The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-11
Music and Drama
Coming ..tci actions fer
Wichita Amusement Lovers.

Coming ..tci actions fer
Wichita Amusement Lovers.
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The most successful play on tour is
Han Gaines great drama The Christian. .
adapted from his famous novel of the
same name. This splendid attraction. in
all OF its metropolitan completeness. viii
be seen on Tuesday, May Is, al the Craw-
ford theater with Edward Morgan as
John Storm and a company of fifty
people. The original scenery and stage
effects viii be seen here.
| Mr.. Han Game owes his position en-
/ tireiy to his own industry, persistence and
! conscientious workmanship. Nothing is
| due 10 birth. except the peculiar mental
! qualities of his race. little TO conditions
and if anything TO friendships they are
such as he has made and secured for him
self He began literary life as q jour
nalist, but the never intended 10 remain j
journalist. His ambition scared from the
first He had a form, which OF course,
with such a man, means 10 prime the ex-
uberance OF his early style. He wrote
essays. he lectured, he exercised himself.
1t was Rosetti the artist poet, OF all peo-
pie, who taught him tenderly not TO use
unfamiliar words under the impression
that they were fine. Mr.. Caine soon ac-
quired TIE very vehicle which he wanted,
a marvellous, direct, clear and Of the ad-
jectives may be allowed TO pass a richly
simple English. Students Of his stories
know well that he takes enormous pains
with his modes Of expression. and it may
be stated as a fact that he VIII write and
of English literature What he has read
two such volumes as his sonnets and his
excellent little book on Coleridge. prove.
In a word. he has done what he could, in
the slang Of the studies. to obtain the best
possible medium and to perfect his tech
nique II originality means eccentricity,
Mr.. C;..nc has an originality of style, but
the one in which he reveals himself suits
him ike a glove. Is style c'est Ihomme.
and nowadays. having taken to heart
Rosettis warning, he is never affected and
precoc.ous.
The story in connection with Elenor
Merrons charming play. The Dairy
Farm. which VIII be presented at the
Ca ford theater Wednesday, May 18th,
b., the well known manager. James II. |
Eailio,s. is q charming one. The picture I
presented is one of village life in New 4
Pork state. between the years Of 1854 and /
1856, time remote enough to be pictures (
que, yet recent enough TO be remembered I
with the charm OF distance idealizing it /
by many theater goers of today. Squire 4
Hurley, owner of the Dairy Farm" is
a weIl-to-do man with kindly heart and 4
an open hand, whose one fault is the de-
termination to have his own way in all
things His envious neighbor. Simon
Krum. hates him for his popularity and
wealth. Nathan Newkirk, son OF the
sources sister. Sarah, who is one of the
original advocates of women's rights, but
still a wholly womanly and domestic
woman. loves Simon's niece Lucy; marries
Ter against his uncles wish. and goes out
nto the world TO seek his fortune. The
movement and free-soil ques-
ions were at this time agitating the
minds of men and the play dwells, without
90 much insistence, however, upon the
passions and prejudices provoked By that
Simon Krum grows rich by
ecretly returning runaway slaves TO their
Id masters and claiming the reward,
heir escape TO the free ground of Cana
la Squire Hurley on the other hand,
rows poor through generosity to friend
nd Simon gets his clutches on the Dairy
Farm, hoping to be elected justice of the ,
,oace and so become the popular man in ,
lace of the squire. But Nathan comes
aclc the day before election, and by his
loquence turns the tide of popular opin-
on Simon enraged beyond control when
e sees the schemes of a lifetime brought I
o naught, taunts Nathan with Lucys +.
rigin, and utters a baseless scandal ;
galnst her. Almost before the words d,
ave his lips. the young husband has him
Y the throat and but for the neighbours :
Interference would doubtless have strang-
d him. Shortly after this Simon is found l.
cad and suspicion points to Nathan. but 7
s he is about to be arrested. one of the 7
Iaves who has been victim Of SimOn's \
-eachery, confesses to the murder The {
luire's heart is touched by Lucy $ plead !
,g. he relents, Nathan saves the farm .
nd all eEds happily. !,
Mr.. Edwin Southers and an excellent
1mpany held the boards last night in the q
Celebrated meIo drama Monte Cristo. =
o say the play was fine would rot be n
aging enough FOR company or the play
IS. We have seen this beautiful play in 7
hicago, presented ny Mr. James O'NeH e
no has q national reputation in this ]
lay. and we unhesitatingly say that as it y
as presented by Mr.. Edwin Southers in p
his city last night eqUaled Il in every G.
atan. The costumes and scenic effects