The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-25
SUCCESS OF BARRY B6WDO|R
:
Conceived Gigantic Production
Nov Oil at the HIpp0dlome.
Romantic Extravaganza Filed With
Interesting Features-Ncv York
Papers Praise the Production. Which,
i the Work Of Il WiImingtonion.
To The Messenger.

Many boys who were born in VIII
mington during the los well recall tbe
delightful associations AT school. ths
holidays spent on the. river and the
happy hours spent Ion the dredssg.
They well remember.tha as they grew
older the pride they tonk in the captain
OF TE1e victorious Tug o. War Team.
and! the shoulder to shoulder contact
in peace or OH riot duty IN the Viii
mlhSton Light Infantry with Harry
BoWdcin. the man whose name has
recently been sent by telephone. .e.e-
graph and cable wherever news II VOL
ders is appreciated.
Ole born on the Cape Fear natura.Iy
takes great pride and pleasure in aay-
Ing seen On the first night this the
Most Stupenduous Production, Sep
tunes Daughter, Supreme Novelty a,
the Century IN which % people Dlsan-
pear IN Real. Water" 1T. the New York
H~ippOqrQme,r which Hairy BOWdoiDs
artistic IeLnperaEaent conceived AMI h;e,
inventive genius made possible. d05
now has all New York, who seek.
;nl~uaeInent5, wondering.
The hypercritfoaI and conservative
Evening Post said of Harry BoWdoin's
amusement after it had been running
Il week: "Neptune'S Daughter bids lair
to have long life at the HippodrOme. It
is filled with interesting features, ana
the disappearance and re-appearanoe
of the characters in the big tank are
much applauded'. After the first pe"-
Torrance the same paper said: "Nep-
tunes Daughter closed the perform
ance. This, too, was in three scenes;
the first a Brittany fishing village, with
a realistic storm, a shipwreck, and /
rescue from the waves, all excellent.
Next came the village, eighteen years
later, AND real water took the place
of canvas. The scene itself was pretty,
but when water nymphs rose from the
depths Of the tank, and disappeared
again beneath the surface at Intervals
the delight of the spectators was great.
1t certainly was an effective and start
ling novelty. When the hero dived into
the sea at the call of the sirens and
disappeared from view until the next
scene, there were gasps Of astOnisn-
ment, but when Neptune's barge rose
from the depths with its bevy Of meG-
maids, ana Cnen, alter Tue ileUFIllc ttdu
entered it, slowly sank out Of sight,
the enthusiasm was bOundless. The
plunging horses were forgotten.
THE piece closed with atscene under
the sea. and a ballet. the equal of which
has never been seennin this city. The.
dancing battalions greWruntil the vast
stage was filled: The applause Nas
general and we'll deserved for h 800
or more dancers were comely, we'll
drilled and beautifully costumed." Ac-
ton Davies and Allan Dale praisel
Harry Bowdoin most. highly.
One wishes that every one who knew
the man who is now making New York
guess could, see the really marvellous
production the. boy of the Cape Fear
wrote and made possible, and they wit
be pleased to know that Harry Bowdoin
will soon be at the head of another big
enterprise which will successfully
amuse and make happy hundreds of
thousands and perhaps millions Of
people.
Thanking you for publishing this lit
tie inside history, and hoping that this
account may give pleasure and inspi-
ration, | am,
Yours truly,
SCHOOL NATE