The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-02-05
DRAMA
A Big House GreetS "In
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While the Slsgwav Theatrical Stock Co were rshearslng "ln Mlzz url" lt was thought about town that the vaultlng am- bItlons Of the local Thsspllns would certainly "sllv over on the other side" when it eams to the presentation of play demanding such an elaborate setting, such , variety o' tslent To the cast and such vsrsitIlItv demanded as must be required by The personnel Of the leading roles. lt seemed to be a case of rushing in where angels dare not trend. But the company irtse Co the occasion and aSlonlshed the audience last night with a presentation ,ha, bore the lmphn; of professional man a.smsnt, of conscientious hard work and a iIsplly of we'll trained ability. There were no drags, and the stage setting was -r-ditablv realistic. The blleksmlihshop and the old frm kitchen scenes were especially we'll staged. lt was the com 9iny's first attempt at drama and they certainly proved themselves equal to thslr undertaking.
 Every ssa, ln the house was filled and many ot the audience were obliged to dlnd.
 Percy Hunting played Jim Raybum llwn Co realism. The part of the cool slu,hem ofiesr depending more on hls lsrys snd presence than upon a display l' Bowie knives and revolvsrs was diff cult. in that oveiaetlng would have ruined q very original part. Mr. Hunting made his Interpolation correctly and acted to hs letter ot his text.
 Dr. M. F, Hall dld the heavy william in ,be chaiacter of the suavs Mr. Travers, with The maintaining of a most difficult presence from the first entrance to the final exit.
 Eiile Tholln seemed of the manor bonn In The low comedy plrt of Dave, the s.ouchy bl cksml,h's help [, and kept the house in rolrs of laughter
 LF. Dillon slgnallzed hlstrstappearanes upon The boards by hlJln Tom BolIIngsh which he played In manner to prove very ;or;luslysly th { he Is as trained in the knowledge Cf a picturesque type Of his pr5fssslcn, as he can be in the dry p'ecepts ol Blackstone.
 The village blacksmith and legislative lsplr5ut, big, ijyill and of democratic faith, found an embodiment ln Joe Marsh, who showed that he had given eonseIsn- tcus hard work to the character sustained, as well ls Co his voluminOus lines.
 Ernest MaeKay and J. Lynch filled their sml,l parts bscomIngly.
 Elmei Friend tlspllysd the versatility .f the 5ll.lround comedian 10 the role of Escrom. t1e whlstling coon, with origin i.i,v and fun provoking spirit
 But the flower of the company, the ar. t,ts par excellence of th. evening and the rising star of Skagw.y, Is Miss N m a Ask, whose natural stage talents first ilwnsd Lstn might. The young lady filled a part that de andsd spontaneous mlmIcry, a cool presence, a complete loss of self while embodied 10 the personality Of the motherlv, kind, uneouth and ungrammatl' cal Missouri villagers "oll woman. " And Miss Ask met these demands with native art and signal merit for one SO young and ultrained.
 Pretty little Miss Olive SprIngsied dld an emotional part very creditlblv consider Ing that lt has d,mlnded the best talent O. grea, leading ladies of the stage.
 Miss Flora Hauxhurst did the lnGenue with winning sweetness and looked her pretty pat Co a dot.
 Mrs. Elmer A. Friend was at her forte lll ,hs evening as no part could be better Co her hand than that Of Llsbsth, Jos sIou,hy, gawKsv. lszy daughter, Her pl wing to Eddie ThoIln kept The house ucr,arous and showed exclusively that ,hs audiences of Six gVav respond better Co comedy than aught other school theatri- cll
 Following Is the est:
 Jn Rlybun, Sheriff of Pike County
 p-r,,, urrfIrg I7 Vernon, The VIII z. smlthv. Joe Marsh Nr Tavers, a gentlsmanly @ william
 .................... ..M. r. hall Dave. helper h shop, wants stlidy
 j0b........... ........ Eddie Iholin Tom Bolllngsr, the lawyer Colonel
 ..................... John F. Dillon sam Fowler, train messenger. .E. MacKay Kelly sceompllee of Travsrs. ....L Lynch siirsm, 5., y11,!. a blackberry baby Elmer Friend Mrs. Jo Verson, a motherly woman
 .........................No Norma Ask LiztsJh, Jos youngest daughter, a
 lzv one...........Mrs. E. A. Friend Kite Vernon, Jos eldest daughter
 ............... ...Olive Sgrinstsd Emily Raybum, Jlm'S sister. .......