Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-20

crop of plays was presented i'eie io' fhe first time. At the New Amster- da m Thompson and Dundy, who rreated the world famous Luna mark and the equally famous hip nodrome, made their entrance Ill fine field of play-producers with the dramatized version of George Barr McCutcheons novel, Brewster Millions" It's story concerns Mont gomery Brewster to whom wealthy grand parent bequeathed million dollars. Shortly thereafter.
 rich uncle in Butte, Montana, Dromises him seven millions more fcontingGnt on his getting rid Of his agra- <-fathers million within a year Tone oH the stipulations of the agree ment is that he must not use the money for benevolent purposes nor Lsfor the endowment of libraries or eolleges. The strictest secrecy is imposed on him. For the next year Brewster is at his wits for means to xet rid of his money fast enough He has heard of kind hearted per sons who had lost fortunes backing some stage aspirant and sees a chance to lose some of his million lin promoting chorus girl as f.star." To his dismay, she makes la big hit and his investment be- |Ixins to return him 100 per cent He Ibets on the cheapest looking plugs IAt a horse race and wins. He takes I chance in Wall street and makes m enormous profit. He organizes business office and gives all his H frfends fat jobs. But everything he touches turns to gold and in dis pair he takes his friends on trip around the world in his steam yacht. Il He visits Monte Carlo and plunges Il at the gaming tables, but instead of | losing his money, breaks the Il banl4A His friends begin to question | his ga lity They lock him in the | cabin and instruct the captain to | sail for America. A storm comes | up. The ships rudder is broken. The hero takes advantage of this fact to cast overheard in salvage the quarter of million that still rennained unspent. He rejoices for
 
 less and ready for the seven mill lion.
 The play is concededly the most slaughable one of the season. It is comedy of the best sort. From a scenic point of view, the play is es- pecially worth while The repre- sentation of Brewster's yacht was startling life like, The deck is seen inNthe foreground while back of it appears waves that really roll. Then comes the storm and the yacht develops a genuine motion, A more realistic hubbub of wind and rain could not be witnessed on a real voyage.
 W Road to Yesterday"
 At the Herald Square, "The Road to Yesterday" was presented It res1esents the combined efforts of%two women, Miss Beaulah Dix and Mrs. E. C. Sutherland The story of the play is somewhat out of the ordinary and for that reason is quite treat to theater goers It concerns the visit of girl to Lon- don on sight seeing tour. She is one of those voracious readers ol romantic novels who oft would i'm. agine themselves as living in the by gone days. She becomes so ab- #sorbed in the ancient worthies pie. atured and storied to her that she nnds herself in dream, carried sDack to the year 1603 The first o the antique scenes discloses her as chore-girl in an inn, vainly endeav Aornig to accustom herself to the
 
 Rnd friends and to reconcile the Bqualid reality of the Elizabethiar speriod with the notions that sht ,shas derived from historical romance instsSd of being willing to eros -.ssse with more than two men a a time her hero disgusts her by hi AaveEsion to even fight one. Tn tn,
 next act she becomes the simo1 pure heroine of historical romance MDeautlful and persecuted. She f/l ssssherself prisoner and is commando,
 to marry the cruel baron of tn
 eastle. The witch responsible fo
 her dream is ordered to be execute gand her sweetheart. of real life, wh
 is the bandit of the older period. i