The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20
rOLI'S

Mary Jane's Pa" Is to be the att traction at Polls next week and it is needless to say that its presentation will be met with hearty approval by all the theatregoing public. It was written by Edith Ellis Baker and was used as starring vehicle for two seasons by Henry Dixey, the world famous comedian. which fact in itself As sufficient proof of it's merit. The scenes are laid in small town in In- diana named Gossport and contains the usual country characters, which make a play of this kind so pleasing and entertaining.
 The story of the play is unique in the fact that it is different from any other country play ever written. in almost every detail. Briefly told. it is as follows: x,(
 Hiram, an idle, slovenly youth of humble parentage, gradually changes and turns himself into a bright, ambi- tious man and surprises all who know hin by taking the burden of married hife upon his shoulders and also open ang a printing establishment. Two children are born to him and he seems Happy and contented until he sudden ly disappears from home without ev- en going through the formality' of in- i1orming his spouse, who is left with her children to struggle alone. She moves to the little town of Gossport and establishes herself in little print ing shop, and afterwards publishes a paper called s"The Clarion In this paper she champions the cause of the democrats and in the nomination for the State Senatorship which is at this time in progress, she uses it to boom theI nomination of Rome Preston and does her utmost to defeat Joel Skin- ner. a rich, grasping old miser, who makes his money by grinding down the poor, and is by no means fitted for the post She has gone into debt in order to purchase new press for her newspaper and given notes for the final payment. Joel Skinner has bought up these notes, thus. gaining the upper hand of her. and. as he thought, insuring his nomination She is, after much persuasion by Rome Preston. with whom she is in love, in duced to seek divorce from her err ring husband. It is at this moment that the long-lost husband appears and explains, that he was stricken with a desire to see the world, giving inter- esting accounts of his travels and ex- pressing his desire to be reunited to his spouse. She allows him to remain on one condition, that he do the house work and not bother her in her busi- ness His presence gives rise to scan dal and some even withdraw their -ad-" Undaunted, she keeps on helping Preston through the paper to down skinner. She learns of a very dishon- est deal on the part of Skinner, in which he held against her. She plans "a sum of money by not giving her re- ceipts for payments on a mortgage which he hold against her. She plans to publish it the night of the conven- tion and spoil his chances for the nomination. Her lover, Rome Pres ton,- tries to stop her rum doing this fearing the vengeance of Skinner, but she remains steadfast in her refusal to give up her project. Preston suc- ceeds in bribing the foreman to ''kill'' the story by putting the press out of commission and when she is about to give up the struggle, Hiram who is an expert printer, along with other ac- complishments, comes to her rescue and finding an old unused press in the office, he sets it up and with her help publishes the article, sending it out just in time to defeat Skinner. Skinner swearing vengeance, collects some of his followers and proceeds to demol- ish the little press office, and are about to drag Hiram to be presented with a coat of tar and feathers, for moral req sonss when he discloses his identity and the curtain drops on a highly in- teresting play. The attraction this week The House Next Door, that comedy of comedies, still continues to please and delight the Poli patrons with its witty phrases and exceeding ly funny situations.