The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-11
SHOW POSSESSES
REAL MERIT
Maid of Arran" Pleases a
Large Audience.
PARTS WERE WELL TAKEN
Each Person Does Honor to
His Role.
Lalla Roollh Dramatic Club Pre-
scnts its First Production and
Gives Evidence That it Possesses
Real Talent.

THE Maid of Arran," presented by
the Lalla Rookh Dramatic club of St.
Mary's parish at the Grand last ev-
ening proved conclusively that all the
playing talent is not i'm the profession.
There were traces of the amateur, of
course, but never disagreeable ones,
and staging and effects were worthy
of a first-class road show.
Miss Anna Marie Howard, director
of the production, is certainly endow-
ed with an unusual amount of dra-
matte insight and genius for pro-
duction. Her admirable casting OF
the characters and complete under
standing of the salient points I'm the
dramatic possibilities of each member
of the personal Is responsible for the
finished air and balance of the play
julie M. Martin, who played the
male lead, possessed an attractive
stage presence, and delivered his lines
with an authority seldom heard in
amateur work. He is gifted with a
singing voice of unusual clearness and
sympathy of tone, his vocal numbers
being the bright particular spots in
the ensemble. His carriage is easy
a.
value to his part.
Miss Margaret O'Connell, in the
title role was q sweet and loYable
Irish girl and handled her rather diff
ficult role with its sorrow tinge with
conviction. Her lines were given a
pathos in tone and manner calculated
to reach the hearts of her audience.
Miss Marguerite Kirchner was a
dainty and altogether charming SOU
brette with the brogue of the Emerald
Isle and voice of silver. Her song
numbers were real treats and left a
desire for more, and her manner was
natural and without Il shade of self
consciousness TO mar It's lightness.
Mr.. Paul Healy contributed an eX-
cellent bit of comedy with his typical
divil-may-care, roust-about Den
ME" His swagger and fun never
failed to bring a hearty laugh and a
round of applause.
In the part of the difficult and
eccentric aunt, Miss Marjorie Cusic
was laughable and entirely at her
ease, getting the most out of her
comedy situations.
Mr.. James Walch was a dignlfied
and aristocratlc king OF Arran,' who
sang an Irish air pleasingly.
"Phadig," a trusty follower, who
served his master and mistress for
service sake, was u splendid portrait
of devotion drawn by Mr.. Joseph
Grundy.
Edward Filialtrault was a real un-
likable william with the ability to play
an unsympathetic role in a convincing
manner.
Miss Anna Marie Molloy was quiet
and graceful lEtle figure who per-
formed her strenuous duties with
celebrity and dispatch, uncomplain-
ingly and Miss Agnes Du Ross gave
an agreeable character work as a
prophecies, a part requiring consid-
erable discretion.
Marion showed her appreciation of
serious dramatic effort by requiring
the "Sold Out" sign and accorded each
of the performers enthusiastic greet
ings. The club and the director, Miss
Howard, a gifted young lady with a
love for the work, are highly graft
fled wit hthe artistic and financial
success OF "The Maid of Arran" and
contemplate more serious productions
later.