Word: scenic
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...scenic features of the play will be graphically portrayed by effective scenery, and the rough and ready costumes of the Rocky Mountains will give it an added picturesqueness. Mr. Craig will appear as the escaping hero; Miss Young will be seen as the heroine, a sheriff's daughter; and in the other leading roles will be Wilson Melrose, Donald Meek, Walter Walker, George Henry Trader, Al Roberts, Mable Colcord and Laurett Browne...
Obviously there is little new in the plot. In fact many of the situations, particularly in Act III, seem trite. But the unusual excellence of the dialogue and the careful perfection of scenic detail make the performance fascinating. Some of the apparent bricks in the house on Pomander Walk would do credit to the north side of Holworthy...