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Show "BACHELOR'S BABY" OgdeirTlieater, Mch. 11 la his own comedy-farce, "Tho Bachelor's Baby," which Francis Wilson Wil-son gives its first local presentation next Saturday night, tho comedian-author comedian-author is said ot nave dug under tho surface of comedy, or just the getting get-ting of laughter, and to have found a vein of humanity which, it Is staled, he has Woven into his play with a dexterouB hand and while "The Bachelor's Bach-elor's Baby", is generally regarded as ono of tho biggest laughing successes suc-cesses the stago has seen in years, It also appears to be -regarded as bo-lng bo-lng essentially human. Tho comedy-arce comedy-arce might be sold to be an April day sort of play; much sunshine, gentle gen-tle tears once in a while, und a s'weet enveloping atmosphere of unselfishness unselfish-ness that warms the heart. Tho rolo which Mr. Wilson has written for hjmself is that of u self-centered bachelor, Tom Beach, whose pet aversion aver-sion is children. It is the joko of his friends and acquaintances. His twin brother has been lost at sea and by his will Tom, the child-hating bachelor, bach-elor, has been appointod tho guardian guard-ian of the brother's littlo daughter. Beach absolutely refuses to roceivo tho child In his household and while he is fuming over the terms of the will, tho child arrives. Struggle as ho will against hs fato and declaring declar-ing that he will send ber to a convent, con-vent, tho baby calmly and with cor-talnty cor-talnty as well as chlld-liko slmplicjtv tokos pbssession not only of the bachelor's bach-elor's homo but Iris heart as well. There aro thrco acts in tho comedy nnd there is said not to be a dull moment, for the lines are bright, the situations intensely amusing, the epigram at times brilliant and Mr. Wilson is said to havo told his storv vory simply. This play with Mr. Wilson Wil-son as the central figure and practically practi-cally the same supporting company as tho comedian has with him at present, ran almost tho entire season laBt yoar at tho Criterion theater, Now York City. Charles Frohman is said to havo mndo a production complete com-plete in all its details and -very elaborate elab-orate and will bring Mr. Wilson in "The Bacholor's Baby," to tho Ogden Theatre, Saturday March 11 |