Show High Tribute for The Th Lion and the Mouse A clean strong stirring wholesome play piny pla The Lion and rind the Mouse ouse Is American drama rh arna at a t Its best hest As It Is being played ed at the tho Spokane theater UIl I this week wack says SOS the Iho Spokane Spokes Spokesman man mon Review It Jt IR is worth nn time and money The new De cast la Is uniformly strong and an the lie play Ilia Is given with all nil the snap and vim that thai It requires Although its lit first presentation pre i last laRt night was waR delayed cd almost nn Olt hour by h hInte I late Inte trains a large lar t audience waxed wa d Intensely appreciative and demanded I repeated curtain rails calls in spite apito of the tho lateness of the hour The only onh way way a to account for tho the success of o The Tho Lion and the Mouse Is Iii to dig up a trite and nn say nv that It has human Interest It Is Iss s constructed but brilliancy of oC technique could not carry carr It If It did dill not have the tho human quality The cen central central central situation of o a girl I I fighting for her father against the most I powerful man In III America excites sympathy th and around this situation has been heen hunt built a absorb absorbing ing In narrative Walter Edwards played the money mone king Icing forcibly and Is tho dominating i figure as at he should be He TIc manages to convoy comor the Idea of energy I attributed In tho the ploy piny pin to John Burkett Ryder and anil Is effective In the quieter moments Carolyn Elberts 1 Is IR entire entirely I ly I adequate in the role of Shirley i and rises to her hor opportunities I ties lies In the ael climax I Several of the th other parts are arc nota notably lIot I lily bly hl well played Charles Charle D 0 Pitt as I Jefferson Ryder Ryd Jr George Sydenham a vi an Bagley Basle and TL II H Rees es Davis as ns Judge I Rossmore Rosemore give excellent characterizations and the lesser parts are well taken care of The Lion and the Mouse will be beat beat beat at the Ogden this week |