Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-01-15
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5# The new comedy drama, Slaves
f.the Mine, by Daniel Hart and
g. 3. Callahan, is graphic story Of
life in tho coal fields Of Pennsylva-
mia The first act occurs outside Of
the cabin Of James Reid, a miner,
who has daug hter, Nellie, "a true
hearted, winsome girl, just budding
into womanhpod and engaged to Joe
Thompkins, a miner, but fnds later
that she has given her heart to- Tom
Dawson, a coll ge man, who by stress
of circumstances has been compelled
ito seek employment in the mines.
Chas Broadhead, the owner of the
Vulcan mine, whose advances have
y been rejected BY Nellie, discovers the
condition Of, things, and seeks to cause
4 trouble between Tomkins and Nellie
h by exciting Tomkins jealousy but is
tbwarted in this by Dawson's self
4 sacrificing nobility Of character. The
third act occurs at the bottom Of
4 the mine, in actual operation. Mel
u lie who in the meantime, has been
married to Tomkins, arrives down the
shaft, where she has. come to warn
B Dawson Of his threaened arrest, upon
i charges trumped up by Broadhead.
Dawson refuses to fly and whilst Mel
4 lie is still pleading with him. they
I discover Broadhead about to descend
y the shaft. Nellie conceals herself,
but Dawson remains to face him, in
the meantime ne. discovers that the
mine is filled with fire damp, and
whilst he seeks to warn the miners,
who are at work in another part Of
he mine, Of the danger which menaces
them, and among whom is Nellie's
1 hus band, Bloadhead arrives seizes
Nellie who has become insensible and
after firing the mine makes his escape
with her up the shaft leaving as. he
believes the miners to their fate The
scene is one Of startling realism, and
the explosion at the bottom of the
mine, one Of the most effective, ever
i produce on any stage The last act
4 occurs in Broadhead s office. a strike
& is in prorgess, the militia have been
called out and are about to fire upon
the strikers when Dawson compels
Broadhead at the point of a pistol tc
sign an order commanding them to
y suspend hostilities Old Henry Strat
q the original owner of the property
q and according to the laws Of Penn.
81 sylvania the rightful owner Of the
mineral deposits who has oeen de
mented RECEIVERS his. reason and con
fronting Broadhead with his villainy
demands an accounting. Broadhea
4 finding himself defeated or all sides
agrees to leave the country on condi.:
tion that he is not to be prosecuted
Tomkins having been killed in tn,
4 explosion of the mine, Nellie accepts
Dawson. as her future husband, ani
all ends happily. The comedy sup
d piled by. Samuel Potts, an eecent il
insurance agent Hugh sDougherty
mine. and Nancy Davis the BRETT
is bright and sparkling and keeps the
audiene fairly convulsed with laugh
& ter. The vari Gus characters are stud
les from actual life BY Mr. DAME
Hart who lives at W ilkesbarre Pa, il
the heart Of the coal region Mr.
callahan has spared mo expense i
scouting a FIRST class company and l
mounting the production in such /
manner as to make it an artistic q
we'll as financial success and carrie
all scenery used IN the piece which j
from the we'll known studio Z
James Fox Of New York. Gran
Forks Herald.
This superb play will be seen i
Devils Lake next Monday evening
Reserved seats, 754cents. are now o.
sale at Hodgkinson' s drug store.
Owing to the expense of this PR
3 q uction, the free list has been sui
4 pended