The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17

THE laughs that nave echoed
through the Colonial S big audi
torium for the past week have
struck such a responsive chord
with local playeocrS that under Man
ager Kctcham 5 plans Tor tonight and
the ensuing week, there won't be a
break in the hiarity at that house for
another seven days,
The biggest laughing show of its
kind ever seen in Salt Lake was
" Brewster 5 Millions
Monty Brewster. Of Butte. Mont,
had been lcftia million dollars and was
getting ready 10 enjoy il, when Il sec
ond relative died and left him seven
millions more on condition that within
exactly one years time Monty spend
the million the first relative be-
qucathed-and IN spending it, young
Brewster could not give or throw any
the year he must show receipts for
every cent spent and at the same time
own not cent S worth of property of
any description.
At the Colonial this week Catbrine
Cuuntiss. Wilfred Rogers and the CO.
Ionial company will demonstrate Just
how Monty turned the trick.
> Brewster Millions goes on to-
night at the Colonial As the banner
" straight - comedy attraction Of the
early season there. with Mr., Rogers
Countiss in the role of Peggy. his
sweetheart
When the original New York com
pany played the farce in Salt Lake it
ran for week to the largest audi
cnces of any comedy that season. IT
has never been played since at a local
theater and has never before been
given at popular prices in the inter
mountain west.
Written in four acts, the action OF
the comedy embraces plenty of stirring
action and the pretticst love story i'm
| aginablc. Monty is engaged to Peggy.
at the opening of the play and lust
after he has inherited his first million.
The Will that conveys 10 Brewster his
second Inheritance of seven millions,
provides III addition to making him
! spend the first million in year. that
! not a single person shall be told of the
conditions of his second inheritance
until the expiration of the year.
The result may easily be imagined.
| Monty bets on the longest shots al
| the races He buys stocks that every
one saws will surely 90 down. He in.
vests in business deals that seem Ger.
tain Of quick failure, and his friends
and perplexed little Peggy look on in
dismay and sorrow. Monty cannot ex
plain and they begin to look askance
al each other over his mental condi.
tion.
Poor Peggy thinks she sees her be
loved husband-to-be going straight tt
the financial bow-w vows.
Meanwhile Monty is. having his OWL
troubles The long shots he bets or
should 90 down. 90 up. The business
ventures he tries, all pick up and be
come profitable. and instead Of getting
rid of some S274O a day. as he must tc
finish the year broke, he sees hi:
wealth steadily increasing. He become:
desperate, hires yacht, takes his
friends to a foreign country where h,
has arranged great festival in honor
of fake ancestor and out at sea tho
ship is caught IN a storm and injured
| Another vessel signals that she viii
help Monty's ship into port and wher
Monty Is told that his ship doesn Y
need help and that the stranger vii
claim half million dollars salvage
if he accepts its help, Monty, in Z
whirlwnd scene, runs up the "help
| signal
Every member OF the company vii
have splendid role 10 play in Brew
srer's Millions Already heavy
reservation is recorded for seats fol
Tuesday evenings performance, as this
is society night al the Colonial Sou
venirs will he given 10 the ladies at
tending Thursdays matinee.