Show n 4 VC AV F 4 FA Z ar MR W 0 j THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH the millions of readers of harold bell wrights stories will be glad to know that his popular the winning of barbara worth has been drama sized and a beautiful production with a strong cast of artists will present this western classic at the alta aita theatre on tuesday jan lath this play lias has been wonderfully successful tho the mediocre show it makes unction lon to the prophesies of prominent managers there has been a decided slump in theatrical business during the past three seasons and this fact has taught theatrical interests that it is impossible to make mak ce successful the mediocre mede ocre show it makes no difference whether the attraction Is organized to play smaller or the 0 e most important cities the playgoer is too well posted too well educated in things theatrical to be deceived the play must be above cheap competition there is little intrinsic value to the drama A theatregoer theatre goer will pay high prices to see good and the same person could not bo be persuaded to walk across the street to something he thought was bad Ala managers said it was the movies that hurt business tills this was a false impression for movies would never lake the place of legitimate drama educated theatregoers theatre goers saw too murli balking in pis pastures tures the opera without the music the drama without tae me words and so today the plays the thing so BO long as this selfsame play is worth while tilts this III wind to the theatregoer theatre goer has blown good for it has dawned upon the manager that only the meritorious productions can expect financial success manager yeomans of the winning of darbara barbara worth has made so far as ls Is within his power a perfect in scenery enery Bc equipment properties and electrical effects and the result has been even more than his most sanguine expectations this play was a success from its very incipiency |