The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-20
EOGH
The Officers Association Entertains a
Large Audience.

Last night was an ideal one for those
who appreciate a crisp, bracing atmos
phere Of winter, illuminated by a silver
o in a starlit sky. with the music Of
the sleigh bells and the creaking of the
runners as an accompaniment to the
jolly voices Of the pleasure seekers. In
fact. a more perfect evening could not
have been imagined than that which
greeted the fifty or sixty person who
went to the post to witness the enter
tainment given by the Fort Keogh OFF
GERS Dramatic association. and well
were they repaid for the trip.
The post hall was crowded with peo-
pie. all in good humor. and forming Just
the kind Of an audience to inspire the
performers with that confidence so nee
essary to success. \ few minutes after
: o'clock Prof. Reichardt's complete or
chestra struck up one Of those airs sell
dom equalled even in large cities. and
as the last strains Of the music died
away the curtain was rung up for The
Irish Tiger and for nearly an hour the
house was kept in a roar at the compli-
cations arising from the actions Of an
inquisitlve lover in endeayoring to learn
the character 81 his promised bride
whom he had never met. The leading
role Paddy Ryan. an Irish sprig. who
was mistaken for the masquerading
lnEar utAE FasEf aaaLF-AILN tl1al b.
Will Page, whose make up was second
only to the excellent ann IN which he
deported himself under many trying
circumstances. Miss Page, as Nancy.
divided the honors with her brother, and
made a charming soubrette. DR.. Tricks
impersonation of Bilberry was also good.
and Col. Page made d faultless Marrow
fat. beng most acceptably assisted by
Mrs. Wassell as his daughter Nancy, a
daisy in his iaudable desire Of making
a suitable match for the latter. Lieut..
Wassell. as Sir Charles Lavender, the
incorporating lover, and Lieut.. Ham
bright. as John. the handy man, did
their full share toward the completion Of
the caste, and gave life and vim to their
parts.
After two or three selections by the
orchestra, A Regular FIX" one OF the
best farces ever written by Morton. was
put IN the stage. True. il is one in
which almost everything is subseryient
to the leading character. Mr.. Hugh De
Brass. a member Of the High Flyers
club. but at the same time the conditions
and situations ar such that first class
support is absolutely necessary. Capt.
Webster took the difficult character
that Of a swell who lives beyord his
means, drinks too much wine and is Inva
riably in IA regular fix with no partic-
ular reason for anything and from the
rising TO the falling Of the curtain
where he is finally relieved from his nu-
merous dilemmas by the death of a thir-
tenth degree cousin kept the audience
in a oar by his many mistakes and
blunders. Numerous local hits we're in
troduced, and all were appreciated. but
where the swell. when crowded a little
harder than usual. gave his address as
High Flyers Club, Stockgrowers bank.
Miles City" was particularly appreci
ated. Captain Webster made the hit Of
the evening. and with such good general
support. had ample opportunity to do his
part FOR all it was worth, which he did.
Mrs. Lockwood and Mrs. Webster were
the only additions to those who appear.
ed in The Irish Tiger" and they did
well in every particular.
The entertainment was first class in
all respects, and would compare more
than favorably with the majority Of the
professional troupes now on the ruad.