Word: cordways
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...material to which has been added to give a slight impression of up-to-dateness, a certain amount of modern "atmosphere". Two characters save the play from utter artistic oblivion; Lady Clarissa's aunt, who gives the audience a hearty laugh about once every half hour, and John Cordway's brother, a meek little man who worships, loves, and fears his younger brothers as if he were the Almighty himself...
...usual at the Copley when there is a situation to be saved, Mr. Cliva saves it. His portrayat of the gentle older brother was so graceful and so real that it gave the play dignity that it really does not posses. Mr. Pape as the tyrannical John Cordways, did well with a hard part, that was not developed consistently by the dramatist, as did Miss Willard as Lady Clarissa. Mr. Turner as Robert Dalman, Cordway's secretary, is as yet a very amateurish performer, who although he tries hard, rarely seems either to get out of himself...
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