The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-20
THE FOURTH ESTATE

A new star has been made in a
now play by new playwright, and
New York Is today engaged in TAX
ing a lot OF credit TO itself for the dis
covcry. The actor whose work IL thus
recognized Is young follow named
Charles Waldron. Worry few theatre
goers were familiar with his name a
few weeks ago. Today everybody is
talking about him. There are life.
size pictures OF him in front of Wal
lacks theatre-the largest reproduc-
tlons OF photographs ever made; the
New York newspapers are sending
around 10 Interview" him, and Lieb.
Ter &c Co have agreed to star him In
q new play by Hall Caine. the manu-
script OF which has just been received
from the Shakespeare of The Isle of
Man.
Hugh Ford. general stage director
for Liebler & Co, engaged Mr.. Wal
dron for the part OF Wheeler Brand.
when the company Is 70 present Jo-
scph Medill Patterson's newspaper
play. The Fourth Estate" was being
made up. Ford said the young man
had credltable past IN stock, and q
brilliant future In more important
lines. Today the big town supports
Ford. Waldron has made very good.
And the play IS easily the most talked
about piece of theatrical property in
America. 1t couldn't very we'll get
away from impressing any one who
ever saw It. It's realism is so sharp
and uncompromisinG that, as one COM
mentator says. "It almost hurts" The
last scene. showing a composing room
a few minutes before the paper goes
to press, with real linotype machines
operated by real operators from Typo
graphical Union No. g. and everything
else In the mechanical line from proof
readers to stereotypers and makeup
men is startlinSly vivid
Wheeler Brand, the managing edi-
tor-played by Mr.. Waldron-is near
ing the moment of his triumph For
years he has been working to show
up the rottenness of the big corpora
tions. and the path has led to the
doorstep Of Donald Bartelmy a United
States judge, whose decisions favor
ing a certain rascally corporation
have been paid for at so much per
decision. Brand has himself followed
Bartclmy at midnight and seen the
Judge in conference with the attor-
neys for the corporation and the lob
by1sts. After this, Bartelmy has hand
ed down his Infamous decision. To
prove to the owner Of tho Advance
the paper on which Brand is employ
ed, the corruptness of Bartclmy,
Brand lays a trap. He charges the
Judge with Illicit relations with the
trust. and permits himself TO listen
to the suggestion of $4,000 bribe
for the suppression of the story
When Bartelmy visits the Advance of
fee, Brand secretes stenogrnphers,
takes down the discriminating conver-
sation. and at the climax of the pass
ing OF the brlbe, presses a bulb and
a flashlight photograph of the trans
action is taken
This photograph. reproduced in a
four-column cut, is made UP In the
front page form, as the curtain goes
up on the last act. Then the judge
begins TO squirm, He sends his daugh-
ter, Judith. with whom Brand is in
love. to the composing room to stop
the page She fails. Then Nolan.
the owner of the Advance. appears
and. under pressure OF his family who
sec in the Bartelmys the open door
TO social position. the proprietor or
ders Brand to xii" the story. After
Nolan leaves. Bartelmy, unaware OF
the owners order, comes to make a
last plea. and the sight of the man
moves Brand to sudden action. In
the presence of Judith. the whole evil
life OF the judge Is exposed, and
Brand gives the sharp order to the