Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-28

Tony MOstan0, the Mexican, in the
celebrated American play, Arizona, "
which the Moose will produce at the
Grand opera house Monday and Tues
day evenings, with an all-star cast of
local talent, is without doubt the most
famous juvenile character part for its
length that the modern stage has ever
seen.
This is pretty broad statement, but
when it is considered that practically
every recognized dramatic critic in the
United States has made this same state
ment, we must at least admit that a
good performance of Tony would be
really worth seeing.
Tony Mostano was played in the orig.
nal production of " Arizona" by Vim
cent Serrano. This young actor was
drawing salary of about $50 per week
when Augustus Thomas discovered aim.
His phenomenal hit as Tony in "Ari.
zGa made him star over night, and
his salary for his next engagement was
$4O0 per week.
The part of Tony will be played here
by Mr. James w. Mott, the director of
" Arizona. =" Mr.. Mott naturally re-
fuses to discuss his own performance in
the play, although he swears by every
other member of the crack cast under
his direction. His friends, however, ex-
pect to witness in his performance OF
the famous part, one of the best pieces
Of character acting that has ever been
seen on the Salem stage.
ltlnuUh ha bup hanu a,yoNy fVov, btp
home town for the past five or six
years, James Mott is known to prac.
tically everybody in Salem. He was
raised in the Capital city, and is the
son ii DR.. and Mrs. W. S. Mott. His
career as a boy orator, in his knicker.
booker period, is familiar to most OF
the older residenters, while his meteoric
college career, which reached its climax
in his being expelled from Stanford
university for writing and producing
4" The Doomed Duma," satire on
President Jordan, which was played by
student cast at the University thea.
ter, is still fresh in the minds of the
younger generation of alumni.
After graduating from Columbia uni.
versity, New York City, Mr., Mott en-
tered the American Academy Of Ora.
matte Arts, where he received his the.
atrical training under the foremost
stage directors of this country, and
thereafter followed four years of ac-
tive work on the professional stage.
He has held important stock engage.
ments in the principal cities Of the
United States, and has appeared IN
some Of the leading New York produc.
tiOns.
Guy Bragdon, general stage director
Of the Harris theater, New York, said
of Mr. Mott when recommending MIN
to Richard Bennett for the juvenile
lead in Damaged Goods -; "Mr. Mott
is the best juvenile emotional actor for
his age ] have ever rehearsed."
The press notices from his stock en-.
gagements fill a good.sized scrap book,
one Of the most interesting being from
the Savannah press, when the director
of the forthcoming production Of "Ari'
zona y was heading the well.known
Liberty Stock company in that cityi
Mr.. Mott performance of Ricaard
Linwood in The Shadow at the Lib
erty theater last evening" says the
Press, twas unquestionably the best
piece Of character acting that has ever
been seen ON a stock stage in Savan
.nah.u
Mr.. Motifs performance Of Tony il
Arizona - Monday and Tuesday even
ings will be looked forward to will
much pleasure. IL is into the produc