Evening journal., 1901-01-10
AMONG THE PLAYERS

In presenting a play to the public
great care must be taken that every
incident and detail is consistent" says
Dorothy Lewis, who is starring in
Hearts of the Blue Ridge" Il had
that fact very forcibly illustrated to
me some years ago. My father went
TO see Shenandoah which was then in
the heighth of its popularity and he
was very enthusiastic over the per
fOrmance, 50 much so IA fact, that my
curiosity was excited as to Just what
particular points had met his approval
why. said he. those soldiers came
on covered with dust and their boots
all over red clay red clayl red clayli'
he paused well" said /. Well.' he
thundered, didn't serve three years
in the Shenandoah valley? Didn't /
clean that same dam red clay OF my
boots every day for three years ? That's
great play. great play.
You see that one incident put him
in Just that proper mood TO receive
the impression that the author and ac-
tors desired to convey and it has been
great object lesson for me. In my
present production of Hearts Of the
Blue Ridge" I have endeavored tomake
every line in the play, every BIZ of
business. and every scene as accurate
and as typical of the North Carolina
hills as that red clay was of the Shen-
andoah valley to my father" This at
traction appears at the Grand Opera
House Saturday matinee and evening.
The wonderful success OF IIaddon
Chambers comedy of temperament
The Tyranny Of Tears" win be under
stood and appreciated when Charles
FrOhman presents the play here at the
Grand Opera House this evening. 1t
ran for nearly six months at the En-
pire Theatre, New York, 10 crowded
houses. and could have continued there
to profitable business for probably as
many more months, had not its out
side contracts prevented. The exQuis-
iteness and beauty Of the comedy.
which is brilliant and sweet. with sem
timent in every line and which tells
delightful, domestic story, involving a
loving husband, a fearful wife, and
pretty typewriter, are unsurpassed in
the entire change of the modern drama.
Mr.. FrOhman has provided q strong
company for its Interpretation. the
principal members of whoch are Philip
Cunningham, William Smith. who sue
cessfully played William Gillett's role
in Secret Service;" Margaret Robin
son, Grace Elliston, Charles Bowser
and Harry Spear
The Jessie Sawtelle Dramatic Com
pany the pioneer popular-priced at
traction. will be at the Opera House
all the week of January IA. commencing
Monday matinee, presenting a repar-
tolre that is entirely new wandup-to-date
and contains no worn-out chestnuts
under new names. The repertoire
consists of THE Victorian Cross.
THE New South" "ChattanoOga in
'G1," "A Country. Courtship." THE
DEVILS Nine" "A Grip of Steel. ."
Escaped from Law" "Woman's Re
demption," "Twixt Axe and Crown"
Ten Nights in a BamoOm" During
the engagement a diamond ring will
be given away at every performance.
At every performance in Docksta-
der's populsr theatre this week the
house has been filled with audiences
who have thoroughly appreciated the
excellent bill presented by Manager
w. J.. Dockstader. Brown, Harrison
and Brown are the head liners, and
they do one of the best turns seen in
the playhouse for a long time. The
Ouri family, in feats of juggling; he
Welch Brothers. in a knOck-about act;
Emerson and Omeaga, together with
the rest of the company, make up a bill
that is replete with merriment, and as
Manager Dockstader predicted, the
laughter Of the spectators can be heard
for seven blocks