The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-07-03
A BIG SUCCESS.
Gardnerville Amateurs Played to a
Crowded House Saturday Night.

"A Noble Outcast" put on by Gard
nerville home talent Saturday evening,
under direction of Ross Kahler and
Chas. E. Dale, brought out packed
house. Every seat was sold, many
occupying standing room and the total
receipts were SIS. The excellent pro-
duction was a surprise to everyone and
all played their parts exceptionally
well. The audience was very attentive
and appreciative throughout and APP
plauded literally.
Bert Selkirk made tremendous hit
in black-face monologue turn, telling
funny gags that would make Barney
Bernard ashamed of his own makeup.
He surprised all his friends with the
manner in which he handled his part.
Bert was nervous before going on the
stage in the first act, it being his first APP
pearance before the glimmering foot
lights, but after making his first come
off, declared there was "nothing to it'
and he had to be held by the property
man during the rest of the performance
to prevent him from going on out of
his turn.
Miss Rebecca Goldstein played lead
ing lady in an artful manner. Her
part was very difficult one, but was
handled with dramatic ability. G. E.
Southworth had the leading juvenile
role and looked and acted his part
handsomely. Miss Ida Knapp, as the
bankers wife, did fine work and won
the admiration of all the critics. Fred
Hussman showed good acting, a fine
voice and excellent delivery in the role
of an honest banker. Miss Anna Gold
stein played the soubrette role and
made the part realistic to the extreme.
Messrs. Kahler and Dale played the
leads and the audience applauded their
acting along with the rest.
The Gardnerville Band was engaged
for the occasion and played several Sc
lections on the street before the show.
they also played overtures between
acts and their playing was highly ap-
preciated.
After the show Jarves' orchestra
furnished music for social dance.
AT twelve o'clock the members of the
company, with eight invited guests,
adjourned to VIM. Starke's hotel par
lor and gathered around the festive
board to participate in a banquet "a la
Noble Outcast." This was one of the
SWEETEST banquets ever held in Gard
nerville and expense was thing of no
consequence in preparing the delicious
spread of choice viands. The room
was deliberately decorated. Appro-
pirate toasts were made and responded
to and everyone seemed to be in an
entertaining mood and enjoyed them
selves immensely.
The young people received more en-
couragement in their theatrical under
taking than was at first anticipated
and they now intend to organize
dramatic club and put on play every
four or five weeks. The stage will be
enlarged and new scenery installed be-
fore the next production. Rehearsing
will be commenced Immediately after
the Fourth for the next play, which
will be Down East" This is four
act comedy drama, with few dramatic
scenes. 1t is "hay-seed" play, every
character being comedy, and was never
played in the western States, but is
being played all over the East at the
present time with great success. 1t is
written after the style of the worlds
famous comedy drama way Down
LAST" The date of the production
will be some time in the latter part of
July.