The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-07

the current theatrical season. Three
great racing automobiles come head on
toward the audience at speed of sixty
miles an hour and are brought abruptly
to 81 stop within two feet Of the curtain
line This effect can only be produced
on the mammoth stage Of the Hippo
drome for no other stage In the world
offers the space necessary to permit
these machines TO attain their fun mo-
mentum The stage of the Hippodrofne
Is 120 feet deep, and these three ma
chimes come at full speed directly to-
ward the audience, with three pairs Of
headlights flashing their brilliant rays
across the darkened stage. The me-
chanical arrangement stops the ma
chimes automatically just when IL
seems certain they will rush over the
footlights and crash down over the
affrighted spectators.
"'rhe Auto Race" is great musical
extravaganza and spectacle in three
acts. arranged and staged by Edward
p. Temple, with music and lyrics by
Manuel Klein and scenery by Arthur
Noegtlln. The first act shows "a beauti-
ful Vista Of a part of Long Island,
New York. with hotel and rcadhouse
on one side of the stage and the judges
stand for the starting of great auto
mobile race on the other side In the
distance the hills fade away into q
beautiful country view. Automobile en-
thusiasts, country folk. peddlers and
flower girls have assembled for the
start of the great amateur auto race for
the gold cup given by Mrs. Gay Spank
er. cnlled by her friends Lady Gay"
A sightseeing car with a crowd of WIS.,
itors arrives accompanied by many au-,
tomobles. Lady Gay" herself comes
! with her husband. "Dickie" Spanker.
| her father. Mr.. Worthington, and her
cousin. Miss Virginia Carter. and Mr..
| Arthur Fitz-Wilkins. the fiance of Vir-
| ginia. Mounted police under command
of Sergeant Rugsles clear the space for
| the starting of the machines. All is in
| readiness for the big race when IL is
| learned that one OF the amateur driv-
ers for racing machine No. ., has failed
| to appear.
A substitute must he found. and the
! people present suggest that Tony. the
| head waiter of the hotel would be a
good substitute. Tony is none other
than Marcelne. the Hippodrome's fa-
| nous clown.
Tony refuses to run the machine, as
| ne KNOWS nOtnlnS Whatever ABOUT au-
tomoblles. but I'm spite of his protests
| he is placed in the machine, and when
| the proper time comes the three great
| throbbing machines are sent forward
on their hazardous journey at the rate
OF sixty miles an hour Meanwhile the
visitors and others watch them disap-
pear in the distance and eagerly wait
for their return. During the interval
of the progress of the race a body Of
fat policemen under command of Ser
geant O'Rafferty arrives and. like most
| policemen, discover they reach the
scene too late to be of use.
The finish of the great race takes
place In twilight, and Tony. the head
waiter the man who knew nothing
whatever about automobiles. is seen to
be the winner.
The second act represents the grounds
of Mrs. Gay SpanEer's country home on
Long Island In honor of THE Auto
Race" Lady Gay gives costume
garden party In the foreground is n
great daisy field taking up almost the
entire stage. At the proper time 1t is
learned that these daisies are formed OF