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Show ! PRESS CLUB SHOW MIKES TO Id Big Audience Enjoys "Political "Politi-cal Follies-of 1912" at Sail Lake Theater. "Political Kollics of 101-." a burlcaquo of dialogues and situ.tJons that brims with mirth, laughter and satire, drawn from the present political campaign, was produced before a large audience in the Salt Lake theater by the Prc3s club last nlgh. From start to finish ample opportunity op-portunity for laughs was furnished. The characters were all equally well depicted, de-picted, and with a little more time In which to "brush tip," the show would undoubtedly un-doubtedly pass the rigid Inspection of more exacting critics. As It w.'is, the play was received In the spirit In which ll was offered and made a hit no less pronounced than previous presentations of the Press club, The show was given in: 'three acts, the first being a scene of a lawn fete a.t the residence of Sinecd Root. on a night of conventions, with a subseuuent street scene In Murray. The second act was the lair of the wicked In the Rocky mountains, moun-tains, and the third the editorial rooms of the Dally Ycrnal on election night. The principal characters were the entire cast, with Roosevelt. Taft, Wilson, P.ryan. SJmoefl Root, tt newspaper reporter, known as Dan Epigram, Madeline Sciuanson. a suffragette and lobbyist; Marion King, a sweet young miss; Mrs. Daniel Ponson-by. Ponson-by. an old-timer; a megaphone announcer, Jerry Jloscph and others predominating. The first act principally introduced the characters and offered many laugh:; on each, the second act deals with a plo. to cut. Roosevelt in two with a saw mill, and the third deals with tho election returns, re-turns, which after many intricate tangles, show the respceth e candidates to havo run a "lie" race i |