The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-24
CHAUNCEY OLCOTT
COMING TUESDAY
FARcoANs TO HAVE A RARE
TREAT WHEN THE POPULAR
COMEDIAN COMES TUESDAY
NIGHT WITH HIS SWEET IRISH
BALLADS.

Winnipeg Telegram: 1t Is just a toss
UP as to which tickIed the fancy Of
Walker theatre patrons last night most
the scenery OF Ragged Robin, Chaun-
cey Olcott himself or the sweet irish
melodies that he sang. But they all
came in. in due time, for their mead OF
applause, and there was no doubling
the sincerity of it all in each case.
1t is indeed rare occurrence for an
intelligent audience to applaud an In
animate mass of scenery without aiiv-
ing soul in sight, and yet this is what
actually happened last night. The
beautiful scene Of the apple orchard
with its hanging bows of blossoms from
which one could almost imagine the
perfume arising, with the fairy's well
in the corner. was actually applauded,
although there could be no response
save to leave the scene exposed to
view just a little longer, than the ac-
ton Of the play necessitated. Yet
this pleased the audience greatly.
Then ait the first move Of Chauncey
Olcott another volume OF applause
arose, for the audience had learned the
name and knew the face, and IL was
closed the distinguished actor was COM
PEELED to appear before the curtain in
response to continued applause and
make a typically short but witty Irish
speech.
But still Ragged Robin held another
and greater surprise FOR the audience.
and that was In the robust yet sweet
tenor voice of it's central figure. There
have been distinguished tenors appear
here before In Irish plays, some Of
them were more or less of the falsetto
type, but here Is true tenor indeed
and what better combination Of art
/ could there be than true tenor voice,
! an Irish love song and a beautiful
scene. tt was the climax and the aud
| fence simply would not allow the actor
to disappear from this setting without
double and sometimes treble re-
Spouse. To say Chauncey Olcott got a
hearty reception Is putting it mildly,
for II the applause were not SUFFICIENT
evidence Of this fact then the treble-
sized frst-night audience was there to
back UP the fame that had preceded
his visit here. It is no idle hazard to
| say that the audience was one with
1 MIR. Olcott In his wish that he viii not
be so long in coming to Winnipeg
again.
Ragged Robin is just one of the sim
pie Irish stories, love drama with a
tinge of the tragedy OF fate-yet it
provides vehicle for the display Of
scenery, for the setting Of the super
stitions Of the race, for the singing Of
love songs and the accustomed salts
factory ending. That is all, yet what
more Is wanting for an evenings
amusement? 1t is sufficient, and STAY
Of q week In Winnipeg will prove the
fact by larger and continued larger
audiences every performance. Then
there are the Irish melodies OF the or
chestra as an additional attraction.
also the harp and violin accompani-
meTts to the songs. These are not
necessary, for Mr.. Olcott's sweetest
notes were when he sang unaccom-
panied. Sweet Girl of MY Dreams il
Q jewel of an Irish song.
Ragged Robin has twenty-six az .
company and they are all good. AL
though many Of them have little To do.
A word must be said Of Rose Curry
as the sweet and winsorne Margaret
Grattan. She is sweet and tvpicaI
Irish lass. There are others thai d.
serve especial mention. but space for-
bids. The play is full Of scenery ana
It II no idle boast In this case to SAY
that the play carries with it two car
loads OF scenery. 1t is a play without
q EARRING note in IT.