The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-18
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Tim Murphy. with at bis personal
uy. his genius for depicting certain
kinds II characters and his iuaiyidu-
ality as a comedian uf the raoat
quiet and refined type, came "a Wax.
Hhachte saturday night Tia iHc col
fees Naeoa Tho genial Tim comes 20
the opera houA. each season with
something new and novel, and on
this last occasion he presented a
sparkling comedy entitled. 4 Cor
uey In Coffee The tangouts Of in-
,croat tn lhta play extend seemingly
ia every direction and as IN all Of
his former succesAes Tim Murphy WAS
"the bright and particular star
around which the other satellites Ia
tho cast relieved The most resplend-
out OF these WAS Miss Dorothy Sher~
rod who gave an artistic portrayal
of the part Of Miss Livingstone.
Mr. Murphy and Miss Sherrod were
given splendid support by the oshet
members OF the company. Mr. Muir
phys whimsical yet forcsful charac-
tcrtzation of the part OF Col. Jim
tombstone won the appreciation Of
the entire audience, He was frequent
Is appiauded and at the end of the
second act he was compelled 10 come
before the curtain and entertain the
audience with "A few well told stories.
The story of "A Corner in COT
fee" may be summed mp in the fol-
lowing brief sketch.
Elijah u. Tillottson, an easterner
returns from the west and South Am
erica. where he became a tenderfoot
arrives in New York and
falls in love with millionaire beau
". Constance Livingstone. at the
same time Their marriage is oppos-
cd by Constance's brother, BERTHE. for
the snobbish reason that, though Til
Livingstones and doesn't belong to
their class.
Elijah Tillottson accepts this chal-
lengc for he loves Constance and,
though he hasn't any sympathy with
her brothers point of view he doesn't
wait Dft maj IldSt 10 nun ~ itlif'i
on her or cmbarrass her.
He sets out to make II fortune that
win stagyer the multi millionaires OF
Wall street and upper Fifth avenue.
The one thing he knows is coffee. He
starts out to corner coffee. \ friend
OF his, Colonel Jim tombstone, brings
his millions and the frenzied finan-
htg
ner all right, but when he gets it he
discovers that BERTHE Livingstone has
been playing he other side and has
got cornered and is carrying 70
smash with him his sisters fortune
which he has stolen.
Exciting and realistic as are the
scenes attending the making OF the
corner. it is when Tillottsou realizes
/ the wreck he has unconsciously made
{ of his sweotheart's fortune and de-
Cidcs 10 sacrifice everything 20 saw,
; her, when ne whips out his guns and
holds them 20 the head of his samb
ling broker who has followed hin
into the corner and wells Self tina
the play rises toward It's real climax
He thinks he has ruined himsel
but he knows he has saved her. Their
comes one OF the mastery scenes o
the comedy Tillottson did not thinl
to 20 back 90 Constance cmpty-hand
ed HoSevor Colonel Jim, the trient
went aud found her waiting. she j
made 20 understand what and VII.
,Tinottsou has done l# be has, AM
also that only one th.ne viii hrinl
him to her and thai u.s. flag ~ dis
Itrasa. 10 mv-syAr chat she BIS iu fluu
ulr She sends Ar comes lud M
STORY Err then worked out in "a prvtt
land amusing Was that setabIishe
b0ta Elijah. Constance aud Jlm firm
.H lD 'hv affeFtions lt tha audience
Ns lpsiiuus ttottN. TostS.