The Detroit times., 1910-09-03
pErRorr orERA HOUSE.

81 The opening attraction OF the re9u-
1ar dramatic season in the Detroit
y Opera house. starting Monday. with n
4 npecfal Labor day matinee. will be Au-
(, nustus Thomas new four-act play,
The Member from Ozark, Messrs
Cohan & Harris VIII present SUI
oorb Company OF well-known players,
b Hoaded by Frederick Burton, In TINS
Virile american drama from the pen
90 one of Americas most successiu VI
+ D1aywdrghts. This is the latest OF ~
& BAYS by this master -dramatist that
have won the appreciation OF the press
: And the appreciation OF the pubic year
X after year since he contributed has In
{tial effort, THE Burglar. quarter
20 = century ago, is said 10 be the most
& o1nbitious Offering Mr.. Thomas has yet
Bfoyided The story of the play IS
0lven In his own words as follows;
Mr. Poultney the member from
Ozark in che lower house or the MIS-
souri, legisiature. Is the sponsor for
4 railroad bill In that body. The Dill
has been given to him for introduc-
+ fion by Young woman lobbyist In
8 Whom he had felt some interest the
<Breccding session The ladys lobby
&lnR activities have led her elsewhere
and. besides. MIR Poultney has fallen
a. love with the daughter of the gov
2 ernor. When the bill gets into the
z xovernor,s hands. the governor delays
making Il law because the interests
beck OF IL seem to be bent on seizure
of valuable property over. which, the
Is reflroad authorized by the bill is sur
Veyed Bribery Is uncovered In the
Z oenate chamber and the reports or
n 1his bribery begin to hlemish the. char
<acterx OF Pcultney. who IL described In
~ kindly interview by hts newspaper
friend as a '.catspaw. Pouitney's en-
ofGies are now bent TO the exposure
4 ~ the graft" ring and 20 the defeat
'of their hopes ~ $50
"A The governor is a candidate for the
United States senate. and the people
+ have declared for him In the primary.
The graft" crowd behind the bill en-
B deavor to block this election In order
> - force him to sign the bill and to
appoint commissioners whom they have
chosen This attempt brings about an
II acute hight in which, on one side. are
the graft crowd. and on the other
side. the governors friends together
K &overnorss daughter. AT this juncture
Z the woman who had given poultney the
hill and who has herself fallen In love
With the governor and received from
him some favors deserts the crowd In
whose hands she has been an ennis
eary. and confldes to Poultney plot
6 ohe has overheard, which has for IT'S
purpose the physical injury Of the ex7
An attack IS made on the governor
IN the senate chamber with the re-
\ suit that II turns the tide OF sympathy
IN his favor, exposes the men behind
the assault. and also shows 10 the gov
ornor the loyalty Of the lobbyist wom-
4 m who until this time. had lacked an
3 opportunity 20 show that loyalty. The
member from Ozark clears his roputa-
X ton from all suspicion and wins the
hand OF the governors daughter.
The company comprises the follow
Y Ing well-known players In the prin-
cipai roles: Frederick Burton, Fred
q erick Watson, Lincoln Plumer. Joseph
8. 6laytor. william Walcott. T. n Heff-
ron. Ralph Dean. John Drury, Douglas
Gordon. c. N. Harbough. Jane Peyton,
Gertrude Dalton. MAY Greville, Cecilia
q Cay and Lois Burnett.