Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-05-17
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MyfFriend From India.
1t is no exaggeration to say that
Of the many amateur performances
with which our amusement loving
public have been favored from
time to time, the rendition of my
Friend From India" on last Fri
day and Saturday evenings by the
now famous O'Callaghans easily
takes the lead as the star perfor-
nance of all. The uniform YER
dict is, "Why! Didn't they do re-
markably well" and our people are
known to the amusement world as
rather severe critics and Devils
Lake as usually have a cold aud
ience. Perhaps the great secret
of the ma. ked success scored by
our local actors is due to the fact
that they all without single ex-
ception acted naturally. There
was none of that put on stage
style that is so often aped by anna
teurs and which overdoes the
thing. The Inter-Ocean has pub
lished the cast of characters and
the synopsis of the play which is
justly one of the most popular,
taking now before the American
public. It abounds in unlocked
for and side-splitting incidents
eliminating in the mirror act, in
which E. F. Flynn as "A Keene
Shaver fairly outdid himself.
The leading characters in the cast
were S. j. Small and E. F. Flynn.
Mr.. Small, as Erastus Underholt,
retired packer, who acted out his
part to a ''T'' and evinced the fact
that he possessed many of the
qualities requisite in a good actor.
His part was well adapted to his
financial and scheming turn Of
mind. He introduced several hits
of local nature giving to his
prospective sons-in- law, the new
hotel at Devils Lake, the Inter-
Ocean and the Abstract Company
as wedding presents.
Mr.. Flynn had in previous rend-
itions by The O'Callaghans, of
which he is the leading spirit,
established an enviable record as
an amateur performer of unusual
merit and he did not disappoint
even his most sanguine friends
who have learned to expect much
of him.
Frank Gum acted his part very
we'll and finely sustained the quite
prominent part Of Charles Under
holt.
The furniture used on the stage
was loaned by George w. Gets
and added much to the effective
ness of the presentation of the
play.
The intervals between the acts
were most entertainingly occupied
with solos by Joe Foubert, Her
man H. Richardson and Otto
Williams.
Miss Angie Bell as lilly, clad
in the primitive costume of the
German maid, made great hit
and repeatedly brought down the
house especially in the line, "Give
me three more kisses and keep the
$500.
The O'Callaghans are under OBJ
legations to the following persons
for assistance in the production Of
the play: Roller & Lewis, E. j.
Chamberlin and The News and
Inter-O Ocean.
Abstracter Smith as the return
ed missionary from Africa made
an A choice although the play
made him pretty funny for a
gentleman Of the cloth, with sus-
CeptlO1C ACuldlCS, uc WAS uulLe
equal to the occasion. Miss Elliott
as the lady was truly gone on the
missionary and deserved to win
him.
The tableaux representing a
military scene, a Co. D camp in
Luzon was very strikingly pre-
sented and effectively supplement
ed by Miss Leona Rodenbach's g
feeling rendition Of the solo en-
titled ''The Flag of Company d.
An original song written by E.
F. Flynn.
1.-THE FLAG OF COMPANY d.
Tho years have gone by since the time of my
| service 3
Still, often think of the scenes of the war
The canteen. the knapsack, the sharp cracking
And then to the time Of enlistment SO far
The loud cheering crowds, the friends who
| cheered for me,
The depot, the parting the hot tears were
shed;
The kiss of mother, the shrek of the whistle
Al a. IL, ~ -