The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-13
ENTERTAINMENTS
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 The following is what the Spring field Republican has to say about The Love Route:" After you have seen a rattling good melodrama full of ex- citement, brave deeds, tender love making and excellent comedy, you are in mood to ask what is the use of other kinds of plays after all You feel that they are better than problem dramas, trivial society comedies or musical comedy of the saop bubble school Anyway that was the manner in which The Love Route affected good many people who saw 1t at the Nelson theater last evening. It was clean, wholesome, red-blooded melo- drama of the right sort. There was no heroine in a black gown Who Wall- ed and sobbed out her dishonor, ana there was no sinking villain; in fact, there was no villain at all Instead of these things there was determln- ed girl fighting spiritedly against a corporation, and being backed up in her fight by as good a bunch or cow punchers as has been seen on the stage here In a long time Of course there was hero, but he was ot the real manly type, who led the hght against his sweetheart, and finally won 1t through her. The love route is one of the busiest, most entertaining plays of western life yet seen here' and people will miss much unless they go to see it. Those who do go have no disappointment in store for them.
 The play is Edward Peple's latest addition to the stage and lige The Prince Chap, it is full of clever say ingls and subtle comedy. One line in particular pleased greatly last evening. One girl said marriage was a faiure- but that some man had got to prove it to her. The opening act Is the clev- crest of the four and shows lAllene Houston, the Texas heroine, defying the railroads board of directors to build their Hue across her ranch. There are some capital lines In it. The third act is the most striking. The idea of building railroad before the eyes of an audience is novel and most effective The big gang of workmen bring in real sleepers and rails, and they are laid in the most realistic fashion
 "The climax of the scene is too mel odramatic, however, and the weakest point in the play. The scenery and stage pictures last evening were unus- ually attractive and the atmosphere of the southwest well produced.
 Much credit must be accorded Miss Odette Tyler for her excellent work as Allene Houston. She handled the emotional scenes with much skill and her comedy was delightful. Her more tender scenes were delicately done, and the last scene of all, though somewhat marred by ill-mannered people in the audience, was especially strong She made pretty picture In her dust cov- cred ranch clothes. Olive May played the difficult ingenue role with much charm and won hearty applause. She gave clever and amusing picture of a fiirtatious eastern girl on a man hunt and her comedy work was most pleasing. H. s. Northrop played Mar shall the ranch foreman, and did it well, although 1t times he was too much of a swashbuckler and paced back and forth in most terrifying fash ion. William Ingersoll played the hero, and did 1t qute satisfactorily, giving. the part the requisite amount of strength of purpose and none too much hoopla.' J, c. Marlowe did an excellent character hit as a cowboy, being picturesque and interesting at all times. The other parts were all well taken, ana no character was mis- cast"