Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
1.-THE OCfORoON.'
Splendid Production LasA Night by Members of Toantic Tribe, Red Men.

How gratifying 1t is, after you have labored for weeks, yes, perhaps for months, on a certain matter. to find that the results of those la5ors are fully appreciated. What pleasure and encoura cement is given to you. when i you have arrived at the close of a ted f ious round of rehearsals, to feel that you are not unrewarfaed. Srnh were the feelings expressed last night by the young peonle who presented that well known and never too old drama, ''The Octorocn.' It hos ',oen 2 long wearv trial. this contfnued and very often monotonor,s rahaarsal and sev- eral of those who assisted in tha nrO- drct'nn last ni~ht wa~ta very positive | that if would hn tboir last apnaa~anca in a,nn n+n-r t,eatrica1S All am +er"s have told tho same story over and over a~ein Hr1 wal ac vsnr "F+nr veor t.crros aro17r1 thov orn e+i'1 fo,,n1 Tn tha ,.o,,I-c cf t1>n tNocp'ans apI 4Lov e,-o e-'7' +c17'ro thot Sa ", r,'d s.-1,~e+- D-,+" ''T't,p 'e 1a St ,lr..tr,,.rr, -,nsa '' | P'7+ tho r,o-.fe,,-1r,aro last nin',+ was that will lono rn r-n,r,a--,1,o-,o1 Thnra v-e~n l,'r+ one or tv'o lft+'n fass- t,~pa +hnt vr~,r,,1 rnata it a,,r>nar an a''oa+a--r er~sa-r%1on hr> thnra was n'rc,,t # 9 e.n,'to'u r'no fhnt mode you feel that it vas hotter than tho avar- l a~a n-->o+e'7r er+o-ta 'rrner+ and ench | i+ roa''v wns. F'~St of a'' 1at re- 1 fer to tho 1n aetar hao7 -vtioh t'ac'cnol 9 ar>1 frarre1 +hie nro,7no+Ion and made 1 it tho srcoeSe if nrovo1 to hr
 Jeon Tn~raham has sn~res7 his an- ] rrnnt'ceeh'p in The professional. as well as the a-rntnrr ranks Fp has hann soon in Wa+e~l,~rv on several oc- cosians and ',e has a1wove haen one of the most en+hrsiastic workers in tho ir-n~e~+ of histrianics His wo'.9S of last riph+ both in the ma attar of net inr himself and tho sto oin~ of th,a n'o- ! dnction. was excellent in every ,nartic- ular Tho annrociation that was oiv- en his efforts last nipht was wort l. more to him than the financial "ain that was connected with it. Indeed. the hnet reward that o~-> ',~ ~ivnn to any director of a nlav is to fnni that .hiS work has nnt ~0nc for nnuoiIt. and | that the task which is not an ensv one hv any "pnnS. has been given some re- turn. There was not even little do feet in any of the Sta"e arrangements of t',a DroGr1ct'on last night. and cv"rv setting was trre ana ann~onriato. R7t if he proved succosSfuI in fha matter r Of staca 1iracfing he certainIv secured additional sr"ness in his portrnval of i the Indian "Nyh',-nn-+aa" T'',nrf, fs move diHicu1t character on the s+A~n i today. than thoen ~'''oH cons'St 'n ! ac+;nn a1ore P~"teflv tho cha ctar of the Tr1i,n in ''Thn Oo+oroo,," hos not more t''an dozen woods hut tha actions facial evn~essinns and general work of that charA rter- mako it not oolv t7'es'or,1t hut irvine Vet a'' 1 . nd there were the earrnorlSs of n"ofnssior' al'~r, in the pnrrnct o~a ~-osf norl- | co=ro7 ac+inr of H;"ooto~ Tn~r'o '7n m. ! Co~to in'v. when an arnnra1r receivaS i tho anr>1allea 1ha+ was ~'van Ns,n lart ni~h+ hn sho'''1 fool +o-1nv that his wo''| did not % rnrew"~7a1.
 Sharr~ tho honorc With him came Mise coa:n Po1'vvooa V, t'>o r-'," ..t of 7on ss'rhn Notc-oon'' T'l,1c vo,,rc- la1v is not n,aLnnwn in ar,a +a,'r tha- a+~',a1S as 2 nonolor1,e art'ci vet it wns loft for 1ac+ ni"H. ro fully l,,in e ont a'' th,a his'rionic nnwa~s s'~ is tho fo'.t,,,, q f a 'roesnsoor of Sl,o ,1,evor act- cd hnt+o,. in hnr 1ifo e-,., ~',o will ro far tn fin1 ch ara ctar +hat Sn'ts her SD well as 1he of Zoe In tho Strnner and rovrorfrl ccanes .s1,n nrac ed all that was rer,'''o&' ~" hnr.& Tt
 
 if was cn~nfr1 and conecient'ous In the nathptic scenes sha was enra1lv encces-fn1. ard no' +hrn,-~'
 har nor+ th,ara eowal7 a St~a'n +hot was rnnre than arrn+n',r'sh Thot hnr. work wss annrn"in+o'7 is not surr,"'e'r~. for it dnServnd all tta -aoth1'sia syn that wa vorv rnrch in ev'6aron a,1 +t-.or~h tho play. It was ann~obation th at rnvvor'7 ed in q rreat n,ea snra. tho many wenl-s of +e1ions rnhnareal. and was attas+n1 in fo"al offorinps- we'll as in the pln-hi-s of the ar1'enco.
 W. H. Pn',harn in the chnracte of
 Tnroh NcClnslv wns another who
 eharna soma of tho many hnrars. In fact he ie enfit1afl tO n,o~n than mass
 inc mention for h's work was munh
 hettn~ than is usnal1v seon in amatenl
 productions. In general maka-11p
 voica action and oaatnre hn nortra vad
 inc villain with all the skill of many
 rrafaesionn1s. and the climax in the duel scene ended all tco soon a very
 clavarlv ennctpd character Just re
 fer,'ne to 'thet a'ral scene bet waen tbe Indian and Ncc'losl,v. it was on oi
 the most realistic tha+ l,as ever beer
 sean on this or any o+har stage
 Little Theresa NcSa'1v in the oh ~.
 acter of Little Paul. deserves specia'
 mention for her work. It was very pretty and nicely Dreeentad c',aracte, and received deserved annrncation All of the other parts wern well talk
 en care of. and it is almost imDossibl, to co into details for each one M , did well. and the following neoDle wit'
 their resnective parts. added not it F t,n tn the genuine success: Nratf Schildmil1er as Dora Srnnvside Katt 1 Doacchar aS Mrs poytnn C~ooa T,o.1Js
 as Dido, Pnrrv Samson as Solem S",d : der. w'''iam H. .P'ac'S as Gaoroe Pay
 ton. William l.. Platt as Ola pntn r. C. Munger as SHuirt, S,lnnvs'de. y. c Pierce as Colonel Pointdayfer, F. T.
 Trowbridee as Can+ain Rats, 1T. B
 Andy as Cantain Jackson.
 .. Between the acts there were severn novel and interesting features. Mrs sI. P. Scott and T. Walden Moore sang
 and their wnrl, was much appreciated ) The Evce1cior quartet surprised th.