Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-27
WALu|NGFORD COMES
TO THE GRAND TONIGHT
Blackie Daw Of Course Is
With Him and a Company
of Talented Artists

promptly at o:l) InlS evening tHe
curtain at the Grand theater will rise
on the Red Cross revival OF the Elks
play, 'Get Rich Wallingford, - This
will be the third performance of the
colossal hit that packed the Grand toI
the doors three weeks ago, and the
final presentation of what is conceded
to be the supreme triumph of amateur
dramatic achievement.
If up to now you have been hesitat-
| ing about seeing the play tonight, take
our tip and see it. If you didn t see
the all star cast of Salem s leading cit
izens in this great comedy when it was
staged here before, the most Joyous
surprise you have had for years and
years awaits you at the Grand this ev-
ening. For your own good you need to
see ''Get Rich-Quick Wallingford.
And that ism t all. 1t is the patriotic
duty of everybody in Salem to help fill
the house tonight. This play, the most
successful, as well as the most expen-
sive theatrical production ever seen on
the local stage, has been given, abso-
llutely free. to the Red Cross. Every
item of expense. including the theatre
stage service, orchestra, lights, print
ling of tickets and programs-even the
ROYALTY on the great play itself-has
been donated. Mr.. Mott, the director,
Nand the twenty one stars who portray
the various roles of Wallingford,
are contributing their time and services
gratis. The shoSy is already bought and
paid for in advance, and every single
cent taken in at the box office tonight
will go to the Red Cross directly.
Can you beat it2 No, you can t even
tie it. All the Red Cross ask you, indi-
vidually, to do, is to contribute the
price of one ticket Zone hundred per
cent of which goes to the society and
you can see "Get- -RichQuiek Walling-
, ford for nothing. Now is the big op-
portunity. 1t. will never come again
, Grab it, patriots, grab it!
, Here are the stars who will shine
at the Grand tonight, and the parts
they will play in "Get-Rich-Quick Will
, lingford:" "
j. Rufus Wallingford, "get rich
quick man, Charles " Galloway.
Horace G. Daw e. Blackie'' his
chief lieutenant, James Mott.
candy Dempsey, proprietor of the
Palace hotel, Battlesburg. Ernest R
Ringo
Eddie Lamb, the head clerk, Robin
d. Day.
Willie, the bell hop, Oliver Myers.
G. w. Battles, the richest man ii
town, Wilson Howard.
Timothy Battles, the mayor of Bat
tlesburg, Walter Keyes.
Henry Quig, the coal and ice mag
nate, Paul Siege.
Richard Welles, the real estate man
L. S. Geer.
Judge Genneth f. Hampton, a lawyer
F. H. DeVore.
''Doc" Gunther, the bus driver, Z
Cooke Patton.
Yosi, Waningford IS valet, William
terlich
Charlie. the bartender, Bud Welch.
) Clint Harkins, reporter on the Bat
tlesburg Blade Bunny Meiring.
f. B. Lott. of the iuldland Valley
) Traction line, George c, L. Snyder.
Tom Donahue, q Pinkerton detective
Dan Langenburg.
) Fanny Jasper, the stenographer, Mrs
w. Carlton Smith.
4urs Andy Dempsey, the proprietor
; wife, Mrs. r, NJ Hofer.
Gertie Dempsey, the landlord 5
daughter, Miss yerna Cooder.
Dorothy Welles, her chum, Miss
Helene Sehoher.
Bessie Meeres, the head waitress
Mrs A. J, Rain.
Act 1.-The Palace hotel, Battles
burg.
Act TI--Wallingford $ apartments at
the hotel, the same day
Act lII-W Waningford S office in the
Battles building four weeks laterJ
Act Wallingtord s home in Bat
\ tlesburg, two years later.