The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-26
GRAND HANGS OUT
S. R. 0. SIGN EARLY
Harrison Theatre Company Proves
Best Popular Priced Attraction
Ever offered at the Grand.

Best Popular Priced Attraction
Ever offered at the Grand.
Before the largest house that has
ever attended a show, regardless of
price, at the Grand theatre, the Harri.
son Theatre company opened a weeks
engagement in this city last night. If
you want to know whether or not this
company made good the reputation
that caused the house to be packed
on the opening night, Just ask any one
'of the hundreds Of Vinita people who
witnessed the performance. In many
respects this company has never been
equalled by popular priced show in
this city. 1t is a diversion from the
usual stock productions. The plays
are all original. being written by Mr..
Chas. Harrison, head of the company.
The play last night was a romance
OF the Texas plains. From its name
many might have expected to find the
usual whoop 'em, shoot EN- kind of
western cowboy play, but this one was
different. While it had all of the
quaint characteristics of the Texas
cowboy drama and was filled with
comedy, the characters portrayed that
manliness of the plains that shows the
author to be familiar with the true
spirit of the cattle range, where men
are men despite the rought outward
appearance caused by the constant
existence in the land of the cattle
man, where the advantages of civiliz-
alton have not yet gained foothold.
The cowboy parts were not only we'll
portrayed by the author, but We're well
impersonated by the men of the cast.
With the two leading characters, Mr..
Chas Harrison, as Bud Nelson, owner
Of the Lone Star Ranch" and his fore
man Captain Ed, the protrayal was
superb. The dialect was perfect.
Those who went to the Grand last
night will go again during the engage
ment Of this company for they have
the kind of a show that pleases any
crowd.
The introduction of the cowboy band
was very pleasing diversion from the
usual plays produced by companies
showing at these prices. This band is
good and their concerts added much to
the value of the entertainment. In the
first act they gave concert at the
H0ne Star ranch for the benefit OF the
guests from the north. This band was
dressed in the garb of the plains and
the reality of the scene was most i'm
pressing.
It is not necessary to go into the de-
tails of the plot, which was romance,
caused by the accidental visit of two
Chicago girls to the ranch of the Texas
cattleman, in which the ranehman and
his foreman were exposed and sub
jected to that most ravaging of di-
seases styled by the play character,
Uncle Rufus, as Turtle Dove Fever" :"
This love vein gave the human inter-
est to the play. This romance was
cleverIy interviewer with the comedy
of the situations in way that gave
this play great charm, which was
greatly enhanced by the interspersion
of the musical features.
This is a show which the Chieftain
is pleased to commend to the people
of Vinita and vicinity For the price
it will be many weeks and perhaps
years before the patrons of the Grand
will have an opportunity of seeing as
good show. The production last
night was clean throughout. It is one
that the women and children of the
city can see without fear of embarass-
ment or creation of false standards. It
is show that is wholesome through
out, filled with comedy enough to
make it entertaining. yet carrying a
plot that impresses one with the bet
ter things of life and creates in one
the desire for better things. In fact
no show has ever visited this city that
gives good entertainment for the price
than does the Harrison Theatre COM
pany, playing the Grand all this week.
The immense seat sale of last night is
being repeated today, which shows that
those who went last night, agree with
is in saving that this is a show worth