The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-12-14
Observation-Disclosures COMPANY.
First Nights Play at the Grand was
Comedy Drama


The Observation-Disclosures Stock com
pany christened the new Grand
/ opera house to its purpose Monday
night BY presenting a pretty comedy
/ drama entitled, Natures NObIeman-' %
Just as the orchestral strains OF music
died away in the opening overture
the piano sounded the melody Of q
waltz strain The curtain was lifted,
and forth tripped a Waiting couple
the first movements in the opening of
/ the play 1t was an interesting scene
IN the eyes OF the audience because
OF the beautiful furnishings Of the
stage and because Of the coming eli
makes in human action.
The story Of Natures NobIeman"
alternates between a rich mans pal
ace IN New York CITY and the rug
ged places OF mining activity in Ne
yada- The world is scattered over
with men, too proud to work de-
v1s1ng schemes TO gold brick the man
Of means This is the central idea in
the play. which deveIopes the plot Of
scheming INSCRIPTIONS buncO man,
laid against noble minded New
Yorker, who was induced to buy large
~ OF the stock Of a worthless mine
The deceiyeT was Lester Dawson and
his victim James Norton Dawson.
by a season Of faithful service in
the Office Of his employer worked
himself into a place Of confidence and
Illus the LAAAA u the new 1 OK caDl-
talist began. He had a son, Robert
who was drawn into a condition Of
dlSrepute in the opinion Of his father
and dismissed from home Dawson
drove a nail in his plan in thus sue
ceeding, but this opportunity was in
terferred with by the appearance Of
Tom Melvin, who in times past had
been deceived and robbed by this man
Dawson, whose former name was
Lambert Melvin soon took in the sit
NJ hi =
old friend Norton, and when Norton
drove his son from home Melvin,
Natures NObleman,' walked from
beneath the roof with him.
After this appears a comedy scene
in which Norton and Melvin know
what hunger and Strengthened cir
cumstances mean. They find out more
about the condition Of the mine and
instead Of its being worthless as sup
posed by Lester Dawson it uneXpect-
eddy develops Immensely rich ore, and
they hasten back to tell the New
Yorker the glad news and instead OF
selling, Ito buy, buy, Tuscarora."
Dawson then attempts to buy the old
man dry OF his stock but is prevented
by the prOtestatiOns OF Mr.. Melvin
Besides the financial ebb and flow
Of fortune carried through, there are
several sentimental points OF interest
in which Mr.. Melvin wins the rich
mans daughter and Robert becomes
the proud pOssessor Of a nuptial pro-
mise from Amy Simpson. The old
man is saved his fortune and love
triumphs in a beautiful denoument
The work Of Mr.. T. P. Hillman, who
has been here before with the Kerk-
hOff company, was true to the part.
Natures nObleness in the man for
what is right and just, suffering for
others without compensation, helping
the victim rid himself OF a cunning
enemy, was particularly pleasing t.
the audience He strikes true and in
the climaXes a thrill Of feeling wen.
through the audience. The work Of
Dolly Spencer was fair, but Blanche
Epley seemed to be the fay0rite with
the audience.
The KerkhOf -Hiilnian people have
made GOOdland before, the play most
remembered being DIR. Jeky1 and hIr-
Hyde" They are far above the Ordi-
nary company Of actors that visit
GOOdland and are always the recipi-
ents Of good houses and the admira-
ton Of our theater goers.
Harry J. Rowe does engraving free
Of charge on goods sold by him.