The citizen., 1910-01-14
BALTIMORE THEATRES.
"THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN y

Henry B. Harris will present "Tba
Travelling Salesman" James Forbes lat-
est comedy success at Ford's, for ono
week commencing Monday, January 18th
The first act of THE Travelling Sales.
man" shows the interior of a railwa,,
depot at Grand Crossing, little town u
the middle West. 1t is there that Roh
Blake, the travelling salesman, makes tba
acquaintance with Beth Elliott the prett,,
telegraph operator and ticket agent
Beth IS possessed of piece of barren and
untillable land, which suddenly became
of immense value because it is necessarv
to a scheme of improvement the railroad
company desires to carry out. Martin
Drury, who is Blake's employer, becomes
possessed of the knowledge that the rail-
road company is to make the improve
ments. and attempts to defraud the GIRL of
the property through perversion of the
laws governing the sale of land bv the
township for unpaid taxes. 1t is Blake's
aim to defeat this scheme, and the pre-
dicament he finds himself in through his
impetuous and misvalued efforts, furnishes
the necessary dramatic thread for Mr.
Forbes comedy, which aims chiefly at
humorous exposition of the characteris
tics of the modern drummer. The second
act which transpires in Blake's room in
the Elite Hotel, is said to be as unique a
portrayal of life on the road" as was the
second act of The Chorus Lady" IN,
illustrating ''life behind the scenes =
Mr.. Henry B. Harris will send 'The
Travelling Salesman" to Baltimore Citv
with the same company and production
that scored such a success in this comedy
in New York and Chicago, in which cities
it ran for over year.
AUDITORIUM
Walker Whiteside will be seen at the
Auditorium, Baltimore, for the week
commencing Monday night, in the stellar
role of Israel ZangwilPs "The Melting
Pot" the most successful and widely dis
cussed play the celebrated Englishman
has ever produced. Mr. Whiteside is not
stranger to theatre goers, in fact, he is
known chiefly by the sensation he created
in this role last season, though old timers
will doubtless recall a somewhat similar
sensation aroused by the player some
eighteen years ago when, as boy of
nineteen years of age. he astonished New
York by remarkable performance of
Hamlet at the old Union Square Theatre.
1t seems that in Whiteside we have the
rare combination of gifted artist and
man endowed with plentiful supply of
'horse-sense.
Whiteside was unknown to fame not so
long ago, but year by year his art devel-
oped, and at last he came to the conclu-
sion to face the larger public Coming to
New York, he was eagerly accepted by
Messrs Lieber & Co., under whose man.
agerial direction he chose to make his
debut These managers assigned him to
the leading role in Mr.. Zangwill's greatest
play, and the rest of Whiteside's tale is
known. Appearing in a play of national
import, play that aroused president,
cabinet minister, together with a great
host of the biggest men and women in
the worlds of politics, arts and letters,
together with countless clergymen, editors
and critics, to an unwonted, nay, unpre-
cedented, degree of enthusiasm, White.
side has kept his head above his play, and
each tribute to the splendid melting
Pot' has called forth another to its gifted
star. Liebler & Co. have surrounded
Mr.. Whitesde with an admirable cast of
players. The usual matinees will be
given on Wednesday and Saturday.