Show II II V baud ud ea eville VI V Vt i t le a and zd Drama C m O o fees w- w Players Open in Way Down East Tonight o S 5 5 v E K h Fi- Fi M k i 5 5 A b bm m Lottie Blair Park Parkers Parker's rs r's greatest of American rural plays which will be presented at the Wilkes th theatre atre week i. i is with Nana Bryant in the leading role e re e e heard of Way Down i you were a young- young you ou probably have often I pee ee e it it but lacked the op- op It It has bas come now for the aj ers are are presenting this ong f g American rural dramas Commencing commencing tonight own own East was written by Parker rr and was first proy pro- pro Iy y twenty years ago Since achieved the reco record d o of be- be money making play has ever seen William Williamg regards g it as his pet and Lo wo release it for stock stack pro- pro a heavy royalty on that he does so K f the extraordinary his- his i play If and the difficulty of oft of oft t the Wilkes theatre mans man- man I s particularly gratified at being able to announce it as this weeks week's attraction This is easily the most important announcement of the season and naturally will result in a a record-breaking record attendance especially in view of the fact that no stock company company company com com- pany has ever yet produced it in this cit city Way Vay Down East is a story of innocence innocence innocence inno inno- cence betrayed of envenomed gossip of narrow prejudice and harsh judgments judgments judg judg- ments all redeemed by a sublime de devotion de- de It is told in the homely language language language lan lan- guage of rural New England with all the rich comedy effects possible possible- in that setting The central figure of the story is a ayoung ayoung young oung woman who has been led into a false marriage and then cruelly de de- de She endeavors to live Jive down the shame of her betrayal but after the death of her child she gives up the I struggle and goes to another village to seek work work- She is taken into the family of a kindhearted l but exceedingly stern and religious farm farmer r. r His son David of different type of mind soon falls inlove in inlove inlove love with her and the romance bids fair to end very happily But the pernicious village gossip gets busy and soon traces down the girls girl's history She exposes the whole sad story and the farmer though re reluctant reluctant reluctant re- re to do it drives the girl from his home His son informed later denounces the he narrowness of his parents parents parents par par- and goes in search of the girl It is here that the play reaches the dramatic which has won itI it the place it holds in the ml minds of I American playgoers Way Down East will be given an elaborate presentation by the Wilkes I players with Nana Bryant in the role of the girl Performances will be beI I given every night with matinees Thursday and Saturday |