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Show SYNOPSIS OF "NEARLY A LADY" Elsie Janls to Appear at Lyric on Wednesday and Thursday of Thhj'Week One of tho strangest features over shown,, Is Elsie Janls in Nearly A Lady which wlll.bo at tho Lyric thoatro n Wednesday and Thursday October 13 and ?4. That a fork was good for anything but spoarlng bread apparently never dawned upon Frederlca Calhoun until un-til tho fastidious Lord Coclt Groave-nor Groave-nor arrived ut her father's big Montana Mon-tana ranch as a prospective buyer. His dexterity with this tabto tool simply ovorwholmod tho simple living liv-ing Calhoun family, Frederlca, In particular, though sho was pert to him and made fuu ot his high bred i manners sho secretly admired them and him. Lord Qrosvonor, on his part, was qulto as much impressed with Frod erica., Her good qualities more than mado up for her western simplicity. Sho rodo Hko an Indian; dancod tho beautiful Lariat danco better than any cofwboy; had tho disposition of an angel and was simply bubbling over with fun and good spirits. Little wonder, than Frederlca and tho English lord fell In love, and though everybody In western Montana Mon-tana had thought It was,.golng to bo Jack Rawlins the latter's losing out was his own fault for ho was a poor hand at letters, and had not written Frederlca since ho had gone to New York. So one day the aristocratic Mrs. Brooks, whoso Now York mansion man-sion was ono of th cshow places of Rlvorsldo Drive, recolvod word from Cecil, her brother that ho wan engaged en-gaged to a glorious Montana girl und was bringing her for a visit. Cordially, Cor-dially, Mrs Brooks wroto back Comot l Now,, York and her futuro sister-in-law's d wondors for Frederlca, transforming slier into n stylish girl of fashion worthy to tako her placo among tho prettiest bovy of debutantes debu-tantes of tho season. Its Influence upon Lord Orosvenor was not so good. Ho showed himself a cad by philandering with an old (lama nt tho French nail, an artist's modol and n show girl at tho Gaiety. Frederlca Fred-erlca mado suro of his escapade by dressing up In a suit of Jim Brooks evening clothos and following Lord Orosvenor to tho stago door whoro ho met tho show girl. In fact her dlsgulso was so complcto that Orosvenor Oros-venor looked straight at hor and not only did not recognlzo his own (Continued on pago five) SYNOPSIS OF "NEARLY A LADY" (Continued From Pago Ono) fiancee but thought her somo young man trying to oglo his Btago charmer, charm-er, and waxed Jealous in proportion. Frederlca camo homo heartbroken becauso sho had played Btralght when playing straight meant sacrifice sacri-fice for in tho meantime flho had seen Jack Rawlins and tho old love bad como back with a rush and sho knew sho had only given herself to tho debonair Englishman out of pi-quo pi-quo nt Jack's not having written. When Jack saved her llfo In tho nrooks' marble swimming pool ho had kissed her before sho came to, and his tenderness had almost made' her commit herself, but she had nov-erthelesa nov-erthelesa played straight, and now Lord Cecil Qrosvenor had paid back with this! Then when Mrs. BrooTts, peeping into Frederica's room, saw tho. young man (Frederlca not having had a chance to chango and return me dress suit to Jim's room Mrs. Brooks was convinced of the worst. Sho speedily Informer Ldrd Cecil, pho proved his smallneas by entertaining suspicion. Ilut tho subsequent storm cleared the air, tho match 'woa broken, brok-en, and It all ended up' as Mr. and Mrs. Jack RnwlinB, after all. |