The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-15

as capability goes, of any that has
visited the city for some time. Last
week Gettysburg held the boards
until Friday evening, when the bill
was changed to Forgiven" beau
tiful four-act drama in which each
member of the cast has the oppor-
tunity to display the talent that
each possesses. The play is unques-
tionably heavy for the ordinary stock
company with semi-weekly changes
of bill to handle, but the Morris COM
bination has proven itself perfectly
capable Of handling the play, and the
respective parts are receiving capa-
bic attention. There was little room
for criticism. Lee Morris as "Den-
yer Dan" Peabody, is the life of the
play, and as comedian certainly
fills the bill. Harry Cleveland as
Jack Diamond is ideal in this par
ticular part, while Charles Dey as
the willy Willard Graham was very
acceptable. 1t would be hard to con-
ceive a better tramp than the one de-
picted by Arthur Elton. Corinne
Walton has won many admirers be-
cause of her handsome features and
pretty ways, in addition to being an
actress of real and pleasing ability.
The other members of the company
are all good, and are never failing
to please the audiences, as is evil
denced by the liberal measure of ap-
plause bestowed. An order calling
for the raising of the curtain at, say.
Sis instead of $40 or later, as I
notice sometimes happens, and the
lesscning of the time between acts, or
N Il tai
offered as suggestions that would
tend to increase the popularity of
the Orpheum.
The Santa Rosa Republican, edited
by Will II. James, formerly of this
city, and one of the brightest news
paper men on the Coast, in a recent
issue, said; None but fool would
uphold the presentation on a public
stage of such play as Shaw's Mrs.
Warren's profession" which was
given one night in New York and
then ordered to stop. But just the
same the point sought to be made
by Shaw is one that will interest ev-
cry student of sociology. His effort
was to voice a protest against draw
ing any distinction between the men
tai and physical in debauchery. He
asks why should we hold up to con-
domination the woman who sells the
physical any more than the man who
sells his brains. In this comparison
he refers to the prostituting powers
of great corporations to purchase
for price the use of human being s
mentality--his very soul--nO mat
ter whether the use be wicked one
one or not Here indeed is a prob
lem in ethics fit for discussion along
side of the other problems that So
ciety is wrestling with in the twen-
| tieth century.
When B. c. Whitney's "Piff Paff
Pouf" Is billed in town, and such
people as Kathryn Osterman and
Fred Mace and Bob Graham are
billed in the cast, naturally great
deal is epected, and it is the same
with this company as with all of B.
C. Whitney's charlottesville pub
lies expectations are realized. The
great pony ballet is one OF the chorus
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ham, who is this year with "Piff Paff
Pouf," will be remembered in the
good old days of "Yours Merrily,"
John Rodgers and Sweetheart Min
ME Palmer. Probably the greatest
hit that Robert Graham ever made,
prior to joining "Piff Paff Pouf,"
was as General Knickcrbocker in the
Little Tycoon" His present char
acter of August Melon seems to have
been written especially for him. The
company will appear at the Yakima
in the near future.
Well all be out in full force to
welcome our old friends, those COM
edy kings, Murray and Mack, who
are soon to present Around the
Town" at the Yakima. No other COM
edy of the season is having the run