The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-21
TWO Jolly RONERS

The Two Jolly Rovers carry strong
headline spccialIies, including the St
Leon family of acorbats, eight in num-
ber-four ladies. TOUR gentlemen, in feats
of daring strength and aerial e.olutions.
: Four Millions in musical comedy sketch,
J Uncle Silas in Boston" presenting Mr.
! Frank Millions realistic character of the
New England farmer, also introducing
Saxophone quartette, bel ringing, etc. The
funny sketch duo, Brumage and Clark,
in melange Of wit, songs and dances.
Mile Gertrude in Hungarian character
dances Miss Lola Milton, rag-time singer
Mr. Billy Howard. German dialect come
dian; all taken as a whole makes an
evenings amusement rarely given on one
program.
This company comes to Wichita next
Thursday night, January %, at the Craw-
ford.
Way Down East last night played to
the largest audience ever in the Craw-
ford opera house The standing room
sign was hung up almost as soon as the
doors opened The advance sale had
been phenomenal and the house was
ling stated last night that this was the
largest house a show ever played to il
this city.
And the play and players deserved it.
VIM. \. Brady. manages lots of shows
and everything that starts out Of New
York with VIM. 4. Brady's stamp is
good. the best that is going in every
way-good pieces. actors OF ability and
good scenery. All these combined made
the performance last night a most en-
joyable one and one long to be remem-
bered by the theater- going people OF
Wichita
Snow storm scenes have been given in
Wichita before. but none so real as the
one in the third act of Way Down
East" a person could almost feel the
cold when the door was opened. Every
part of the scenery is carried by the COM
pany and is especially adapted to the
different scenes.
The persons who carried the various
parts. were of exceptional ability. There
was Ed German. the town constable.
with his cracked voice; Martha Perkins
the town gossip. played by Viva Ogden:
Henry Auerbach as Hi Holler. the choir
boy who laughed at everything: 4. II.
Ebbetts as Prof. Sterling All these
were good Ruby Bridges. as Anna
Moore and Grace Romine, as the squires
wife. played their parts as only those
Who think and feel can. There was emo
ton in each part and this was brought
out in most intense manner and kent
the audience interested. These charac-
tiers grew in strength as the play pro-
crossed.
Unlike most Of the so-called rr,ral
plays. Way Down East has well de-
fined plot. which is unfolded in
straightforward clean-cut way that never
permits the interest TO subside for mo-
ment- 1t carries out the story without
unnecessary words. and there are no
lorg drawn out speeches to tire or retard
the action of the play. The dialogue is
lncisive and 10 the point
rich young city man admires the
heroine. country girl lie deludes her
with mock marriage. at which some IF
has ehums. thinking it great sport assist
After time he deserts her Her mother
dies and she is left pennies. A child Is
born 10 her. which also dies. The deso-
late and grief-stricken girl tries 10 Sc,
work in a village whore she is not known
AL fails She waaders into the country,
ana Just Is all hope seems gone & taken
into the family Of Squire Bartlett to