The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-28

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Winton Lackaye in 1.-THE Pit
A note on the play-At Gennett De-
cember 5.
"The PITT is the not altogether
fictitious narrative of an attempt to
corner the worlds supply of wheat
in the Chicago wheat pit. The story
is based on the Janus Letter deal of
several years ago. The play is
dramitization of Frank Norris s ia
nous novel of the same name; it is
story Of Chicago, of a woman's love
and its ENHANCEMENT in a great spec
ulation. William A Brady has noun
ted the play on very elaborate lines,
and it is presented in four acts and
six scenes. The original company
will be seen here, and the company
with the supernumeraries will num-
Der over three hundred people.
The first act opens in the lobby of
the Auditorium in Chicago, on the
last night of the opera season. The
program is " grande miscelanea,
composed of the quartet from "Rigo-
letto,' the sesquedrilla from Gear
men, and the full prison scene
from "Faust' There is no over
ture, but the quartet is heard before
the rise of the curtain. The charac-
ters come from the theatre to the
lobby, and the possibilities are indi-
Gated by clever bits Of dialogue and
smart epigrams. Local color is infus-
ed. The singing is heard in the di-
stance as the drama proceeds. Shell
don Corthell proposes to Laura Dear
proposes, but receives no definite
answer
The second act is laid upon the
lawn of the Cressler mansion on the
Lake Shore drive. The amateur the
atricals are rehearsed and the come
dy and love elements are developed.
Cressler is hopelessly involved in a
wheat speculation, having joined Cal
vim Hardy Crookes in the bear move
ment, and in an interview with
Crookes he learns for the first time
that he has been fighting his friend
Curtis Jadwin. His whole fortune is
at stake, and the arrival of a tele-
gram from his partner tells of his
complete and irretrievable ruin. He
leaves the scene, and later, just as
Curtis Jadwin wins the girl of his
heart, pistol shot is heard from the
house. Cressler has committed sui
eide, and the pit has claimed its first
victim.
The third act shows Laura and
Curtis in their beautiful home. The
wife is being neglected in the battle
for the dollar, with the logical Sc
quence. If the husband is too busy
to love his wife, should he wonder
that other men can find time? Laura
loves Jadwin, but she is jealous of
his infatuation for the pit. She is
alone; almost forgotten. Corthell,
former sutton, returns and pleads his
cause. Jadwin comes in, happy in the
anticipated vacation on his new
yacht. A pretty love scene follows.
Laura begs for an evening together
cumming along as of old. The curse
of wheat breaks the illusion. Sam
Gretry, Jadwin's broker, calls with
the govrnment report on wheat. To-
gether they plan the big corner, and
leave for the office to perfect their
arrangements for the campaign
which will begin in the morning. Cor
thell returns, renews his suit and is
ordered never to return or to see
Laura again. Just as he is leaving
Jadwin comes home. and tells of his
plans for the corner which is to
startle the world. He is so tired that
he falls asleep in his chair, and Lau-
ra, instead of "good Bye says