The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-12-17
AMONG the BREAKERS
The Neihart Amateur Dramatic Com
pany Entertains Our Play-Lov-
ing Citizens.
"TRIBULATIN'S AM A-COMIN"
The Rendition of a Beautiful Character
Play With Much Gre

Not only the play-loving people but
almost every citizen of Neihart went to
| the theater Tuesday evening. 1t was on
this evening that the Neihart Amateur
Dramatic company gave its play entitled,
"Among the Breakers" All those who
went, out of courtesy to their friend and
acquaintance, and all who went simply
to aid a good cause, with one accord re-
turned most highly elated over the sue
cessful issue and most agreeably surprls-
ed and pleased that our young city could
furnish so bright and entertaining a
troupe. The play, in two acts, was IN
teresting throughout and the acting was
so realistic that it was commonly re-
marked that our citizens have gone as
| far as the Great Falls and Helena opera
houses to see plays not SO pleasing nor
so well performed.
1t is but just to say that to the care
full management and untiring zeal OF A.
| VI. Lewis is due much of the success. He
has worked through all sorts OF dispar-
agement and against all kinds of obstac-
les to make the play a go, and it is with
extremely good grace that we tender
him a word of deserved prais. Bro.
Lewis is an energetic and praiseworthy
young man.
The play opened with an interesting
Irish coloquy in which Larry DeVine'
IT. D. Murphy makes love with Blddy
Bean, (Mrs. W. H. Banks) while at the
supper table. Larry is a typical gintlemln
from Limerick, while Biddy %personates
readily the Bridget so celebrated in story
Just as Larry is getting down to the
finer expressions of his love he is inter-
runted bv the entrance of Mother Carey,
| Miss Mary Hamilton) an aged prophet
ess. or witch. Larry is warned by the
feeling words of Mother Carey that
there is no lamp in the lighthouse ana
NIGHT and a storm are approaching. Al
ter Larry goes out she tells blddyS
fortune. but is broken off in her progress
bv the entrance Of David Murray
flames s. Gordon) the light-house-keep-
or. who ~personates the ponderous villain.
He throws great stress upon every com
mand and betrays a master spirit Which
&c only bad and ~rcvengeful, because
turned into a bad direction. The play
&c . rare one in which the audience soon
oets to admiring, not hating, the villain
Mother Carey reads his past history ana
rebukes him for his conduct. The part
of a mysterious old woman is played to
perfection by Miss Hamilton. She goes
out and Murray soliloquizes with deep
emotion. Along m Scud, (Jno. ,
Cook a negro servant who heralds the
approach of his master, Captain Bruce
Hunter, will Cook and his yachting
company. Clarence Hunter, (Dr. Vidal,
and Miss Minnie Daze, (Mrs. Al. Barker
are of the company. Soon there enters
Peter Paragraph, Cd. D. Lucid) a hust-
ling reporter and Bess Starbrlght' (hrs
John S. Cook a maiden of the sea and a
GREAT favorite. Each of these carries Out
nicely an important episode. Clarence
is immaculate as an intense lover, ano
Ress Starbright accepts his attentions
with modest but true feminine grace
and is much admired by the audience
Paragraph finds himself confronted by
two sw~eethearts and creates much merrl
ment by proposing matrimony to eacl
in succession. The dilemma he gets into
is profoundly interesting as it doubtless
comes home to many a young man II
the audience. He shows much origin
ality and does the %reportorial act in tint
order. Will Cook has an excellent voice
and demeanor for the stage, and carried
a part admirably suited to him. Jno
S. Cook, as Scud was indispensable t.
the play, having a principal part and do
ing it we'll.
Closing the entertainment was givel
the farce. CLANS the Dutch j. p" b.
A. D. Corteau, Lee X. Forsyth, I. ID
Murphy, and Mrs J. S. Cook. Thi
furnished laughter for all.
The acoustic properties Of the new
hall were such as to materially hinde
r the best speaker making himself heard
Thanks are due the Messrs. Picrse ant
Harrison for their enthusiastically sue
cesful effort at disposing Of reserves
, seats; and also to Miss Lizzie Kline VIII
, assisted throughout the rehearsals yer
ably as a prompter.
,, The event closed with a social dance
and fine music was rendered by Pro
j. Truckers Orchestra, assisted by S. S
Bettman, a master with the flute. Al
unite in %pronouncing it an enjoyabl
event.