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Show RITA JOLIVET I AT THE LYRIC I Fh1, AND SAT. Hcniilngtnn Brent, tho laundry M king uses tho phrases of tho trade to HI shrewdly express his observations. His beautiful daughter, Floreuco Brent, being of another generation, reflects the finish or as Brent express- es It, ''Tho Batlnyloss" of wealth nirl HI elegance , H Congressman John Oglesby, her HJ chum from childhood Is a hand3omo H young statesman and a prominent H member of tho National Assembly. M Florence visits her chum, iloaiuir Williamson, who lives in Washington H and meets Eleanor's fiance, Count M Krlnbtirg. JO Tho Duko of Burltz, n fellow coun- H tryman of tho Count endeavors to Ut corrupt Oglesby for International ro- Um Iltlcal reasons. But ho falls in his ,H estimate of tho man. H Tho Duko, who Is the embassador (H for his country at the American capl- jH tol Is Introduced to Florence by tho H Count on whom sho has made an fra Impression. Tho attentlveness of tho ;H Count to Florenco leads, to. thb break- H lng of her engagement by Eleanor JM Williamson, but having lnhorlted mi H estate, tho count fools Independent M of International marriages. Tho subtle deception oL the duko and count Is discovered aud '''slitlwn iH up by Oglesby, who solves tho seem- M lngly Impodslblo tauglo In a masterly WM 'way. Thld production will bo shown QI jit tho Lyric Friday and Saturday..; JMm |