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A company, consisting of two men and a woman, in a one-act dramatic playlet, called, “The Seal of Silence.” It deals with the sacredness of the confessional of the Catholic Church and relates how a murdered visits a Catholic Priest and asks for absolution for his crime. The Priest learns to his horror that the murdered man is his own brother, yet he keeps silence because of his vow. Even the final discovery of the guilt of the man fails to unseal the Priest’s lips. Mr. Law gives us a splendid production with special scenery and an excellent cast. It gives the audience a strong wallop and leaves them staggered because of the grand lesson. It seems to go stronger and stronger at every performance. Nineteen minutes, full stage, special setting.
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University of Iowa, Keith Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 9 September 1912 – 24 February 1913.