The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-23
"THE STRIKE. +"
Or Under the Shadow of a Crime
to be Given in Central Hall, on
Thursday Evening, April 20.

The above-named play was produced
in Central Hall, Thursday evening,
April 18th, with such success that the
company composed of Yale's home tai
ent well merit the request of repro
duction. Ii will be seen again OH
Thursday evening, April 29th.
The play itself, tragic in tone. is of
superior character, representing the
utter futility of schemes and schemers
when pitted against those whose lives
are the embodiment of justice and truth
and who place "the faithful discharge
of duty" above either power or wealth.
This is depicted in the characters Rob
ert Belknap adam II. Yake) and Fred
Harding (Robert Armour but more
forcibly in those of Ariel Dodson Miss
Eva Jones) and Carrie Belknap Miss
Kate Sheehy) upon whom the author
has lavished that "sixth sense" possess
ed by woman of being instinctively
conscious as it were of ulterior motives
and the person harboring them.
The prominent parts are "LOuis
Stephenson" the villain, admirably Civ
en by Mr.. n. j. Whiting; Robert Bel
knap, who with his father has been
wrongfully accused and made a social
outcast and who breaks his engage
ment to the COlonel's daughter because
to quote his sisters words to her lover,
81 cannot be your wife whilst under
the shadow of crime, ably given by
Mr.. Adam II. Yake. Ariel Dodson the
Colonel's daughter who being abandon
ed apparently by Belknap is about to
be married to the villain when she
overcomes parental influence, visits
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choice-pleasingl and gracefully acted
by Miss Eva Jones.
Mr.. Whiting has shown faculty of
judgment and discernment in his choice
of those taking the parts and the actors
themselves show that there has been
much painstaking in the rehearsals of
the play-the stage settings, the make
ups as well as their lines.
There is much fun-making by brakes
the Irishman (William Bailey and the
ruflian Norman Ellar). George Black
ford assumes the part of a wealthy
shop owner" in the person of Col. Dod-
son and from his rendering of the part
in his stage makeup ami in his non
committal bearing we think George
would be right at home owning shop.
Miss Sheehy without doubt represent
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"jilted" sweetheart played by Mrs.
Vickers was well conducted and lends
strength and tone to the plot DR. Tur-
rell as "overseer of the shops" acted his
part well not being much in the fore
ground but in reality the source of all
wrong doing.
Miss Laura Kelley in the absence of
Mrs. Yake, takes the part of Ariel's
maid and though not being burdened
with lines we are told is under study to
the star Miss Eva Jones. 1t takes
home talent to bring out a crowd in
Yale. Every seat was taken and many
were standing. A number have pro-
nounced this play as far ahead of the
travelling troupes that come here.
There is more enjoyment and more
brain-food i'm it than in some of the
lecture numbers. If you wish to enjoy
an evening at the theatre and see a
iirstclass production secure your tick
cts and attend "The Strike" on Thurs
day evening, April the 10Th.