Arizona republican., 1910-04-01
HOME TALENT DID II WELL Presentation Of the &rI From
 The Golden West THE WORK IN DETAIL In This Case the Task of Praising Ones Neighbors Is Pleasant, Rather Than Burdensome or Perfume tory.
THE WORK IN DETAIL

IL very often har'- Hs |" thc man
 whose business it T.. Afitr things
 for the general rua. t- rr..J to use
 all the superldtNrs ,n . vocabulary
 in telling of the pr-S,1J.tii lion oG d play
 by home talent cr=iuizati"n.. or in ! describing the life of 50 public citizen l who has departed for tine land %herr 1 the wang doodle m0urneth. Sometimes the home talent play may be very poor ! ly produced and sometimes the
 public citizen may bo at the very time
 the glowing obituary k being written.
 rapidly descending into the pits ot central Texas in the summer ;ime. N" one can object tO the carnatiol pillows tossed. rather reckleSSly sometimes perhaps. on the grave of an undeserv- in. man by news Gdtherer. nor can any one object seriously to the news 1 paper that speaks words of praise for ! q home talent organization that may , d." work which could be eNcetled by ! school children. The only difficulty is that since words are generally forth coming for the good and the bad men and for the good and the bad plays. | the distinction in the final resume by [ the press is probably not finely enough drawn.
 The minister wh" preSides at the burial oi al child who has never sinncd.
 or al the grave Of public man wh" 1 has always walked in the paths of rec i titude finds his task much more easi- | ly done than though he were trying |" 7 slip d free pass int the hip pocket : of some derelict. insurinG him a high l seat and q harp with a full set Of strings on the best corner of Main street in the new Jerusalem.
 The presentation of The GIrl From { the Golden West at the Mesa opera { house Thursday night and last night is one of those things of general inter
 esa of which it is a pleasure |" write.
 IL can be truthfully said thai it's pre-
 sentation probably eXCellS anything at
 tempted by the home talent organiza-
 ton at this place for long time. IL
 has to be conceded that there were those taking part as actresses and act DTS in other plas that have been pro , ducei here who probably eXcelled on a part of their lines over J part of the lines interpreted by some 'of the members of The Girl From the Golden West" But taking the play in it's entirety from the time that the curtain went up until Luke Short walked off the stage with the words ''l guess ln hit the trail" U was one Of the best
 balanced presentations that Mesa thea tsrsocrs have had a chance |" witness In several months.
 There might br some unfHvorlble criticism given had the home talent
 been rcgIlar organized troupe. but not very much. The most noticeable perhaps was the scenery. but when il is known the disadvantage under which the play was presented there could he II" dissatisfaction expressed.
 Bert Russell who took the part Of Luke short the sheriff under nrdiu- ary circumstances. since he is q pro- fCssional and the play was under his direction would come under the head 0f Subjcct tn criticism. were there any criticism t0 make. However. Mr Rus sell. had the hard lines to interpret. his delincation taking him from tho part of a Natures NOboman to that of q petty officer and back again Was done in manner that could not help but merit applause Then again the direc- tiOn of that play rested with Mr. Rus sell. and with the added responsibility he acquitted himsrif well and so pleased are the memh-e- f th- organi- Zation that he maN Gs JsNe1 t1 come back at some futrr, time 5I,d put on another production.
 RoXey. the girl. the cart taken by Amy Allen. was one Of the features ot the evening. Although seen here in a score of plays. and some of them ap- preaching a semi professional nature. she was never any better than as 'the girl last night. Whether selling whis- key over the bar at Ranchman's Rest or swinging a sixshooters of half her weight in the direction of Luke Short. or nestling in the arms of Jack Del more. her lover. she was graceful and undoubtedly played her part in the rollicking western girl better than ever before in any impersonation.
 J. E. Nelson as Jack Delmore. in the opinion Of q majority of those present at both performances. eNcellcd any
 thing he has ever done on the local stage. Being shot and going into un- consciousness from the loss nf blood looks easy from the audience. but il isn't. It was during this scene that the doctor did his best acting. although at all times he was equal to the occa- sion.
 Milo Shll as sam Barton did enough
 things to keep the audience laughing
 and he probably had more up his sleeve
 Il
 ment's notice. llr. Shill, however, has