Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-04-20
THE BAEBE. COMPANY.
LIS Very Successful Season Here-A
Powerful Drama Given Last Evening
HALEY Always Paironizes Good

F0WerfSl Drama Given Last Evening
HALEY Always Paironizes Good
Shows.
The Beebe. Barbours gave Il cir final
entertainment at the ,Alturas, last eve
ming. prese nting for the occasion the
four-act drama written by Edwin Bar.
bour, and entitled as hadows OF the
Homestead"
The plot OF the play is somewhat
familiar to .heater. goers, It being OF
rather stereotypeL variety. Yet it
abounds in elevated sentiment and
thrillingly pathetic situations. and
gives scope for some fine character
izations. "John Graylock" (Mr. Bal.
bour) the owner of Old Orchard Farm,
has by over GO years of upright living,
acquired a reputation for integrity
which is almost synonym for it. He
has an only son "Ar,hur" (Tom. Banks)
who is the idol OF his mother, aud the
delight and pride Of his father. The
son is placed in leading mercantile
house where he is given charge Of the
finances. He falls into evil ways,
largely because of his friendship for
"Jacob Rertzlaw" q. J. Stewart).
who proves to be the heavy villain of
the play, and who leads him to EN-.
bezzle his employers money and forge
the firm name.
This is made known to Old John
Graylock while his guests are At table,
celebrating the 9th anniversary Of
his marriage. Tho son, urged to fly,
departs but, moved by manly motives,
returns to face bis sccusers and suffer
for his guilt The constable appears
and arrests Arthur when old John, to
spare his wife, who 10 enwrapped
in her son, confesses himself guilty Of
the forgeries. The injured firm would
gladly relieve John Graylock from the
odium OF the crimes even at the loss
OF the money, but the arm of the law
having been appealed to, it cannot be.
He transfers all his property to his
sous employers, and is marched off to
prison, while the son flies to foreign
parts to atone for his crimes and be-
come better man.
Some years elapse, during which
old John Graylock is compelled to
become q messenger toy for the lack
of more desirable employ ment. But
his earni"gs-even though supple.
mented by those of his niece "Helen"
miss Marie Wellesley, whom he
educated and gave home to in his
days Of prosperity, intending her for
his sons wife, do not suffice to even
keep the gaunt wolf from the door,
and they are abou. to be driven, be-
cause of their inability to pay the rent,
from the attic in which they are
living, when the son returns disguised
as Frenchman, with ample mean to
make his father, mother, cousin Helen,
and himself comfortable for life. The
forgeries have been Cancelled, the old
home repurchasea. AMI all his debts
paid by money sent from time to time
by the maynard son, who declined to
reveal his whereabouts until he had
thoroughly redeemed himself; the
villain, who has been madly enamoured
OF "Helen" all along, proves to be a
tolerably decent sort Of fellow at
last; "Arthur" and "Helen" are
married, and all ends we'll.
There are three or four serio-comic
characters which lightened the gloomy
scenes and gave the specialists
Of the company fair opportunities.
Little Oracle Beebe. for instance,
appears as ''Roxie," motherless wait
and daughter of drunken SGT, "Uncle
Phil" who is the brother of old John.
Round as a dumping, lively as a
cricket, singing like a nightingale,
dancing like a Csrmencita OF to day
or q Bonfanti Of 25 years ago. b,
always demure. modest, and charming
she is a universal favorite, aud capt.
Yates all hearts.
"Miss Pepper" Miss Edna Lytton)
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