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Show "The Absentee" at the Oak Wed. and Thursday A Modern Morality Play In Which the Problems of Life Aro Por- trayed In Symbolic Scenes Tho prologue of tho play Is In tho form of an allegory and Is presented by characters In classical costumes. Power Is shown In Vnlley of Hope, Pn tho road to Success. He chooses tho path pointed out by Pleasure and Ignorance, but realizing his mlftako ho retraces his steps tmd then tlnds Happiness awaiting him. Tho samo theme Is carried out In the play, but with tho characters In modern dress Power or Tho Absentco, leaves Might In charge of his factory and proceeds to enjoy himself nt his club. The exactions of Extrnvaganco and Vanity, Van-ity, tho wife and daughter of Might, forco tho latter to decrcaso tho wages of tho factory hands. A strlko follows, tho .people nre driven to the verge of starvation, Hapnjness and Innocence are destroyed and Contentment Content-ment turns to Evil. At this point Justico tho office stenographer, awakens awak-ens Power to a right sense of" fluty and brings order out of chaosn Then Power, "realizing lie can do notnlng without Justice, weds lior and Ambition, Ambi-tion, Opportunity nnd Success nrray themselves on his sldo. " This big plcturo featuring tho cole-bratod cole-bratod actor Robert Edcson, win ho shown at tho Oak theater npxt Wednesday Wed-nesday and Thursday under tlicy, auspices au-spices of the Wobyca Society. |
