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Show The District j Leader Due There Is every indication that the now musical piece, "The District Leader," which is to bo presented at tho Thatcher opera house next Wednesday Wed-nesday wilt be welcomed by Logan theatergoers. The news of Its success In the east has evidently preceded It. "Tho District Leader" Is the brightest and most entertaining musical comedy that has been seen here In a long time, and one of the reasons for the great success of the piece was that Mr. Howard How-ard gave It a plot that has substance to it. Id fact, the story Is one that holds tho Interest and attention of the audience throughout. It tells of the tight for a senatorsliip In New York, with dependent love stories. The comedy Is In three acts, the first scene showing tho lobby of tho Hoffman Hoff-man House, the second a street In tho Chinese section of New York, and last, a beautiful mansion on IMversldc drive. Miss Ethel Dovey has the role of Flossie Whittle, a New Jcrsy Innocent, In-nocent, and she plays the part most admirably. There Is probably no better bet-ter exponent of child's parts on the stage than Miss Dovey. Her song "A Heart to Let," "The Same Old Story," "Won't You be My Girlie," , were rendered with charming effect. "What's the Use of Dreaming" was oae of the best-liked ot the evening. In fact ail the songs, which were composed com-posed by the author-actor, were bright and catchy, and a number ol the tunes were whistled by the gallery gods, an Infallible sign of a hit. The supporting company In "The District Leader" arc twelve pilncipais and a chorus of thirty-eight. A fca- turo with any musical comedy of the present day Is its chorus, and In "The District Leader" it is said there will bj found as attractive a group of girls I as have been gotten together hi some , time. The piece is handsomely staged and "Tho District Leader's" engage- j ment here promises to be as big a sue- I cess as In the other cities visited. |
