The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-16
EVENT Of TUE SEASON


THE EVENT OF SEASON
sAisk'ry Farm i Rural Dsama to-
10 be Presented January "a.
by LEGAL Talent.
The event of the dramatic season
will be the presentation Of "Hick-
ny FARM rural comedy dralna,3
under the auspices Of the Bachelor
Club by local dramatic talent. 1t
has been some time since local talent
has appeared in a drama and some
new faces will appear o II the stage OF
the Grand opera house on Wednesday
evening Jan. 81, when the drama
will be presented. It will be given
under the personal direction of Mr..
Lester Howard, a gentleman who is
well qualified to instill the dramatic
spirit and the dramatic action into
the young psople who will assay the
various roles.
"Hick'ry FARM is a beautiful tale
of New England life, written in
the sameEyein as Ienman Thomp-.
sons famous sold homestead. and
portrays the quaint characters and
customs Of the real down east yankee.
with whom we all are more or less
familiar. 1T is a play full of heart
interest and pathos, with bright
vein OF comedy2running through the
whole. The dramatic scenes are at
times very intense, while the dia-
|loguei and action of the comedy parts
are exceedingly bright and sparkling.
Mr.. Howard is congratulating him
self on being so successful in casting
the clay with the best local, talent
that Mitchell affords.
The portrayal OF the character of
Jessie the sweet, unsophisticated.
and cruelty wronged daughter of
.Zeke'' Fortune, he has entrusted
to the capable hands OF bliss Maudes
sickler. a young lady who gives
promise OF great dramatic ability.
DIR. Alfred Dix will appear as
honest Jack Nelson, the Juvenile
lead of the play, whose stout heart
and willing hand is ever ready to-
fight Jessie's battles. This is a part
for which the DR.. is especially suited,
and will afford him ample oppor-
tunity to display his undeniable
I~ta1nnt npd mo e1,n11 -. lo,,L+ -. 1..
at his best.
The part. of .sZeke's Fortune, the
honest, simple old New England
farmer, will be rendered by that
local fayorite, S. Earle Brown, who,
If he does as well on the opening
night as he is doing at rehearsals,
will win the applause and sympathy
Of the audience from the start.
Mr.. Roscoe Gone, will be seen as
Gilbert Darkwood, the uhscrupulous.
|~oily-tongued villain of the piece.
Mr.. Gone has succeeded in forming
the proper conception Of this part
and will no doubt by his clever act
ing succeed in gaining the well de-
served Kisses Of his auditors, which,
to a clever villain, is the highest
tribute to his art any audience can
pay.
nUriah" Skinner. the miser, has
been well placed In the clever hands
of that promising young amateur,
Mr.. Oscar Williams.
The comedy parts have been
assigned to the care OF Miss Edna
Daniels, Miss Dorothy Fairfax, Mr..
Reed Owen and Mr.. Lester Howard.
Miss..Daniels, as priscilla Dodge
has a part that is the very acme Of
comedy and in this line of work she
is very eficient.
AS victorine, or aVicn Fortune,
the bright, ~viyacious little ingenue,
Miss Dorothy Fairfax, will be seer at
her best.
In the great laugh producing
character of "snowball' the mis-
chieyous darby, that hale, hearty,
Well-met little fellow, Mr.. Reed
Owen, will come in for a large slice
of the evenings llonors.
Mr.. Lester Howard will play a part
that he has appeared in upwards OF
q hundred times, that of the Irish
alderman. Larry McKeegan.
Mr.. Hugh Jaeger, the genial bust
ness manager, has spared neither
time or money to make this offering
an artistic cce To do&this ha
has had special scenery painted and
expects thai with the aid Of all the
arts and devices known to modern
~stagecraft to give a production that
will surpass anything in this line
lever seen here.