The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-14
"Brewester's Millions"

"Brewester's Millions"
Messrs Conan and Harris announce
for an early presentation in this city,
a legitimate American comedy, Brew
ester's Millions" which will be seen at
the Keylor Grand theatre on Feb. 9th.
it is dramatization of George Barr
McCutcheon's novel of the same name,
the adaptation having been made by
Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley.
"Brewesters Millions" has found great
favor with the most fashionable and
critical audiences of both New York
and Chicago. The plot of the play re-
veals that young Montgomery (Monty).
Brewster has fallen heir under his
grandfather's will to a million dollars.
He Immediately plans to marry Mar
garet ("Peggy'O Grey, to whom he is
already betrothed. Previous to the
final settlement of his grandfather's
will, an uncles on his mothers SIDE of
whom he has known but little, dies in
the far west, and bequeaths to him
his entire enormous fortune, amounting
to seven million dollars. This uncle
has bitterly detested Brewester's pa
ternal grandfather for many years, oW-
ing to the old mans strong opposition
to ''Monty's" parents marriage, which
at the time was the cause of much dis
tress.
This lifelong hatred crops up in the
uncle's will, which has made young
BREWSTER it's beneficiary only on con-
ditiOns that he shall disspate and
spend the grandfather's million dollars
within year. If he fulfills this obl-
cation and satisfies the executor of his
uncle's will that he has gotten rid of
the million dollars in such a manner
that it has benefited no one, he shall
then come into the seven million dol
lars without restriction.
The uncle has further provided in
his will that the conditions govern
ing his bequest must remain in abso-
lutte secret, and further that there
must be no endowments, no gifts,
nothing to perpetrate his grandfath-
er's money or name. Furthermore
he must not gamble for any large
amount, and at the end of the year
must produce receipts confirming the
fulfillment of the Wills provision
Monty" at first refuses, but the at
torney who has the business in hand
tells him how his mother was turned
how she died in want.
The young man reflects, and final
ly decides to accept. He can avenge
his mothers cruel wrong, marry the
girl he wishes, and multiply his pre-
sent fortune seven times. He little
appreciates the task he has under
taken and his final accomplishment,
! of the condition is achieved by acct
dent.
! His plunging into all sorts of wil(
and lavish schemes causes his friend:
| to question his sanity and everyone
/ seems determined to save his money
/ for him and to thwart his supposed
wild extravaganza under the impress
! sion that they are serving him. ant
all this time Brewester's lips are seal
/ ed under the imposed condition o
secrecy. Peggy" Grey alone refuses
to have her faith shaken. 1t is onl,
by narrow margin that BreWeste
accomplishes his purpose, but he fl
nally succeeds, comes into his vas
inheritance, claims his fianncee an,
retires to enjoy his great wealth. Tn
| idea of spending a million a yea
leads to many amusing incidents an
complications and serves to keep a.
audience in a constant state of ex
| pectancy and confused with laugh
ter throughout the greater portion o
the performance.