The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-14
Il Rare Theatrical Treat
The Ob6rlo Stock Company

There is truly a rare treat in store
for the theater goers OF the old pueblo
| in TIE Near future. Next week the
| Oberle stock company will start on the
road, and Tucson will be one of the
first cities on their route. They will
appear here on Monday, the Goth, in
'"The Lost Paradise" on the 21st in
"A Night Off" and on the 22d in The
Octoroon."
The people really do not seem to
realize what an innovation in the line
of entertainment this company will be.
In the first place it is practically a
home company. 1t was organized at
Phoenix by Thomas Oberle, the we'll
known actor, who made the hit of the
Season in Arizona Mr.. Oberle took
hspecial pains in selecting actors and
actresses who cJ.40 act. The troupe
has had a wide experience individual
ly in all kinds oi rolls They have re-
hearsed the plays WI ;ch they will pro-
duce in the old pueblo, under the di-
rection of Walter Belasco, brother or
the noted theatrical promoter and
playwright. David Belasco Not the
slightest detail has been omitted in
the preparation of these roles. The
likes of this company is seldom seen
in Arizona and it's work should be
highly appreciated.
Again the itinerary includes only the
Territories of Arizona and New Mexi-
co. Mr. Oberle has been a resident
of Phoenix for a number of years and
the continual appearance of poor
shows in this Territory struck him al
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ton would surely appreciate a good
show with good actors if it were
brought within reach. He decided
then and there to form a stock COM
pany to travel in the Territories only.
The company will endeavor to make
their hit in "The Lost Paradise" The
story of this play is particularly ap-
prop0s at this time. 1t is an inter-
esting little comedy by Henry c. De
Mile 1t is founded on the woes Of
the laboring man, involves the clash
between capital and labor and a re-
sultant strike in a great iron mill,
while woven through it is the infiu-
ence of the deepest passion of both
the high and the loWly, the rich and
the poor The piece was first staged
in London in 1891 by Thomas Oberle,
the head of the company, for Charles
Frohman, Of international fame IN
the theatrical world. Mr.. Oberle also
played in it's first presentation in New
York, and Arizona will no doubt be
more than satisfied with what took
the metropolis of the world by storm.
The cast in the play is as follows:
Andrew Knowlton Louis Belmour
Owner of the Knowlton Iron Works.
Reuben Warner ..... Thomas Oberte
Superintendent of the Works
Ralnh Standish. 80. Oral Humphreys
The last leaf of the family tree.
Bob Appleton. .. George Bosworth
Hale fellow we'll met and met very
often.
Fletcher. H. D. McAuliffe
Knowlton's man of business.
Joe Barrett. ......... Warren sawyer
Foreman of the works.
Schwartz ........ EDWARD hamllIoh
Old Benzel ........ Walter Belasco
Hyatt ............. ROBERT HalloWeli
Workman No. 4........ Frank Home
Men at the works.
Billy Hopkins. Ezra Norris
A spark at the factory.
Mrs. Knowlton Mrs. Louis Belmour
7 A motherly worldling. Andrew
Knowlton's wife.
Margaret Knowlton. Miss Lucy Lowell
Their daughter A pearl that the
toilers at the works have set.
Polly Fletcher. Miss Della Buckley.
I Mr.. Fletcher's niece A country
slip in city soil.
Julia. .,......... Miss Ruth Russell
Maid at Mr.. KnOWIton's.
Nell ll......M Miss Alice Croft