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Show "JIM THE PEN-MANTIS PEN-MANTIS GOOD PLEASES AUDIENCE AT AUDITORIUM THEATRE FCorence Roberts and Associates Win New Honors In Famous De- tectlve Story. Spokuno Spokesman-Ilevlew, Oct. 11. Those who npiueclnto the gripping type of theatrical production nnd who take delight In the Intrlcnsles of ex-1 coilelitly developed detective stories iihould be Indebted to someono for the revival of ".Mm the Penman," pro-' sented last night at tho Auditorium theatre. And these persons in the class named will find that their gratitude grat-itude Is enhnnced by witnessing u cast which Includes Florence Hobelts, Theodoiu Hobelts and Thurlow Her- !rrn. As the portraver ol the title ln'f. Th'iilow llergen is tho ha.idsomc suave, cool-headed and soft-toncued ! man thnt the character was undoubtedly undoubt-edly Intended to be. In fact h ela so .engaging that ho usurps all tho svni- pathy and although steeped In Mn sin he Is moie engaging thnn his rival, who Is clothed In a matille of righteousness. It Is hard to imagine a more wlnnlg pet son In tho rolo of James Itnlston. Theodoie Hobelts imcsents f. e.hur nctcilzatlon In Haion Hartfleld that Is so human, so characteristic, of his typo nnd withal so crafty and coK thnt It can not easily be draw.i fiom the memory of any of his auditors Florence Hoberts as Mrs. Italstun meets the more Intense moments of tho Inter acts with a reserve that carries her to conviction In evciy height to which the part should Use. The suppressed type In emotional "work Is well displayed. Fiank Denlthorne as Captain lied-wood, lied-wood, the dapper and foppish lCuglish detective, looks nnd nets the pat In true style and provides considerable comedy In exceptional style. The piny Is well presented from the scenic viewpoint and the gowns worn by the women add much to the attractiveness of tho offering. The remainder of the cost, which Includes Florence Stnythe, Stanley de Wolf, Isaac Dillon, Marie Baker, Tliith Lechler, Earl D. Dwlre, Oeorge McManus nnd) Clarence Arper, is adequate, although not of the .triumvirate .tri-umvirate standard, o |