The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-14
CAPITOLA CAPTIyATES.
The Large Audience Pleased Immensely by
the Amateurs nj the Opera House
Lets Talk About It,"

1t is refreshing to turn aside from
Coosaw, etc., to talk of sonethin:
new.
On Saturday morning last Newberr,
had a fresh and palatab!e morsel t.
roll under her tongue. The merchant!
and clerks in their stores; the mechan
ics in their shops; the loafers in their {?
streets and the loungers in the Getty
park" all took part in discussing the
event Of the season-Capitola the pre-
vious night by tt Newberry Rifle
Theatre Company.
1t was pronounced good enough"
by large and overwhelming majority
in fact their wasn't a single 'anti'
opinion to represent any minority
whatever. The factions were united
The "aristocracy" and the "poor, plod.
ding laborer" didn't care whether the
Governor wore kids or not, they got
the worth of their money and along
with it something to surprise and de-
light them Everything else was rele.
gated to the rear-except Newberry's
royal arch for the Centennial, and pos,
sibly our prospective water works and
electric lights.
Gapitola was a phenomenal success.
The town turned out to see it and rose
next morning about as surprised as
Jonah was at the alleged growth of his
gourd, and Newberry rifle stock with
ont lock and barrel shot way above
par.
It must be horne in mind all the
way through here that the performers
were amateurs-most Of them just
starting out; and this notice will not
contain any adverse criticism at all,
such as, if this, and if that or the other
thing had just been thus and so, and
other fault-fnding that usually attaches
to everything gotten up under the sun
Those who attended the play had nc
idea beforehand that they would be 50
we'll pleased and those who did not &c
because they "knew them Newberry
boys couldn't do anything" Gust like q
fellows own town for all the world,
said they wished they had gone when
they heard so much about it next
morning.
1t deserves a good notice and must
not be dismissed with a line of bare
statement Of fact. When a thing is
worth Dragging on give it puff
Blow about it. 1t encourages the boys
advertises the institution and helps
'enterprise and progress" Other
towns praise their home affairs. New.
berry can stand little too, when it is
not fulsome. There are times to con
dense and times to 'spread out''-this
is time to spread.
Here is a crack organization com
posed Of the best material Of the com
munity. The boys are all one. 1t is 6
happy com bination here in Newberry
The troupe is made up of members O.
the rifle, band and lire companies, al
young men. In the ranks of The
combine" are lawyers, doctors, print
ers, clerks, and even some of the PEI
merchants of town take stock in it
In word it is pet combination, anC
the ladies would swear by tiff they
had to.
Some of the boys as they appeared
in public on the stage for the first time
proved the truth of the old adage
"Honor and fame from no condition
rise, act we'll your part, there the
honor lies" From the very start i
was evident that the play would sue
ceed, and the interest was kept up anc
increased to the finish, each one acting
his part we'll, from the ''stars" dowr
to the newsboys, porters, hackmen, etc
Where all succeeded with such sue
cess it might be unwise to particularize
but the generosity of the boys will
prompt them to appreciate praise fo
their leading lights. Mr.. q. F. Wrigh
as "Maj. Warield" played his par
with the skill of veteran in tn,
art. Mr.. S. J. Mclaughlin as ''Blacl
Donald" acted with the ease and abilit,
of professional. Mr.. r. H. Wearr
as "Col. LeNoir" and Mr.. w. A. Nc
Fall as "Craven LeNoir" sustained
their characters gracefully. The diff
cult task of "Wool" was worked by
Mr.. VIM. H. Hunter like charm anG
brought down the house. "Wool" wa
decided hit. The role was not over
| drawn; in fact it was perfect. 1t i
given up on all sides, including all tn
members Of the company, that "Wool'
was a big success, and Mr.. Hunter
! friends will be pleased with the credi
that is here awarded him. Mr.. w. a
Fallaw. Jr., as "Capitola" had a hare
job before him in assuming the char
acter of girl, but he got there all tn,
same, and it is not likely that anyon
will soon forget it, as (natural to thu
character) there was lots of talk in it
but be proved that he had studied hi
part well. Mr.. w. w. Hornsby a
"Herbert Grayson" (Capitola's lover
Mr.. E. F. Riser as "Judgen;; Mr.. Gee
NJ. Kinard and Master Rob Riser a
the ragged newsboys of "rag aliey''
Mr.. Willie A. Blats as hackman
with those Of the company who had T.
double on characters, all showed the,
were as much at home On the stage a
if they had been playing in the band
drilling with the rifles or practicin!
with Young John. Mr.. Israel Brow
as "Mrs. Condiment" and Mr.. B. C
Matthews as CLARA Day" looked AM
did SO much like two wome1 that the,
added greatly to the enjoyment Of th
evening. Mr.. J. Y. McFall as "Pomp,
Mr.. Joe Scott as "Pit.a-Pat" and Nj
Jack Smith as an unknown darke,
were immense as plantation negroes
The music, which was fine and mucl
appreciated, was furnished by Mr.. y
G. Lane. drummer, on the banjo, an
DR.. w. e. Belcher, guitar.
WE SUCCEED AT BOTH.
TSpartanburg Herald.l
Newberry has enjoyed "a delightfu
entertainment" from an amateur the
atrical company. Spartanburg ha
never tried this. Of course if they di
it would be a success. But our peopl
turn their attention more to rendering
opera.