The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-03

his season, among which were The
Debtors and "The Intruder"
The legal profession and law as it is
)ractiseds come in for a pretty good
showing up in His Name On the
Door," but as the author is a law
yer himself, he must know what he is
about. Again, he seems to be in the
light for the play is attracting the
leading lights of the legal profession,
who show their approval with much
applauding.
The action of the play begins in the
the law offices of j. Bradford Hunt.
THE Cottage Insurance Company" an
enormous fake concern, has spread it's
policies throughout the west, and UNI
Ter connivance of some special state
laws, is able to pay people $500 where
they reasonably expect $4,000. The
moving spirit and owner of the COM
pany is John Martin, and his right
hand man and partner in inquiry is
Hunt, a lawyer of distinction.
Public opinion and the courts awake
to the doings of the concern. Then
lawyer working in Hunts office, is
taken into the concern with the design
of unloading on him the blame for
many shady transactions and to make
a scapegoat of him. Into the situation
steps a bright, young girl of unusual
beauty and winsomeness-a comic OPP
era star. She has claim for the
death of her father, and, having been
raised in the. same town with Brent and
indeed, his early sweetheart, comes to
consult him as to whether she must
accept the $500 instead of the $4,000
due. lie -xprarns mat he is on the
other side-counsel for the company.
And then she probes their methods and
demonstrates the wickedness of the
scheme Brent is powerless But Martin
the fat, sleek operator, gets charmed
rior designs, secures her the money.
which he insists on bringing to her
apartments himself
In the end Helen forces the insur-
ance robbers to abandon their schemes
to ruin Brent
Charles F'rohman has arranged that
John Drew shall continue his season
in "Inconstant George at the Empire
theater until Saturday, December IS.
Miss Maude Adams annual New York
engagement at the Empire theater will
consist of 25 performances of What
Every Woman Knows" commencing
On Saturday night, December rs, and
closing on Saturday night, January Is.
rs Matrimony a Failure?" now in
it's fifth month at the Belasco theater,
warrants David Belasco to make an
nouncement that it's engagement will
will continue there until hot weather
next summer.
1.-The Dollar Princess" has just cell
ebrated her hundredth birthday at the
Knick erbocker theater. AS long as ca
pacity audiences continue to be the
invariable rule at the Knickerbocker,
so long will it be safe that this musical
comedy will be one of the last to leave
Broadway With it's new songs, it's clev-
er dancing, it's genuine acting and its
superb chorus, everything about 1.-THE
Dollar Princess seems made to order
to insure the musical comedy long
lease of life.
Adeline Genee in 1.-The Silver Star"
begins the seventh week of her en-
gagemnt at the New Amsterdam the
alter next Monday evening. In this pro-
duction she surpasses herself in the
art and technique of her dancing.
Bickel and Watson are funny in their
drolleries, and Nellie Mccoy and EN-
ma Janvier have all made marked sue
cesses in their roles.
'"The Climax at Weber's theater
enters upon the last weeks of it's run
Of nearly nine months. The final per-
Torrance will be given on December
"a The following evening "The God
dess of Liberty a musical comedy,
will have it's New York premier 1.-THE
Climax has had a remarkable hold on
the affections of the New York public
It's simple story, natural acting and
straight appeal to the finer emotions
won for it an enviable reputation in
the esteem of theatergoers.
The Wagenhals & Kemper produc-
ton of Seven Days" has started in for
a long run at the Astor. The comedy