The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27
MARION HATCH
WRITES A PLAY
Will Be Given as War
Memorial Benefit
Performance.
RUBY CHANGES HANDS
Possession of Gem Means
Death to one on Whom
it Is Found.

The fact that Marion q IHt.u. %
Tulsa newspaper man. W 'h. Ju.uu.
OF THE Thrill RUBY" turon.H.i
comedy drama THAT WIII Iu Husul
at Convention han March 3 and 3D..
In the interest uf the war memorial
drive. should iu Itself lc sufficient
to interest Tulmus BOZ the coming
event Tho cause lt represents i8
however. its greatest recommend.
tiOu. The play is sponsored los IIlaI
women Interested boz the memorial
Mise Milton Roo Stbu n the super.
visor
The first nr' OF "Thr Thrill Ruby
is laid In tn" sultuu'a palaces uu "a
national holiday Tho sultan o.
seated on his throne ana lmmrdi
atcIy after the opening dance by tho
court fcmnl,s his chief counselor. 20
fellow named llirgu. ruHhus before
the throne and Interrupts the kius
10y tho announcement that "a UlutttI
against the throne OF the King has
been captured that tho other plot
ter, the leader Of the conspiracy.
escaped and Is free within the v,ry
walls The king Immediately orders
all gates bultcd In order that the
C0nspiratOr may not escape. e1hu
captured slave tells the Rims
the leader Of the plot ia known
by the Rubbed Emblem which
hangs on "A red ribbon, Tho emblem
IL OF SILVER and the ruby in 10 is
large and glstcniug. Tho King or
ders n search for the wchrcr Of the
emblem. has tho slave thrown be-.
low and says that II the ruby wrnror
IL not found by the midnight hour
Al Ia s..I
be brought before the throne and
searched.
Yankee on the Scene
The American, Bruce Stanley. who
has known tho rriucoHH Helen Boo
America, has arrived at tho suliau'a
castle. Tho sultan has promised the
hand Of his daughter To- hi7 CUuu
scllor HarEo for matters OF state
and so looks with dislpyur uu the
approach OF the American. Bruce,
accompanied by Iloh, who 10 over
loaded with golf hags suitcascs and
paraphcrnnlia, breaks into tho court
of the king. Bruce shakes hands
with the scdatu king, offers him a
cigarct and is about 20 approach the
matter OF the hand of his daughter
when Helen breaks Ia ON tho scene.
Il Ht hlIAk IhF W. k'N ''M " IT bllA IllF
throne to tear the two apart. IN"
king then declares that " Ilargo can
find the conspirator by the midnight
hour he will be given the hand of
the princess.
IIargo. who In reality IL the leader
OF tho conspiracy and who has the
rubbed emblem In his pocket, at
tcmpts 20 incriminatc the American
and to do 40 lays the rubbed emblem
on one OF the golf bags OF Hob un-
noticed by anyone. All leave the
stage with the exception Of Hob,
who discovers the emblem, He secs
the ruby and is delighted with It's
brllliancy and decides To keep Il.
In the next scene the butler Of
the king meets Hob, Hob, unnoticcd
by the butler. holds the emblem by
his sido. The butler then tells
about the plot to get the king n
throne and says that whoever is dis
covered with the emblem will bc
thrown TO the hungry lions. While
tho two are talking some OF the
kings attendants detailed to take
care of a former victim slowly troop
across the stage. Hob Ia terrified
and decides 10 get rid of the cm-
bicm. He lays IL down on tho throne
OF the king and starts to walk off
attempting to get away and leave
the butler with. the emblem. lie is
about to exit whom he turns and secs
that tho butler has gone. lie still
decides TO go. when the maid enters
In order that the maid, who i'
dusting tae furniture, viii not sc,
the emblem, Hob Jumps into tn,
throne. The maid finally gets I,
the throne and finds the valet scat
ed there. A conversation cnsucs ir
which the maid attempts TO get Hot
Oft the throne 20 that she can duc
II as the king is about to arrive. Hot
tells the maid he has a present tol
her but as soon as she learns It is q
ruby she will have nothing to 40
with It as she has heard about th,
plot. Hob finally gets her to dane,
for him and while she is doing thil
ne gets the emblem ana puts IL iI
his pocket lie sits back In IN,
throne contentcd and happy whoi
the maid drops her duster ana flora
The king and his attendants cutc
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