Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-02-13
OLD DAIRY HOMESTEAD

The Book Club entertainment given at
Owl Hall, Thursday and Friday nights
of last week too late for publication
was such pronounced success, that, at
the risk of running what might by some
be considered dead matter" we are re
ferring to it below.
The title of the play produced is the
Old Dairy Homestead, and in the cast OF
characters were nine well-known resi-
dents of Yerington.
The part of Jason wilkins" the old
bachelor farmer, owner of the old Dairy
Homestead was played by c. A. Barnett
in very classy manner and style that
had the true professional. twang to it.
The character Becky Wilkins, +" old
maid, sister of Jason could not have
been better sustained than it was by Mrs.
Bessie Davis and the wordy quarrels
frequently occurring between Jason
and Becky over which was the more
( susceptible to loves Establishments,
caused much merriment.
Mrs. Gilmer, grass widow, dashirg
and wicked, a summer boarder at the
Homestead, making love to Jason, and
scheming to kidnap ":Ruby," little
heress also living at the old farm, wars
carried by Mrs. Annie Powers, and truly
interpreted.
Ruby" 16-year old school girl
forward and saucy, yet withai prompt,
courageous and generous in thought and
action and who brings about the undoing
of the william, was typifed by Mrs I. l..
Hoppin, with grace and natural ness
unusual outside professional ranks
willie Work, the hungry tramp
who Ruby feeds and ultimately loves in
typical school girl fashion. was played
by Nick Hironymous, fully disguised
and made up for the part. His work
takes high rank, in comedy, at all times,
and in this entertainment lie was at his
best and kept the house in roar of
laughter at his every appearance.
Mike Donovan" with his various
uISSulSCo, llC luCNlldDlC dCtONlihOY
pearing first as travelling peddler and
later as ain Irish serving maid was well
rendered.by F Barnett
The character of Josh Arrowroot, -
country constable and politician, afraii
of ghosts, and in fact everything but
Becky whose affinity he becomes, was
we'll sustained throughout by Professor
Howard
Charley Noble, as MALCOLM Gray,
william, and modern Bluebeard, who after
robbing her uncle, tries to murder his
poor wife Maude, succeeded in maxim :
himself vigorously hated by the gallery
a pleasing compliment to the quality If
his acting Mr. Noble made decide
hit.
The character OF Maude, F." the far
m. 5 niece, the heroine, snned against,
but not SHINING. secretelv married to
Malcolm Gray was beautifully sas-
tanned by Miss f l.. Brake, whose APP
pearance of genuine fright in the pres
ence of the william, was SO realistic as to
arouse real sympathy for beauty in dis
tress, all over the house, much of which
was audibly expressed
During the play character was de
veloped who did not regularly appear IN
the cast or on the stage That was Ed
ward Castleton, The correct young man
waiting until Maude should free herself
from the clutches of the william and con
sent to marry him. This character was
well sustained in the wings By prom
inent young business man of this city.
Between the LIST and I'd act, Spuish
danci g specially as prettily re de ed
b Misses Virgie Carroll and Kathleen
Hironymous
1t is safe to say in conclusion, that no
peri ance ever staged i'll TIL yn,
eilner by professionals or otherwise, has
been SO thoroughly enjoyed by. everyone
attending, as the two nights Of the httle
melodrama sketched above. And the
several performers, and Mrs Irene Lund,
who staged the play, are receiving richly
deserved congratulations on every hand
on the success of the affair.
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