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Show Wilkes Players in "Playthings" Are Well Received FTER an absurd and thoroughly il-j il-j lesal investigation by a police Inspector, Inspec-tor, immediately following the fatal shooting of the villain, Frank Bonner, in the character of Dan Carter, the copyist, copy-ist, brought "Playthings" to a thrilling climax at the AVilkes theater last night. The play is based on the love of a young and innocent woman, who succumbs suc-cumbs to the faise promises of a man of the world, who, during his career has discarded, as playthings, many an innocent inno-cent girl, always to find a new victim for his periidy. He reaches his deserved end, linaliy, however, at the hand of the husband of one of the young women whom he has ruined. Nana Bryant is superb as Marjorie North, one of the victims of the villain, and she shares honors in the generally excellent production with Ralph Clonin-ger, Clonin-ger, a rising young lawyer. "Cliff" Thompson comes in for a liberal share of appreciation in the character of Jerry Thompson, lending much of the comedy. Claire Sinclair, as Claire. Morgan, a shop girl, is clever, as usual, while Frederick Moore, in the character of the villain. Is more than acceptable. There is not a fault in the artistic interpretation of the part assumed by Mae Thorne. Ernest Er-nest Van Pelt, as the police inspector, makes much of a part which has only medium merit. The play will be repeated through the week, with matinees on Thursday and Saturday. Evelyn Nesbit and Son, Russell Thaw, "Will Appear at Liberty Theater Today in ' 'Redemption.' 7 OMING to the Liberty today, fresh from a remarkable engagement at the Cohan theater, New York, where it was the photodramatlc sensation of the year, is "Redemption," with Evelyn Nesbit Nes-bit and her son, Russell Thaw. In this, her screen debut, Miss Nesbit became a star over night. Broadway went wild over "Redemption." It was a profound sensation, winning instantly by superb photography, the thrill and tense interest of its narrative, the great mother-love displayed by the heroine's, Mtes Nesbit, wonderful emotional powers, the excellent cast and fine stage direction. direc-tion. Nothing just like it ever had been seen before and Broadway enthusia-tically enthusia-tically welcomed the novelty. |