Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-09
At THE PLAYAOUSES
ashore Acres. at the boyd.

James A. Herne's American. play OF
Shore Acres with many of the original
company in the following cast:
Nathaniel Berry, keeper OF the Berry
Martin Berry, keeper Of the Berry light
Joel Gates, grass widowier, .',." -
Josiah Blake, postmaster and Stores Fssnsr
keeper ............... William d. Burton
Sam Warren, a young physician. -.
Captain iBen" Hutchins. skipper of the
'Liddy Ann mining. James Burrows
DR.. Leonard ......"..".H p. Whittemore
Squire Andrews ...............R r. s. Wilson
Young Nate Berry Allen Croiius
Bob Berry. ... Master James T. GALLOWAY
Ann Berry, Martins wife. Belle Theodore
Helen Berry. Martins daughter. .......:
..'........... Mabel wright
Iiddy Ann Nye ..........Gertrude Doherty
MRS. Andrews Matte ST John
Periey, Mrs. Berry's hired cir. $50.
sadie cullen
Mile berry .....-.............. Auce Bryen
Mandy Gates ............... Vivian Bryen
It's hardly accurate to call "Shore Acres"
a pastoral play, nor would II be fair to do
30, for that would confound the pretty
piece with a number OF productions that
are sailing under that designation. in whose
company a self-respecting play would
blush to be seen. Nor is 1t accurate to call It
an American home play, as the bill does;
for the average American home isn't quite
like that of the Berrys. Just about enough
Martin Berrys can be found by the CEN
sus taker to make the rest of us glad that
no more OF him exist, and IL there were
more Uncle Mats fooling around the kitchen
and bossing the cooking the woman's ward
of the insane hospital would have to be made
bigger. But such people do exist. In fact,
every character Of the piece is taken from
life, and the pictures are true as photo
graphs. MIR. Herne drew with broad
strokes, but with the fidelity of a minia-
ture painter, and he had no need to carl
cature anyone, for the humor OF his figures
arises spontaneously from their likeness to
nature. The story Of Shore Acres" is too
well known to need repetition or analysis
in Omaha. Suf1ce It to say that the turkey
was carved, and the light was trimmed in
Berry lighthouse, and the Lyddy Ann
sailed safely by the reef to the intense
satisfaction of two big audiences at the
Boyd yesterday. Not a feature of the play
has been sighted since the death Of Mr..
Herne. 1t is given yet with the same
painstaking care he bestowed upon It, and
is still in a class by itself in the list Of
the American dramas that depend on heart
interest,""
Many of the present cast have been iden-
titled with "Shore Acres since its first
presentation. Mr.. James T. Galloway
makes a well-nigh perfect Uncle Nat, the
soft-hearted old "hen hussy' who finally
asserts his manhood and brings mis- pig
headed brother to his senses. Atkins Law
renee gives an excellent presentation Of
the character OF the selfish, obstinate man
who is willing to sacrifice the happiness
of everybody around him to have his own
way, and who didn't know nothin' and
didn't want his daughter taught anything
he didn't know" Bert Flansburg is manly
as Sam Warren and Mabel Wright does
very we'll as the warm-hearted, high
spirited Helen Berry. Belle Theodore is a
motherly Mrs. Berry, and the rest of the
cast is well suited in the parts. The en-
gagement closes with this evenings per-
Torrance.