The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-17

iesiueht y. j.. Lander OF the Com
mercial club and Mrs. Lander, T. P.
OConnell and Charles A. Taylor of
the Great Norttern. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
y. Bacon, MIR. and Mrs. A. e. Logan,
Mr.. and Mrs. AsP. Clifford, Mr.. and
Mrs: George Gett9 Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Booker, Mrs. C.tP.. Trepanier, Miss
Kathryn Ryan, AiSs Mabel Collins,
Miss Frazier, MsS9rs. A. 2. Thompson,
F. v. Kent, Hugh Ryan, w. H. Alex
ander. Arthur Greenberg, L. w.
Deichert. H. E.:Payne, DR.. w. H.
Bates, Carl Soreuson. George Wilder,
Howard Mayer, g. A. Bonzer, J. r.
Carley, F. L. Goodman, William
Wolff. 7. 8. Corrigan. G. r. Winslow,
B. F. Brockhoff, an. C. Bacheller,
Harry Harm, Louis e. Murphy, M. M.
OConnor. DR.. Fsa e. Murphy, and
President Franks p. McVey.
The Rorke orchestra of Grand Forks
filled the musicak bill most admira-
bly, for both thes@show and the ball
and were given many hearty encores
on their splendid <snditions.
The Program
The dedicatory exercises opened
with a short program of addresses and
was followed by4he presentation Of
the celebrated mayical comedy, "Hon-
eymoon Trail' and grand ball.
The speakers Of the evening, Joseph
M. Kelly, presideat of the Devils
Lake Commercial club, P.aJ. McClory,
city attorney. and President Frank L.
Mcvey Of the North Dakota univer-
sity, occupied places on the stage
when the curtain went up. Mr.. Kel-
lily was the flrst speaker, extending a
cordial address of4welcome in behalf
OF the Commercial club. His words of
welcome were hearty and he was
deeply enthusiastic over the splendid
exhibit Of loyalnees of the out of
town friends and assured them that
from this day forth nothing in Dew
lis Lake could ever be too good for
theM. He regret #at having
to anns1once the hDsence of both Gov
ern0r John BufkH Hnd; sBfeSidenH Louis
Hill OF the Great Northern, who were
unable to be present but who had sent
best wishes for the success Of the
opening and congratulations for VAL
demar Gram. the energetic ,contrac-
tor to whose :indomitable determine
tion to do something great for Devils
Lake is attributed the success of
erecting such q magnificent building.
He then introduced Mr.. Gram and
the ovation that was accorded him
by the audience was true proof that
the. tribute was a unanimous one. In
the midst Of the ovation a little girl
walked. UP and presented Mr.. Gram
with a beautiful bouquet of American
Beauty roses. ~
Hon. F. j. McClory representing
the city council was the next speak
er and in his characteristic eloquent
manner he commended the city most
highly for having taken such broad
step and bringing it to a successful
end by their undivided support. He
contrasted the Devils Lake of today
with that of a score of years ago and
the marvellous upward strides made
broad smiles to the faces of it's proud
citizens.
President McVey, who Mr.. Kelly said
when he had finished his splendid ad-
dress on Municipal Cooperation" has
most ably filled both the, presence of
Governor Burke and President Hill
made himself quite at home and popu-
lar with the great audience with his
Introductory words. In glance he
observed the grandeur of the audience
and the new theater and commented
most favorably upon the hospitality
accorded the Grand Forks delegation
when they aNghted from their belated
train and were rushed to the scene
Of the festivities where hot coffee and
sandwiches was the first course. His
address in full follows:
IA nymhar If .nQtri6tio onH onnro
ciative Englishmen recently essayed
to erect tablet to Shakespeare where
the old Globe theatre was supposed
to stand. No sooner was their inten-
tion made public than a controversy
arose as to the location of Shakes
peare's playhouse. It remained for
an American: Professor Wallace of
the University of Nebraska, to point
out to the fellow countrymen of the
immortal bard where his playhouse
had been erected. So impressive was
the evidence presented by this Ameri-
can student of Shakespeare that he
was called to London to assist in de-
termining the location Of the old
Globe theatre. This, by the way, is
testimony to the value of university
training.
out uO OuCu ululCQtky
me In finding the opera house at Dev-
lis Lake. The, glitter of admiration
in the eye Of every inhabltant. as we'll
as that of envy in those Of visitors,
was clear evidence that here was To-
Gated an opera house.
ut is, however. a long call from
the early days of the play to the the
atre of the present. II there were
time, we might go back to the period
when the theatres origin was clearly
evidenced in. the celebration of relig-
ious ceremonies, and coming on down
to medieval times. we md that the
performance Of religious or semi
religious. allegories, mysteries, or mir
acle plays were the dominant phase
Of the drama Of the day. These per-
formances were. presented in the
street or courtyard. whore no seats