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Died. Rex Cherryman, 30, able actor (The Trial of Mary Dugan, The Noose); of septic poisoning; in Le Havre, France...
...defense and when the final curtain falls, the audience, appealed to through the three acts as a Jury, not only knows what verdict to render but also understands what made Mary Dugan take to a life of shame. Act divisions are brought about by court adjournments. Rex Cherryman, who is swiftly rising to preeminence among young actors, acts as brother and defending attorney for accused. The play (by Bayard Veiller, who wrote other tense melodramas, Within the Law, The Thirteenth Chair) moves more swiftly than the law but with all its ruthless directness. Its plot has the fascinating features...
...harlotry and ether. This the heroine does, returning to France to see her boy whom she left 20 years ago. To save his reputation, she commits murder. The boy is assigned to defend her in his first experience as a trial lawyer. Release, recognition and death follow. Rex Cherryman, last seen in The Noose, gives promise of developing into one of the theatre's most brilliant young actors. Carroll McComas, as the lady so much more sinned against than sinning, seemed real in spite of her struggle with late Victorian anguish...
...Sarah Bernhardt, Ethel Terry and many another famed tragedienne. When Pauline Frederick returned to the legitimate theatre in England recently, she chose it for her play, was rewarded with an ovation (TIME, March 14). In the present revival Carroll McComas will play the title role, supported by Rex Cherryman, late of The Noose cast...
...deck hands is a shy, sensitive youth who falls in love with her. She educates him a bit and packs him off to the safety of dry land and a small town. Similarity to the plot of Candida was noted. The young man was played adroitly by Rex Cherryman, newcomer...
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