Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-05-03
My Friend From India.

IAOA luuld, CuO
funniest Of all farces, will be pre-
sented by the O'Callaghans in
Wineman's opera house on Friday
and Saturday, May 10th and 1lth,
for the benefit Of the Co. D
armory. The play is an up-to-
date one and the right to present
it had to be purchased by the
local company. It is piece that
is being played everywhere by
professionals and is always hit.
The farce plays nearly three hours
during which time the O'Callag-
4 hans guarantee at least three
hundred laughs. The story Of
My Friend From India in brief
is this: Erastus Underholt, a re-
| tired packer, removed his family,
including his two daughters, from
Kansas City to New York, whore
with his money he expects to be.
able to join the fold of the four
hundred and have his daughters.
married to ''swells." For num-
Der Of years the attempt Of the
family to get into society had
been futile. Their music lessons
dancing lessons and riding lessons
assisted them in no wise to accom-,
plish the object Of their removal
to Gotham. Underholt and his
daughter Gertrude had about given
up the idea, while Bernice still
yearned to make the 400 at least
4Ol. The packers SON Charles
was slightly inclined to go the way
Of the broad road in the big city
and frequently came home rather
late in a condition which made
him ask the policeman on the
beat to find the house that fit his
key One night while in this
state, he brought home with him
a man whom he did not "know
from Adam" and who in reality
was a barber-a theosophical bar
Der. On awaking in the late
morning and in more sober senses
he discovered his great error.
Old Cnderholt had previously
warned his son, that if he ever
y came home intoxicated, he would
have to leave the home forever.
To avoid such a denouement.
Charles decides that his unknown
, companion will have to help him
: square things and with the butler
5 goes through the barber Shaver's
! pocket and among other things
; finds copy of the Light of Asia"
therein. He decides to acquaint
his father with the fact that the
y stranger is genuine Indian Pun
dit and introduces him as the
"Rev. James Tweedles" just re-
turned from India, having taken
this name from the steamer ar
rivals in New York, of the previous
; day. Charles expected that when
8 the old gentleman was satisfied
that the wise man from the east
, was the cause of the young mis-
creant's late prowl the previous
! evening, old Underholt would let
the Pundlt 60, but the packer sees
: a means of getting his family into
society by announcing the arrival
} Of the Rev. James Tweedle.
) Charles had previously hidden
) Shaver's clothes and the later was
obliged to wear bed spread which
the old gentleman mistook for a
, Pundit's yellow robe. Invitations
, are sent out by the hundred to the
elite Of New York and the great
) reception to meet Shaver is Ella
borately arranged. In the mean
: time the real Rev. James Tweedles
? appears on the scene and causes
no small amount of worry but he
is finally pacifed and falls in love
) with Mrs. Beekman Streete, Under
holt's sister. On the evening of
: the reception, the girls get tired of
? the affair and wish it was never
coming off. At this point lilly
) appears and announces that she
) forgot to mail the invitations.
This saves Charles and Shaver
who hypnotizes Old Underholt,
, making him believe he postponed
, the reception and also that he
) consented to several marriages in
) cluding that Of Charles to the
society swell, "Miss Marion
"A Hayste. Bernice is allowed to
marry Tom Valentine. Shaver is
r appointed the old mans yellow
kid and all ends serene. All the
parts are good ones and some Of
the characters exceptionally fine.
The climax Of the first and also
the second act cause laughter that
will echo for months. Here is the
cast Of characters:
Erastus Underholt, a retired packer, S. J. Small
A keene Shaver, My Friend From India,
= Darper...... .....EdWard r. Flynn
Charles Underholt, son Of Erastus, Frank Gum
Tom Valentine, a friend of Charles, Allie Haig
Rev. James Tweedles, An African Mission
ary-............-..........C Charles IL. Smith
Jennings. servant :. Toe Fou her