Show I Dear Old Billy Crane and Four Other Stars to toBe toBe 5 Be Seen Here This Week Meek 4 I It has been said by one finely informed informed in- in formed on theatre life that William i H H. Crane Is the most beloved actor h in America and the statement has an appealIng appealing appealing ap ap- ap- ap pealing sense of ot truth to the writer For many years there has been no player born or risen among us who has more consistently followed the hf higher her aims aim of the theatre and there thE fore tore has been baen of ot greater service service to to the he theart heart art of acting Not only our daddies but we boys of later ater fatherly duties have sat tat under the spell of n Robson 8 Crane in Brons Bron- Bron sun s on Howards Howard's delightful and ever green comedy The H Henrietta The old Union Square theatre New NewYork York bloomed like an alt oasis in the desert during the long run of this fragrant fragrant fra tra- fra- fra grant comedy when it was originally produced Crane as Old Nick Van Alstyne the flinty hero of ot Wall street was a character of flesh and blood that clings to memory and makes the recollection recollection tion lion of its acquaintance an enjoyable thought always Bertie the Lamb Lamb- Lambson son of Old Nick interpreted by Stuart Robson was of ot a piece in artistic weaving weavIng weaving ing and human interest with the dominant domInant dominant dom dom- character of ot the exhilarating story Such plays as The Henrietta are bre far between and are all alt outstanding works of or genius and it Is meet and well for tor forthe forthe the theatre and public that th they y fall tall Into capable and reverent Billy Crane as he called is-called is called by his familiars fn I kh has always always stood for the e refined re re- re fined i ee work of the stage a and has e ever been pro-American pro with accent on the Witness pro The Senator An American Minister l For Money toney On Probation A A Fool of ot Fortune and David Harum all Harum all racy of the soil soli that gives us happiness and distinction George Ades Ade's Father and the Boys and Brandner Matthews Matthews' Peter Stuyvesant Stuyvesant sant should be included in this thle Imposing Imposing imposing Im Im- im- im posing cluster of ot American plays The revival of The Henrietta by Joseph Brooks the original producer with W W. H. H Crane Thomas W. W Ross Maclyn Laura Hope Crews and Mabel all all theatrical stars star of ot the hl highest rating as Illuminating factors fac tac- fac- fac tors of the uniquely Interesting play Is Isone Isone isone one of the most gratifying records of the current theatrical calendar To Manager Brooks belongs belonA's the credit cre cre- dit of ot the famous tour of ot Joseph Jefferson Jetterson Jet Jef Jef- Jef ferson terson W. W J J. J Florence Robert Tabor Nat C. C Goodwin Francis Wilson Julia Marlowe and Mr Mrs John Drew E. E M. M and Joseph Holland and Fanny Rice Iri Id Richard Sheridan's comedy The Rivals Our esteemed friend W W. H. H Crane played Sir Anthony Absolute in that Tc memorable ha et performance and of course u Joseph Jefferson was the lovable Bob Acres and W. W J. J Florence the Irishman Sir Lucius' Lucius It Is significant that foremost In the small man list of ot theatrical productions that have havo found remarkable public favor In the fhe last two to seasons are lire these conI con- con success ee of ot earlier years The Th HenriettA HenrlettA Trilb Trilby A Celebrated Case CAlle Diplomacy Rosemary and The Auctioneer There In is food for tor thought to the re reflective re- re In to this exhibit of ot works work the old- old Coot Continued hued on page 9 5 5 t I X j I I i OLD BILLY m from page 8 yea m before Broadway fell tell for tor 1 vicious and sensational ap- ap Ithe athe the new ew generation with the orland satisfaction that ran out the sea sea- It Pays to Adver- Adver as clean elean as a whistle I Adver-I in inaction action and as far away from h hi style as the tho sky from the American to the core and back a not call foe foz a steep sleep or broad nor a wide sp span n of or years to signs that human na- na pure at base and likes best beat sand books and people that humor and sadness of ot truth lruth Itt w Henrietta is to be the att at- at t the Salt Lake theatre Frt Frt- evenings and Satur- Satur ee Ce October 22 and 23 3 j |