The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-14
COMING THRo' THE Rye HERE
TOMORROW.
TWO PERFORMANCES!
Popular Musical Comedy Highly spok-
en- Of by the Anaconda Standard Al.
ter It's Appearance in Butte-MatI.
nee and Night Here.

OF the many musical comedies
which have been produced in Billings
the past eason lei is not
one which mas achieved a greater rec.
ord of SUCCESS in the country than has
Coming Thro' the Rye" which will
be seen for the first time at the Bah
cock theater tomorrow afternoon and
night,
Judging from all accounts there ara
certain sections Of the country where
its popularity has not been even re-
motely approached by any similar
work. It was presented for nine
weeks in Boston to a succession Q;
literally overlooking audiences,
whence it proceeded to the larger New
England cities and created something
like a sensation, going back tu the
same places two, three and even four
times within a few weeks and invari-
ably with the same results III the
matter Of tremendous patronage The
same conditions prevailed throughout
the south and middle west, and every
where the performance and the stage
production received the highest en-.
comiums Of the newspaper reviewers
There must be something far out Of
the ordinary in a theatrical on:,ing
which can roll up such a record and
its forthcoming presentation here will,
as a natural consequence, be looked
forward to with unusual interest,".
Written by Herbert.
"Coming Thro' the Rye was writ
ten by George V. Hobart and the mu:
sic was composed by A. Baldwin
Sloane. It is said that Mr.. Hobart has
evolved a story Of much originality.
and that in its working out he has hit
upon many incidents and situations
which keep the audiences c%onyulsed
with laughter. It tells Of the efforts
Of q rich widow Of the Mrs. Malaprop
type to break into fashionable New
port society, and the scene I all
laid in and around her beautiful man
sion at the famous resort.
After many futile attempts tc gain
recognition, Mrs. Kobb invites q dis
tinguished portrait painter to be her
guest, with the result that the person
ages whom she aspires to know visit
the artists temporary studio in her
home. Mrs. Kobb is elated at the
success Of her scheme and it serves
the purpose Of bringing before the
audiences in the theater the charac-
tiers whose funmaking and singing
and dancing make up the entertain
Aelt.
Mott, the Tailor.
Among these is a certain Mott, q
tailor, whom the artist owes a small
account. Mott is an exceedingly CONT
cal character, and, az played by Frank
Lalor, 1t has taken a olace among the
really distinctive character creations
which have brought fame and fortune
to such stars as De Wolf Hopper.
Frank Daniels, Francis Wilson and
others Of similar prominence. Indeed
it is asserted that MI. Lalor'g work
in this part is so droll, humorous and
trresistibly funny, and, withal, so ar
tistic, that preparations are now being
made on an important scale to place
him among the important comedy
stars after the present season. The
organization surrounding Mr.. Lalor
numbers about rs persons. and their
long Identification with Coming Thro'
the Rye" insures a perfect perform
ance Of singular merit and charm. The
production Is characterized by j vast