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Tb© action of the play takes place in Borrovina, a little country in the southeastern part of Kuropc beforethe preseat world war. Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne, played by Clarence Gunstead and his partner, Rodney Blake, played by Ernest Eickelberg. have just returned from Monte. Carlo, where Hawthorne has broken the bank. They have stopped off at Oberon. the capital of Borrovina and in his rambles about the quaint city, Hawthorne finds a little girl in a garden. Hr has the audacity to climb I over ihc stone wall and becomes acquainted and tarries.Thru the Oberon newspaper it is noised about that Hawthorne has broken the bank at Monte Carlo and in addition to his great winning there he has r.n immense fortune i in America. The country of Bor-rovina is almost bankrupt and mtiL-tarings ot discontent arise among the people.To quiet them, Augustus ITT. the king, (Arthur Edwards), seeking to secure his throne and country, contracts a marriage with his daughter (Julia Kowlcr) to Prince Vladimir, a neighbor prince, ruler of a powerful state.The prince seeks to corrupt the kind's army anri to incito a revolution in which the kinR is to be forced to abdicate.Hawthorne learns the little girl in the garden Je the Princess Irma, daughter of the kins;, and allho both arc in love with one another, they realize marriage is impossible with the contract with the prince holding them apart.Then by American persuasion and cunning. Hawthorne learns of the plans of the prince; thwarts them and with his winning of Honte Carlo pays the debts of the defunct government and si arts it out anew.The springs are thoroly advertised and Oberon soon becomes a famous watering; place. Everybody makes money except. Hawthorne who has worker! for the joy of aiding the country of bis princess.To overcome all difficulties the king who learns of Hawthorne's love for his daughter decide that. at. his death the country shall become a republic and a* all barriers to ihe hand of his lady love are removed, the curtain falls with the lovers happy.In the work of nil the players Miss Christine Corey, who had the direction or tlie play, may be well pleased. Th^ speeches of all were well read and the characters cleverly portrayed. Clarence Gunstead as Hf.wthome. Miss Julia Kowler as the princess and Arthur Bdwards *3TJnrlnnv hi^ nnI ’a,Prfk. OX-
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Waterloo Times Tribune
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Tue, Jun 04, 1918
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