Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-08

LEWISTON EVENING TELLER
acted, effectively staged, but poorl
written. The author falls far short o
the possibilities suggested by and du
to his subject The play is not con
yincing. Mr.. Hackett's ability, hi
strong supporting company and tn
artistic merit of the stage settings can
not overcome the playwright's short
comings. The play is exciting-indeed
melodramatic. Ermine (Hackett) is
well born white man who was cap
tured by Indians when child. He fel
into the hands of Crooked Bear Gar
AhrendO, a trapper, who reared hin
in the solitude of the forest.
Ermine develops rare ability as ;
scout and a fighter. He finally associ
| ates himself with the Twenty-secont
infantry. U. s. A. and daringly saves
from being massacred by Indians Ma
jor Searles effectively rendered by
Theodore Roberts,, Captain Lewis
Games Seeley) and a small force. He
falls In love with Katherine Searles
daughter of the major and. after thrill
ing happenings and emotional scenes
wins her consent to marry him.
Charlotte Walker as Katherine
Searles Is sweetly effective and com.
bines coduetry and sincerity in a truly
realistic feminine manner. Albert Per.
ry is entirely acceptable as Wolf Voice
q Canadian half breed.
Herald Square theater-"The Girl
From Kays." musical comedy in
three acts, by Owen Hall and Ivan
Caryl.
Here we have from London a divert
ing dispeller. of dizziness that combines
airy. tuneful music. amusing clara cters
and situations and humor which now
and then might be termed effervescent.
Sam Bernard is funny. Hattie Will
liams Is whole show" in herself. and
while dull spots creep in here and there
the play as whole is success
Bernard's role. Max Hoggenheimer. Is
a satire on the tendepcies Of the 'nou-
veau richie" to consider wealth as all
powerful. Hoggenheimer may possibly
go to extremes. but at the sane time
the spectator cannot but fee ''t,t peo-
pie of his type exist in real Per.
haps if strongly urged some of us could
mention the names of a few actual
Hoggenheimers.
Hattie Williams is 1.-The Girl From
Kay's." She is a milliner's assistant
who calls at house to deliver hat to
a young bride. She recognizes the
bridegroom rs an old friend and kisses
him ''for luck" Nothing seriods would
have resulted If the bride had not hap
pened to see the occurrence, and OF
course trouble follows in farce comedy
style
One Max Hoggen' elmer (Mr. Ber-
na"D, who is at the house, is "break-
ing into society" by means Of his
wealth and, seeing "the girl from
Rays" falls in love with her. He I'M
plays the mischief with
the young couple by inviting "the girl
later to be one of merry party that
he takes to a seaside resort, where the
bridal couple happen to be stopping.
Between the doings of Hoggenheimer
and the young woman from Kay's and
the brides inability to believe her bet
ter half is not mixed up in the affair
her jealousy is reused to such degree
that there is an open rupture of the
usual farce comedy description. OF
course, it's all Strengthened out even
tually after numerous laughable scenes
are evolved from the situation.
Elita Proctor Otis has decided that
Henrik Ibsen is the playwright of the
hour With stellar experience rang
ing from "Oliver Twist" to ''The Crust
Of Society" she turns to the portrayal
Of the heroine of "Hedda Gabler," the
head of the Mrs. Tanquerays,
lrises, Letties and other problem wom-
en- which the English dramatists have
recreated from their great Scandina-
Wan prototype.
The tour of the actress is under the
of George II. Brennan.
She will first show "Hedda Gabler" at
Del, Nov. % and will aft
erward tour with it the territory in
the middle west and south to which
Ghosts" has proved so acceptable
MY motive for playing Hedda Cab
ler," said Miss Otis at her home in
New York the other day. sis simply
because the character is among the
most powerful and original ever de-
vised by a dramatist. People in the
United States are waking to the fact
that Ibsen is the master and the other
of whom we read so fire.
luently his followers. | think person
ally 'Hedda Gabler' is even a more alb
sorbing play than Ghosts while it Is
not so grewsome. Notwithstanding her
heartlessness. Hedda is sure to attract
profound interest and sympathy. she is
so human in her desire for happiness.
her hatred of ennui, her shrinking
from the consequence of sin or sacri-
dee. And to an actress who does not
wish to be the whole production her
self, but simply harmonious factor In