| Show i 1 BEST SElLERIS SELLER IS o MOST SUCCESSFUL APPLAUSE FOR ALL Without lt Exception Those Those-in Those in inI I I Cast of Ladies' Ladies Literary Clubs Club's Play Do Excellent Work 55 I The Tho new now clubhouse of ot the tho Ladles Ladies LIter LIt LR- II er crAry S ry c club 11 had a 11 an auspicious opening I L yesterday with a matinee and an nn IenI evening even I I ing performance of oC Th ThA ThA Best Seller written staged an and produced by 11 the I members of ot tho the Ladle Literary club i I nearly all of the dramatic section I Mrs E. E B. B president of ot the tho and ond pleasing I f h club dub made an appropriate t Introductory sp speech pech ech telling those ns- ns r r f to see e the clubhouse for r th thI the thel l I first time that they thc were w welcomed and that she sho was Wai proud roud to announce I I that the talent of ot the thc club members 1 made macJe the program of or the tho da day possible lp The throwing open of ot the new club club- probably will revolutionize re both social ocial Rn and club entertainments of or th tha cay The Tho spacious rooms will bo ho used ed for parties and the auditorium will ho bo used tEed for lectures and antI amateur play i. i Tho The Best a literary in lit two parts was written by Mrs Eu- Eu B. B Palmer with the of or I Mrs Morris L. L Ritchie Mrs William P I Poj 4 oj lOser Mr Mrs Charles G. G plummer andI and Mrs C. C E. E Richard and the cast In Included Included In- In I eluded some somo of ot the tho leading leading- club and society women and young girls of or tho the city The staging was excellent In Intrery er e every particular and the tho costuming was sas true to tho characters represented Th The Tho plot lot wa was clever and unusual in idea taking telling phrases from man many of ot the best novels and ond plays plas of or th tho day S Kate Koto drawn from Imagination imagination tion b by the authors was well portrayed b by Mrs Irs TV W. M. M I. I Drew In her endeavors tI lo tu swell her purse Kate wrote 3 story I IO f y after 8 story tor submitted to publishers hrs without success Resorting to Greek Grock Incantations she dropped in the tho molting melting pot first caustic criticisms with thanks I 1 I from tho the publishers a pinch of or salt saltI salt salt- i I enthusiasm liberal supply of ot spice spice spice- gossip from the rocking chairs of or the AHa Alta club a er very little sugar sugar froth froth of J I friends a volume of or work done by hc the 4 I civic section of the Ladles Literary ran rant t club and extract of faith and hope IJ Lighting hUnS hUnS' the tue contents of or the melting pot ot and chanting the prescribed words word Kate ate summoned the fates to help h her Light Light Mrs R. R S. S Allison rom from from Mae Mac Io Blue Bird came to lead the 1 way and one at a time th the tho best characters char har act from the tho most rend read novels no canto can cama camato to give gl her the be best l the they had hod Mrs Plummer as Mrs l Wiggs of ot the Cab- Cab ta Tape lage e Patch received an ovation at both performances and was one of or tho the truest characters character In the pIa play All Il of ot the parts were ere well taken but the most dramatic hel heights were reached In the tho scene between Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth Mrs Irs Larson on nd Mrs Irs did work exceedingly effective In its Us atmosphere Mrs Benah Beulh Ben Ben- lh ah h Lewis as Assha had probably ably bly lIl the most difficult part In the tho play acting eUng it admirably She received full lull of or applause Mrs Irs W W. F. F dams Adams who is nominated for tor the next president president dent of ot the clU club was warmly greeted i i and nd her work wont was appreciated b by tho the audience Tb The costume of Mrs Irs Adams f j Miss bliss Ritchie flitchie was especially especial good and andS S her acting evidence of ot observations observations a I lions durin during I European travel Mrs Mr I Harry as ns Barbara Worth I scored d a distinct hit Mrs Irs James James' A A. A Hole as us Molly lolly Carter was charming I so o on down cio through the entire catire cast were the characters excellently portrayed Miss MIs Lila Llla May Mav Eaton a athe as the tho theJa Ja Lady of the tho Decor Decoration Uon was waa carml received b by the audience and tho the children's childrens rens ren's dance led b by her was one nc o of the features of ot the performance Miss Cora Madison as The Flirt was Uns well wen applauded as ns were wera Miss lIss Kate Kne Groo Croo Miss Eliza Elixa De Dey Miss i Emma Cullen Cullen Cullen Cul- Cul len and Mrs Irs Marian Marlan Hooper as characters characters characters charac charac- from Little Women omen Some of ot tho the best lines In the play pay ion ionI I A 11 lI ton r h. h 15 HT hyo H r h Vi ht o rt nr ef f fT T f Tra r T nh li l i d as m I h 5 from m Edna l I Ferber's Roast Beef Medium edlum Her I discourse on petticoats hit tho the skimpy i present day garment with master crit She said that some ome of ot the petI petticoats pet pet- I worn to today a would woul not make a sleeve of the dresses worn worp a few years ago ngo She showed tho the most advanced styles natty knickerbockers which abe Jhc J guaranteed to furnish to match all alli i costumes wi without thou 1 unnecessary fullness at th tho hips I I S Western er Speech Takes Well Sell en As the tho Westerner Mrs made n n. ni i speech which took Immensely The standards of at the world will be chan changer changed i In a 0 few fei- years she said The Tho differ difference J ence euce now In is that the east boasts of ot ancestors ancestors an an- but we of the west are aN groins going to 10 o be the ancestors The kind of or faith and anc hope we wo have hae Is the force torce which has civilized the tho world orld All r of rf the thet other parts were full fun of at wit and spice t and attested well to tho the genius c of ot the thet t authors author Mrs Palmer who had the heavy part palt ot or staging staging- the performance was as called I before the curtain several times time and was compelled to mako make a speech at both matinee and evening productions t She he was presented with flowers and a 1 tra tray from the cast as a tote tolen of ot their appreciation of or her hor ability and talent Mrs Palmer thanked all who took part parl and the others who worked to 10 make tho the affair a success Other members of the cast received flowers over tho the footlights and g generally speaking the whole was rather a galaday galaday gala gala- day for tor the thc club The Euterpe chorus was also pl n n- fil in its' its opening songs sonG's Mrs r Daily ally achieved I a triumph with her solo work york and gave ve encores at both The Tho closing picture showed howe tho thc en entire en cn- I tire cast In tableau Kate Willowby had bad at last found The Best Seller alit and she read the tho letter r sent her hel by bt byler her ler publisher who wrote Dear im please pleas find draft In payment of your stor story which will bo lIn tho the first wo we publish this month Your heroine Is 18 unique absolutely original inal hut but possessing all nil the character strength sweetness and antI charm of oC all al althe the h heroines of oC tho tue n ages N Your book will undoubtedly undoubted be tho Ito Best Delt Seller of ot the tho year e r. r |
