The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-25
mac "soclAL TRUST"
II Il on the BoArds of Theatsr At
San Francisco.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-The long
looked for production Of the Social
Trust" will appear for the first time ON
any stage tonight at the Columbia thea
ter in this city.
"The Social Trust" is new play
written especially for the Frawley COM
pany by the two well known authors,
Hillary Bell and Ramsay Morris Il Is
a comedy drama, the story Of which IL
founded upon the incidents connected
with the downfall Of the famous Cord.
age Trust The leading role will be en-.
trusted 10 such actors as Wilton Lack.
aye. Louise Thorndyke Bouccicault,
Blanche l.. Bates and Others. For this
production special scenery and stage ef-
fects have been gotten up and Il is prob.
able that the play will soon be taken 10
New York for an extended run. The
story Of the play is as follows:
The handspring Of the dramatic ac-
ton Is the marriage Of Roderick Brew
ster TO Lillian Cornell. The former is a
New Yorker Of social distinction and
the head Of the Paper Trust, a corpora.
tion into which he has inveigled a large
number Of fashionable men and women.
He has utilized all his funds in the
scheme and has reached a point where
ne must raise more. In this emergency
ne decides to propose for the hand OF
Lillian Cornell, supposedly wealthy
girl who is quite well aware not only 20
love him, but has bestowed her affec.
tions on Charlie King. a young author
Furthermore, no himself is In love with
Mrs Hallock. wife Of the originator Of
the Paper Trust He has staunoh ally,
however. In Mrs. Norton. Lillian's aunt,
woman Of unlimited means, whose
ambition in life is social success, who
has come from California 10 achieve
that success in New York and London
and who means to utilize a brilliant
match for her noice as a steppingstone
to her own ends She suggests Brew.
ster's proposal TO Lillian and Is met with
prompt deolination.
Then she brings forward some I'M
pleasant facts, which compel the girl,
unwilling though she be, TO sacrifo her.
self aud accept Brew ster Th,n comes
a period Of married life. where husband
and wife, while living under the same
roof, are as far apart as strangers.
Eventually climax is reached In the
affairs OF the Paper Trust where some
valuable securities are hypothecated by
Brewster, who risks his wife's dowery
In his schemes, which must be re.
deemed by a certain day or tho head Of
the trust will find themselves on the
way 10 prison. AZ this punt Mrs. Hal
lock, wife Of the originator Of the Paper
Trust, is about TO give ball, and sends
card Of invitation to Il TO Lillian
through her husband, Brewster Lii.
lian. knowing the relationship between
her husband and Mrs. Hallock, whom
she has never met, refuses 10 accept the
invitation, her action bringing about a
powerful scene between husband and
wife. On the night Of tho ball, how.
ever. Lillian, 10 the amazement Of her
friends, appears at Mrs. Hallock's.
A sensation Is produced by a striking
scene between Brewstcr's wife and Mrs.
Hallock, brought about by the latter
thanking LILLIAN for accepting the inv.
tation to the ball. Lillian brings con.
fusion to the woman. who has tried 10
humiliate her by announcing that the
envelope handed her by her husband
and which he supposed held the card Of
invitation contained in reality a note
from Mrs. Hallock informing him that
unless he forced his wife 10 appear ut
the ball he should never enter her Mrs.
Halock's) presence again.
The last act. which is in the whole
dramatic, aud which occurs in Brew.
ster's library at O'Clock in the morn.
ing, directly after the ball, shows his
frantic cndoavors 20 force money from
Mrs. Morton through an attempt At
blackmailing his wife's character. Mrs.
Morton stands firm, refusing 10 believe
III Of LILLIAN The one person who can
sustain his charge and who knows that
Lillian is innocent, although he unwi..
tinFly fell into the trap laid for her, ia
dragged in,o the scene After much
diplomatic hedging and oquivocAtinS
she finally, when pinned down, uttcrs a
delibe ate lie and saves LILLIAN. Almos,
the same moment Hallock discovers a
note written by his wife to Brewster
and mad with Jealousy and rage he
shoots the latter dead.