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Show Wilkes Players in Three-Act Farce Make a Hit IT was Cliff Thompson's inning last nisht. and he shared honors with Nana Bryant in carrying to a successful conclusion hat up roar ions con cent ion of Rai Cooper .Meyrae mik! Walter HackvMl. "lL fay.s to .Advertise." Kvery line of the cxceJhmt comedy was- ihoronghly en-Joyed en-Joyed by a capacity audience. While the plot is one of many nide-ti nide-ti irhts, brinsdnir into action some p riic-uiarly riic-uiarly clever acting oti the part of the supporting east, it is one which, if poorly cast and poorly acted, would pa?s as only ordinary, hut with the capable Miss Rryant as one of th central diameters, Oiiff Thompson fimplyins; the major part of the comedy and Krncsl Van Pelt a "yrus Martin, most capably portrayed, it one vl intense in tercet all the way t-hrouzh. Cornelia Olas ilisiinctifshed herself in the character of Countess Do Jtcatirien, and her .splendid flow of French captivated. capti-vated. She drew to herself new honors, hoth as the uotjutess. which title developed devel-oped as being assumed with a view to realizing re-alizing from the operation of a confidence came, and as one accomplished in the slans nf the east side. Ralph Clomnprer. as Rodney Rod-ney Martin, son of the millionaire soap manufacturer, was especially successful, and in developing his scheme for fighting the soap trust hv the introduction of the "!'!" soap and its success by advertising', made a hit. Clair Sinclair as Marin. I he servant, was clever, although i-iveu little latitude by a small part. Mae Thorne was well received.' and I'Vank Kouner. in the character char-acter of (Jeorqc McChesnev, displaved mudi versatilily. The duuacfer uf Kllery Clark was taken by Ancyn T. M'-Xuliv in magnificent manner and the clevcrness with which he porl rayed the Cnsrlish chappie was more than aeccpla-lile. : "It Pays to Advertise" will be eon- : tinned the balance of the week, with mat- ! inees on Christmas, Thursday ami Nairn- : day. ' j Is Seventeen Young for a Woman?! Helen Hayes, Leading Lady of j "Pollyanna," Answers. TTKI-KX HAYES, the youthful leading; WM,iIlui. f M,c "''lyanna- companv. I which wi l he the Christmas allniction at i me alt rake theater, opening there with t mistmas matinee, does not think 17 hi luX"' he has J" Passed her 17th bn today What will she think, and what do members of her sex usua.tlv think when they have attained ;;U7 Miss Haves was J, years old on the Hth of last Oclo-hei. Oclo-hei. while the company was plaving in Winnipeg. Man. The talenied iillle actress gave a birthday partv . to the members of the 'Pollyanna" company in celebration of (lie event. . During the festivities Miss Haves being be-ing congratulated on having accomplished ho much for an actress so young, replied. you1''" J'0U dn t think -17 is young, do . 'The character of rnllvanna in the plav iy supposed to cover a period of rive years from 12 to 17 and Miss Haves is amply fitted for tlie ' part, having the physical ami mental qualifications; and likewise (he youlhfulness. |