The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-14
"UP YORK STATE AT THE GRAND
Authors of Eat Piney Ridge" Write
Another Good Play.

The offering at the Grand opera
house this week, commencing tOnlgnl
at S:15, is one that will doubtless be
well received at the hands or local
play goers, presenting as it does Tor
the first time in this city and for the
first time in the Northwest, DAVID
Higgins and Georgia Waldron, authors
of AT Piney Ridge" in their latest
success, up York State Both Mr..
Higgins and Miss Waldron are well
and favorably known to the majority
of local theater goers, having appeared
here on several previous occasions, ana
they will be best remembered from
their appearance here in AT Plney
Ridge"
The story of ''Up York State" which
is in four acts, takes ground between
rustic comedy and society DRAMA, the
scenes and characters being taken from
a progressive community in the Ad-,
irondacks, with enough local color to
give the play distinction, but not
enough to class it with familiar types
of rural comedy. 1t is not an attempt
to dramatic the real Darius Green OF
the poem, as might be supposed by
the name of the principal male part
and the current tendencies in theatrical
writing, but the hero is named Darius
Green and is an inventor who believes
in aerial navigation, and knows all
about the fellow who triedeto fly ana
couldn't. He makes a good many sac
rifices to promote his inventions, but
reserves enough of his limited pos
sessions to provide for less fortunate
people and to keep himself from the
impecunious stage. AS guardian OF
young girl and her little brother, he
finds his guardianship turned into love
for the girl, and this attachment is
only enhanced by the opposition OF a
hard, practical aunt who is his mousse
keeper, and who proceeds to make ms
chief in order that the dependent girl
may yield to the suit of a wealthy
land owner and money lender. An I'M
fortunate accident on the Fourth on
July endangerS the little boys eye
sight, and in order to secure the mon
ey to get the necessary surgical treat
ment, Darius Green pledges his land
to the money lender, who believes 1T
holds rich marble deposits. Evelyn,
the young girl, is deceived by Darius
aunt into believing that Darius is in
different to her, and out of good nature
suffers her presence and that of her
| brothers at his house. She is urged
to marry Woodford, the older sutton,
and is told it's the only way to secure
| the money to repay Darius what 1t mas
cost him to restore her brothers sight,
| and in desperation she consents on
-
After the marriage Woodford refuses
to fulfill these agreements and she for
sakes him. The Pronunciation is fully
| justified by the past record of Wood
ford, the husband, and as this record
| is completely exposed before the con-
clusion of the play the satisfactory adj
| justment of the romantic side OF the
story is accomplished. The first three:
| acts are written in the atmosphere of
a quiet village, and the last act has
enough of the dramatic to add that
| touch of force to events so common in
! simple communities when the unusual
| happens. The compromising part in
| Woodford's life having appeared in the
/ person of one Lizzie Williams and the
record of certain embellishments on his
part, the deliverance of Evelyn from
| her marriage ties is apparent, and with
the success Of Darius invention comes
the satisfying denouenent of the play.
up York State" just closed one of the
most successful runs ever known in
| New York city, where it has made the
1 hit of the season. The play will be
given with the original New York cast
i and production. so