Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

who is compelled to spend his Christi
mas day in a lonely village of the
middle west, and on arrival finds in the
presence of Beth Elliott, the ticket
agent at the depot, the most congenial
person. They strike up an acquaintance
which soon ripens into affection.
Through her he learns that she is about
to lose a tract of land, and he at once
takes steps to protect her rights, ana
thereby runs counter to his employer,
who had laid plans to obtain what the
girl thinks is a worthless piece of real
estate, but which has suddenly assumed
considerable value, as it is needed by
the railroad company to complete some
improvements they have in view. Blake
jeopardizes his own position in espous-
ing the rights of the girl, and this
leads to many interesting complica-
tions. So we'll does the play depict the
life of the drummer on the road that
ii has won the Endorsement of the
United Commercial Travellers of Amer
lea and the Travellers Protective asso-
ciation The play has scored success
in New York, Chicago and Boston. The
company includes Mark Smith, James
ONeill, jr., Clifford Stork, Lawrence
Sheehan, Theodore Kehrwold, Daniel
Jarrett, Guy B. Hoffman, Emmett
Shackleford, Robert Hamilton, Miss
Miriam Nesbitt, Miss Diana Huneker,
Miss Marion Stephenson and Miss Vir-
SlIlld I1dlIilllOll'
Following his policy Of
presenting frequently at the Burbank
plays which have been successful in the
east, but which never have been seen
in Los Angeles, oliver Morosco an
nounces for presentation Edward
Peple's 1.-THE Silver Girl" which will
be offered first at the matinee perform
ance today (Sunday) and which will
continue through the week with sec
ond matinee Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Peple is author of 1.-THE Prince Chap"
which was played at the Burbank sew
eral months ago and which proved one
of the best liked comedies ever pre-
sented there. That THE Silver GirF'
will provide at least two members OF
the Burbank company with exception
ally strong acting opportunities is
proved by the plays record in New
York It made George Fawcett a star
reputation, Miss Albertson, through her
acting as Julia Raymond in this play
winning for herself the chance to create
the part of the wife in the subsequently
successful paid in Full" Here A.
BYRON Beasley will have Fawcett's role,
while Miss Hall will play Miss Albert
sons part Others prominent in the
Burbank cast will include David NJ.
Hartford, John w. Burton, Henry Mes :
tayer, Henry Stockbridge, Willis Marks,
Frederick Gilbert, Waylanu IraSK,
Lowell Alice Taylor and Margo Duffet.
''The Silver Girl is a mine, not a
young woman. The plays story is pre-
sented in four acts, the first three of
which transpire in New York city and
the last on a mining claim in the west.
It's central character is Jefferson Hun
ter, who goes to New York with mill
lions won In the west, taking his family
with him. Gradually Hunter and his
wife drift apart until finally, his mill
lions supposedly lost in speculation, his
wife plans to elope with polished man
of the world was has turned her pretty
but silly head by his flattery. Hunter
intercepts them, drives the woman from
the house and fights a duel with the
man who fires first, missing; where
upon the husband cries:
MAN. man, why didn't you shoot
straight"
This is the big scene of the play and
has been highly. praised.
BELASCO-Lewis S. Stone and the
Belasco company this week will make
use of George AIDES successful Ameri-
can comedy drama, 1.-The County Chair