Show FilM A AT AMERiCAN PLEASES lEASES Full Tull Ful of or heart Interest clean wholesome comedy and pathos which pains gains tho the sympathy sym sym- pathy of oC eer every spectator tor Mother loth r. r Jules Eckert ackert Goodman Goodman's B a great domestic drama rama pleased largo large audiences at the tho American theatre last night It I will wi be tho the at attraction attraction at- at traction tracton at the American today toay and end to to to- morrow It I deals with wih a great domestic problem the the scapegraces among a mothers mother's mothers children chil chi chi- dren and ana how the they were saved In the case of ot one typical American CamJ family Tho The Thos s ory portrays In a beautiful wa way motherhood in tho the words word's fullest mean mean- men men- Ing leg Mrs Is the tho mother of ot a large larse family tamly She like many other moth moth- ers els er Is unable to prevent Ire ent her elder cider children chil ci- ci dren dron from starting life tho the wrong way WY Her oldest son Is Infatuated with wih a beautiful beautiful beau beau- young adventuress and bong being better hotter hot bet ter adapted to spending money than earning It J ho lies Hes steals oven o en forges his mothers mother's signature to please tho utterly ut terl terly worthless young youn woman oman who bo bo- lioves neves he ho Is wealthy They The Thearo are aro married and then ten she begins to hep neap heap demands upon him which drives thrives him hlin to ste l from Crom the bank where he I la is cm- cm Mrs Wetherell knows tho the character orthe ot or the woman her son has married maried arid and one ono day discovers discovers' he has stolen a n costly necklace which belonged to her Tho The climax following tho the moth mothers mother's rs r's discovery of this ornament adorning the young oung womans woman's neck Is one ono of ot the supreme moments moments mo mo- ments of oC the play Again AID wh when n the tho bank officials confront Mrs Irs Wetherell with her forged signature she calmly tells them It Is It her own Thus does docs oes her loyalty save her thieving son eon from froni paying the penalty Meanwhile the next net eldest son renal Is Io following fol tol- lowing In his elder eider brothers brother's footsteps having been cau caught ht in tho the net of ot a chorus girl who handles handl s him like a toy Also ahon the mothers mother's trials are ure th the tho actions of or her elder daughter who Is of oC the butterfly butterfly but but- tern type frivolous and Imprudent Imprudent Yet Yot Mrs Irs somehow finds time tw ti tc Join In the fun tun of ot her youngest a a pair of ot ml mischievous ous twins twIns In the end tho the prodigal gal eldest son pon pon returns home and mother love triumphs He Ho then starts upon what seems a hopeless hunt to find his ha brother who has disappeared but finally Is h successful sue sue- In rescuing the bo boy from Crom one ono of oC tho the lowest of underworld dives Once more under the roof of oC their homo home the Eon Eons pons who tasted of oC tho the bitter biter things thinKS In mo as 1 well taste as os the sweet look out of ot windows windows win win- dows dews a of ot el now neW hope The Tho acting throughout through through- out cut Is ls of oC a n superior character Emma Dunn In the title tte role achieving remarkable remark remark- able ablo pantomimic results result The orchestra under the direction ol of Prof J. J J. J McClellan played a 0 program music of ot very pleasing and appropriate |