The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-18
1.-THE Lion and the Mouse"

| Henry B. Harris is sending that
4marvelously successful play The Lion
and the Mouse" to the Keylor Grand
theater. Sunday, March 20. 1t has been
said that the Charles Klein play added
| its mite to the cause, and had some
/ thing to do with the prosecution of law
violations by the trusts. This is not
beyond belief.
Victor Hugo's Les Miserables'
overthrow the penal code of France
and was responsible, in a measure, for
the downfall of the second empire.
Dickens revolutionized the private
school system of England with
Nicholas Nickleby;" Foul Play" gave
the world the Plimsoll mark land end
ed the cheerful practice of scuttling
ships for the insurance. His Put Your
self in His Place was dramatized and
ended the insane asylum abuses of
Britain. Uncle Toms Cabin sounded
the death knelI of slavery in the Unit
ed States. "The Spoilers" which was
also dramat :zed, called attention to
the ring of politicians, senators, con-
gresham. money kings and others who
sent a federal judge and a United
States marshal to Alaska to grab all of
the immensely rich mining claims, and
caused a congressional investigation.
Miss Tarbells history Of the oil octo-
pus opened the eyes of the public. The
recent trial and fine Of nearly $4,000
900 is still fresh in the minds of the
public Upon Sinclair's 1.-The Jungle,
also staged, made the beef barons
vince and caused an investigation;
it remained for the author of 1.-THE
Music Master" and other successful
plays to write "The Lion and the
Mouse" and show how the financial
business, social and political life of
the nation could be in the grip of an
INSCRIPTIONS man, of dominating per-
sonality and will, and stoop to I'M
plish 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 rendered adverse decisions, the
money king first ruined him and then
proceed to send the upright judge to
dishonored grave.
The daughter Of the honest jurist is
called home from a European trip TO
learn of her fathers ruin, and she de-
termines to save his honor, if not his
life. Shirley Rossmore, daughter of the
judge, 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 that
the central figure is himself. The
man of "a thousand millions" sends, for
Sarah Green, the authoress, who is, of
course, Shirley Rossmore. Her appar-
ent frankness, wit and cleverness cap
tivate Ryder, who employs her to write
his autobiography, and she becomes a
member of the household.
The girl so entwines herself about
her employer that he, anxious to pre-
vent his son, Jefferson, from marry
ing that Rossmore girl" urges Sarah
Green" to become his daughter in-law.
This aroused all the womanhood In the
girl, who reveals her identity and is
ordered from the Ryder palace.
Jeff asserts his manhood and tells
his father he will leave with Shirley
and wed her The outraged girl turns
on Ready Money Ryder, in a 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 lam
| lily.
| Miss Carolyn Elberts will be seen as
Shirley Rossmorc," a part she has not
heretofore played outside of New York
lefty. The balance of the cast was Sc
lected with great care to interpret the
various parts, and the play will be pre-
sented with all of that careful attention
to detail which marked it's phenomenal
record breaking run of 600 nights at
the Lyceum theater New York.