Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-18

Famous Comedian to Be Seen
in the Farce, Never Say
@ ", Die. 3" ~,

That effective, natural actor, Nat
Goodwin, Is announced by The local
management to- appear at the Audi.
torium on November 90. Z
This IS easily one Of the most i'm.
portant engagements on the list OF
this seasons theatricals, and i be
hooves the home town tfeatefgoefs
to be alive to what's doing" and not
miss this, possibly their last oppor.
tunity to see America's foremost nc
tor-for, be It known, Mr.. Goodwin
has Contemplated abandoning the
long, arduous. road tours more than
once. Only the insstent demands OF
the booking syndicate INDUCE him TO
reconsider, for he realizes that when
the time comes that he confines his
seasons exclusively 10 New York, Chi
cago and a very few metropolitan
cities, the disappointment to the com
munity at large will be- paramount,
while the financial loss to many would
be conspicuonsly significant.
For tire OCCASION, OF this visit, Mr..
Goodwin will he seen in his three.
ply success, Never Say Die" q farcial
comedy in three acts, by William II.
Post. iAfss ''
Three ply issised not inadvisedly. |
for Never Say Die" had d solid years
success in London at the Apollo
theater. While it Is now il the heights
OF a six months vogue in Australia;
Of course, New York stamped nearly |
a year OF it's approval on Never Say !
Die; Chicago kicked in with ! !
three months o. X, AID last, season, !
on tour, this corking comedy com
piled an accumulation of praise Tor;
both the star and the play, which
augers we'll for any fortunate enough
to be among those present on the |!
forthcoming engagement. =. !
f. -. Nat Is tire Center.
~ The mother lode Of the comedy
drapes itself easily on, the broad
shoulders Of Nat. .Goodwi in. but that is
what he is there for. and that is. as
it should be- /
Dispensing h'umor is a second ma
ture with Nat Goodwin.
The play deals in humorous way
with one Dionsious Woodbury., said to
hare fatal liver complaint, that, &C
cording to his medical experts, is 7
tantamount to death itself. Accept
ing, this view, ''Di" resigns himself
to his fate, and to comply faithfully
with technical Inheritance Law, he
forthwith proceeds to. arrange mar,
riage with his poverty stricken pals
beautiful bride TO be- to be fpl- /
lowed by instant separation, she
only to return to collect the
vast fortune 10 be willef her and
marry the man 81 her girhood's
choice Sf.'at.tss,
When husband No. ! does not die
or leave this mundane sphere, the |
subsequent entanglemeIts. and the
unraveling of the same. is where the !
audience comes in for one hilarious
situation after another, till, By lo;4o
p. m. they are glad: to cry enough
and go home salts fed that they have
for cnce, or once again, enjoyed Nat
e., Goodwin. ~.
Margaret Moreland plays the fian.
ce, a part that gives her nice op.
portunities which she does not over
look, her rich beauty adding luster
to her talent. Dennis Cleugh Isador
Marcil. Clayds Wilson; Charlotte Lam
bert, Stanley Harrison. Walter CMx- |
ton, Luke Vrohman, and Frank Lynch
handle the other important parts a1d
a correct scenic equipment is fore.
gone conclusion II (