The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-18

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GET RICH QUICK WAtLiNGFoRD.l
George NJ. Cohan has given the
thcatrc-Eoerss Of America m.ny rea-
sons to sing praises TO his ablli II as
a playwright, butt never. with more
Justification thanFis .exampled In his
dramatt2a,ion offe the Walllngford
tales as made known by George Ran.
dolph Chester and prepared for the
stage under the title fof ss"Get Rich
Quick Wnllingford," comedy, OF
commercialism5 that has flourlshed in
New York City&anl Chicago ior -,
most two years.
!.Get Rich Quick Wallingford" has
just left the Geo. M. Conan theatre
where it recorded tho longest run in
the history Of straight comedy in
New York city and It Will be presented
here next Wednesday. s,sgt.
The story of the ,play has to9,do.
with get.rich.quick party bearing
the. impressive name Of j. Rufus Wal
lingford, "a promoter of wildcat
schemes who arrives in Battlesbnrg,
a Middle West town of indolent COM
mcrcc and sluggish ambition. I'm.
prcssive in appearance. snavc in man.
ner and Of nimblet wit, the promoter
loses no time in sizing up the situa-
ton and within tworhours OF his ar
rival has gathcrers together n few OF
/ the best citizens to whom he outlines
the play whereby they are to become
millIonalrcs, the town is to be doomed
into the busiest manufacturing city
of the. Middle West,t and an era oil
prosperity is to spread It's mantle
over Battlcsburg. 4f2.t
wallingfora hits on an idea that
never before has been exploited II
gc..rich.quick schemes, the manufac
(, turc Of a carpet tack to match the car
nets Of the world. IN his irresistible
way Wallingford makes the natives
believe he is .'honorlngI them bS
bringing his enterprise to- their CIT!
and Immediately effects the organiza
tion Of his Corporation whereof
there Is Invested s125,9O0 Of local cap
ital while lie retains the controllint
interest, absolute management AM
the personal handling OF the cash. Al A
element he has not counted on com
plicates his schemes and the fortune
OF tWallingford assume an unexpected
phase. In his secretary the promote
finds n woman who excites in him
/. regret that he has not been "on tn
SQUARE" He determines, however, i
20 through with his original pre-
gramme and he carries along HI
"blun" plans that are to binlfhi
"boob" dopes to his real purpose. Tn
confidence he has inspired awaken
the latent ambitions OF Battlt!burg
/ natives and there begins a boom sue
Fl as the old town never has known b.
3 fore.
With no thought OF seriously hant
( ling property only. as q means
4 impressing the natives with his futur
intentions, Wnllingford obtains o.
tions on many plots and in their grea
admiration OF him the city counc
X votes Wallingford a trolley line irn
! chise. Instead Of being n "wildca
scheme, however, the boom hecon
legitimate, the carpet:cpvered tack
logical reality, the options he hol,
bring real returns in big money, 7
factory is built and Wallingford fin
himself involuntarily. an honest mn
head Of big sIndustresi and the idol
Battlesburg. N x.
Joseph Manning is q delight as wa
lingford. as is Edward Delaney, i
confederate. Miss Rose Lubonn W
equally good in the leading Won't
role. Other members OF the castSIai.l
al IIor,1y +, Il ma I'll u nm, y NJ nrIs fJf