The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-04
DAVID HARUM. "
The Play You Can Not Afford to
Miss at Capital Theatre
This Evening.

the dramatization of Westcott's
widely read book, David Ha-
rum," at the Capital Theatre this
evening. The play is now nearly
three years old. and since it's pro-
duction it has had a phenomenal
measure of success. For sixteen
weeks it ran in New York, for six
weeks in Chicago, for two months
in Boston, where it proved to be a
record breaker in point of attend
ance, and for six weeks in Phila-
delphia. In transplanting the
story from the book to the stage
the dramatizers were careful to
take few liberties with Westcott's
work. Into three acts the play is
divided, and all of the scenes are
laid in bonneville, New York. In
the first act the audience sees Da-
vid's bank on one side and Aunt
POlly's house across the road, and
in the background the big barn
wherein David kept his horses.
All of the familiar characters are
quickly introduced There is Da-
vid's factotum, Dick Larribee.
and Dug Robinson, who drives the
stage from the depot. Then
comes the old skin. flint, Zeke
Swinney, and shortly after the
little Widow Cullom. the relict of
Billy p. Mary Blake then puts
IN an appearance, and herein is
where the only liberty that is
taken with the story is intro
duced. She comes to bonneville
to get a position in the public
school, she having learned that
for years she was dependent on
General Wolsey. Her independ-
ence asserted itself, and she de-
termined to earn her own living.
She went 30 bonneville because
her mother was buried there, and
well, because she knew that
after the death of his father
John Lenox went to work in Da-
vid Harum's bank. John LenoX
comes into view and so does pert
little Get Timson. There is dear
old Aunt Polly and sloping along
comes the village tough, Bill Mon
taig. Brown makes his first APP
pearance as Harum behind that
pesky criter. the bay boss, which
has been given him a dumb
tough time of it" on the River
Road. The story is quickly de-
veloped. Deacon Perkins comes
to look the bay "hoss" over and
the animal is brought out of the
barn md down to the trough.
David then effects the sale of the
animal which will stand without
hitchin. "
The second act is laid in the
office of the counting room of the
bank. 1t is essentially the office
of a man who loves horses. In
this act there is the incident of
the counterfeit bills, the tussle
with Bill Montaig, the resignation
of Chef Timson and the securing
of the mortgages on the Widow
Cullom's house.
In the third act another phase
of David Harum's character is
shown in his home life. The scene
is laid in Aunt Polly's sitting
room and the time is Christmas
morning. 1t is showing hard out
side. Aunt Polly is having John
Lenox's things surreptitiously re-
moved from the Eagle Tavern to
her spare room. The Widow Gull
lom comes in answer to David's
summons expecting to be bereft
of her home. There is the story
of David's visit to the circus, the
giving to the widow of her home,
the engagement of John Lenox
and Mary Blake and the curtain
falls on the Christmas dinner with
David's opening that famous bot
tie of champagne.
Mr.. Cahn's company is an ex-
ceptionally strong one and Harry
Brown, who plays the part of
Harum, is one of the best charac-
ter actors on the stage.
Seats are on sale at Barrett's
Book Store, Main Street. Prices
25 cents to 81.
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