The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-04
NEXT WEEKS REPERTOIRE
Company is This Week Playing at
Ftchburg, Mass.

Fitchburg, Mass.
Ire following is from the Fitchburg
Mass, Sentinel Of last Tuesday.
"A splendid production was the YER
dict won from two large audiences at
the Cummings theatre Monday by the
Myrkle-Harder company which open
ed weeks engagement. 1t was the
first appearance of this stock company
in Fitchburg, although it has been for
the past II years with it's produc-
tons of royalty plays. Lovers Of re-
pertoire have been anxious to see the
company appear at the Cummings as
its favorable reception in other cities
led them to expect something out OF
the ordinary. Those who witnessed
the performance of Capt Clay of
Missouri" Monday afternoon or His
last dollar" Monday night, were
highly pleased at the excellent perfor-
mances and there is no doubt but
what the Myrkle-Harder company will
prove to be warm favorltes before the
week is over.
1T is in the splendid stage set
tings and excellent costumes that the
Myrkle-Harder company makes its
strongest appeal as Manager Harder
neglects no opportunity to see that
all the plays are reproduced exactly
the same as in their original garb.
The company is different from the ma
jority of the repertoire organizations
as none of its plays are of the cheap
melodrama or low comedy style so
frequently presented by other stock
organizations. The Myrke-Harder
company appeals to those theatre
goers who like a good stage story,
pleasingly told by a capable company
under such conditions as serve to
bring out the best points of the story
without eye or ear being offended by
glazing defects in scenery costumes
or reading.
His last dollar was long used as
a starring vehicle by David Higgins.
and is a most satisfactory play to in
troduce the various members OF the
company to Fitchburg. The play tells
most interesting story that held the
attention of a large audience from be-
ginning to end. The young Southern
er who goes to New York to enjoy
life and falls into the clutches of a
false friend and designing woman.
quickly wins the sympathy of the
audience.
1T takes five acts to tell the story
but each act is entertaining and in
teresting with situations that amuse
or thrill the spectator. Plenty OF
good comedy was introduced as we'll
as dramatic moments and the APP
plause at the end OF each act was suf-
| ficient TO bring all the principals be.
fore the curtain to bow their aeknow-
| ledgment- Miss Emma Myrkle as
J Eleanor Downs the friend Of the hero
has the principal female role and is
| we'll adapted to depict the part. OF
pleasing personality, much ability and
splendid training she gave a most ex
cellent rendition OF the trying part.
John G.. Berth as Joe Braxton, the
hero; Charles Guthrie as Tom Lin
son, the william; Joseph CRANKY as
Kaufman; c. ID. Mack as Penn were
strong actors, while Miss Alice Louns
bury as Viola, Miss frankie Mccoy az
Alicia and Miss Helen Jackson as
| Mrs Giles proved very effective 9th
er roles were taken by Miss Jessi,
| Dean, Charles +. Wood and Harm
Garfield Clark. The scenery shove,
an interior view of Braxton's home
a living room in the same house,
| lawn fete and a race track and al
were carefully mounted.
/ The Myrkle-Harder company car
| ried no vaudeville but between tn
acts various members OF the organ
= cation entertained. Monday nigh
Miss Mccoy sang in n pleasing mar
ner. The company will give two pei
formances a day for the remainde
OF the week, repeating Capt. Clay Q
4 Missouri tonight"