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Show "Experience." Wonderful Morality Drama Coming to Orpheum Theatre The lopg-expcet'd engagement of I the modern morality drama. "Kxper-icnee," "Kxper-icnee," which has been one of the ijiKKcs'. theatrical sensations of re-eent re-eent ears. is now announced for Tuesday and Wwdneoday. January 11 jand It, at the Orpheum theatre. ! The play was written by George V. iHohart, an.l it is patternerl after the I old-time morality dramas of four een-ilurlPK een-ilurlPK ago. Yt while It retains the form and manner of the old plays. It t l" sirieilv up-to-date, and is adapted . U mode nil conditions. The gre at nv-clty nv-clty lies in the fact that It treau modern mod-ern and up-to-date situations jut as tho priest -ila-wnght of four centuries ago treated the moral and spiritual nroViirr -r that day and age. Afc ' riHuos" an 111 fx vivid and dramatu scenes, the principal prin-cipal events in the life of SU average young man who goes forth into the (world In search of fame and fortune. The leading character -call.. I loiilh says farewell to Love in the little 'country cottage, and with Ambition pes his guido. netlort h into the big 'world. At the gates of tho cit. Vouth meets with Experience for the first . time. Experience Is shown aa a wise old gentleman who knows ever) thing (thoro 1 to know, and he announce 'that he will accompany Vouth upon; j his Journey. He Introduces Youth lo ; Pleasure. symbolized as a beautiful 1 I woman, and Plssjiars takes Youth t.: the Primrose Path, where he U fas- elnated by the gayet- and entertaining entertain-ing life which unfoldi before him The 'glittering and gorgeous outlook doesj not lost long, however, for when Am-, bltlon falls by the wuyslde. Youiti starls upon the downward path &t a' terrific rate. He succumbs to arlous temptations, and Is on the high road to Perdition when his salvation Is brought about through a song h hears outside of a church. The hoy. dlsrour- aged, but not beaten, determines to go back to Love and the little country cottage, and with his new friend F.x-1 pcrlence, he returns to Love, bavlng lost the first flgiit. but having won the greater victory by conquering uhr evils In his own heart. -ata no-w ea |