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Show YIELDING to popular demand, the & , ,, Wihces management announces t f$ the appearance of Florence Roberts I '"&, for one ;nore week. She wilj open jM tomorrow night in "The Eternal Mag- Jfc " dalene," a gripping drama of the social , ,, ); evil, written by Robert McLaughlin, j J and in the title role Miss Roberts will I , ' have a wonderful opportunity to ex- ) fa . hibit her marvelous versatility. ,. "The Eternal Magdalene" is a blow $ at self-righteousness, a stunning con- j g demnatlon of intolerance, and yet it is . ' ,,t a most intensely interesting play from $ j a purely dramatic standpoint. It puts the responsibility for the social evil t. where it belongs on society and not v. on any one class. 'M' The play opens with the attempt of Jj Bradshaw, a prominent business man in a typical American city, to organize t jigg. a vice crusade. One night, as he sits ' jlft in his library congratulating himself ' 'V on the success of his efforts, there comes to his house a woman name-'less, name-'less, homeless, a Magdalene, such as j'came to the Savior for forgiveness years ago. She pleads for shelter and protection, and when Bradshaw refuses, re-fuses, reveals to him the truth that she is his own daughter the child of -a woman he had deserted in the wild .j, 'J" " days of his youth. "t After this revelation he learns that W-his W-his son is a thief and so many other a misfortunes fall upon him that his '& harsh soul gradully perceives the truth ft' that intolerance and hypocrisy are jjju two destroying evils. '' . ' In the. rple of the Nameless Women Jz the Magdalene Miss Roberts will reappear re-appear to wonderful advantage. She will be admirably supported by J. An- i thony Smythe and the Wilkers Play- X. ers, all of whom will be seen in power- '' ful portrayals. .'U "The -Eternal Magdalene" will-play ". ,t all next week, with matinees Thurs- day and Saturday. |
