The Detroit times., 1911-06-05
THE STAGE
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AB montgomery breWster, the Hor-
ried young man who had TO get rid of
q million dollars left him by his grand
father, In n year, In order TO inherit
seven times as much money left by
an uncle who hated the grandfather.
Vaughan CHASER has another chance TO
show his success In handling varied
roles. The play "Brewster's Millions, 7"
In given by his company In the Ly-
ceum this week.
The play would carry itself even
II Il were not as cleverly handled as
Il Is, for the book was one OF the big
sellers or two or three seasons ago,
and the playwright has arranged that
there shall be no waits between
laughs.
Young Brewster Is just about to
propose 10 his childhood playmate,
Peggy Gray, unprecedented by Fay
Courteney, on the strength OF his
initial million, when a lawyer inter
rupts with the announcement or the
terms or the uncles will, one OF which
is that there shall be no matrimonial
entanglements, and another that no
one shall be let into the secret. me
money IL all to be spent for something
so that lavish gifts are not allowed.
Gambling and speculation are permit
ted on small scale, and Brewster is
allowed to entertain at Will.
His first act In dissipating his MD
lion brings a hearty laugh and forms
the finale OF the first act. He tells the
butler to order taxicab.
But you are not going OUT To-
night?"
mo: I am going down town at $3.50
in the morning. Tell II TO walt.
The second act shows Brewsters
suite OF Offices In an expensive once
building, where he Is engaged In get
ting rid Of his million. He plays an
gel" to an amateur actress, who un'
expectedly makes good. He buys
etock at top notch and II scars still
higher and nets him thousands. He
places 81 900 on the horse which his
friend says has not chance In the
world and to crown his troubles or
the second act, the horse comes In
winner at 40 TO 1.
The third act shows him taking the
whole group Of his friends on a
yachting cruise I'm the Mediterranean.
where he is baked In trying to spend
$500 900 on fete In honor OF his new
| ly acquired ancestor, st. Brewstoro
However, he finally manages to bank
rupt himself with salvage by calling
assistance, when the yacht strikes
reef. The fourth act shows him at
midnight OF the last day OF his year,
I'm his apartments, where everything
has been sold. and he is preparing TO
use bundle OF receipted bills for
pillow. At two minutes to midnight.
friend nearly queers the deal by pay
ing back $4,000 he has embezzled.
and the rest of the party rush In with
birthday presents. but the clock strikes
and saves him.
The production of the play is up to
the CHASER standards. The roles are
distributed In a way to give effective
ness TO every one of a well-selected
company. Charles Carver. Edmund
Roberts, Frederick Kerby, Robert Hill,
lis. f. Fuller and Martin Woodwork
are given parts as friends OF Brewster,
who take places in his Office for the
sake offsaying him from what they
regard as an insane freak. Harrison,
Steadman gets hand as Attorney
Grant, and James Hester Is good as
Rawless. the butler.
Miss Edna Ellsmere has difficult
part as Janice Armstrong, a strong
minded woman who writes a book on
Platonic friendship, but falls prey to
Mediterranean moonlight and Arthur
|Vanderpool- Miss Constance Kenyon,
Miss Temperance Reid, Miss Sue Mac,
Manamy and Miss Belva Morrell COM
plete the feminine contribution to the
cast.
Next week the company will present
The Girl With the Green Eyes"