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Show n , Polly of the Circus. Little Ida St. Leon of tho famous St. Leon family of equestriennes and ac-tobats ac-tobats will bo seen hero in the title role of Polly In Mnrg.uot Majo's delightful de-lightful stcry of the sawdust ling "Polly of tho Circus." A rarely de vcloped artistic temperament and a marvelous capacity for hard woik have combined to make this Uttlo lady the joungest and most Intel est-Ing est-Ing leading woman on tho American stage today. She and her associate plnjers will bo seen at tho Thatcher Oivra House on Jnnunry 23id. Some people might Jump at the conclusion con-clusion that horbe-shocs or lahbits' feet had bouiethlng to do with It, but when you lenin tho hlstorj of this ie-mnrkablo ie-mnrkablo gill you will icallie that It was only the oidinnry clement of luck which piobably comes to ccryone at romo time Miss St I. eon wus able to make good. Luck only furnished the opening. Tlie girl did the lest. So thcie Is no use lingcilng over the theory thnt thcio was anything super natural about it. As a baby Miss St. Leon developed within tho smell of the sawdust ring Her family weio all citcus perform eis tho St Leon family She glow into n remaikably clover bareback ilder Jiler ability was really remaik able And from tho rings of the big tent, whero she gazed Into n sea of upturned faces at overy pa formnnco, this girl began to let her thoughts ill 1ft until she Imagined hersolf nn actress In n ical theatre with plush scats Instead of beneath tho encompassing encom-passing aiea of a canvas-topped world The Lion and the Mouse. Ilnliko so many road shows of several sev-eral ears' standing that travel on the reputation of a good play and then chop the nuthor's perfectly good show Into something thnt Is not oven nearly good, tho company of players that presented "Tho Lion and the Mouse" at Orccnwall's last night do not need to make any apologies to tho author ot tho play. It Is a strong and Interesting drama nnd they presented pre-sented It ns such with a great deal of Individuality In tho separate roles. "Tho Lion and tho Mouse" Is a typical typi-cal Charles Klein play. Teeming with Interest In Its presentation of present day conditions nnd problems. It has his Inevitable touch of rare humor, tho appealing human Interest and tho real Charles Klein kind ot real people. Tho story Is well known, tho sort that Is like a favorite fairy tale and bears rotelllng Shirley Rossmoro pits heJscU one woman, alone nnd unaided, savo by her wits and hot- loyalty to a wronged fatljcr ngalnRt tho man who not only represents tho monoyed Interests of tho country, but Is tin wealthiest and most powerful man In tho wholo economic system. Sho seti herself to the task of outwitting the man. Ryder, who controls tho sonata and every other power that ho needs, In order that sho may savo her fathej from Impeachment for n crlmo thnl he nover committed, Tho difficulty i of tho task lies In tho fact that the judge, her father, stands In tho waj of tho Interests and tho Interests have said ho must go. With tho help of Jefferson Ryder, the son of John Ryder, but mostly through her own tact and cleverness. Shirley not only does what sho starts out to do ,but wins his lovo and admiration ad-miration nnd his son. Miss Gertrude Rltchlo plays tho role of Shirley with a grace nnd sin-ccilty sin-ccilty that Is pleasing. Miss Rltchlo has a great ninny qualities that will no doubt placo her later among those fortunate ones of tho profession to whein tho criticisms of tho "ono night stnnds" are of little momenL t)tto Kruger and J. J. Franz nro tho other notable names In tho cast They played tho parts of son and father admirably. Tho volco of Mr. Krugor Is excellent tho kind of low notes that matinee idolaters worship, tho kind of voice that Is tho most valuable val-uable asset an actor can have. The other members of the company were consistent with tho standard of the play. |