Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-03-11
"she Stoops to Conquer"

Last Friday night at the Ward
Hall was presented the much nd
vertised play ''Sbe Stops to Coquer. "
The Alumni Association of the -. N.
s. had worked faithfully for several
weeks to make this success. and II
The number la attedance was a factor
to Judge from IL certainly was
success.
But some few Of the townspeople
felt at liberty to criticize the choice
Of play. aud some few even felt that
they bad been misied 10 believing IL
to be a classic comedy. They.
however, copcede that they do not
know what classic comedy is and
do not hesitate to assert that IL "She
stoops to Conquer" Ia one, they
want no more.
The dramatic editor OF this paper
has q little to say concerning this
play an will do so, but wants 1t I'M
derstood that he IL no competent
Judge OF good plays or comedies.
He has held TO the opinion that
good melo-drama was the proper
thing, inasmuch that all classes Of
people we're usually portrayed. Bot
HIS opinion received rude shock
when just before tho curtain rose on
the first act OF the comedy he was
informed as was all tho audience,
that the melo drama WIS vIcicus.
aud dealt only With the melo-
dramatic side OF life. 1T may be
vicious. bat the dramatic editor has
seen scores OF them, and has assisted
In presenting quite a number, and
done so In this city. aud so far he
believes has avoided being burned
with any of tho melo drama
ylcinusness.
But to the play<as given by the
Alumni. IL was we'll performed by
the actors, with but few exceptions
The lead comedian, Instructor Farley
Daley, was certainly all o. X, ana
when his attitude In real life 10 take
into consideration he was a surprlss
TO all. In real life he is hardly
known to "crsek n smile" On the
stage he can grin az we'll az the next,
and he certainly had true con
ception of the part be portrayed.
Mr.. McQusrrie. as the bashful
lover did remarkably we'll for an
amateur and one who had never
appeared 'Uefore. xs nHts u-si'pbt
nttsck OF stage fright. but outside Of
that he was all right, and was well
received.
June Foster carried his part of the
old man fairly we'll, but he failed to
show IL in HIS makeup. Whoever
did the artistic act upon his featured
certainly proved 10 the majority OF
the audience that ~ Was unfamiliar
with the business
Harry Lunt was Amply aout Of his
line. 10 looked handsome but was
afraid Of hls Sweetheart. CANT
blame him for that y man who
never had sny eAerienco IN this
tine certainly should never attempt
il on the stage.
J U. Webster I'D not have much
OF anything TO do. and what little be
had 10 do was done fairly we'll, but
no. like June, was not properly
made up to represent the part. IL
must have been au Off day with the
makeup man.
Miss Matte Hpnter carried her
part through we'll aud did as we'll as
could be expected from an amatour
One mistae was made, In the Judge
ment of the dramatic editor, and that
was in casting the parts Of the other
I lady characters. They both did
remarkably we'll, but It was plainly
evident that each would have done
batter In the otheI part.
a classic comedy "a alright In It's
PLACE. bit the majority OF the drama
lovers want the melo.dramU, at lesri
/ that .eep,s IN he tNo ogsp