The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-23
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LIE MAN FRoM HoMe.I
An American Play. 6y Americans and
for Americans.

4 fair-siEed. yet most apprcciatvc.
audience. az the Orphcum heateT. last
night. gave a royal welcome TO The
Man from Home. which opened a
twO-night engagement The unani-
nous verdict OF those who were for
tunatc enough 10 be present was
voiced In the remarks o. the ladics
as they were leaving the thcatcr. IT
was just grand
The Man from Homo" Is a play Of
the people and for che people. and it
hits rcsoundinC whack AT what
every true American hates and des-
pises-the foolish snobbcry Of title
seeking By sturdy old Uncle Sans
spoiled children Of misinhcritcd for
tunes, The promise OF the press
agent Is fulfilled in that Il mcrcilc ss-
Is wleldG the Big Stick IL American
dcccncy over foreign pronigacy
Tho play. according 10 its authors,
Mcssrs Booth Harrington and Harry
Leon Wilson. is dramatization OF
an Incident which occurred In tho
town of Sorrento in southern ltaly
According 10 the authors explanation.
they wcrc staying at a hotel when a
party arrived for prolonged stay.
Shortly after their arrival an Amcri-
can lawyer appeared upon the scene,
and objected strenuously 10 tho mar
riagc OF his ward. young American
girl, who had been living somc years
ia Europe. with the aunt OF a
titled son of profligatc Brit
ish peer The authors have taken
these events and woven them
Int al MA f-h
ends with tho American girl falling In
love with the lawyer.
To add TO the dramatic situations.
they threw the American in company
With a Russian Grand Duke. travelling
incognitio when the latter's automo-
bile breaks down it is towed into the
village by two buTrocs guided by the
American lawyer. who later mends It
thinking the Russian is a German
doctor and unable 10 do so; then there
was the British peer and his wife.
with whom he had previously clopei
from ST Petersburg after they had
robbed tho wife's husband. there was
the peers son and sister. who are
very anxious for a marriage between
the peers son and the American girl
so settlement could be made 10y the
American lawyer as guardian OF the
girl; there was the American girl and
brother who had resided away from
home long enough TO make them thinl,
slightngly OF the Good Old u. 5. A.
and there was the Russian social pris-
oner who had escaped from Siberia
and whom the American had befriend-
ed. and lastly there were true Italians
singing italian love songs and render
ing music OF Sunny Italy-all OF these
made one forget everything except
the play and It's splendid portrayal by
company OF capable artists, which
Liebler & Co had provided.
The excellent company. of which II
could be said every one had been
properly cast, was headed by Henry
Hall. in the role of Daniel voorhees,
Pike. the Kokomo. Ind, lawyer He
locked the lawyer. acted the lawyer
and was the lawyer He fitted the
part as though it had been cast for
him. His portrayal of the Hoosier
with his quaint and droll way. with
American wit, determination and
nerve" won instant favor, He is a
star and his work is without flaw.
his cnnunciation and Interpretation Of
the role are excellent
Next to Henry Hall was Charles D.
Herman. as the Russian Grand Duke.
whose great admiration for the Amer
lean lawyer was remarkable. Her