The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-05-10
EMINENTLY A SUCCESS
Was the Entertainment for Benefit of
st. Catharine'S Church


Showalter at the Redwood Falls
opera house Friday and Saturday
evenings of last week, was sue
cess at every stage Of the game.
The play is beautiful little drama,
well seasoned with clean, whole
some comedy and favored by dashes
Of pathos well calculated to touch
the hearts of our pure home loving
people.
While the members of the COM
pany had only been 10 training for
little over a week. their work in
interpreting the difficult characters
of the piece was above criticism,
and it is simply impossible to say
that anyone in the caste did better
than another.
Mr.. Harry Ward, in the role of
Young GRAVITY, who had recently
acquired a vast fortune, was per-
feet in his lines and acting, as was
also Mrs. Brand, who filled the
difficult position Of Mrs. GRAVITY,
Jealous, and not without some rea-
son. Uncle Burdette, the kind
hearted bachelor uncle of the Grant
lys was superbly taken by genial
Michael Lauterbach, in whom it
was hard to recognize anything but
a crusty old batter of affairs de la
cupid, but who wished to see his
relatives, the Grantlys, once more
happily united. In this laudable
effort he was materially assisted by
James Gordon, made a mailman by
the desertion of his wife, but suffi-
GENTLY recovered to tend the mil
honaire's launches. H. G. Shockey
was the ideal James Gordon at all
times and found his wife in the per-
son of Blanch Sterling, the unscru-
pulous friend of Mrs. GRAVITY, and
at bhe bottom of all the trouble.
This very difficult part was taken
by Miss Bernice Francois, and her
Interpretation of the character she
represented was indeed superb.
Sallie Anna Waddles the housemaid,
2ad who longs for some bold prince
to come and carry her away and
we'd her in a deep, dark cave, sees
the realization of her fondest hopes
in the appearance of M. T. Mugs,
the most disreputable looking speci-
men of busted actor that was
eyer made up. In real life this Weary
Willis OF the stage is Otto Dorm
berg, but in the long haired, gaunt
figure OF Empty" Mugs, who
quoted Shakespeare in the most
of tones imaginable, he
was absolutely beyond recognition.
Sally soon finds her affinity in
Mugs, who for the sake of the
delicious cold duck and other edi-
bles she supplies, returns her love
With a very dramatic substitute for
tho tender passion. Miss Anna
Bohan as Sallie Waddles was ex-
oeptionally fine, thong she found 1T
hard at times to suppress her mirth
at the ridiculous antics of her actor
lover.
DR.. Brand, as one Lawyer Jes-
sup, performed his disagreeable
duties with solicitude for the NOR
al welfare of his clients that the
public usually fails to grant attor-
neys.
The plots of the schemers are
finally exposed and the play closes
happily and naturally with the COM
pany singing Home, Sweet Home.
Between acts the audience we're
by some very pleasing
specialties among which was solo
by Miss Julia Tenny, who sang in
her sweet voice Sing me to sleep.
Her effort was heartily encored and
she responded by again singing the
refrain. Mr.. Clements Lauterbach
also rendered in his fine baritone
Asleep in the Deep, beautiful
piece and thoroughly appreciated
by the audience. A character song
by Mrs. Showalter and Herb Lau-
terbach, The Dago Fruit Vend
ers, was well received and inn
mensely enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Showalter by her manage
ment and direction of this enter
tainment has proven herself master
Of her profession aud lady of rare
ability in this line of work.