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Show About the Coming Shows "It's easy enough to be pleasant When life Hows along like a song, Hut the nan that's worth while, Is the man that can smile, When everything goes dead wrong." The above Is the molto o. "The Old Clothes Man, "who appears at the opera house tonight. "The Old Clothes Man" inherits a fortune and becomes a millionaire. He believes his days of poverty are over; but while drinking a toast to his golden future, the rightful right-ful heir (an opium wreck supposed to be dead) bursts In like a spectre upon the happy group of friends brought together to-gether by "The Old Clothes Man" to enjoy a feast In his honor. The opium wreck proves his Identity, tho old Jew's dream Is over; the millionaire becomes onco more a pauper. This Is cleverly enacted, and James Kyrlc MacCurdy, In the title role of "Tho Old Clothes Man," has scored a dramatic dra-matic success of the splendid portrayal of this character. An advance notice of "Buster Brown,' the attraction at the opera house on Christmas afternoon and evening, says: "The mischief loving Buster, than whom there Is no more popular character on the stage today, aided and abetted by his Inseparable canine friend Tige, will amuse his many admirers by making life a burden bur-den for his doting mother, loving grandmother, Idolatrous father and all o' tho various others who form parts of this laughter provoking musical mu-sical comedy. 'Buster Brown' has succeeded wherever presented In pleasing pleas-ing ail classes. It has been applauded by the llttlo ones at tho matnecs and has been received enthusiastically by the most cynical of their theater hardened hard-ened elders. Many of those who ordinarily ordi-narily consider tho theater a placo to bo avoided have attended the pur-formances pur-formances of this play with their children chil-dren and'havc left the theater agreeably agree-ably surprised nnd'full of praise for It. The engagement of 'Buster Brown' In other citlos thus far this season Iras been an unbroken succession of crowd ed houses. Its fame' has spread throughout the country so that It Is now recogni.ed to be the most successful success-ful musical comedy of years. The best cast It has ever had Is now engaged en-gaged In its presentation. Master Helton, Hel-ton, 'the littlest comedian,' is the latest actor to appear as Buster, and to noto the critics elsewhere It would be dllllcult to Imagine anyone who could Improve on his portrayal of the character. Ills arch conspirator Tlgc, tho dog, is still being played by Alf Grady, who has added much that Is wholly original to the role. The Tramp Is assumed by Edgar Blxley, who originated the role and who Is conceded con-ceded to be tho best actor of this style of character since tho late William Hocy became famous as "Old Hoss." Sue Belle Meade Is again seen as Mrs. Brown, Buster's mother, which character char-acter she plays In a most acceptable manner. Other members of the cast Includes 'Little' Mattle Lockclte, LI.-zlc LI.-zlc McCall, Mamie Goodrich, Mae IIII-ton, IIII-ton, Fred Nolan, Alf Hilton, Harry G ribbon and a chorus of forty, everyone every-one of whom Is a singer and dancer." |