The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-03
AmuSementS
"WalIingford."
(FrOm w. Fred Mason }

Geo. NJ. Cohan has given the theater
goers of America many reasons to sing
praises to his ability as playwright,
but never with more justification than
is exampled in his dramatization of
the Wallingford tales as made known
by George Randolph Chester and pre-
Get Rich Quick Wallingford," COM
edy of commercialism that has fluor-
ished in New York City and Chicago
for almost two years.
Get Rich Quick Wallingford' has
just left the Geo. NJ. Cohan theater
where it recorded the longest run in
! the history of straight comedy in New
York City and it will be presented here
at the Gennett Theater Thursday, Oct.
5th.
The story of the play has to go with
get.rich-quick party bearing the inn
pressive name of J. Rufus Wallngford,
promoter of wildcat schemes who
arrives in Battlesburg, a Middle West
town of indolent commerce and slug
gish ambition. Impressive in appear
ance, sauve in manner and of nimble
wit, the promoter loses no time in
Sizing up the situation and within two
hours of his arrival has gathered to-
gether a few of the best citizens to
whom he outlines the play whereby
they are to become millionaires, the
town is to be doomed into the busiest
! g., ,.i, ut
and an era of prosperity is to spread
its mantle over Battlesburg.
Wallingford hits on an idea that
never before has been exploited in
observation-disclosures, the manufac-
ture of a carpet tack to match the car.
pets of the world. In his irresistible
way Wallingford makes the natives be.
lieve he is honoring' them by bring
ing his enterprise to their city and i'm.
mediately effects the organization of
his corporation wherein there is in.
vested $125.OOO of local capital, while
he retains the controlling interest, alb.
solute management and the personal
handling of the cash. An element he
has not counted on complexities his
ford assume an unexpected phase In
his secretary the promoter finds a
woman who eXcites in him a regret
that he has not been on the square
He determines. however. to go through
with the original program and he car
ries along his bluff plans that are to
bind his boob dopes to his real pur
pose. The confidence he has inspired
awakens the latent ambitions of Bat
tlesburg's natives and there begins a
boom such as the old town never has
known before.
With no thought of seriously hand
ling property and only as a means OF
impressing the natives with his future
intentions. Wallingford obtains options
on many plots and in their great ad
miration of him the city council votes
Wallingford trolley line franchise
Instead of being a wildcat scheme
however, the boom becomes legitimate
the carpet-covered tack logical real
|ity. the options he holds bring real re
turns in big money. the factory, is built
and Wallingford finds himself involun
tarily an honest man, head of big in
dustries and the idol of Battlesburg.
Joseph Manning is delight as Wal
lingford. as is Edward Delaney, his
confederate Miss Rose Lubonn was
equally good in the leading woman
role. Other members of the cast are
Harry o. Taylor. John Morris, Willie
Solar. Calvin Tihbett. William P. Con
merry, Charles ]. Diem, Martin Malloy
Maude Traux, Aline Bartlett and Eliza
Mason.
Seat sale opens at the Murray Thea
ter Tuesday, Oct. 3rd. at 10 O'Clock.
Water bills duA Octl 4S.10H