The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-28
The Drama

! The New York Herald has made
Richard L. Outcault's quaint concep-
ton of Buster Brown known to al
most everybody; and now, Buster
Brown" has been dramatized ma put
upon the stage by Mr. Melville 3. Ray
mond who has secured the sole theatri
cal rights. Buster is an appealing lad
amusing little fellow with his los Tige
and is the moving spirit in a vast num-
Der OF humorous situations and Side
splitting adventures. These are set in
handsome framework and adorned
With large chorus, a ballet and i
group of American beauties, whom
Redfern and Worth. the noted Persian
modistes have made look like queens
, OF society
Buster Brown" will De offered "a
the Salt Lake theatre an Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday with Wednes-
day matinee at 1888. direct fr IL its
successful run of 100 nights at the Ma
Jestic theatre in New York aud It's 200
1 nights in Chicago.
The story of Prince of Pflsen. the
delightful comedy by Luders q PiXley
which Manager Henry W. Savage sends
to the Salt Lake theatre for four FER
forTances opening Thursday. Noven-
! Der. 2, takes players and audience 10
Nice during the Carnival of Flowers.
The fete is at its height, when the Dro-
prietor of the Hotel InternatiCnals
| learns that Prince of Piisen who is
| travelling incognito. is q prospective
visitor and may be be expected to ar
rive at any time. With an eye to tie
main chance the Boniface spreads tnc
news and prepares to receive the guest
with the pomp and circumstances be-
fitting the prince. He employs
band of musicians to meet tie dtstiI.-
guished guest at the railway station
engages Il bevy of girls to strew flow
ers and lends every effort to the end
Of giving the scion of royalty a fitting
welcome.
1t happens that Hans Wagner, q
brewer from Cincinnati, L. S. A., ac-
companied by his daughter, is on his
way to Nice to meet his son, who is a
lieutenant on an American ship visit
ing that port. On debarling from the
train. WAGNER is mistaken for the
prince by the leader of the band and
music. flowers and much homage well
come him to the Riviera. The brewer.
much amazed at his reception, at first
protests, sbut at length concludes that
the popular acclaim for the prince Of
Pilsen" is due to the prestige of his
brand of Pilsener beer. When the real
prince, dashing student from Heidel-
berg, arrives with his suite. he is not
only ignored, but even finds difficulty
in Nsecuring accommodations at the
hotel. He lis told that the Prince of
Pilsen's presence at the hosiery leaves
little room Cor time for entertaining
others. He decides not to disclose his
Identity, but to await a favorable up
portunity for exposing the imposter.
However, he happens to meet Nellie
Wagner, the brewers daughter, and a
minutes conversation with her is
enough to show him that the AmCri
cans are innocent of any part in the
deception; that the situation has Lcen
forced upon them. In full enjoyment
of the affair he remains commoner
and permits the laundering brewer to
involve them both in series Of ludi-
crous situations; but falling in love
with Nellie. the real prince finally de-
clares himself and happily ends the
complications.