New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-11
TH0S. SMITH SANG SWEETLY
His Irish Folk Songs a Feature of
..The Game Keeper.
Sunday Nights Attraction Was 9
Pretty and Pleasing Play.
"ShOre Acres" Scheduled to Visit
Nav Ulm on December LIST.

UnSt1nted praise IS due the pro-
duction of ''The Game Keeper" which
appeared at Turner Theatre Sunday
evening. Thos. J.. Smith and the
troupe that supported him gave the
greatest satisfaction and quite capti-
waited the audience, which was not as
large as usual nor as the company
deserved. The play depicted simple
country life in Ireland and all of the
characters were true to life, shown
without affectation and giving frequent
examples of the ready Irish wit. Mr..
Smith, as Derry Doolan, the game
keeper, left an excellent impressions:
He is strong actor and possesses
very pleasing voice, his songs being
distinctive features and constituting
an attraction in themselves. Baby
Pattie made hit with her singing, as
did also Van Murrel, taking the part
OF Johnnie Drake. Altogether the play
was one which put the audience in the
best of nature from the start and which
retained their interest. Every piece of
nice acting was appreciated and the
applause was frequent. the patrons Of
the theatre giving themselves over to
thorough enjoyment and seeming to
deplore the fall of the curtain at the
close Of the piece. Mr.. Smiths first
visit to New Ulm can be said to have
been successful and when next he
comes he may look for q more enthu-:
siastic welcome
The next Offering at the, Turner
Theatre will be James A. Hernes beau
tiful pastoral drama, "Shore Acres"
The company and scenic equipment
this season are conseded to be better.
than ever before and our people may
look forward to q real treat. The St.
Paul News in commenting on the pro-
duction in that city last week has this
to say.
ashore Acres" old, but ever new,
drew crowded house to its opening
performances 1T the Grand opera house
Sunday evening. The play has lost
none OF its charm and was IS highly
enjoyed as in former years.
j.. Splendid scenic equipment, = capa-
bio company and bright little children
made the performsnceent ertainingfrom
beginning to end. ~.
James T. Galloway, a. Uncle Nat,
kind-hearted, simple and with full
sense Of humor, left nothing to be de-
sired. His work reminded one of James
A. Herne when the latter played the
part. No more 6ttine tribute to Mr..
Gallaway's art could be paid.
Atkins Lawrence, Is the other
brother, was good, as was Flwyn
Stevens, as old Joel. 49,.
Burt Flansburg, as Sam Warren,
was hardly up to the requirements of
the role. His acting is somewhat
labored, while bis lines. are delivered
throughout the play in . montonous
manner.
May McCabe, as Ann Berry; Challis
Winter, as Helen, and Sadie Cullen,
as Perley, are three pretty young
women who carried three difficult roles
with grace and ability.
The babies are better than ever,
especially Master James Galloway.
As to scenic display, the storm scene
in the third act is equal to any storm
scene ever presented in st. Paul.
There are few Shakesperean actors
who have such an enviable record as
Mr.. Chas. B. Hanford who will pre-
sent ''The Tanning of the Shrew'' here
in January. During the past twenty
years he has been associated with such
well-known stage favorites as Robson
and Crane, Booth and Barrett, Booth
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