The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-10-08
Brown of Harvard.
A Splendid Play Splendidly
Presented = James Young
and His Excellent Company
Captivate Henderson Audi
ence in This Brightest and
Best of College Comedies.

Best of College Comedies.
Henderson has not witnessed d
more delightful play than Brown oi
Harvard, as presented by Mr.. james
Young. the talented young Balti
more actor. and his splendid sup
| porting company at the Grand The.
atre Tuesday night From the time
the curtain rose on the first act until
| the closing scene of the fifth and final
act Mr.. Young had his audience in
thorough rapport with him. Full oil
action and intense interest Brown oil
Harvard appeals to sentiment as few
plays do and one catches the spirit
and zest and seems to breathe the
very atmosphere of college life all
the way through.
Brown of Harvard is IL strong,
clean, wholesome play showing the
true college and athletic spirit, and
is one that is worth while TO quote
the words of the Durham Herald, lit
is essentially ii character study in
which Brown doesn't always tower
above suspicion Through no fault OF
his OWN but never knows what it is
to sacrifice IL friend for himself Be-
hind him there is nearly the whole
east whose ideals are little less than
his own, and their gutteral wells,
their splendid voices in hallowed col
iege song. their shouts at the races,
and their gaming, make a plot of the
most realistic nature. One rarely
/ meets SO fine IL spirit as Brown"
The stage setting was ideal al
though the special scenery carried by
the company, and which by the way
is feature of the production, could
not be used at all owing to inability
to get it on the stage. This was
much regretted by the management.
but carpenters, property and scenery
belonging to the theatre supplied the
deficiency and the effect was very
pleasing and satisfactory.
James Young as Tom Brown add
ed fresh laureis to bis well-earned
reputation as an accomplished and
versatile actor. He had been seen
here on previous occasions during
the early years of his professional
career) when he established high
reputation as n delineatOr of Hamlet
and other Shakespearean characters,
and it was not as a stranger that he
stepped before a Henderson audience
Tuesday night. Much was expected
of him in the title role of his new
play-and much was realized. He
made good. and while the fact might
be stated in choicer terms, we could
not say it more forcefully or truth
fully if we wrote columns in the say
ing. If Mr.. Young had admirers
among our people before he has
friends as well as admirers now
they appreciate the man as we'll as
the artist.
The support was good throughand
through and all the way round. No
tably among those most prominent
in the cast were Miss Catherine Cal
vert, as Evelyn Kenyon, pretty
and provoking. sweetheart of Tom
Brown who delighted in tantalizing
him, Miss Florence Foster, Miss Myr-
tie Haas, fond of athletics, Miss
Grace Morse, Warren kerrigan, as
Claxton Madden. Toms roommate.
Thomas V. Morrison, as Gerald
eThOrne, poor but high-strung and
oversensitive fellow who wrongly ac-
cuses Tom Brown, his unknown ben
efactor, Edwin Sparks. as Wilfred
Kenyon, who is not his own master,
Bruce Brayton, as John Cartwright
secretary of the Lend a Hand Club,
Frederick NJ. Conklin, as Victor Col
ton, gambler and traitor to his alma
mater, w. B. Clarke, Henry H. Wal
ton, Ralph Browne, Burt Edwards,
II. j. Tobin, Jr, members of the
Varsity crew, and last but no means
least, Henry Garron, as Tubby An
derson, who was a prime favorite full
of fun. laughter and loyalty but al.
ways hungry and looking for some.
thing to eat There were others-al
good in their respective parts and
worthy of Individual mention-the
whole forming a clever, we'll balanced
company bright constellation of foot
light satellites fit to revolve around
so brilliant d star as James Young
superb actor and accomplished gen
| tleman.
At the conclusion of the perform
ance Mr.. Young came to the foot
lights and made q short speech in
which he thanked the audience or
behalf of himself and his company
for the very cordial and appreciative
reception given them. He expressed
his pleasure at coming to Henderson
again-iust how long it had beef
since he was here last he would not
say-and told something about the
profession of acting as seen from thu
viewpoint of the audience and thu
public. and from the other side a,
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