The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-05
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the Spring, returns wailing, with the
: bonnet of the little girl. The alarm
: bell is rung. Men hurry to the search
= There is a story that Gus had beer
: seen sinking along the river bank and
running without cause into the woods
1t is agreed that two shots shall mean
the girl is found alive; one, that she
is dead. There IS breathless wait
Presently, in the distance. comes a
= single report. ct was here and dur
ing this scene that the school girls
. dissolved into giggles). Before the
curtain falls on the Frustrated father,
the shrouded horses of the Ku Klux
march across the stage.
The next scene is the cave of the
Invisible Kingdom. Gus is brought
in. He is raging with terror. He
squirms on the floor Of the cave be-
fore the white figures lit by the wierd
lights of their torches. He squeals
like a rat 81 never done it. | never
done it, Christ in Heaven l never
done it, He claws at the feet of
his captive-and then the old master
steps down, throws off his mask and
exerts his hypnotic influence on his
old slave subject.
Instantly Gus begins to speak and
the story comes out with all the grue-
some detail.
she is coming down the path;
see her and 1 wait and the sun is in
her >Sair like gold: she come to the
spring; fore God she is gwine to git
away; an I whistles like a bird. cause
she loves the birds; and she stop! All,
eff she amt got away. Come back
here, | amt agwine to hurt you. Eff
she amt come to the cliff! Mind out.
but she jump right over and fall in
the water
The doctor removes the spell Of
hypnotism and instantly Gus groVels
again on the earth: Il never done
hit! l never done hit! Christ in
Heaven have mercyi"
From this the action goes. Gus is
slain, hung from the Cou.t House, the
l.body left on the step of tie Lieutenant
Governor Next day Stoneman comes,
the strong negro forces the Governor
to leave the State on vacation SO,
Ithat he mag be" Governor in his alb
sence. Stoneman delivers the warrant
OF martial law. Ben IS arrested and
Stoneman's daughter who knows the
secret of his connection with the Ku
Klux when called to testify against
her lover, refused. Martial law is de-
clared A drum head court is ordered
to try Cameron He is convicted.
Lynch, the Lieutenant Governor, fost-
i ering his dream of marriage with
Stoneman' daughter grants reprleVe
of hr'f an hour that she may plead
for has life. FIe proposes marriage as
/ the .,I!ue. ShI cries out in alarm,
He seizes her. she struggles. HIS
hand closes on her mouth, his arm
goes around her waist. The passions
are elemental and the aversionS pre-
history (more giggles. here from the
school girls). S~9neman KNOCKS ana
Lynch puts the fainting girl in
| wit
diers. Stoneman enters. Lynch
makes known his desire to wed his
daughter The blood of the aboli-
ZIONIST asserts itself and he flies into
a rage The girl screams, Lynch
draws a revolver as does Stoneman.
Lynch calls the corporal from the
other room. eff there is a shot or
struggle in here, kill the girl are his
| orders.
Then come in the Ku KluX again
notified by the old sweetheart of Ben
Cameron, with them the rescued Ben
I himself there are more pistols, point
ed this time at the Lieutenant Gov
ernor Elsie comes out. Stoneman
closes the play as Lynch is marched
out of the capitol, saying that he
/ would make one. more appeal to the
government:
THAT the army be withdrawn and
water allowed to seek its own level"
Something of the Cast.
So much for the main action of the
play AS to the players there were
| good and bad Austin Webb, as Lieu
| tenant Governor Lynch, is easily the
best of the cast. His portrayal of the
! educated ambitious negro of white
blood is magnificent. His cool nm
! audience, the touch OF his instructive
! fear at times getting the better Of his
| ofaIU oh
out He is a strong man. Against
him. the white governor, the scala
wag. Shrimp, was also splendidly done
| bv Charles Avery. His part is a
thankless one. but he acts it down to
the ground, with an admirable faith
fulness to conscientious art.
Both of these characters. whose act
ing was wholly appreciated. were fire.
quently Kissed by the audience, the
ultimate expression of approval.
Said a man from Texas: "That
niger had better watch out. When
! he gets in our country somebody's go-
ing 70 crack at him and the Governor
with ,six-shooter sure.
The minor characters were some of
them very good indeed. especially
John B. Hymer, who made hit as
the negro sheriff Mr.. Hymer is a
Southern bow from Nashville. whose
touched the line Of genius. Another
Southerner, Mr.. Theo. Kehrwald adj
mirably portrayed the character of
Nelse the faithful black who lured
statement from the Governor that he
was his equal and improved the op-
portunitv of forthwith knocking him
| down. Dick" only sketch, is
wonderfully executed by Mr.. James j.
Gardner. of Louisville, KY, and Eve.
! Nelse's wife is done with much hu-
/ NOR by Miss Maud Durand.
| OF the other white characters, Miss
| Violette Mersereau makes a vivacious
and lovahle Flora. John B. Cook is
1 faithful Stoneman. but James B. Mar
Tin fails to sustain his part as DR..
/ Cameron.
Also it was a shock to the writer to
have the Incidental appearance of
Major General Forest nut i'm charge
of a gentleman, who was of a soft ro-
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