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...Hearst himself has retired to his home in California to get away from all this sordid business of politics. In fact he has just telegraphed to the expectant public, through the medium of the Brooklyn "Eagle": "I am a rancher enjoying life on the high hills overlooking the broad Pacific. If you want to talk about Herefords I will talk to you,--but not politics. I have no ambition to get into politics unless there be some special reason, and I don't see any special reason...
Tickets are on sale at Herrick's and Thurston's. Simeon Boodle, a rancher, hopeful but tired, J. P. Bowditch '05 Percy, foreman of the ranch, L. Carpenter '04 Bill, a cowboy, E. A. Taft '04 Mrs. Boodle, Simeon's better and ruling half, R. Lane '04 David Plumb, a rancher with tragic inclinations, C. A. Shea '04 Elizabeth Boodle, Simeon's daughter, G. Lawton '04 Roger Fairfax, the pride of Bonanza, S. A. Welldon '04 Mr. Moppet, proprietor and manager of White Isle Lodge, W. Field '05 Minnie Moppet, his daughter, W. P. Sanger '05 Angustus Grenville, of London...
...prologue introduces Simeon Boodle, an Idaho rancher, who, upon announcing his purpose of becoming rich and influential, promptly falls asleep in front of his ranch-house and dreams the events set forth in the two acts. The scene of these is laid at White Isle, a fashionable summer resort, where Boodle, now an opulent United States senator, takes his family for the summer. Here he gradually loses most of his money, but gains control of his hitherto ruling half, and sees his daughter finally married to the man who really loves her. After many amusing complications and minor love affairs...
...cast, in order of appearance, is as follows: Simeon Boodle, rancher, hopeful but tired, J. P. Bowditch '05 Mrs. Boodle, Simeon's better and ruling half, R. Lane '04 David Plumb, rancher, with tragic inclinations, C. A. Shea '04 Elizabeth Boodle, daughter of Simeon, G. Lawton '04 Roger Fairfax, the pride of Bonanza, S. A. Welldon '04 Mr. Moppet, proprietor and manager of White Isle Lodge, G. F. Tyler '05 Minnie Moppet, his daughter, W. P. Sanger '05 Augustus Grenville of London, G. O. Winston '05 Duchess Marietta Chinolla, of Italy, M. Tilden '05 Fritz. David's unhappy companion...