Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07
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BELASCO-George Broadhursts new
American play, 1.-THE Dollar Mark, "
will have its first production on any
stage tomorrow night at the Bedasco
theater 1.-THE Dollar Mark" is pre-
scented at the Belasco by special ar
rangement with William A. Brady,
under wrose management it will be
given a metropolitan bearing at the
Savoy theater next September.
Mr.. Broadhurst, who came to Los
Angeles especially to direct the re-
hearsals of his play. is one of the DOM
inant figures among American drama
lists. He Is the author of such we'll
known successes as THE Man of the
Hour" ''Why Smith Left Home"
What Happened to JONES'" 1.-THE East
erner," Lillian Russells latest success,
"Wildfire," and a number of other
equally successful dramatic works.
Persons who witnessed 1.-THE Man of
the Hour will recall that this play
dealt with existing political conditions
In New York city. In 1.-THE Dollar
Mark" Mr.. Broadhurst has not limited
his story to the narrow confines of
Manhattan, but he has dealt with. the
financial conditions as they exist to-
day In all parts of this country.
The story of ''rhe Dollar Mark" con-
Germs a young mining engineer who
owns an unusually rich copper mine in
Montana Mr.. Broadhurst obviously
has modelled this young mine owner
after Augustus Heinze. Introduced in
the first act are the president of the
consolidated, undoubtedly a stage
duplicate of III. III. Rogers, and num-
Der of other personages who continue
throughout the four acts of the play.
The consolidated" makes every effort
to get the Montana copper mine, which
is the only independent producing mine
in the field. There is introduced at the
very outset of the play a strong love
interest, which centers around the
young sister of a New York broker She
is sought in marriage by the president
of the company and by the young Mon
tana mine owner OF course the young
man wins out and thereby not only
must encounter the business enmity of
the president of the Consolidated, but
his personal hatred as well.
The second act of the play is laid at
a country house on-Long island. The
third act shows thepdeck of a private
yacht on the way to New York, while
the last act of the play pictures the
directors room of the young copper
kings bank in New York city, just at
the time the recent financial panic is
about to break.
The story of 1.-THE Dollar Mark" is
keenly absorbing and it's dramatic mo-
Tnents are powerful and intense. There
is a strong vein of comedy running
throughout the play supplied by the
Enthusiastically inclined young son of one
of the directors, obviously modelled
after John d. Rockefeller jr., and the
son of the president of the Console
dated.
The Belasco production will be on
a scale of exceptional magnificence,
special actors and actresses having
been engaged for the performance on
account of their peculiar fitness for the
several parts. and there is every rea-
son to believe that the production of
1.-THE Dollar Mark" will be one of the
real theatrical events of the past few
years,
Lewis S. Stone will be seen in the
part OF James Gresham, the young
mining engineer and banker, while
David NJ. Hartford will take the part
of the president of the Consolidated.
Every member of the big Belasco COM
pany will be engaged in the perform
ance. Miss Adele Harrington, former
ly a popular member of the Belasco
company, will make her temperance
in 'rhe Dollar Mark" in the role Of
Mrs. Chandler, wife of a New York
broker.
"Reminiscences Crawford
will retain Babes In the Wood for