Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1914 — "The Rosary” at Ellis Theater Tomorrow. [ARTICLE]

"The Rosary” at Ellis Theater Tomorrow.

How many homes in this city are gradually being wrecked through the husband not appreciating the true, honest and sincere love of a good wife? How many husbands in this city are imbued with the spirit of atheism while their wives, women of serious conviction regarding faith in tlie things of life unseen, sacrifice the unequalled love of true, honest and sincere creatures? These are two of the -questions that aro forcibly brought to the attention of all who witness a performance of ‘‘The Rosary,” which is coming to the Ellis theater Thursday, ‘Jan. 15, for matinee and night. The play treats a great and powerful subject graphically and in such a way as to grip the attention every minute. "The Rosary” is built upon a thoroughly modern theme, showing the influences of thought upon the lives and well being of the men and women of the present day. Theories have sprung from -this theme that have engaged the Serious attention of the foremost psychologists, but its portrayal upon the stage has been neglected previous to Edward F. Rose’s conception of the necessity of such a play for the American public. "The Rosary” deals with the lives and fortunes of a little group of people living in the beautiful West Chester country near New York City. The husband is a disbeliever In all religion, his wife, a woman oi? serious conviction "regarding faith in the things of life unseen. Strong:, in his belief and thoroughly human, a priest moves through the subtle story of this play. When doubt comes and the man and woman’s lives are shattered seemingly bey. <1 human power to repair, this priest analyzes the situation and by the power of his faith brings both the people, whom he loves, back to happiness.

Mingled with the darker colors of human tragedy is a vein of natural comedy evolved from the events which occur during the action. In the fourth act, during the scene in_, the chapel of the church, which has ? been presented to Father Kelly by his former pupil, Bruce Wilton, “The Rosary” is sung. The stage settings are unique in their way; the first act occurs in a wonderfully beautiful grape arbor; the second and third acts are laid in a charming interior, showing the atmosphere of serene home life, while the fourth act is the new church. —Advertisement. J