The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-18
AT THE OPERA HOUSE

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Hoyt's "a Hole in the Ground"
is booked for the Grand Thursday
evening, Nov. LIST.
Quincy Adams Sawyer comes to the
Grand Monday evening, Oct. 29th.
Watch for announcements of this
excellent attraction in next weeks
paper.
"My Wife's Family" Tuesday
night at the Grand was all that was
claimed for ia rollicking musical
farce comedy of the funniest kind.
The show was even better than last
year, and that is saying a great deal
for it gave universal satisfaction at
that time. In passing it is only JUS
tice to say that Manager Walker has
thus far given the people Of Brook 5
a mighty fine line of attractions, Of
which "My Wife's Family" is among
the top-notchers. The music was
good, the comedy the best ever and
the whole performance first class in
every respect.
"Dad's Side Partner" with merry,
laughing Maize Trumbull in the title
role will be presented at the Grand
Opera House on October Goth. AS the
name of the play implies, the plot OF
this comedy deals with father and
daughter, who live and work side by
side together. The scenes are laid in
the state OF Maine and the characters
are made up of the quaint people
whom so many writer's of fiction love
to paint as residents of that locality.
Josiah Carey, dad" OF the comedy,
is miser and keeps an apothecary
shop in the town of Punkintown; his
daughter Josey has been reared as his
son, feminine education has been
denied her, she has been taught to
ride, fish and shoot like man and is
her fathers business partner in his
store. Previous to the action of the
play, Josiah Carey has sent for the
son OF an old military associate, a ma
tive OF Kentucky, to visit him in the
hope OF the two young people falling
into love; when the youth arrives and
finds that the object of his affections
is apparently a boy in pants. many
odd circumstances and strange COM
plications arise-the ultimate result
being Josey's discardment of male at
tire and the winning OF a husband.
The miserly instincts of Josiah Carey
also receive a we'll merited setback
through the medium of dream, in
which all OF the characters become
strangely mixed, men and women be-
ing changed into babies and child
rem, fat characters become thin, thin
ones becoming fat and the German
servant turning into a monkey. The
farcial absurdities of the play are
legitimately allowable, being the re-
suit of rare-blt dream. The audience
is kept continually in state OF merri-
tllC
ance, which the management of the
company guarantee to be the funniest
and yet one of the best of the season.
OVER NIAGARA FALLS
"Over Niagara Falls" is one OF the
most pretentious scenic productions
ever exploited by any management,
and those who enjoy melodrama can
we'll employ their time in witnessing
this play. 1t is not alone painted
scenery that will greet the eyes, but
mechanical and electrical effects that
are sensational in the extreme. The
company carries all its own scenery
and properties, and it may be worthy
Of mention to state that from the rise
to the fall OF the final curtain not one
piece OF house scenery will be utilized.
The great scene in Act Three-that OF
Niagara Falls-is one Of the most ef-
fective and delightful features OF the
performance, and the spectator who
has seen the real Niagara and heard its
thunderous noise will be surprised at
the realism of this production. This
splendid play and company will be
seen at the Grand opera house Oct. 10.
Prices 25c, Soc, SOC, 75c.