savage unrest is falling upon the very soul of the character. In this regard she is the equal of the late Eugenie Blair. Os course, with this start, you can expect that Miss Elliott is dramatically effective in the murder scene and the trial. I am willing to say now that the acting of Miss Elliott in “Madame X” Is the outstanding dramatic characterization of any Berkell season here. Byron has never acted when finer restraint and care and when it is necessary to rise to dramatic heights, he is doing a good job of it this time. He is dressing his part better than ever. In the trial scene, Robert St. Clair as the son and young lawyer, does a crashing good piece of work. He puts the tear in his voice and he plays the role naturally. The comedy hits of the show are contributed by Bob Fay and Larry Sullivan. William Worswick is gpod as Laroque, one of the bad male friends of Jacqueline. There are numerous others in the cast. I do think that the jury should be more adult instead of so largely juvenile and also better trained. From a

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real ones. They are yellow when it comes to the showdown. The police are real men who understand crooks but they are on the square. They know that the “killers” will get them. We hear the funeral procession of an honest cop who wis killed on duty by a killer. We are concerned

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in this play with the solution of this crime and before we get over with it, we see the killer who did the cop kill another policeman down in cold blood. ' Then we see the police ride mighty and powerful in their effort to get the killer. And they do. The chief killer hides behind the skirts of a good girl and the daughter of a cop. The authors of the play give the girl some good social logic, but the audience knows all the time that she is just a misguided dame. And that is good-for audiences. In cases of this kind I flatly refuse to tell you the story. This play must have suspense, and if I spill the beans then I am doing you an injustice, because this is bully good entertainment of its kind. The crooks are not only characters but types. And the casting has been splendid by the Stuart Walker organization. There are five outstanding characterizations in “Nightstick”: First, the work of Gavin Gordon as the detective who knew crooks and an officer who loved a good girl. Second, Charles Starrett as Danny Megann, not a real cop, but a guy who helped them by knowing crooks. Starrett does a marvelous death scene in the last scene of the second act. Really great work. Third, Jack Story as Chic Williams, a yellow crook who hides behind the skirts of a good woman. Fourth, Eugene Powers as Buck Backman, a sort of refined deacon looking crook who was a real rotter. Fifth, Charles Dosch as the weak baby who was a crook who would “peach” the second he was caught. Good and clever acting. The remainder of the cast is more than competent. A mighty good,

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Other theaters today offer: Harry Fox at Loew’s Palace; “The Racket,” at the Apollo; "Hot News” at the Circle, and “The Dragnet” at the Indiana. TWO GO ON TRIAL IN CHICAGO MAIL ROBBERY ‘Limpy’ Cleaver, Attorney, Faces Judge Today. By United Press CHICAGO, July 24 —Cha r 1 e s “Limpy” Cleaver and Attorney Charles Wharton will be brought to trial today on charges of conspiring to rob the United States mails in connection with the $133,00 Evergreen Park train robbery. The Government’s evidence was declared complete by Chief Postal Inspector K. P. Aldrich and Assistant District Attorneys John Northup and Leo Klein. Nearly thirty-five witnesses are expected to be called by the Government, including the wives of the two defendants. Cleaver and Wharton, who plead not guilty, were implicated by the confessions of three others. WOMAN BITES THIEF Sinks Teeth in Hand of PurseSnatcher; Loses $4.30. CLEVELAND, July 24.—1 t cost Mrs. Stella Cook just $4.30 and her purse to enjoy some cannibalistic pleasure in taking a bite of a youth’s hand. The young man attempted to snatch her purse and Mrs. Cook, trying to save it, sank her teeth into his fingers. The lad escaped with the purse, in which was the $4.30.

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TELLS COOLIDGE OF NICARAGUA Situation Better, Wilbur Says in Conference. Up United Press , CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, Wis., July 24.—Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur will leave today for the Pacific coast following a visit with President and Mrs. Coolidge at the summer White House here. The secretary of the navy gave Mr. Coolidge an encouraging report of the Nicaraguan situation in a conference held upon his arrival Monday. He reported political conditions were improving ir the southern republic and announced that plans were under way to withdraw several Marine detachments now on duty there. Wilbur declined to reveal his full report to newspaper men, although he said he furnished Mr. Coolidge with important details concerning Augustino Sandino, Nicaraguan insurgent leader. Thomas Cochran of New York, a member of J. P. Morgan & Cos., accompanied the Wilburs on their visit to the lodge. Cochran's conference with the President was looked upon by persons close to Mr. Coolidge as an indication of the possible appointment of Dwight W. Morrow, ambassador ao Mexico, as secretary of commerce to succeed Herbert Hoover. It was pointed out the. Cochran is in close touch with Ambassador Morrow, having taken Morrow’s post with the Morgan firm when the latter accepted the appointment to the Mexican embassy. Woman Takes Poison Bn Times Special FRANKFORT, Ind., July 24.—11 l health is believed to have caused the suicide of Mrs. Maude I. Blanch, 59, by drinking poison at her home,in Michigantown, Monday. She was the wife of Dan Blanch, county court bailiff.

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