The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-13
Milky White" at the Opera House Last
FRIDAY Night.

company from MaclSoE Square Will
no greater merit than was exhibited
by the "troupe" on Friday night last.
we would quickly have denounced 1t
as flrst-class humhug; but, when we
remember that the performance was
given by ''home-rnade" company OF
amateurs of the most pronounced type
boys who only year or 80 ago were
mere "kids," SO to speak, In knee pants
we unhesitatipgly pronounce 1t good
enough. The fault with many would
be critics is that they expect too nuch,
and don't take things into considera-
ton, on such an occasion, and are
somewhat disappointed if the star"
should fsll below the height OF q
Booth, for instance.
The audience, while composed most
ly of the best citizens, and our leading
young men especially, and for the
greater part attentive and apprecla-
tive, was not as large as the boys really
deserved; which forces US to again
complain of a fault, namely, that ma
tive talent receives scant encourage,
ment at the place of its birth ana
seems only to flourish on foreign SOIL.
With the very liberal prices OF admls-
sion, the favorable weather and the
absence of Counter attractions the
opera house ought I, have been crowded
and the efforts of our boys more gen
orally appreciated and encouraged.
I But the boys can take consolation 10
the reflection that what the audience
lacked in numbers It supplied in re-
tinement- although S2S.75 in refine
ment these hard days don't count as
much as twice that amount OF "nltny"
lucre.
The majority Of those present en-
Soyed the performance. Claude Gren-
eker, the popular and rising young
local actor, was supported by an excel
lent company. Claude had the star
part and was fine. AS Daniel Hnlte,
cow-keeper mot catcher) he could
not have been excelled by one of bis
years. In the role of milky" he was
the acknowledged star, in milky way,
and received vell-rperited applause
and compliments. /. G. Blanton, as
Dick Dugs, COW boy, with hair as red
as fire chunk, acted as if he had been
used ta the stage from his cradle.
When it comes to being kicked by a
girl instead of q COW, Lucips is whole
team. J. A. Bowers, as Archibald
Good, q veterinary surgeon, or, in vul-
gar parlanee, cow doctor, with bis ane
little moustaebe that seemed to tickle
bis nose, knew his business and expa-
tiated on the beauties of his "diagnos-
tication" with professional skill, and
with as much ease and gracefulness as
though (prospectively) delivering his
| valedictory at the Newherry College
Commencement of 1894. Jim's all
right, aad would make good NJ. D.
But Newberry is famous for good doc
tors, old and young, having the best
of any town in the State. Next name
ON the printed programme is Charlton
Cromer, whose character was Rude
Boy, As we didn't see much Of Charl"
toms acting, he being in the lot with
the COWS, supposedly, tt is taken fol
granted that he acted his part to per-
fection, albeit he did bring a calf on
| the stage at the last minute az one Of
the ''specialties" Of the evening just
before the going down Of the curtain.
Mrs. Saddrip, proprietress of a baby
linen emporium (if she exhibited any
specimens of her laundry or handl
work, or whatever it was, aDe failed to
see -them) was represented by w. G.
Bynum. Mrs. Saddrip was q widow
aud if Will didn't make the dandiest
the daisiest widow you ever did see, we
give it.up, even if cher" foot was moi
as shapely as Mrs. Frank Leslie's, fol
| Instance. She, Will, vas the pink o.
pei fection Of a widow, in the "most
embracing sense of the word," as ole
Milky would say, especially when she
tainted and knew precisely which side
| to keel over on. She laid the table
eggs, bread, coffee and all-iD the mos
approved style.
But when We come to speak of YOU
little Annie White, daughter of ole
| Milky. with her inky black hair, char
acterized by J. n: Nc Caughrin, we are
lost in admiration. The woman thai
says Jim didn't make the pIettiest ane
sweetest looking girl-that g. boy evel
made-doesn't know what she's talk
| ing about. He could make some girll
! fairly ashamed of themselves. He
| that is, she, was little hoarse, but shE
got there all the time. She handled
her hat with as Iuuch agility as any
girl. They all fell in love with jim
She was so cute. She reminded us o.
some pretty girl that we cannot recall
to save our life.
There were seven performers-count'
ing the calf. NEEDLE.