The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-07

eral weeks ago. Mrs. Adams will 5t
greatly missed by a number oi
friends and acquaintances who re
gret that the family win change
their place of residence.
#***&
Mr.. opp at Opera House,
Last night at the Robson opera
house, Tim Murphy appeared in Mr.
opp.
Mr. Murphy in presenting this play
was visiting ArdmOre for the third
time and was greeted by an audience
in which there were great many
friends and enthusiastic admirers of
his acting,
In the cast there were no weak
parts and while the play calls for no
strong woman's part, it did not suffer
in giving the laurels entirely to Mr..
Murphy
The play, of course, is a dramatiza-
ton of Mrs. Rices "Mr. OPP" and
does not differ ma terially from the
novel. To the majority of people, the
drama would be more pleasing, for 1t
has a happy ending and still contains
the same characters-with, perhaps
the exception of Hinton, with whom
the dramatist has taken more liberty
than with other characters.
In his makeup Mr. Murphy is artis-
tically unobtrusive and completely
loses himself in the character.
Mr.. OPP, a hopeless egotist, whim-
steal, big-neared, generous and above
all, an honest fellow, brought many
laughs, but behind many Of them lurk-
ed the tears. The emotional climaXes
of the play best displayed Mr.. Muir
phys power. When OPP decides 10
give up the best line of So shoes on
earth and stay at home with Miss
Kippy; when lie decides to tell the
stockholders the truth about the oil
1ands-when in the great climax to
his life, he realizes his own incompe-
tency, Mr.. Murphy rises far above the
common place and justilies his position
as one of the very best comedians on
the American stage.
Nick was perfection. Surely. at
some time of his existence he must
have been in printing office, for
only from life can such acting be
learned. Mr. Gallup, the telephone
girl" was perfectly delightful in his
gosh" and distributed the news of the
Cove in an amusing and "gossipy'
way that made the house ring with
laughter.
"Guin-Dever" was well portrayed
and brought from her lines all the
sweetness and girlishness that Mrs.
Rice intended for the part to carry.
Miss jim, who was unable to escape |
from the influence Of her clothes, un-
til the last act; Mr.. Fallows and Mr..
Lucas, the financiers of the village;
Mr.. Hinton, the prospector, and Mr.. |
Matthews, the capitalist, gave excel
lent support in playing the village char
acters.
Mrs. Gusty would have been recog-
nized anywhere by anyone who has
read and enjoyed the book.
"Kippy" was beautifully played and
won all the sympathy and love Of her
audience from the minute when she
begs brother Dee to stay at home with
her until she has him dressing her
ioll.
Aunt Tish was a mighty good negro
nanny. who could be enticed from
ler duty only by the attractions OF
'uneral.
Mr.. Murphy WAS forced to respond
o a curtain call and made a short
ak in which he promised a return
'isit.
To those who consider Mr.. Opp a
,ook of delicious humor and charac-
er portrayed it is surprising to discov-
II that by the general public the book .
las elected two opinions-it is consid-
red very good or it is considered very
,ad. There seems to be no halfway !
round and that may doubtless explain !
he fact that the house was not crowd ,
d last night to hear Tim Murphy {
or in regard to his acting there is {
,ut one opinion and that is that he is /
uperb. l
Kills a Murderer.