Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-12-01
THE PLAY.
First Night of the JuvinaI Pro-
duction at Gen. Clark's.

A large and f shi"lable audience
greeted the premier OF Robbie Renn-
trees lew play called The Virtues
OF Love- Young Rountr-e is under
IL yeats of age and a grandson Of
Gen. Ciark's.
Some weeks ago he announced that
ne was going TO write a play for
~cnlloren, gather up a lot Of kids in
tne helehhorhood and present it at
MS grand fathers residence. At first
the General was ashast at the promo.
sltion OF having a crowd Of kids,
week after week at the house. but the
youhSster went right ahead writing
MS play and when he got it finished
told his grand parents That unless me
premises were turned over to him he
would secure the Opera House and
make his grand dad pay the bill. This
threat coupled with q litile coaxing
caused the stern grand parents to
capitulate.
Inc piece was presented to a packed
house Oh Saturday evening". The ad-
mission was ten cents aud the troupe
sold their own tickets. 1t was ad1er-
tised as a comedy and it was. The
play had all the REQUESTS Of d comedy
and even more. The newly hedged
author gave himself two characters ::
Billy the FoOl' aud 'Tracev
Shrieves." There was also a cham
bermaid, a King and a Princess in
the piece. The first act revealed a
scene in King James home, which
out of respect to the United States Was
decorated with American flags. The
Princess was there also and got two
kilograms, one from Spokane aud one
from KALAMAZOO, announcing the
coming of two admirers, who would
reach her on the same day. She cast
the dispatches CD the floor with a
careless air, and a moment later the
rivals show up. The IA, III action of
the scene at this point ELECTED asound
of applause from he audience.
Enter Tracey Shricves Bob ROM
tree and Robert Richards Crank
Casey.)
The dialogue at this point is crisp
and lively.
"Ah Ali"
"Ho Ho."
"You are here?"
Correct"
Exit Princess (Miss Cowan) in great
alarm and tears.
what brings you here?"
THAT little angel who just went
out"
Il have sworn to we'd that little
May flower myself
"Ah, you have b ave you?"
"You bet I have"
But [ say ne!'
Lar and cur
Here Casey draws a sword five feet
in length and Rountree pulls a gun
OF about A calibre, and they glare
savagely at each other. Here the two
scene shifter, Mrs. Cowau (mother of
Princess Martinas) and Mrs. Roun-
tree (mother OF the author and lead
ing mani rush the sliding doors to-
gether with a great slam, and he
audience break into applause.
The next scene is laid in the home
OF Princess MaTtinas. The two lovers
come In again and have a conti3u-
alton of the row. 1t developes in this
scene that Robert Richards is a bad
egg sailing under false colors. He
Is accused of being no good and a
mar with a past, by Tracey Shrieves.
He resents it with great heat. When
all or a sudden Ia comes Uncle Abe a
farmer (Marvin Yerington) and ac-
cnses Richards OF chucking him off
a ship ln the Pacific Ocean, latitude
rs, longitude 26. The then
recltes now he swan ashore and
lodged the sharks until he reached
Sar Francisco just 10 the nick Of the
hour to catch the Overland limited.
and be on deck when wanted, This
revelation ~confounds Robert, and the
shutters rush the doors together
with a loud whack amid more an
plause. At this point the dramatic
writer of the APPEAL reached the
and took his family ION a dead
ticket into Box A, s~upposing
the play began on regular Opera
House time.
Nr. Rountree here stepped TO the
footllghts and stating that the APPEAL
being a little late, he would, with
the permission Of the audience, repeat
the two first acts for the benefit of the
press. The audience having offered
objection, the play began over