The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-05-20
"a SUMMERS FANCY"
This Pleasing Drama Was Well Presented
by Local Talent.

| This Pleasing Drama Was Well Presented
by Local Talent.
Again the people of The Dalles have
been placed under obligations to a
number of ladies and gentlemen of the
city for most delightful evenings
entertainment, the rendition of "a
Summers Fancy" at the Vogt opera
house Wednesday night.
The play is pleasing one, beginning
with camp scene, where a party OF
cultured people from New York are
spending their summer vacation. Near
the romantic spot is the home of a
plain. blunt farmer, Jethro Baxter,
who has charming little daughter,
Mercy, with whom one of the pleasure
seekers falls desperately in love. The
romantic youth is Jack Henderson,
whose mother disapproves of her sons
fancy, yet despite maternal protesta
tions the youth marries the maiden,
though she is illiterate. and has no
conception of the world, being entirely
wrapped up in her love for Jack.
There is marriage and life in a cot
tage. with the love all on the side of
the innocent young wife. a quarrel, the
wife fees to a seminary where she
acquaiHts herself with the require
ments of society, and finally wins
back the affections of her bad tempered
husband.
In the cast Mr.. Levin took the part
of Jack Henderson, and right we'll did |
he personate the character of the pas
sionate lover and grabbed husband, who |
by his ill temper drives his wife away |
from him. Miss Rose Michel person
ated Mercy most charmingly. She was
perfectly at home in the role of the |
innocent and trusting girl and wife,
and did some splendid acting when
she fled with her father, Jethro Bax-
ter, personated by Harry Lonsdale,
from the home of her tryanical hug
band, and again appeared as most
charming society woman after four
years in Professor Potts seminary.
And as a father whose idol was the
girl Mercy, Mr.. Lonsdale was perfect
ly at home, so much so that many in
the audience remarked that Harry in
stead of leading life OF single blessed
ness should be the iudulgent father of
some charming young girl. Mrs. Ed
don, as Emma Watson, a single lady
Of uncertain age, was perfect and her
was admirable, while Will
Frank representing Prof Potts, very
much in love with Emma, was fully
ner equal both in acting and makeup.
Miss Myrtle Michel was perfectly at
home in the character of Edith Hen
1erson. daughter of wealth and cul-
,ure, whom Harry Woodthrope, per-
'onated by Ernest Lueodaman, adored.
Mr.. Lueddaman made a most enthusi-
lstic suitor, finally winning the hand
If Edith. In the role of Mrs. Baxter,
. dignified matron, with three way.
ward children, Mrs. G. G. Blakeley
appeared to an excellent advantage.
rhe,dual characters of Valley Hen
lerson, vivacious school boy, and
lake Baxtor, boy raised on farm,
vas admirably taken by Will Crossen
gho threw his entire soul into the play,
displaying prominent features of a
rained actor.
The entertainment throughout was |
most pleasing, the acting being much
,etter than is often done by profess
ionals, and the music between acts
upplied by Messrs. Birgfeld and Ben
onand Miss Alma Schmidt helped to
make the evening pass SO pleasantly
hat few realized time was fitting so
apidly until the curtain fell for the
asst time, and it was noted that the {
lay Lad lasted over two hours.