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Show "A Gentleman From Mississippi." "A Gentleman From Mississippi," a comedy that has made a new record in the annals of long theatrical runs, will be shown for the first time In this city-next city-next Monday night. Oct. 25, and week, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday, Satur-day, in the Salt Lake theatre. It is the work of Harrison Rhodes, the American Ameri-can novelist and playwright, and Thomas A. Wise, and is the first successful suc-cessful play of Washington official and social life to be staged since "The Senator" Sena-tor" and "A Texas Steer," in 1S90. Moreover, it has been described by all the New York newspapers and the leading magazines and other periodicals as "the best American comedy since 'The Senator.' " But it is something more than that. "The Senator" was a merry and very amusing comedy, but : It lacked any special appeal not contained con-tained in nine of every ten plays that succeed with the American public. "A Gentleman From Mississippi" is different dif-ferent in this respect, and in many other respects, as well. Its dominate note is its Americanism not the spread-eagle, flag-waving, hip-hip-hooray Americanism American-ism of the so-called "patriot" plays of a generation ago, but the Americanism that shows a high ideal of life and conduct displayed in seemly and logical manner. "It is a play," wrote James O'Donnel Bennett in the Chicago Record Herald of April 25, 1909, "to exert a wholesome and salutary effect on the mind of every man, woman and child who sees it, but without either oratory or preaching. It enforces a clean and wholesome lesson by means of well-drawn well-drawn characters placed in logical contrasts con-trasts that provoke honest, healthy laughter." And higher praise no play ould have. "A Gentleman From Mississippi" was first shown in Washington, D. C, on Monday night, Sept. 21, 1908. In the course of its week there it was visited by Mr. Roosevelt, then President, who told Messrs. William A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer, its producers, that it was a "perfectly corking play." Seats now selling for all performances. |