Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-02
Daniel Boone" at Loveday's
Next Monday Night.

New productions, no more Worn-ouo
plays, it is the cry of every city IN
this country and managers are racKing
their brains in search Of new material
To satisfy the great public demand.
Manager Robert II. Harris seems
to have struck the proper
chord in choosing for this sea-
son a drama that is new To the |
public and yet this has as its theme
ETC.. one Of the greatest and best
know men,. Daniel Boone. "Danlel
| on the Trail" is one of the thrilling
romantic stories that holds the listen
ers from the first to the drop OF the
last act and Boone's appeal to the
Shawnees and his campaign against
them, are but few OF the historical
events that take place in this drama
and whi ch were taken from the man
life. Simon Girty, known to the
Reds as the white Coyote, Is one or
the greatest men in pioneer times and
through him were the hunters turned
against Boone and plot To send the
great hunter To the happy Hunting
Grounds.
Each act shows beautiful setting
with nothing but the wild and rocky
glens and mountain trails az lts
background. The first act closes
with the burning Of Boones home oy
the indians and Booze swears an oath
of vengence against the red man and
with his faithful wife, Elizabeth zane
they take the trail against the Shaw
pees. The great love between these
two famous characters. the wonderful
hardships endured go to make "Dan-
iel Boone on the trail" one OF the
successful dramas in every sense or
the word. Manager Harris carries
several real Indians and den OF
wolves in order TO give the play COM
plete production Rolling Thunder
Sioux graduate Of Yale, plays the part
of Blacktish, the famous Shawnee
chief. Rolling Thunder is the only
clever indian actor on the stage TO-
day.
Carrying real Indians and rea
wolves in order to give play the de
sired atmosphere, is going the limit
, That is what is being done by TIT
manager Of the Daniel Boone on the
trail" Co., that comes to the Loveday
Opera House on next Monday nigh
, The story of the play is romantic II
theme and thrilling situations IN
many exciting Incidents that occu
=. during the life of the famous pionee
has given the author ample room I
elaborate on. The burning of Boone
home by the indians closed the hrs
act of this famous drama OF pionee
days. The second act finds Boon an
. his brave wife, Elizabeth Zane home
- - less in the mountains. The man
~ daring escapes and the hardships eI
~ dured by them makes the story c
- Daniel Boone strong in sentlmen
10 Each act a I'd scene follows the oth'
showing beautiful stage settings VIII
nothing but the weird Rocky MouI
tain trail for background. Real In
NV ians and real wolves are also worKs
on into the exciting climax Of the diffe
ent scenes. A screen curtain sepal
'"y ates the audience from the stage
IVY the snowstorm scene where Boone nj
TX fight for life with wolves. This seer
Is one of the features OF the dram
r., and so much so tnat when the stag
,oi' is set the curtain rises on tn
he scene the stage boys invariably clin
on to the fly gallery aud do not con
orn until the wolves have been driv
nv back into the cage, Lovers of the b'
,cb ter style of Romantic Melodrama'
rod production will find in Daniel Boo
nv a real treat.