The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-13
FATHER and The
BOYS TONIGHT
FAReoANs ARE PROMISED A
RARE TREAT AT THE OPERA
HOUSE THIS EVENING WHEN
FATHER AND THE BOYS rs
PREsENTEp-HIT IN DULUTH.

The Father and the Boys Co, of which
William II. Turner is the star, reached
Fargo last night for tonight's per-
Torrance. Fargo has endeavored to
see this show twice before but was
prevented by fire or showed I'D trains.
This time the theatregoers are GER
tain OF seeing the show-and a good
one.
Frank l., Bixby, the veteran theatre
cal man who has been bringing good
performances to Fargo since 's3, when
he had to sleep in a livery stable,
vouches for the excellence OF the per-
Torrance tonight. He says those
who have seen William III. Crane in
the leading role will not be disap-
pointed tonight when they watch Will
liam II. Turner in Geo AIDES great sue
cess.
The performance delighted the peo-
pie at Duluth. The News Tribune
said:
The success William Fl. Turner
attained in David Harum he is
duplicating in Father and the
Boys. A Lyceum audience was
highly entertained last night by Mr..
ness man who finds that he is grow
ing away from his two boys because
Of his absorption in the details OF the
corporation Of which he is the head.
Turner followed William II. Crane
In depicting David Harum and met
with the same sort OF a gratifying
reception as the original in the char
acter. When Crane relinquished the
part of Lemuel Norwood in Fa-
ther and the Boys, Turner took It
up and 1t is. said that Crane now
has reason to regret forsaking this
excellent role as the play in which
he is appearing at present does not
afford him as effective a vehicle for
his acting as this likable character in
Father and the Boys.
II anything, Turner appears to
better advantage in this more re-
cent play than in David Harum.
The old fashioned ways and the
sharp but homely wit OF the west
ern man who has made good in New
York provide a continual source OF
amusement while the action is I'm
progress LemueI Morewood has
come out OF the untamed western
country, invaded New York with IT'S
many pitfalls for the unsophisticated
in business and has fought and won
from the fasteners on their own
grounds, making a fortune in the
WOOL business. Here in New York
he has reared his two boys in lux
ury to which he was unaccustomed.
One OF the boys goes in strong for
athletics and the other for society.
They show only the slightest inter-
est in the affairs OF the big corpo-
ration in which the father has made
them his partners. This disappoints
the old man, but with the determine
ton which has brought him sue
cess in the past he decides that he
will wean one Of his sons from the
glitter of the society of the world
and an infatuation with a woman
nearly OF an age to be his mother
and the other son from q fondness
for athletics that prevents him from
doing anything worth while. He
adopts a novel but none the less
successful method TO accomplish
his end. He divorces himself from
business cares, breaks up q little So
cial game OF roulette by his win
nings as his initial venture into the
giddy whirl, gets his money down on
the right horse at the races and
thereby comes into possession OF an
other bank roll and develops into
such an all-around sport that his
sons become seriously alarmed. This,
however, is the beginning OF their
cure which is contaminated on
hurryup trip 10 Nevada where they
go to rescue their parent, as they
imagine. from the designing clutches
Of an actress. The play is filled
with humorous situations and is per-
vaded with the dry philosophy or
LemueI Norwood
Mr.. Turner has the advantage OF
an excellent supporting company.
Eugene Shakespeare and John Fian-
nigan, as the two sons. carry these
important parts In a pleasing man
ner and the other roles are taken
aa well