Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-11
DONALD ROBERTSON
IN STANDARD DRAMA
Chicago Artist, the Protege Of
Art Institute, to Appear
Here Monday
WILLIAM OWEN IN THE CAST
Carlo GoIdoni's Comedy, "a Curious
Mishap," Chosen as the BIl--Some-
thing of Robertson's Pioneer Work
in Chicago in Building Appreciation
of Legitimate Masterpieces.
OWEN IN THE CAST

4. appear at the Odeon Monday evening
j Dec. Ia, in "A Curious Mishap,"
comedy in three acts by Carlo Goldoni
The Robertsons have been entertaining
students and patrons of high class
drama at the art institute in Chicago
all season. receiving exceedingly ia
vorable criticism from all of the dra
matte critics nj the Chicago papers
The cast here will be:
/ Monsieur Philibert rich Dutch mer-
4 chant :. ;. =. ..Dorald Robertson
Mile. Giannina, his daughter 1880.
-. -. .......... Marion Redlicf
(, Monsieur Ricardo, q broker ......
Observation-Disclosures. William Over
| Mile, Constanza, his daughter $3.50.
] ........ ............... Anna Titus
1 Lieut.. De La ,Cotterie. a French lieu
! tenant ). ;. ...... Hermann Lieh
/ Mariana, Made,noiselle Gianninas
/ maid Observation-Disclosures. Alice John
/ Gascoigne, De La lotteries servant.
! Frank Hardin
| Mr.. Owen has appeared in MARSHALL
ktown in leading Shakespearian roles,
! and is well known to local theater-
goers
| In Spanish Comedy.
! Concerning The companys appear
ance in "Zaragueta," the Chicago Am
erican of Oct 90, says: 'Zaragueta,'
the Spanish comedy put on at Fuller
ton hall last night by the Donald Rob
ertson players, proved to be as lumin-
Gus bubble OF comedy as any one
could wish to seq. Donald Robertson
gave a mastery characterization OF
Zaragueta. His art in the role was a
joy. so perfectly detailed, and so splen-
didly poised. One point I must men
tion was the toneless, fiat voice Of the
very deaf old money lender. so admir-
ably assumed by Mr.. Robertson for
the purposes of this role William
Owen gave a rousing. broad comedy
impersonation Of Farmer Ruiperez"
In ibsen's "Borkman."
The Record Herald of Dec. tells
Of the company's portrayal of Ibsen's
"Borknan" as follows:
31bsen's drama, John Gabriel Bork-
man. which may be defined in the
words of Borkman himself when he
reviews his own life, as "a terrible
tragedy and yet a sort of a comedy
received it's first representation at the
company of players at the art institute
last evening. The production instant
ly takes rank as the most authoritative,
finished and eloquent effort this or
ganization has made. The work is DIFF
ficult 1t must be enacted with extra
ordinary caution, but with extraordin-
airy force, tpo. These obligations were
met. The long acts. the close-knit coll
loquy, the soul-sfaking climaxes that
take form with the quietude of the in
evitable, were held in a firm grip and
the whole play impressed the audience
profoundly, commanding unrelaxed at
tention during its progress and arous-
ing eager discussion afterward
1.-The quality in last evenings repre-
sentation that illuminated the play.
and so was an interpretative aid to the
study of it, was first of all intense
feeling Swallowed and controlled by re-
ticence. This was more eloquent than
release of the torrent could possibly
have been. and Mr.. Robertson in the
title role, Miss Redlich as Gunhild and
Miss Titus as Ella held to that mood
unfalteringly.
! The part of the child was beauti-
fully played by Miss Kennicott. and
Mr.. Owen gave an exquisitely modu-
lated and very appealing study of the
old clerk. The play, as we have said
will undoubtedly be frequent offer
ing for the remainder of the season.
and so we shall have occasion to con-
slider the acting of 1t more thoroughly
than is possible in these hurried
notes"
Club Women Patro, sses.
In Moline, ILL.,, the leading club wo-
men were patronesses of the Robertson
players appearance. The Moline Jour
nal, of Oct 8. says:
Donald Robertson, that earnest
striver after an elevation of the stage,
came to Moline, with his band of play
ers and under the auspices of the Fort
nightly club gave the drama fine
boost. Before a fashionable audience
at The Moline Thursday evening they
presented "Rahab" play by Richard
Burton Of the University of Wisconsin,
founded upon a biblical incident The
Fortnightly ladies who comprise the
city's leaders in intellectual endeavor,
year and 1t was under their auspices
that the company was brought to the
local theater.
'.Mr. Robertson as the father and
Miss Redlich as Rahab carried them
selves into the great favor of the aud
fence at once by their capable and
pleasing Interpretation of their parts.
sharing this with Miss Alice John as
zuleika, William Owen as Salmon, Miss
Anna Titus as Rahab's sister and Her
nan Lieb in the part of Ammon. Miss
Louise Hotchkiss of this city, is in the
but in this play has a minor
voItaire's "Prodigal."
In speaking of the company's rem
lition Of voltaire's 'Prodigal," in Chi
,ago, the Record Herald of Oct. 8 says:
How curious, and how pleasant, was
he sidelight shed upon the character
If Voltaire by last evenings revival of
lis long forgotten comedy The Prod
gall at the art institute.
Last evenings representation was
expert, and very winning. Dignity and
,entleness were its note and they were
he right note because here Voltaire
,nly once or twice sounds the trum-
Jet
"Mr. Robertson has never been SO
uccessful and so reticent, or less man
lered, in a character part than he is
IS the loving. grieving father of the
,rodigal. Miss Redlich is womanly ana