Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1920 — GORDONS HERE THIS EVENING [ARTICLE]

GORDONS HERE THIS EVENING

POPULAR STOCK COMPANY, WITH ALL STAR CAST, TO MAKE SECOND BOW. The Gordon players, the stock company that opened at the New Ellis theatre to a capacity house last Saturday evening in "Bought And Paid For,” will make their second bow of the winter season to playgoers this Saturday evening when they appear here in "The Other Man’s Wife,” a three-act comedy drama, a play that has enjoyed a sensational, run in the larger cities of the country, and a play that has met with genuine favor wherever produced. This popular stock,, company are old favorites with Rensselaer theatre goers, and the satisfaction they gave in their opening engagement here assures for them the continued patronage of the show-loving public. The play of last week pleased in> every way and tonight’s production is rated„ai being on an equality with “Bought and Paid For.” In Miss Lorraine as a lead, Mr. Gordon boasts of a dainty little star possessing ability of a degree seldom approached at a local playhouse. Miss Lorraine has served on big time and rumor has it that with the expiration in 'early spring of her present contract she is to forsake the -legitimate stage for the silent drama, there to sparkle under the banner of one of the country’s leading producers. Playing opposite Miss Lorraine is Mr. Lawrence Foster, an actor of exceptional merit who, through his clever acting last week, won for himself many admirers.; In Miss Donna Wilber, Mr. Gordon is in possession of a character lady, who, although a new star in this orbit, is eminent in other centers, as the leading actress in well known plays, and her work in the opening performance assdres her of a hearty welcome this evening. Mr. Charles Greiner, comedian, needs no introduction to Rensselaer

I people, having appeared here as a member of the Gordons a few yean ago. He burst forth aa “Jack”, in “Bought and Paid For,” and his cleverness played no small part in the success of the bill. o Mr. Karl Hewitt and Mr. Gordon supply the remaining places in the cast. The former occupied a place for several years on big time, later playing in stock before launching a company of his own. Mr. Gordon himself is a clever actor and knows x the show game in its every phase. He is well known here, having played this circuit for a period of years and be hap never failed to please. v The Gordon plays are clean and wholesome, clever and entertaining, possessing a vein of, humor in a quantity that insures a pleasant after taste, and the majority of the plays have received the praise of the critics of the large citier, as evidenced by their long runs. Tonight’s performance will be followed by "Let Jimmy Do It.” a week later, starring Charles Greiner.