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Show ACTOR if GLYNN TALKS TO CLUB Portrayer of Abraham Lincoln Lin-coln Reviews Emancipator's Emanci-pator's Ideals "Abraham Lincoln built the character charac-ter of men. he built upon that lesson he learned from his mother. Love God aboe all things and your neighbor neigh-bor aa yourself.' Rotary and similar organizations are building ideals, building character of men, Instead of destroying. It is upon such building that this nation depends." Such were the views given today by Frank McGlynn at the Ogden R i-tary i-tary club luncheon held in the Weber club rooms The words of the actor, who created the role of Abraham Lincoln Lin-coln In the John Drlnkwater play of that name, now at th Orpheum, he; l the Rotorians as he portrayed Presi dent Lincoln, as the man and the leader. DISCfSSES PLAY Preceding the address by the actor. Supt Karl Hopkins spoke briefly regarding: re-garding: the play and urged attendance because- of tho wonderful lesson it gives, as well as Its Importance as a dramatic production. He congratulated congratulat-ed Manager Joe Goss of the Orpheum on presenting the play for two nights and Ogden on having such an attraction. attrac-tion. Moroni Olson was Introduced and gave a reading on Abraham Lincoln, which was received with much applause. ap-plause. Lincoln's Insl9ter.cc thnt mob violence vio-lence of any kind would prove a destructive de-structive force against the constitution constitu-tion and government, as shown In his addresses, was stressed by the speaker. speak-er. GIVEN APPLAUSE. Mr. McGlynn, who was gh en a round of hearty applause after he had been introduced by the chairman, sail In beginning his address that tho actor ac-tor should be an "illusion, a part of tho stage picture, and should never, according to the ethics of his art, project himself beyond the stage proscenium." pros-cenium." The actor held, however, that tho nature and type of the character that he was called upon to portray was of such Intimate connection with tho vital life of the republic that ho felt it incumbent upon him to break the artistic ar-tistic rule and assist In bringing home to the people, in so far as he was able, a more Intimate understanding of the personality of Linceln. Mr. McGlynn said that ho was Inclined In-clined to doubt the accuracy of the reports re-ports that Thomas Lincoln, father of the great emancipator, was a man of shiftless and unstable nature. ' Ho was a craftsman and a dreamer." declared de-clared the actor, "who was Impelled by the spirit of the west. He choso for his mate the wonderful Xancy Hanks, the fit and capable mother of Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was a dreamer, loo. but he saw his dreams come true." BELIEVES IN EDUCATION. The Hpeaker stressed the. humble origin or-igin of Lincoln, his familiarity with physical toll of the hardest t. haricter, and emphatically declared that one of the great troubles was that the youth of today are afflicted with an aversion to physical labor. "I am a firm believer be-liever In education," ho asserted. Mrs. McGlynn and I have six children and wo are striving to give them the best education we can, but there arc too many young men Just out of high schosjl who are crowding the street corners, waiting for somebody to haud them a soft, easy position on a silver platter. The young foreigners come here, work hard and save their money and In a few years some of those high school boys are working for tho foreigners." for-eigners." Lincoln's vision and insight were illustrated by tho speaker, who quoted quot-ed early speeches of the martyred president. In which the thought was clearly voiced that the dangers that threatened the republic would com-? from within, never from without. Thoso sections of the addresses bearing bear-ing upon reverence for law and constitution con-stitution as being the vital and essential essen-tial principle to be Instilled Into tho hearts and minds of the citizens to be were emphasised as being the thing that should dominate all teaching of politics and civics today. "As a lawyer, analyst and Jurist, Lincoln was one of tho masters of his time.'' said Mr. McGlynn, 'and had he not been God's instrument us the chiei executive cf the nation In Its hour of peril, he would have become Immortal as a lawyer." Congressman Joe" Cannon's trib-- ute to Lincoln, as a "great man, sprung from the soil and of tho soil, 1 with a heart of gold," was quoted OS a fitting tribute, from ono who knew Lincoln personally during much of his career. J Mr McGlynn closed his address by an Impressive reading of Edwin Markham's beautiful and classic tribute trib-ute to Lincoln. When h sat down the applause was long continued and the actor arose to bow his appreciation apprecia-tion of the reception accorded. |