The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-04

even greater success than did David
Harum in which Mr.. Crane starred for
three seasons. 1t is Mr.. AIDES best
comedy, even surprising The County
Chairman and The College Widow.
to crowded house at the Empire thea
tire in New York and has also enjoyed
a long run in Chicago.
The story OF Father and the Boys
unwinds about man VINO Is getting
old and who has given all of his life
to business to the end that his boys
might have the things that in his own
young manhood ne was compelled to
do without. When his sons go the
pace. one in athletics and one in pur-
suit OF social honors, to the neglect
OF their business, and grow farther
and farther away from him every day.
II cuts deep down into his affections
and all Of mis- well meant efforts for
their happiness are disregarded as be-
ing q thousand years behind the times.
A friend drops a. hint that 1t is be-
cause he has no interest in the things
that occupy the minds OF the young.
and thus aroused he confesses that all
OF his life he had done without things
for the boys sake, and given up pleas
ure that he might be an example to
his sons. 1t Is at this point that at a
fashionable dinner party In his own
house, he meets a vaudeville artist and
becomes attracted to her. by reason OF
her many charms and her natural
goodness, and through manly desire
TO be OF assistance to q young woman
who Is about to be swindIed out Of
some mining property. She takes the
father about with her, and he soon
gets a reputation for going the pace.
His sons mistake the nature OF his
interest and thinks he has fallen into
the clutches Of designing woman who
would marry him for his money.
All works out happily in the end, Of
course, and Mr. Cranes character IL
always delightfully."- interesting, now
with brilliant flashes OF hurnor to
brighten It, with quaint and wise old
sayings wittily said, and with a gener-
osity of mind and heart that draws
father very close to his audience.
Charles Frohman has given Father
and the Boys an excellent stage set
ting and has surrounded MIR. Crane
with carefully selected company, in
Guiding Margaret Dale. Louis Massen.
Elsa Payne, Vivian Martin, Mildred
Beverly. Margaret Marshall Forrest
Orr, Sidney Blair and others.
900
There mas been d great deal OF In
terest manifested In the forth coming
engagement OF Joseph MI. Weber's
charming play, The Climax. comedy
drama In three acts by Edward Locke.
with incidental music BY Joseph Carl
BreiI, which win have its first local
hearing this month. The Climax Ii
said to be the one big success OF the
year. scoring a most unprecedented
triumph at Weber's famous New York
play house where 1t will be seen for
many weeks to come, and will UNI
doubtedly be the strongest and most
wholesome Offering that will be- seen
here this season. So great has been
the demand for tie play throughout
the country that Manager Weber will
have no fewer than five companies
en- tour this season. 1t can be truth
fully said that 1.-THE sun never sets on
The Climax" as it will be seen In
America, England, Australia, Germ
any. Italy, India, France. Spain. South
America, Sweden, Africa and in other
PARTS OF the world where II win be
naayed in all languages. Four char
acters make up the entire cast Of this
exquisite little play, and the plot ID a
simple one drawn from the career
09 a young girl studying for the
operate stage. It deals with the ar