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Show 'THE OLD HOMESTEAD," HOME-STEAD," LYRIC WED. &THURS. Daniel Frohman Present Denman Thompson's "The Old Homestead" Produced hy Famous Players Kindly old Josh Whltcomb, whllo sitting on tho porch of his old farm houso in West Swanzey, befriends Happy Jack Hazzard, a hungry tramp and porsuades him to reform. Itou-ben, Itou-ben, Josh's only son, is arrested on circumstantial ovldenco when his bank is robbed of ten thousand dollars. dol-lars. After the boy has been lodged in jail, Itlckety Ann discovers tho real thief after Happy Jack has refused re-fused to "pal" with him. Tho thief la arrested and brought to tho Jail, where Rouben is confined.. But tho sensitive boy, threatened with a long Imprisonment by tho president of the bank, loses his head and flees from tho jail when ho discovers dis-covers a loose bar In his cell window. win-dow. Ho makes his way into New York, where ho Is impelled by loneliness lone-liness to Join In with a number of undeslrablo young folks, who soon teach him to drink heavily. Whllo badly intoxicated ono evening ho comes upon Jack Hazzard, now a very prosperous chap, who, recognizing recogniz-ing him, takes him to a lodging house with tho promlso of returning for him In tho morning. Reuben, .knowing nothing of tho clearing of his namo nt homo runs away from Hazzard who ho fears will botray him. Hazzard meanwhllo has tolcgrnphed to Josh of the finding of Reuben, Tho old man hastens to Now .York, where ho puts up at tho homo of his old frlond, Henry Hopkins, Hop-kins, an extremely wealthy man. There Josh's unsophlsttcatlon gets him into a numbor of embarrassing situations. Rolng unablo to find Reuben or Hazzard, Josh takes a walk, and when passing Grnco Church bumps Into Hazzard, whom Uo docs not roc-ognlzo. roc-ognlzo. Whllo thoy are talking, Reuben, Reu-ben, onco moro intoxicated, passes under escort of a policeman. Josh rushes over to tho boy, who Is released re-leased on tho roquost of Hazzard. Then nil threo return to tho Whit-ronib Whit-ronib form, where thoy nro mot by a joyous gathering, nmong them Ruth, who has remained steadfast in her lovo for Reuben desplto his disappearance. disap-pearance. In this bare outllno it Is impossible to suggest tho wealth of coraody and tho rich ptlhos with which tho story Is filled. Tho heart Interest In tho tragedy of this innocent boy, who a driven Into temptation and misery by circumstances -over 'which ho has no control, and tho Implicit faith of tho staunch old New England farmer i - H In the ultimate deliverance of his H boy from trouble, is powerful be- H cause of its very simplicity. It is B an old, old story which finds Its I greatest appeal In tho very breadth B of its sympathies. Small wonder that B this delightful story, which was seen fl In overy nook and corner of the fl world for over threo decades, should fl be called "America's oldest living fl drama." fl |