OCR Text |
Show oo DE TOFJOPPER America's Greatest Comic Opera j Star, Coming. i De Wolf Hopper and his band of i merrymakers, headed by bewitching Louise Dresser, ore to present the latest lat-est fad ln musical entertainment, entitled en-titled "A Matinee Idol," at the Ogden i theater on Thursday. December 22. It Is taken from the French of Moll-re, Moll-re, seventeenth century, Americanized American-ized and abundantly sirpplled wltji new and crisp wit bv Messrs. Armani and Barnard. The music, which Is . very tuneful and inuslclanly, was com posed by Silvio Heln. who has written writ-ten all of the music for Miss Cahlll's plays since she became a 6tar. The story of tho play trips along as lightly as a maiden on her way from school and unfold a narrative that Is not only Interesting, but amus lng as welL It has to do with tho misforlun-es that befall an American tictor on the coast of Normandy, and shows how cleverly a man with an active brain can hoodwink his fellow man by 6lmply resorting to a little cheap chicanery and affected knowledge. knowl-edge. The nctor finds himself ln a Strang? land, without funds, and actually has the audacity to present himself at a select female academy to fill a very Important chair ln the Institution. Ho Is forestalled In his design by tho timely appearance of an ex-professor, but Is not outdone An accident befalls be-falls a voung man who la vkdting at the seminary, and a physician Is sent for. The local doctor has gone into the country and cannot be located. Nothing daunted, tho aforesaid actor profensi-3 himself to be a learned sur-ceon, sur-ceon, and 1m shown Into the sick room H. aMcs to be left alone with the patient pa-tient and Immediately learns that the young man Is shamming In order that ho may ho allowed to remain a few-days few-days loneer with his sweetheart. Fron 4hls point ln the proccedlnrs the actor ac-tor takes his place among the roipy great, and revela In his good fortune until such time as he is pleased to acquaint ac-quaint his host with the tru" condition condi-tion of affairs. But during this tlmo complications arise faet and furious and tend to keep the audience at a high pitch of enthusiasm and expectation. expec-tation. Seats Tuesday next at 10 a. in. - |