New-York tribune., 1905-09-24

comedy, Just Out Of College" az the Lyceum
Theatre on Wednesday evening. selecting for
the star part Joseph WheeIock, jr. The action
begins in the Office Of septrnus Pickering, pickle
manufacturer. He is a wonderful business man.
and as the head and front of the pickle trust, is
known as the Pickle King. His wife is president
of the Coordinate Culture Club and zealously
devoted to doctrines propagated by one Professor
Bliss, an apostle of repose. She is away from
home good deal, and Septimus doesn't miss
her, as their tastes are so different The
daughter Caroline, is of the age when a girl is
ripe for romance. She has made the acquaint-
ance of a very nice young man. Edward Worth
ington Svinger. who is just out Of college.
Svfnger has tremendous confidence in himself.
but tha: is all When he calls on the Pickle
King 10 ask for his daughters hand he aston
ishes that sovereign by the extent of nerve he
possesses the nonchalance with which ne sur
veys the future and the exceedingly meagre
worldly assets he can assemble. Ihese are
dress suit set Of golf clubs. tennis racquet
some neckties, and pair Of cuff buttons he
shows the old gentleman, however, Ihat ne IS as
reSOurceful when the circumstances demand as
he is quite In his estimate OF hinseI1, ana
the Pickle King offers TO set him up IN business
and at the same time give him his daughter 1cr
wife, upon certain conditions The conditions
are that he must remain aIoof from Jhe young
lady for three months and take that time to
demonstrate how good or bad business man
he is. Svinger accepts The Pickle King there
upon gives him check for 10000. which isn't
nearly as much as SH niger expected
Swinger sets out tackle his task IN the
Pickle Kings Office he ran across Nellie Jones,
who used 70 be his boarding house landlady in
New-Haven- Now, Nellie is a business woman
Of the busiest type. She tried to effect COM
bination with the Pickle King to put up and
handle her new brand of pickles. but the king
wouldn't go into it Being turned down in this
heartless way by the trust, Nellie has promised
that she will bust It. She secures Swinger'S CO.
operation and the $4,000 Pickering gave him.
Nellie and SWinger put up the Bingo pickles, ana
with a great hurrah place them on the market
soIi5Iy backed that the Pickle King. fearing to
hermit such strong opposition TO the trust TO
gain a permanent footing, offers TO buy up the
Tiugo corporation. The terms are under con-
hand when suddenly the discovery is made by
the pickle King through frank friend" Of all
the rarties that the Bingo concern is backed
TrboIIy bv Swinger and with the Pickering SO
coo That stops the deaI ana brings the Blhgo
ComDany 10 smash
Meanwhile Swinger has other troubles. Miss
Caroline comes along and is made 10 believe
- 5ar ex-cOIIege Romeo has taken up with the
Iones woman Other Things happen 10 MIN that
Latgt,reu his commercial and sentimental pre-
itt9roan+ but by means Of his own sublime
.aIate as a crisis neeter he Overcones al diff
-1,itiae and obstacles. assuages the Pickle Kings
tvrat IA and smOoths out the oaugfl : JeaIousy
- [rins he for his wife. The play will be cast
as follows.
Edward yyorthlngtoa sainger. just OUT q college
.nttus Pickering in pickle business Eugene JsPsoa
Yl a. sor sgingers OLD college cnuiI1 jackson
fs5r Henry DaIryIpIe Bliss. apostle OF rep9se5
Ernest Bradford oookkeeper SeoIge lTSins
TSrlgus Office ItSs
a Collector OF Souvenir r.a.
subscription Book gent 80 si-i
A Delegate from the Union ....-.-.-----M B Pollock
Trzin Caller -..--------' .... .7uIy Marshall
A Isckee seller. 80 '"'''