Show Ralph Cl Cloninger r Scores S cores in The Thelma ma maNew 5 New ew application of an old manuscript taken from the book written written writ writ- ten en by Minnie Mackay probably b batter bet better bat bat- t. t ter known b by her pen name name Marie Corelli together with a vivid setting of the Alten fjord country of Nor Not Cloninger Clonin way presented by the Ralph Balph ger players Sunday did not fail fall to please a large aud audience ence at the Hippodrome Hip po theatre Thelma will be bethe bethe bethe the offering of popular players play play- ers the balance of the e week with matinees Tuesday Thursday and Sat Sat- A royal reception was giyen glyen Miss Gertrude Bondhill making malting her initial initial ini ini- mi- appearance appearance of ot a return engagement engagement engage engage- ment with the Cloninger players Inthe in inthe inthe the role of Thelma Miss Bondhill plays perfectly that part of the beautiful Norwegian maiden wooed by a wealthy Englishman married and tak taken n away to lila his l London ondon residence resi reel dence later returning broken hearted to her peasant home Fine art Is 15 displayed by Mr Cloninger in the role of Segurd the hal half wit cripple who throws himself him him himself self from the cliffs Into a raging torrent torrent torrent tor tor- rent when his mistress Thelma marries marries marries mar mar- ries Sir Philip Errington Earl Hodgins HodS Hod Hod- S gins Rare ability as a character actor actoris is shown by L. L Victor Gillard as Olaf Guldmar stalwart old Norseman and father of Thelma Especially good is in the final s scene ne when his acting i t z i J aboard h b KAO n ff A d hIs Vila hI chin ship enin about n 1 to tn n i t z i J aboard h b KAO n ff A d hIs Vila hI chin ship enin about n 1 to tn n he is placed a adie oar todie todie die and the ship set on tire fire ire at his own orders order then cut loose from its Us moorings and drifted to sea Evelyn Hambly in the role of Britta Thelmas Thelma's servant and companion shows a an aptitude for handling the Norwegian dialect Her acting Js 18 s good and creates much amusement when she endeavors to flirt With George LorImer Lor- Lor imer Sir tons ton's companion which part is played by Robert B. B Lawrence Law Law- rence Louise a witch who ho it d develops is responsible for lor the earl early demise of ot mother and who fatally wounds Guldmar in the last act for Jealous motives then committed committed com corn suicide is well interpreted by May Roberts i Scenic and electric effects used Inthe in inthe inthe the play add its suc sue cess 9 Maurice J. J Fynn otherwise known as Lefty Flynn achieved his first fame at Yale as a star Later he was a civil engineer and then a and ago aJo when he be- be brol broker er a year Goldwyn did his affiliated l with first work for the tIll screen He lcj has s splayed played in The Silver Horde and The Great Grell t Accident |