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Show I MIKE DONLIN, BEAU BRUMMEL OF BASEBALL, IS COMING TO TOWN IN "TURN TO THE RIGHT!" q Above, as Donlin Appears in the Role of the Comedy Pickpocket in "Turn I! to the Right;" Center, in Action With the Giantsj Below, as He is Known II I in Broadway's Clubs r.nd Cafes. 11 And no.w conies Mike Donlin, one of the most popular of all baseball heroes, the latest to lay aside the lau- rels of sport to win them afresh as a I thespian. To be sure, the step from I the club house to the dressing room I Isn't any recent experiment for Don- j lin. As a matter of fact; he has been (l collecting salary as an actor ovor since I his return from the famous globe gir- l dling tour of the Giants in 1014, but M not until this season has his stage work matched his prominence as a 1 diamond star. Lack of opportunity in j the roles that he has played In vaude- II vllle and comedy has kept him in III comparative obscurity, a The goal of Mike's ambition has l been reached this season, however, and newspapers reviewers in New j York, Chicago and Boston have agreed that he has "arrived." A change in I iho original Broadway cast of "Turn to the Right!" gavo him his oppor-l oppor-l tunily. ! John Golden, producer of the widely j praised laugh malcer, needed a. "type" for the part of'thc smooth, deft pick-j pick-j pocket, "Slippery Muggs," ar. important impor-tant factor in thr rollicking fun of the play, and at Donlin'5 earnest .o-. jlieltation he was Miowed a tryoul. The instantaneous hit scored by ihe bn.ll-. bn.ll-. player-actor resulted In the producer (signing him cn a long term contract i at a fancy figure. Donlin is now on lour with the original production of "Turn to Y)e Rl'htl" that was presented present-ed at the GiiSeiy theater. New York, I for a solid year, xml he will appear with the crgan rr.iicn at the Orpheum, j January 27 and 2S. |