Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-13
MAN FROM HOME"
SCORES BIG SUCCESS
Elks' Presentation Of Amer
lean Drama Pleased Great
Crowd Last Night

l Ane NAH HIolh loAhe Pd0Acu
the Grand theatre to the doors last
| NIGHT
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ulne american IiaVor' ana II was pre-
| sented by remarkably strong local
cast, and staged with fidelity to
Italian scenes among which thickens
the plot and finally unravels IN the
most approved style OF the American
novel upon which 1T is founded.
The Man From Home Daniel
| voorhees, Plke, home-spun lawyer
from Kokomo, Indiana, was accurately
portrayed by James W. Mott. He was
cast for the star role and fully sus-
tanned his reputation as capable
actor, possibly he did even more and
won new laurels in the estimation OF
an appreciative audience. He looked
the typical American who could not
understand the reverence of his attrac-
tive ward for the titles and traditions
OF deeadent old Worid-perhaps ne
did not try to comprehend them.
The Earl of Hawcastle was there IN
person though some folks thought 1t
was Charley Galloway. Galloway
missed his calling monkeying with dry
| tax details when he might be delight
ing big audiences both to his and their
betterment
| His son, the Hon. Almerlc St. Aupyn,
was also there and his real name IS
Murray L.. Hart. he took the part OF
an English society dude so well that
one felt like doing something real mean
to him. That was some acting sure,
for it was real enough to make fei-
low mad.
August Huckestein, Jr, with Bols-
heviki beard made a genuine Grand
duke and won "a place in the admlra-
tion of the big audience by his keen
portrayal of a rather difficult part.
The part of Ribiere, secretary to the
grand duke, was taken by l.. 5. Geer
who butted into everything and made
himself generally conspicuous. lie
wants to keep out of the governor s
way should his excellency ever desire
to change secretaries for he would sure
get the job.
A. l.. Frasier had serious part for
he was Mr.. Ivanoff, Russian fugitive,
and that job is bad enough at its best,
though just now the fugitive Russian
should wear a smile. However he was
a fugitive before conditions in Russia
got so bad. The audience felt real sor-
~ for him-he seemed so nearly. what
he pretended to be.
Horace Granger Simpson, son Of old
Man simpson. of Kokomo. Indiana,
was represented by Charley Miller OF
the Hotel Marion and he showed the
American to who had been exposed to
4bo E,,ror,oon hng and wos badIv bitten
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praise ol ms WoIh wouiu ieIaii ~. 'no oiu
smile ABOUT painting the my.
Inc army consisting OF ben Olcott
and Walter heyes and under tne com,
mand OF Tom Kay was one tnat Wou!u
make the boehes hunt the tnlrd hne IN
the Hindenburg line OF defense, OF
some place still further back toward
Berlin. 1t is seldom secretary OF
state, state treasurer and mayor of
capital city get on the boards in a
bunch and that feature was sure one
to be remembered.
Harley White was there too, an ex
mayor, who turned head waiter and
handed out considerable fun along with