The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-23
AmuSements
beverly"

! The Cincinnati Commercial Trihun,
says in regard to Beverly" which will
De the attraction at the Keylor GRAND
on December 26 and 81:
Miss Gertrude Fowler is really 9
beautiful young woman. AS the most
| conspicuous pers mage of the cast az
B'VerIy she came to the Walnut YES
terday after much praise OF her per-
sonal attractiveness, and while great
deal was said of her ability as an act
ress, the first thought as she stepped
3 upon the scene-one most picturesque
WIN It's environment of woods and hills;
was to her appeal to the eye in ar
tstic prop rtions. There was no dis
appointment, 1t may be added, in this
respect, While her acting was thorough
ly satisfactory in it's most salient fea
lures. AS Beverly Calhoun in this
pleasing dramatiZation of George Barr
McCutcheon's well read fiction. she was
delightful. In the concluding acts she
was esnecianv good. and was honore(
by recalls after almost every curtai
beverly is sequel to Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon's astonishingly successful
story, 'Graustark,' and carries the spec
tator again into that mythical land
after the fashion of Anthony Hopes
'Zenda' stories. 1t is romantic i'm the
extreme, but dramatic as well in almost
every scene and incident, several of the
situations being 50 surprisingly well
managed as to lead to climax of ex
cltement both tense and effective. Sc
interesting is the story that one never
stops to measure the weight of it's i'm
probability, but. in it's convincing
wealth of detail, accepts it all as with
in the bounds of the reasonable and
sslble. The suspense is admirably
sustained, and the triumph of hero and
heroine most ingenious'y and dramat-
ically contrived.
Miss Fowler is given excellent sup
port by splendid company chosen bv
Messre. Delamater and Norris. while
the equipment of the company is mar
velously good, the scenery. costumes
and pr perties al displaying evidence
of an intelligent examination of the
story, of care in design and extreme lib
crafty in complying with it's demands
Among the more prominent players
Of the cast. Raymond Whitaker, Miss
Edith Shaync, Thomas V. Morrison,
Miss Hattie CarmOnte'le and Ezra w.
Graham exhibited a proficiency that
commanded unusual praise. Mr.. Whit
taker as Prince Danton. the dethroned
ruler of Dawsbergen, under the alias
of Baldos, the mountaineer, being ex-
tremely good. Miss Edith Shayne was
charming as Princess Yetive. Mr.. Nor
risOn an impressive General Marlanx
and Miss Hattie Carmontelle an anus
ing Aunt Fanny. Miss CarmOntelle.
indeed, was excellent in the part of the
old time colored nanny, adding large
ly t. the comedy interest of several of
the scenes.
The scenery was designed, and much
of it painted by Castle and Harvey,
the Mr.. Harvey of the firm being the
talented son of the famous Cincinnati
artist. Mr. E T Harvey.
Messrs Deamater & Norris are
practically a new firm of managers.
Mr.. Norris, however, is an actor of
great popularity. having played the
principal comedy parts with Viola
Allen, Hattie Williams and other stars
of note He also created the stellar
roles of King Dodo' and other popu-
lar and successful musical comedies
while as Pope the Jester in Fran
cesca Da Rimini he divided honors
with Otis Skinner. Mr.. Delamater has
had considerable experience in man
agement; it being through his direction
that 'Graustark' won such wide spread
success