The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
4 PLAY OF WALL STREET.
"SkIpper 4 Co." Launched In q Bull Marke
At the Carrick Theatre.

When George Washington Skipper, tho
Wall Street promoter. married Angela,
month before the time when they are shown
on the stage in the comedy Skipper i Co.,
which was produced last evening at the
(;orrick Theatre, he was worth half a million
dollars. As the curtain rises he is broke
and worse, for his liabilities are quarter
of a million. and his most valuable asset
is the prize-winning bulldog Thomas JET
ferson. OF course, Angela knows not hing
Of his financial unsuccess, and 30 the play 5
author, H. j. W Dam. has an excellent OPP
Tortunitv TO furnish q series of incidents
more or less dramatic and humorous in
which the talents Of Maclyn Arhuckle, who
plays the title role. show to the best adj
vantage :.
his bills needs A 19f 'se sdr keow %, h e
mps and downs Of Wall Street and will
Give no more credit. The Il d N. corner
6as lust beggared some Of her Gust omers,
and Mra. Skipper cannot have her gown
until i. has been nsd 1sr 10 ssod
and Skipper is left without even dog
to help him face his creditors
Only one thing. he possesses. That j. j.
an option on the AYE sheny Fails and mill mlL
owned by Faef fol HS5en sns or Rs ss
those falls 10 furnish power for his mills,
Tor his coal contract Is expiring and he
breads the price that the Goa! roads will
make him pay for tn rho"IJ bax Is . ON.
whose wild oats have. just reached fine
growth, and that this son should love
SHIPPERS sister Celia, The Bcimayne
reconciliation and the paternal blessing on
etoyns IT, are Ear IT. q sbs the stea pT en- pa'o
Mr.. Arbucke beam, the brunt, OF the
work. The piece was built to fit his wink
and his smile, and he demonstrates IN him
self the truth OF his declaration that In
this country no man y bankrupt VINO mas
to Arbuckle in Importance and success last
evening was Charles Swain as Hdrbin.
owner OF the coveted falls and Inventor
of the incombustible paper which Skipper
eapitalizes and Beimayne tries to bust.
a. Harrison Hunter was an acceptable
villain az the elder Belmoyne. while Charles
Cherry took the part OF hie reformed son.
Prince Miller es Wompdus, the Skipper
butler, was excellent. and George 5. Probert
As Endee suitorfor w SslSs nd WSn ane
and Denman Maley as a Wall street ghost.
were all good in their parts, though none
OF them was Of importance save rs Toll
for Skipper. ,
Apon the I ,orst Nellie sl, Li1sqPP Pierre ..
as Angela; Lotta Lnthicum. as Cello. and
Beverly sitgraves, as Jack BeimGyne's
aunt, and Shippers friend when all the
other investors had turned against him.
were all spable and won mention for
tho work they did in the places assigned
10 them by the author
Two scenes are shown: The Skipper
reception room and the Skipper cffice.
The inoombustible Paper Company lie
orsanized and almost wrecked by its Eighty
shareholders, frightened by Belnoynee. Sr.
An attempt H. made BY Bel,nayn,s 70 bribe
drama in the play. The rest OF 1t IL comedy.
with occasionally q line OF serious dia-
logue. There are some epigramatic san
fences In the dialogue. Last nights audi
ence applauded play and actor generously,
and succeeded In getting the author to
mako n snee~h