The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-08-10
Portland Thaatre.


Portland Theatre will open next Thursday
evening for the season of 1925 with the play
OF Ranch Ten," with Mr.. Harry Meredith in
the dual role of the two brothers. The play is
10 five acts,and the following is sketch of the
plot:
Ranch No. 10 was and is reality. In 1871
there stood in Wyoming Territory, twenty
miles ncrth OF Cheyenne, a halfway house
patronized by COW boys and herders, going
to and from the great grazing regions of the
north 1t was called Ranch No. 10, and was
kept by strange person named Coriander
Smalley, from Massachusetts. A wonderful
creature was Smalley. with matchless skill
she controlled the strong-headed, willful COW
boys and made them her subjects as well 40
her guests.
Annie Smalley, her niece, pretty, delicate
creature from New England. came TO No. 10 to
save her life and lungs from the deadly east
winds OF the Massachusetts, sea-coast. While
here she met and was wooed by brave, hand
some Ranchero named McClelland; she loved
him, but fate went against the lovers.
They we're on the eve of marriage, when a
favorite little waiting maid, an ludian, called
"Silver Bnd,h WAS murdered at the old ranch.
A scoundrel named "Portag joe for rea-
sons of his own, managed to fix the crime mp
on McClelland. The noble fellow was COM
pletey fastened in the skillfully prepared
trap, and sought safety ia flight leaving the
field TO his rival Joe. No sooner had al Nc
Cielland eluded arrest, than his twin brother,
Tom, came to the ranch, he having been sum
moned from his niue in Colorado 10 his
brothers wedding. He was the exact coun-
terpart of al, and when he appeared before
the excited crowd surrounding the body of the
dead girl, he was at once seized and secured
His identity was discovered by none, save the
charming little Annie, whose woman's heart
told her that in spite of his striking face and
form, that Tom was not her lover. Then fol-
lows the grand sacrifice of McClelland, then
the daring departare gof Annie on her ard
aous work of finding her lover, and
proving his innocence. Then the desperate
attempt to lynch the noble Tom, who fires the
ranch and explodes his prison. Then the sad
marria2e and death in the snow. Finally
Toms trial and marvellous acquittal.
The following will be II cast:
AL MeClellsnd, from Stemmer'sl
Ranch, owning 5000 head of
Tom McClelland, from Colorado, Harry Meredith
owner Of the Mine western
Theop lis Robbins III D, the most versatile man
in Wyoming Territory -. . MIR L NJ Hunter
Jos phi keboek, alias Red Bullet, alias Portu-
guese Joe.... .-.-... MIR Harry Clifton
feter Particular Prose, Judge of the famous
Cheyenne Criminal Court, 1871. Mr. Sid Smith
Barney Holt, ahghting Attorney of Cheyenne,
Mr. j NJ Bradford
Parson Jim Scripture his pants in his boots but
MS heart in the right place.. Mr. Dan'l DeWolf
fat strangle, a Road Ags Mt. Mr. Andrew jackson
Miss Coriander Lucretia Smalley sole owner of
Ranch 10, the terror of the Cow Boys.
Mrs Louisa Morse
Miss snnie Smalley her niece known as the
Massaehu,ett Rose Tree. Sole owner Of Mr.
Al McCelland. .......... Miss Esther Williams
Miss Neely Barrett, from Tip" owner of every
O. 1ne N general Miss Lille DeGrey
poor little Bud Miss Julia Cevasco
The piece will be produced with the elegant
new scenery used in Boston, where the play
drew larges for six weeks.