Evening journal., 1923-01-11

American comedy-drama by Jack
Allocate. Presented by Jack Ali
cOate and William Collier. Jr.
Staged by Walter Wilson.
The Cast
Ann Tucker ... Gertrude Gustin
l''Judge" Malone william A. Norton
Henderson ....... Howard Benton
John II. King. Howard Truesdell
Mr.. Brewer ...... Hallett Thompson
Larry Patton .... Chas. n. Lawrence
Wallace King ....... Chester Morris
Henry Willard ..... Edward Poland
Antonette willard 30. Marcia Byron
Jimmy Flynn Clyde Hunnewell
r. H. OsgoOd ...... Robert Thorne
Mr.. Jones ....... Frederick Beane
Humor and drama, politics and
love and reform all have a part n
the makeup Of the newspaper play,
Extra" which appeared at the
Playhouse last night It Is distinc-
lively a modern play with a picture
OF the true and a tinge OF what Is
not seen IN a newspaper office, and
''punLh"-as the newspaper man
would say-at the end Of each act
and the interest is sustained TO the
point where everybody is working
fast even after the edition is put to
sleep While there Is plenty OF
mirth In the show there are seri-
Gus moments AZ well. and In addi-
tion TO a business story there Is a
pretty little romance running
through It,. II is brightly written,
clear. clean and terse. and put over
by a most capable cast.
Wilmington theatre-goers last
evening put the stamp OF approval on
Extra" which was issued for the
first time in Scranton. Pa, on Mon
day evening Of last week.
Dlstinctively a newspaper story.
with a departure occasionally from
the conventional. the plot revOlves
around two joy-loving inexperi-
enced college boys who are not
burdened seriously. for time at
least by the publication OF a news
paper thrust into their Management.
Their idea OF life Is not really 70
delve into the depths OF the busi-
ness world. but TO have a good time.
They have as their inspiration Omar
Khayam. The newspaper has been
turned over to them by the father
OF one of the boys who has gone to
Europe for a pleasure trip. Previous
10 his departure an old family feud
il revived that had 20 do with the
ownership Of stock OF the paper.
The owner OF the controlling stock
TO get revenge on his rival minority
decides TO let the son
have the paper. secretly hoping he
will wreck the prosperous property
The enemy's daughter becomes
private secretary Of the young man
who IS left 10 manage the paper
and who knows nothing OF the
feud or the motive that inspired MS
father 10 entrust the publication to
him.
business Is fast slipping away
morale is At a low ebb and the tu-
ture OF the paper appears DARK
when a sensation Is developed by
he newspaper, long the machine
coming out In scare |
headlines for the reform ticket In I
, hot campaign. Somebody had 4
put over" the story without the |
<nowledge OF the young publisher
,r his ardent city editor. II appear
d as II the paper would be ruined. !
Al that iuncture the young publish I
n learns his fathers purpose was 1
o have the son run the paper into /
The youths Princeton
lighting blood Is aroused. He de-
,ides to make the paper successful
rhe supposedly planted story
which Is explained away with
hrill-brings a bareback OF sub
cribers and business that turn the
orner" to prosperity for the paper.
" course. the young publisher mar
les the private secretary, and the
boob" anaging editor weds the
reporter. and every
hing ends well.
The play has an excellent cast.
n take their parts with a remark
BILE ease and naturalness. Charles
I. Lawrence as Larry" appealed !
, all with his splendid acting Of the
rstwhile boob" He will be re-
rendered as one of Elsie Janis
Gang" OF former A. +. L. soldiers
no staged revue on their return
'om France. Since then he has
risen to theatrical fame. The'bar I
,ene-one not seen I'm newspaper
mces-in which Larry and the
utier sample dprotechnical bever-