The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-05-20
AMONG THE BREAKERS.

AMONG THE BREAKERS.
At Hamilton's Hall last Saturday evening
before the largest audience ever assembled
since the foundation of the hall, just as
everybody had expected, grand.saccess.
SKETCH OF THE DRAMA.
The son, David Murray, of rich man,
against the wishes of his father, marries
poor girl, the father disinherits him and
leavea his wealth ia an adopted son, Bruce
Hunter, whom the son, therefore, hates.
In time, the son steals the infant daughter
of the adopted son and throws it "Among
the Breakers" to be drowned, the waves
cast it up ON the beach where Mother Carey
finds it and becomes mother to it.
The son deserts his young wife and infant
enr.ged father whose daughter he had stol-
en- from the cradle, and becomes Light keep
er at Fairpoint His deserted wife leaves
his infant son at the door of the adopted
son. requesting him, by note, to be father
ts the son of David Murray. The unerring
instinct of true wife's unchangng love en-
abled her to track him to hi1 place of refuge
where she lives in disguise as Mother Carey,
the fortune teller. In little cabin near
the beach, she lived and reared the waif
from the sea, who grew mp to be female
life preserver, Bess Starbrigbt.
After fifteen years, storm beaches a
zach containing the adopted son, the grown
mp son of the disinherited son, the niece,
Minnie Daxe, of the adopted son. and a ne
gro servent, the immortal Scud.
They go to the light keepers house foI
shelter and Lying, whereetley find David
Murray, Hibcrnian and Hibernianess,
both servents. The light keeper attempts
TO assassinate the adopted son n his sleep,
10 prevented by Scud, Mother Carey ap.
pears, explains all, a mutual forgiveness
takes place, and just as in novel, they Al
got married.
This Drama furnishes scope for talent oI
rather high order, and one difficulty with
= novice is, to keep from over-acting A
keen perception of the sentiment tends *
prevent superfiuous energy, and rbles ons
t. save his strength for the
play begins and ends in
hnuse. 7.ss 8
Miss Lila Burnett (Biddyr and VIM. Rob
nett Larry are at the table, eating, they
are odd acquaintance have known each 0the
for whole day, their long familiarity ha.
ripcned into love at first sight, at least OF
his part. Larry presses his suit with ma
tive arlor and delicacy that is only equallet
by the supreme indifference of that ssangelif
erous" Biddy. Natural sprightliness charac
tsrized both.
Miss Bertha Neugass (Mother Carey) rem
dered one ofthe mot difficult. parts, she hat
to counterfeit the voice of an old woman
and tn keep mp the falsetto for long time
but she did not show any symptoms o
breaking down.
David Qsbun David Murray threw hi
whole soul into his work and evinced i'm
nssnse energy, the climax of his splendi,
performance was reached in his exceilen
rendering Of Repentance.
w. E. Yates Bruce Hunte-) acted wit
the calm dignity and presence of mind tina
mark the man of training and culture, tn
man of experience and knowledge of huma
nature.
Leo Stock (Scud) played the darkey tru
to life and twice as natural. 1t is exceed
ingly doubtful whether . negro, fresh fror
southern plantation. or even gentlema
from Africa, could have detected the fac
that he was not ; genuine negro, what eve
the Dramatist omitted, he supplied wit
esse and readiness, even. to the scratchin
of his head If he had been raised in @Ur
Gle Toms cabin, he could not have don
better.
Walter wiles {Clarance) has pleasin
address and an unassuming manner. III
gratitude to his supposed father, his asses
tion for his dear mother. and his love fl
sweet Bess were well brought out.
Miss Eda Jacobs Minnie Daze) acted th
Lady Of fashion without effort, as if it wei