Diana Webster (played by Viola Dana) is a protagonist in Seeing's Believing.
Diana is a wealthy, willful young woman who becomes stranded overnight at a country hotel with Jimmy, her aunt's fiancé. To quiet the hotel manager's concerns, she and Jimmy pretend to be married. When Bruce later interprets the incident scandalously, Diana sets out to teach him that appearances can mislead, but her plan leads to blackmail and Bruce's rescue of her. Bruce Terring (played by Allan Forrest) appears in Seeing's Believing.
Bruce is a hotel guest who later stays at Diana's home. Unaware that Jimmy slept on a cot in the hall, he draws a scandalous conclusion from Diana's overnight hotel stay, infuriating her. Diana tries to put him in a similar compromising position, but when her scheme goes wrong and she faces blackmail, Bruce comes to her rescue; the story ends happily for them. Aunt Sue (played by Gertrude Astor) appears in Seeing's Believing.
Aunt Sue is Diana's aunt and Jimmy's fiancée. Her engagement to Jimmy connects him to Diana before the pair become stranded together overnight at a country hotel. The plot summary gives no further actions or decisions by Aunt Sue, but her relationship to both characters is part of the setup for the hotel misunderstanding. Jimmy Harrison (played by Philo McCullough) appears in Seeing's Believing.
Jimmy is Aunt Sue's fiancé and is stranded overnight at a country hotel with Diana, her niece. He and Diana pretend to be married to satisfy the hotel manager, but Jimmy sleeps on a cot in the hall. Bruce does not know about this, and his mistaken interpretation of the situation provokes Diana's later attempt to teach him a lesson.
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Characters
Diana Webster
(played by Viola Dana) — protagonist
Diana is a wealthy, willful young woman who becomes stranded overnight at a country hotel with Jimmy, her aunt's fiancé. To quiet the hotel manager's concerns, she and Jimmy pretend to be married. Whe...
Bruce Terring
(played by Allan Forrest) — supporting
Bruce is a hotel guest who later stays at Diana's home. Unaware that Jimmy slept on a cot in the hall, he draws a scandalous conclusion from Diana's overnight hotel stay, infuriating her. Diana tries...
Aunt Sue
(played by Gertrude Astor) — supporting
Aunt Sue is Diana's aunt and Jimmy's fiancée. Her engagement to Jimmy connects him to Diana before the pair become stranded together overnight at a country hotel. The plot summary gives no further act...
Jimmy Harrison
(played by Philo McCullough) — supporting
Jimmy is Aunt Sue's fiancé and is stranded overnight at a country hotel with Diana, her niece. He and Diana pretend to be married to satisfy the hotel manager, but Jimmy sleeps on a cot in the hall. B...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Aunt Sue → Jimmy Harrison
(Romantic Fiancé)
Jimmy Harrison is explicitly described as Aunt Sue's fiancé.
Diana Webster → Aunt Sue
(Family Niece)
The plot identifies Aunt Sue as Diana Webster's aunt.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Diana Webster → Bruce Terring
(Social Misunderstood Acquaintance)
Bruce later meets Diana at her home, where he is a guest, after observing the hotel circumstances from his own perspective.
Diana Webster → Jimmy Harrison
(Unknown Temporary Marriage Pretence)
At the country hotel, Diana and Jimmy pretend they are married to satisfy the hotel manager's concerns.
Story Analysis
A mistaken interpretation leads Diana from playful retaliation into danger before Bruce's rescue transforms conflict into a happy ending.
