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Show Wm. Collier Star Comes to Logan Saturday night. On Saturday evening, September 20th, Charles Frohman Is to present, for one night only, Wl.lllam Collier, 'the latest and most successful of that manager's International stellar acquisitions, acqui-sitions, In, concededly, tlio comedy masterpiece of the noted playwright, Augustus Thomas, entitled "On the Quiet." As an actor Mr. Collier stands conspicuously alone in novelty of conception, con-ception, spirited method and consummate consum-mate finish. Moreover, he Is unrivalled unrival-led In breezy unctuous comedy and endowed with a personality at once peculiar and highly entertaining. On these points American and English critics aro fully in accord. Ills triumphs tri-umphs in London a year ago aifd In Australia the past summer were as emphatic as his preceding American seasons. He plays his allotted parts with becoming ease and facility, and his gentlemanly and urbane manner of going about his "love business" Is everywhere described as being Delightfully Delight-fully comical. The Thomas play for this Collier star Is as odd as Its title, "On the Quiet," and Is universally pronounced a well constructed farce, with a good story and a rather fine touch of sentiment. In a word, It Is best summed up as an expertly fashioned fash-ioned fabric of comic Incidents replete with humor and charm rare qualities in farce. Mr. Collier captivated London Lon-don at once and remained there over Uve months In lieu of tho fortnight originally planned. His furore in the British capital aroused the curiosity of distant English colonies to see him, but only the just-concluded visit to Australia could bo accepted. Ills antipodean success was on a par with that which overwhelmed him in the mother country. Mr, Frohman has thus revealed, to the amusement world an International favorite of no mean attractiveness In the young comedian he is soon to Introduce here. |