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Show "THE LURE" HERE FRIDAY ANIGHT A unique event lu local theatricals will bo tho presentation at tho New Lyric theatre, hero on Friday November Novem-ber 21 that now so much talked of dramnl on tho Whito Slave trafllc, "Tho Lure." Tills startling play will thus be Been In this city simultaneously simultaneous-ly with Its sensational New York run where It has boen playing with only a temporary closuro. over since tiio middle, of August o crowded houses at Maxino Elliott's theatre. This U tho first tlmo a big eastern success has been simultaneously given to tho western stage. "Tho Luro" Is tho bold and daring drama by George Scarborough, which has stirred mi such a storm of opinion by Its thrilling thrill-ing roallsm, Mr. Scarborough was formerly a special Secret Servlso agent for tho government and ho was encouraged to wrlto his dramn by no lesB a person than Stanley W. Pinch head ot tho Federal Bureau tor the Suppression of tho Whlto Slave traffic. traf-fic. This greatest authority In tho country on tho subject hns placed tho seal of his expert approval on "Tho Luro" as a faithful exposition ot Its tliemo. Mr. Finch declares: Its characters char-acters to bo llfeliko and Its situations truo to tho averago whito slave caso which comes under his investigation. This endorsement of the piece by tho United States Department ot Justice Is further omphaslzed by tho pralso bestowed by tho Now York rovlewers upon Mr. Scarborough himself for his wonderful skill as a dramatist. Tho play has beon declared to bo moro daring than "Tho Easiest Way" and moro thrilling than "Within tho Law" nnd Acton Davies of tho Now York Evening Sun assorts that "slnco the debut of Eugdno Wnltor with "Paid In Full" no such powerful dramatist has appeared oa tho Amorlcan stago." r was Inevitable that the play should j l bo brought direct to tho const. The j j company that Is to present It here In Hii fully equnl to tho Now York coast, for i (!H It comprises William J. Kelly, who I first enacted Ben Hur on tho const ilisi and who Is ono or tho best leading j men ljn America; Beatrice Prentice, ' J H who was for many seasons loading j j H lady with Robert Edcson; Charlotte ' H Granville, tho noted English emotion- ' I H nl actress, who was brought to this i H country by Charles Frohmnn; Leon- i H ard Ido, who supported Margaret 11- H llngton In "Tho Thief as the young ,' H lover; Harold Russell of "Tho Man ' of tho Hour" fame; Enid Gray, who H so recently scored iv hit In "Excuso 'H Mo;" nnd other such well known I H artists ns Ruth Fludlay, Jean Temple, '''-'Hi Adolf Link and George. Seyboldt. Ml |