Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1912 — New Play at Studebaker Theater. [ARTICLE]

New Play at Studebaker Theater.

Founded on a subject that is now being discussed in every civilized home where there are' children, Cosmo Hamilton's great play “The Blindness of Virtue,’’’is now playing at the Studebaker theater by William Morris' English players, direct

from the Little Theater. London. The organization is in this country for only a short time.

According to reports, there can be no doubt that Cosmo Hamilton has hit upon a theme greatly in need of ventilation and one that Is now being seriously agitated by all right thinking people. The “Blindness of Virtue’’ is said to contain behind its veil of brilliant comedy and thrilling, dramatic situations, a sermon of great value and a thrilling indictment , of the fashion of permitting children' to grow up in ignorance of certain impulses and conditions. “The Blindness of Virtue” tells the story of a daughter of a rector of a small parish near London. A young man who, has been sent down from both Eaton and Oxford and regarded with despair by his father, is sent to study with the vicar as a final resort.

The youth and the daughter of the vicar fall in love with each other. The girl, not understanding certain inward Impulses, throws herself into a compromising situation with the student. The rector appears and at once falsely accuses the young man when the daughter demands to know the meaning of the accusation, -the father sees what might have been the result through his daughter's ignorance and begins to understand that the blame for the whole affair rests on himself and his wife."- .

Cosmo Hamilton has written into the play a number of brilliant comedy scenes as well as startling dramatic situations and it is enacted by the original English company, among whom are A. Holmes-Gore, Basil Hallam, A. Hamilton-Gibbs 1 Lena Halliday. Madge Murray, Pollle Emery and Doris Lytton. This will be the only opportunity to see the Blindnes .of Virtue,” as -the com,pany is in America for but a short tour.