Alaska sentinel., 1907-02-07
DRAMA A
 SUCCESS
Shaun ArOOn Staged by Wrangell Talent in a Pleasing
 Manner

To step into little town, select per. formers from raw material, rehearse and produce drama with success in two weeks requires some knowledge of tho business But that is exactly what was done by Prof. L. A. Hepburn, who, with local talent, produced the sparkling Irish comedy drama "shaun Aroon" at Red Mems dall, Saturday evening last, February2.
 The title role was played by MT. L. G. Griffith, a young man of no mean abil- | ity who travels with Prof. Hepburn and assists him in his work. MT. Griffith faithfully portrayed the iovial. light 1 hearted Irish "Bucko," who was always in the right place at the proper moment. In his passages with his "swateheart" ! Maggie, and in passing out the blarney, he proved himself a good interpreter of l the character.
 G. E. Rodman. as Lord Fermoy, acted the part excellently. Throughout the play the Lord was disguised as Bad Andy, an Irish tough, in order to dis cover the villiany of his rascally agent, and his revelation at the end of the third act was received with hearty ap- plause by the audience.
 J. H. Hoeppel was "there with the goods" when it came to taking off the part of Dan 0'Grady, the honest old farmer, around whose home the villains net was laid. His rendition of the role showed the result of much. painstaking study.
 1 Mrs. J. G. Grant, as Mrs. O'Grady could not have been improved upon. She was the real motherly old Irish lady one would expect to see in real life on the "ould sod."
 | The role of Molly O'Grady was taken by Mrs. Oscar Carlson, and performed in manner which elicited much favor able comment. Her manner of rspelling the suit of the villain called forth much applause, and her final betrothal to Lord FeIcoy made happy ending.
 For genuine old shylock, Steve Grant could not have been beaten in his DOT traysl of "Old Hennings," the typical money lender He was surely economy and greed personifed, and his every ap- pearance on the stage was the signal for tumultous applause.
 George McGee was right at home as "Pat," servant, but his dislike for his master, Riordan, could be plainly seen throughout the performance. A vein of humor characteri led his acting and added much to the comedy of the play. His work was well done.
 Sergt. John Peary, as Tom, the Amer icanized son of Lan O'Grady, played his part in pleasing manner. His tribute to America as poor mans country
 brought down the house.
 Doilie Case in the role of Maggie, a
 maid servant, portrayed the spit-fire colleen to a nicety. Her rough treat ment of Riordan in the third act and her tantaiizing manner toward "her Shaun" were done as true as life. ! Will Snyder took the part of Ripper, the detective, and was always on hand at the opportune moment.
 Last, but not least, must be mentioned the Prof Hepburn and hls portrayal of the role of Fergus Riordan, the con- temptible, cowardly, scheming cur. His
 manner of performing shows him to be master of the histrionic art. So we'll did he carry out his part that there was DO time during the performance when
 he did not hold the contempt of the audience, and at the climaxes, when he
 was thnmped around by Shaun, Andy and Maggie, and made to stand at the point of Henning's revolver, the audi ence was highly pleased. His work can not be improved upon.
 From financial standpoint the show was not success, as the house was very poorly filled. The excellence of the per forming snd the great amount of work necessary to produce it is deserving of more recognition from our citizens. The stage has beet enlarged to good size, making it possible to properlg stage a performance of this nature. We hope to see crowded house at "A bsence Makes the Heart Grow Ponder" Tues day evening next
 1 MARRIED AT LORING