Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-04
PLAY WAS BEST EVER
PUT ON BY SALEM|TES
Was One COntinuOus Laugh
For Three All Too
Brief Hours


From pit TO gallery the audience at
the Grand opera house last night en-
joyed COhan's rafting comedy "Get-
Rieh-Quiek Wallingford, which was
presented by the Salem lodge of Elks
with a east fully as capable as any ever
put on by home-talent show in this
city.
There we're many delightful things
about this production. II was the best
of George Randolph Chester's Walling-
ford stories, and il hit the funny spot
time and time again with a military
lpreeision that was very effective in reg
istering laughs. 1t vas well-played,
went with snap and 20 that is always
characteristic of the plays staged by
Jim Mott, veteran actor.
The Elks have been putting on good
plays and shows each year but this pro-
duetion, for finish, and general pleasing
qualities, has set a new record that will
be hard to exceed in the future. The
Elks may well be proud of the produe
ton, and every one who took part in
it may feel a justifiable pride in the
success that it certainly was.
Galloway Superb.
1t really seems too bad that Charles
V. Galloway is not really and truly
actor-the legitimate stage has lost a
remarkable dramatic personality in the
fact that he is tax commissioner. 1t
has been a number of years since Mr..
Galloway has graeed the Salem stage
but in that time he has lost none of his
fine genius for acting.
As that inimitable character of fic.
ton, "J. Rufus Wallingford, +" Mr.. Gal
loway had part suited to him in every
respect, and it gave him excellent op-
portuiity to play the quick, cunning,
dashing, and yet wholly loveable pro-
moter and schemer. In fact, it seemed
that he was not really acting but that
Wallingford and "BIaekie" Daw had
stepped from the pages of the magazines
and presented themselves in flesh and
| blood.
With Galloway as Wallingford and
Jim Mott as "Blaekie' Daw, there was
| team that is hard to beat. Mr.. Mott
| scarcely needs any comment except that
he played the part of "Blsckie" to
! perfection and produced a mighty fine,
smooth running show.
The Town Representatives,
| With these two as a magnet, it was
| not long before the rural inhabitants of
Battleburg fell for them and their
| schemes. The village of Battleburg pre-
sented a variety of characters that
helped along the fun and to fill the
/ pockets of Wallingford.
These small-town" characters were
| well taken and played consistently and
with fidelity to nature. To mention
| something distinctive about each anC
every one is impossible for the ad1ec
tive tont would De depleted. -
under TINS classifleatlon come Andy
dempsey, proprietor OF the Palace no
tei, battiebhrg, taken py Ernest
hlhgo; EGdie Lamp, the mead clerK, Wn'
was shoftiy shorn lamp, taken by hob
Ill Dayi WINE, inc Del mop, Smar
ana dappef 1eiIoW, taken by ohVe
Myers; IT, W. battles, tine richest MAJ
IN IN Town. piayed py wilson howard
llmothy Battles, the mayor OF Battles
Durg-and mere aggression must b
mace 10 mention thot the WhisNers, o
mutton ehops OF the mayor are the rea
dyeq,h-the-wool thlng-played by wal
Ter f. heyes.
suppolS AL ooou'
None OF the less ehafacterlsuc Wef
hehry Sulg, t1e eoaI ana ice magnatt
prayed py Fanl siege; hiehard Wehe'
the real estate man, taken by L..
Ueer; Judge henneth Il. hampton, law
yer playeG WIN exceptional y, fldeilt
py r. H. DeNoe; DOC Uuntner, IN
puS uflVer' "nich was cast happliy
tne person Oh r. Co9k ration; hos
maiilnStord' . Valet, played py Wllhal
rerllGh; ana WONDER OF wonders, Chal
ne, the bartender, true TO hfe, playe
oy buu Welcn'
bunny MelrIng as Clnt hawkins re
porter ON tne battiesourg blade, pre-
sehteu llVeiy character, george =. L
nh%uer' as T. b. LOU, OF the INDIAN
Valley lTscuoh llhe, ana Dan Langer
nurg, a ie linkerton deteetlVe, ooth pu
Inelr stuI1 over win tnelr chafaeteriS
NC aoilltS: Ihey are ooth mstltr
tiohs III Saiem ofamatlc world, an
j.. east "ouio NOT DC eomplete wlthou
theIh.