The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-14
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Netropo lItan--HToId In the Hills"

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Unlike most Of the book plays, the
dramatized% version Of "Told in the Hills
retains the strength and Interest Of the
novel: which won. favor when it came out,
some ten or fifteen years ago, FOR its
absorbing picture Of western life. BOTH
have all Of the characters which make
the west a place Of romance and tragedy
without any of those supposedly western
types which are so apt to be more fool
ish than hum There is the hero,
who, Of course, is innocent of all the
crimes Of which he is accused; his broth
err who has kept his culture and polish
undulled by remaining In the east and
allowing the hero to bear the burden of
his sin; the eastern girl, who. has felt the
call of the west, and whose belief in the
hero never falters; her viyacious friend,
whose love affairs concern..a regiment: a
been eq,laled more than oncesin real life
in our dealings with the Indiaps.s ana q
generous sprinkling Of soldiers and red
men to add color and excitement. with
all of these people to do .things and do
them well, It. Is no wonder that, there is
interest and excitement from; the rising
Of the curtain to its fall
Edwin Arden as Genesee1 Jack, the
misjudged hero, IS a very self restrained,
reliant and manly fellow With a, voice
that is one Of his biggest. assets Mr.
arden meets each situatton with a quiet
strength, that is exceedingly convincing,
an n 1n- manner and bearing h. fits the
part as conf rtably as an old glove. The
scene in the death trap, when the lives
of the heroines and heEs friend. not TO
imperiled thru the stupidity Of the mar
row minded OFFICER, Is ihtense;ts but it
runs a chance. Of being marred thru its
very deliberation. A thrill that is too
long anticipated 1s'shkely to be a bit stale
and one is divided between interest in
the approa ching crisis and a; fear that
the actors will not hold the situa tipn. 1t
Is only the strong, vivid personality Of
Mr.. Arden that carries the long lapses
Of action and speech that end In his fall
ing, wounded. over the dead body of the
Indian peace messenger, which y ahe is
carrying back to 1.-The tribe that sent him.
Miss Julia Dean is more than satisfac-
tory as Rachel Hardy, who loves the
scout in spitez=of the oppesition,.of her
family, and does not hesitate to- express
her interest, and belief in him in all times
and places 1.-THE j heart-broken moan
with which she hears" the story of his
life and stumbles up the stairway,to bear
her grief alone is as womanly as it lis
artistic. .'' . .@,-. IL
George Spencer as Charles Stuart, the
brother whose sin sent Jack west, and
Edward Ellis as Captain Holt, the jeal-
GUS officer divide honors as the >villains,
and both redeem their villainy in man.
ly way that. restores, them to- the good
graces of everybody. Louise Galloway,
as the majors daughter, is typical
army girl, and her love affairs brighten
a play that might otherwise be too SOM
Der, Fred Tilden is a splendid Irtshman,
witty and brave, and tho ahe wins the
girl he does not lose the friendship of
his rival and chum, who is equally we'll
, drawn by Roy FatrcnAd. Edna Dorrnan
makes, a very pleasing Tilly Hardy, who
worries over the escapades of her reck-
less sfster-in-law. The other parts are
in quite capable hands, and the scenery
and stage setting aid in very successfully
portraying life IN the Kootenai valley