Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-01-29
THE LION AND THE MOUSE


 Henry B. Harris is sending that mar velously successful play, "The Lion and the Mouse, to Dreamland theater next week. It has been said that the Charles Klein play added its mite to the cause and had something to do with the prosecution of law violations by the trusts. This is not beyond be- lief.
 Victor Hugo s Les Miserables oy- erthrew the penal code of France and was Iespons ble, in measure, for the downfall of the Second Empire. Dick. ems revolutionized the private school Nickleby;p "Foul Play" gave the world the Plimsoll mark, and ended the cheerful practice of scuttling ships for the insurance. His "Put Yourself in His Place. was dramatized and ended the insane asylum abnses of Britain. ''Unele Tom s Cabino sounded the death knell of slavery in the United States. "The Spoilers" which was also dramatized, called attention to the ring of politicians, senators, congress men, money kings and others who sent a federal judge and United States marshal to Alaska to grab all of the immensely rich mining claims and caused a congressional investigation.
 Miss Tarbell's history of the oil oe. topus opened the eyes of the pubic. The recent trial and fine of nearly $3O,- 900 .O0O is still fresh in the minds of the public Upton Sinclair's The Jungle,' also staged, made the beef barons vince and caused an investiga- tion. but it remained for the author of soThe Music Master" and other sue cessful plays to write "frhe Lion and inc Mouse'' and show how the finan- eial business. social and political life of the nation could be in the grip of an unscrupulous man, of dominating personality and will, and stoop to un- known, unheard of depths to accomplish his own ends.
 The congress of the nation and the supreme court, the judiciary of the states and all of the great political parties were made to do his bidding, and because one man sitting on the bench of the highest tribunal in the land ren- dered adverse decisions, the money king first ruined him and then proceeded to send the upright judge to a dishonored grave.
 The daughter of the honest jurist is called home from European trip to- learn of her father s ruin, and she de termines to save his honor, if not his fife. Shirley Rossmore, daughter of the iudge, writes a book, "The Octopus, which falls into the hands of John Burkett Ryder. As he turns the pages of the book, he is amazed to find the central figure is himself. The man of Ca thousand millions sends for Sarah Green, the authoress, who is, of course, Shirley Rossmore. Her apparent frank ness. wit and cleverness captiyate Ky der. who employs her to write his au- tobiopraphy, and she becomes a mem Der of the household.
 The girl so entwines herself about her employer that he, anxious to pre- vent his son. Jefferson, from marrying "that Rossmore girl" urges "Sarah Green'' to become his daughter-in law. This arouses all the womanhood Tn the girl who reveals her identity and lsI ordered from the Ryder palace.
 Jeff asserts his manhood and tells his father he will leave with Shirley and wed ber The outraged girl turns on 1" Ready Money Ryder, Tn scene pronounced to be one of the most pow erful found in drama of modern life, denounces the financial head of the world, and declares she would not stoop to make an alliance with his fam fly.
 Walter Edwarde, an actor of rare ability. will appear as Ready Money Ryder and Miss Carolyn Elberts will be seen as Shirley Rossmore, part she has not heretofore played outside of New York city. The balance of the cast was selected with great care to inter bret the various parts, and the play will be presented with all eff that careful attention to datal which marked it's phenomenal record breaking run ot 600 nights at the Lyceum theater, New York