Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1912 — "Beady Money” Continues to Draw Large Crowds at Cort [ARTICLE]

"Beady Money” Continues to Draw Large Crowds at Cort

"Ready Money" still continues to entertain and delight Chicago theatre goers as no play has for many seasons. Despite the fact that the majority of playhouses in the big city are closing for the season owing to the approaching hot weather this delightful comedy, written by James Montgomery, runs on with no abatement injhe large attendance it has enjoyed throughout its thirteen weeks. “Ready Money" is a play that both thrills and refreshes its auditors, and does much to make theatre-going worth while. The. breezy story told to the comedy holds the attention throughout It <s filled with one surprise after another, and keeps its audience in paroxyms of laughter from the rise of the curtain to its fall. It has its serious moments too, and is a combination which, could not fail of success. During the past week the play easily broke all records for theatre attendance, every performance being filled with visitors to the big convention, who will carry away from Chicago delightful memories of their evening spent in witnessing “Ready Money” at the Cort Theatre. In making his production of this play of finance Manager H. H. Frazee left nothing undone which might add to the pleasure of the performance., He supplied a company which might well be called an allstar organization, for it includes in Its roster such names as George Parsons, Joseph Kllgour, Scott Cooper Ben Johnson, Leo Donnelly, James Bradbury, Henry Miller, Jr.. Norman Tharp, Geo. L. Tucker, Alfred Hesse, Guy Nichols, Maud Gilbert,; Ida Darling, Mabel Lassen and Regina Connell!, and a production adequate in every way. Emerson Com writes from the Brooklyn Navy Yards, requesting us to send bis paper to the U. S, Navy Torpedo Station, at Newport, Rhode Island, where he will be until the expiration of his term, August 24. As soon a* he was able, after leaving the hospital, Emerson was transferred to Newport, where coxswain da a torpedo boat.