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Show SILVER THREADS AT OPERA HOUSE One 'or tho most pie ihlng announce meiits, tlieatiically spcuidug, of tuo pi esent season comes fiotn the world' roremobt cuntru tenor, Richard J. Jose, who will actum to (he dramatic stage after a great many years devot. ed to the vuudevillo nnd concert stage. For his reentry Into the legitimate, Held, Mr. Jose has had written to older ol-der a new four act play entitled, "Sll ver Thiends," which will be seen for the flrsl time In this city at the Thatcher Qpoca House "next Tuesday, January 10. It's story Is woven around the oldoong, "Silver Threads Among thu Gold," n song with which Mr. Jose hns so long been Identified that he has made it a classic .The play, "Silver Threads," Is from the pen of Martin V. Merle, tho young California author au-thor who wrote the benutlful hlstorlcnl religious jomanue, "Tho Light Internal." Inter-nal." Mr. Merlo has handled his story in "Silver Threads" very skillfully, bringing to the play tho atmosphere of the old song from which the play takes its name, together with th stntlment nnd beauty of the other old songs with which Mr. Joso lias been Identified. "Silver Threads" tells tho story of a ,mal family living In Southbrldge. Mass., and Mr. Morlo has caught the atmosphere of tho quaint Now Eng-iand Eng-iand town faithfully. Tho play 'is In tho samo category as "tho Old Homestead," Home-stead," "Way Down East," and "Shore Acres," touching howover, on a story that has not boon used In any of tho aforomentioned plays. It dcnls with old Bon Laurie, his brother John, and John's two daughters, Ruth and iuuueen. Air. joso will, himself, play f Bon Laurie, who is a lovablo, quaint d old philosopher, who, desplto his fifty t odd years, possesses a remarkably beautiful singing voice which has made him fnmous In the Southern Mas eachusets country. Tho story teams t with heart Interest nnd appeal, to say t nothing of several strong, dramatic nnd intensely powerful situations. ' t |