The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-02
TWO rIRsr.cLAss SHOWS.


( Theater Patfoas the Rsal Thing.
Tho most captions critic Of theatres
performances could take no sKsapii0
TO the attractions provided al the aud
forum for Pair nights. Large al
dienees attended aud were uniyefsall
pleased with both shows.
!, The BOYS Of Company II, by Rid
johnson Young, was played both Tues
day and Wednesday nights. II Is
ihfee-act comedy Of New York Ma
tional Guard life, but the military char
aeter of the action II purely nominal
the plot being the old but popular ON,
10 which the girl loves u poor man an.
the mother wants her Ia marry a fiel
snob; MISUNDERSTANDING arts. whiel
threaten 10 enyelop the lovers In dis
girl gets the right man and the man
gets some money from Uncle lIolhfook
aud the snob decides that "after all
she WASH Z the girl he wanted, and
everybody il satisfied, even mamma.
The lines and the action are right up
20 date and snappy. The special
scenery was Of the best, although II
took an unusually long time 10 prepare
the stage between the acts, The east
was good looking and well eostumcd.
and each member PLAYED his part as II
should be PLAYED. Paul Gilmore, the
leading man, as Tony Allen, captain Of
Company II, was Just enough better
than the other men 20 cniitle him 10
the part. Walter fredericks rs q.
liolbrook Allen. the erusiy untlc, in
terpreted his lines In fine style. His
persecution nj the hands Of the Com
pany Il boys under the lead of nephew
Tony developed some interesting situa-
tanuz AMI Enalias l.l % his l.fslnn esa
Of some Of his closely held money. The
major, the privates, the girls and the
mother all held up their ends, aud
Harry X. McClain Ms Arthur Stnbler.
the rich Young snob, was excellent,
At the Wednesday evening perform.
anee squad of Norwich university
cadets assisted in the second act b,
giving drill and singing some college
songs, under the leadership Of Crosby
Adams; this was pleasing addition 10
the program and worked in well as n
part of the act which was n representa-
lion of camp life. The company re
ceived generous applause both nights. |
II is Jules Murry play.
Sirongheart was presented by ms ca
pable company under the manage.
ncnt of II. b. Harris. Thursday even.
no, before a full house. mis- rs -four.
type. with an unusually good plot
BASED ON the race prejudice which will
iot permit of marriage between an
indian and white woman although
I permits of the closest friendship be-
ween man and man. Strongheart. the
indian football player nj Columbia col
cge, is put out of the Yale game IN
isgraee because he refuses Ia betray
lis friend, Dick Livingston, and is sns
eeted of having given the secret sig.
ais TO the opposing team. In spite of
s manly qualities, the BOYS
efuse TO consider MIN as a sutton for
he hand of Dorothy Nelson. sister of
he captain of the eleven. Dorothy,
owever, consents to marry Strongheart
nd 90 with him to his tribe. where he
is father. the chief. havino died. The
,ene where Strongheart, having been
ut out of the football game, describes
from the dressing room to a fellow
layer who has been put out by
ounded leg. is very strong and Mr..
aillard as Strongheart was all right.
the final scene. too. where Strong
cart rises superior to the promptines
revenge, and clears his old friend
lex Livingston, from the charge of
wing revealed the signals. and where
, accepts the call of his people as
ven by Black Eagle, even at the cost
putting Dorothy Nelson away from
m, and going alone, he is unusually
Tective and the play closes with
rongheart alone on the stage asking
d from the Great Spirit to do his
,rk aione.
Marguerite Lindsay as Dorothy Mel. re
n, was somewhat disappointing. She v
good actress. but not the right "a
pc for this part. Mae Beban as :
oily Livingston, was easily the ia
rite of the women in the east: she =
IS sprightlv and natural. and her
,e affair with Billy Saunders Robert h
e Allenl added just enough comedy
the action.
The work of the orchestra at this
rformance was extremely good.