Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1914 — THEY’RE HERE AGAIN; ORIGINAL ELI AND JANE [ARTICLE]

THEY’RE HERE AGAIN; ORIGINAL ELI AND JANE

Harry Green and His Happy Family Will Appear in Popular Comedy at Ellis Tonight. Harry Green and wife, Louis H. Daly and wife, Frank Martin and Ray Donnegan arrived this morning for their tonight’s engagement at the Ellis theatre, that old time but always popular comedydmma, “Eii and Jana” Right from a successful season' throughout the southwest, during the greater part of which time the company played Mr. Green's new play, “The TownFool.” This was the play that was for the first time on any stage played in Rensselaer last August, Mr. Green having for some time made it (his custom to (both open and close the season in this city. Wlhen he was hack-tracking in order to reach here for the season’s close he found a popular demand for “EM and Jane” and Harry’s well known desire to please caused him to again get the old one down from the shelf, brush off the dust and put In a few new sparklers and start the giggle epidemic all along the route. So it will be “Eli and Jane” tonight and Harry does not blush to admit that he is very desirous Of having the house packed from the (fact that he needs the money as well as because he has an eversion to empty seats. He has for years worked on the plan of money back If not pleased and there has never been a request at the -box office. Tonight “Eli and Jane” for the last time. In August he will return with his company and open the season with “The Town Fool.” Mr. Louis H. Daly and wife, who have been with *the show all season and whose work proved very pleasing to all who saw them here last summer, have "her mother, Mrs. L Fineberg and her two sisters* Saraify and Millie, and her brother, Nate, all of Chicago, with them for a day’s visit in Rensselaer and to attend tonight’s show.