St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-10-21
WON BY
WIRELESS
A Play In Three Acts Pre-
sented on Pavilion Stage
Under Management Of Mr..
Sydney Thurman.
Ably Assisted by Some of our
Best Home Talent.
A Neat Sum was Realized
For School Imp. League

This play, in three acts, as pre-
sented on the Pavilion stage, on las
Friday night, by a company com
prised of the best amateur talent o
CGyington, was revelation.
Heretofore we have been treated
to pure farces, to legitimate come
dies, some of which have been made
famous by renowned players, and tt
dramas of such strength as WOULD
have daunted most amateur efforts
In all of these entertainments, oul
local talent has always shown itself
adequate, and has we'll deserved the
unqualified praise and appreciation or
bestowed by audiences, refined and
cultured far above the average, and
whose judgment is well known not
to be warped by any false leanings
based upon mistaken idea of civic
pride or fatal partiality.
On Friday last we were treated to
play which was essentially differ
ent from anything attempted here
before, it being a comedy OF high
romantic flavor. There was no low
farce to force laugh by it's mere
language, and nothing suggestive oil
-rjbaldry. Nor We're there any flights
.of the heroic, such as, in many plays,
wiring applause from the hearers be-
cause of their natural appeal to the
:sympathies of the audience.
This play required acting OF
high order to win the interest of the
audience and intelligent interpreta-
tetion to hold this interest. That
those who interpreted the lines were
fully equal to the task was evinced
by the uninterrupted attention of
the large audience present, and the
continuous applause that greeted the
actors and actresses. @
Mr.. Sydney Thurman deserves
great credit for his thorough man
agement in the staging of the play,
the situations being we'll and
smoothly handled throughout. And
to Mr.. Frank Boudousquie belongs
the credit of the very able and artis-
.tic handling of the scenic effects.
Furthermore, both of these gem
alemen showed themselves, as usual,
to be consumate artists in their re-
spective lines of acting. Mr.. Fuhr-
mann has been seen in many roles,
but seems to have heretofore made
specially of what is called "loW COM
edy." In the most friendly spirit,
and with his welfare entirely in our
minds, we would suggest that he
confine his efforts hereafter to juve-
nile and more high class interpreta-
tion:s we believe that he excells in
these.
Miss Flossie Smith was a most
charming Geraldine, her method be-
Ing superbly artistic especially in
those scenes where she teased her
father because she had bested him
in the intricacies of "high finance
and also. special mention must be
made of her handling OF the sentl-
en.ntal lines in her conversation
with Mr.. Simms, the fake" wireless
operator, personated by Mr.. Fuhr-
mann. In those she was simply de-
licious and irresistible.
Miss Mae Poole surpassed her
self as Kitty, Geraldines maid, and
in her coquetish scene with Captain
Robert Faulkner, brought out the
humor of the situation delightfully."-.
Miss Poole is always good in any part
she assumes, and is deservedly popu-
lar. Her name on a program is in
variably an attraction.
Our mentioning Mrs. Anna Hebert
last is only because of the accident
that some one had to be named first
uL last in the inevitable order of
a. utioning them at all. Mrs. He
~. , fmpersonated one of those wo-
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a. a. hamd eopt tru >, angelicize themselves
g. 80 asenn,o +bo drawl of the British
: anu an;.taonenu ~ and "ur after titles, and
athar ~ ~ smcb fr;volo Us things.
M Mrs T H.hert,s enaitson of this
ro,a mis, Gould ene' not have been improved
upon, and we hope to h Ss ,aaa1 nJ ea s.aaa
uye of seeing her on oul i"eei s'"se
again. - nav,
OF Mr.. Fuhrmann's acting
spoken before, and no read c - ,s.
of ours could do justice to h, ,,iaa
He is conscientious and painsta m
and it is always a sure bet that
will make good in any character L
assumes.
The impersonation of Count di |
Lucca, Geraldine's noble Italian suit |
or, presents great difficulties, but Mr.. |
overcame them all, and i
his presentation of this character |
was humorous and laughable in the |
extreme. Mr. Boudouspuie also |
needs no praise from us, as he has |
become stamped and sought |
after as an essential part of our en-
Mr.. Karl Kohnke, as Robert Faux |
ner, the Captain of the Mistress
Mary" was splendid. and his acting |
Is the more deserving of praise be- !;
cause the character was minor one |
without much action and somewhat |
nut of his usual line. He carried the !
humor of his scenes very creditably.
Mr.. Fredrick Roehl played the