Fortune Hunter, The
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Fortune Hunter, The (1909), a comedy by Winchell
Smith. [Gaiety Theatre, 345 perf.] Spoiled as a youth by a rich father who eventually died penniless, Nat Duncan ( John
Barrymore) is at a loss to provide himself with champagne and lobster. His friend Henry Kellogg ( Hale Hamilton) suggests the best way is to marry a rich girl and that the best place to find one is a small town. The two friends bet on the outcome, then Nat selects a particular village and picks as his objective the banker's daughter, Josie Lockwood ( Edna Bruna). Taking a job as a drug store clerk, Nat finds himself falling in love instead with the druggist's daughter, Betty Graham ( Mary Ryan). He decides Betty means more to him than champagne and lobster. This fresh, wholesome comedy, produced by George M.
Cohan and Sam
Harris, gave a major boost to Barrymore's career. A musical version called
The City Chap (1925) failed to run.
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