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Show Mr. Potter of Texas. "Mr. Potter of Texas" will be presented at the 1 neater the ilrst half of DSZt week, beginning be-ginning Monday, .tannery 4th. by Frank W. Banger's company. Whether reproducing a play from a popular novel, as iu the case of "Mr. Karnes ot New York," or novelizing a play and glvinjj to the rcadiucr world a most entertaining story. Mr. LJunter seems equally at. home. It is not generally known, though true, that "Mr. Potter of Texas," which is Soon to be pi esented in this city, was originally orig-inally written a.- a comedy drams, but the unexpected success of "Mr. Barnes of New York," his first novel, created such a demand de-mand for (iunterisU stories that Mr Hunter ro-wroto his play in narrative form. Mr. -Joseph W'heeioek, wiio will be seen as Mr. l oiter of Texas, was the leading man in Dan Krohman's Madison Square Theater company when "Mr. Potter of Texas" was east at that house for production nine years ago. It Is rather a strange coincident that Mr. Frank Sanger should uow select Mr. VVheelock for the part, and if eastern critics are to be relied upon, and they u.siially are, neither Mr. Froluuau nor Mr. Sanger erred in tlieir judgment of Mr. Wheelock's capabilities. |