Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-20

San Benito Entertained With Really
High Class Play Which viii BE
Reproduced at Brownsville

atre last Friday evening. "Burley's
Ranch" given under the auspices OF
the Cactus Club. u deserving OF more
than passing comment. and were X
not that your correspondent fears
your readers would but feel that he
was INDUCING in a little too much
praise for the efforts OF those Of his
home town. he would go into more
minute description Of the part and
character portrayed BY each and ey-
cry one OF the artists represented In
the performance.
Those who saw It--and many were
there who had been charmed ~ per-
formances In Chicago and New York
and even perhaps In the Old World
declared that II was exceptionally
well rendered. aud equal TO anything
that had been presented In this
..feck of the woods" professionals
included.
Mr. Barnett. the leading charac-
Ter. was all that a loving father
could be-zhe interests Of his daugh-
ter ever being before him. but with
Al having a respect for the tongue OK
his consort. the lady hat welded
the family broom. which was notice
able. This last In spite OF his west
ern life. exposure 20 the plains. and
a large sIx-shooter. His wife. Mrs.
Burnley. portrayed by Miss Word. was
a part that required a great deal OF
skill. but needless 10 say Il was
carried out In a n deserving OF
much praise.
The heroine. Miss Burley 1.-THE part
taken By Miss Kingl certainly was
every inch the pretty Western girl
her attractlveness being added 70 by
the fact that she had taken her fin
lshIng studies In an Eastern College.
which added 10 the glory OF her out
door life on the plains. that charm
ing finish OF refinement. You could
hardly blame her for falling in love
with that handsome Lieut.. Thurs
ton. from the fort. The latter, Mr.
Quinn. acquitted himself with cre-
dit playing the handsome villain 50
well that IL II thought his chances
with the ladies have been inestima-
bly, damaged.
Mr. Scott Brown. taking the part
on the ranchman Steve. the d who
proved 10 The audience that 'all
comes TO him who waits. providing
he works while he waits"-he final
" having married the heroine was
all hat his part required OF him. He
sang a. little song. BLOW the Smoke
Away" which was we'll rendered.
Mr.. Schakowski. the general,
was every inch the soldier. Il must
be said In justice 10 Mr.. Schakowskl
that his stage presence was superb.
his delivery excellent and his uni
form had the fit 'sthat won't wear
off,"
Mr.. Todd played the part OF the
Chinaman 80 remarkably well that
many in the audience thought with
all due respect 10 Mr.. Todd that a
real celestial had been imported from
the Orient especially for the occas-
ion.
Miss Symonds. a visiting young
lady to the ranch. was certainly the
sweet. demure young lady Of the
West that the occasion demanded OF
her. Mr.. Hill. playing the part or a
newspaper correspondent accompany
ing the general. frankly told her
that she was the only girl that had
ever made an impression on his
heart. Their romance CON the stagel
was full OF interesting little things
that greatly amused the audience.
Mrs. Barnett. as the Indian maiden.
made up in characteristic fashion.
was good. Mrs. Julie Opp Faver-
sham should have seen Burley's
Ranch before writing the "Squaw.
Man The Indian Chief. Roaming
Bear was well impersonated by
Mr. Cook He smoked the pipe or
peace a. good a. any old Indian
Now we come to the dark quartet
the part taken by the Williams. or
as Dante says. the "lnner circle.
These were Mr.. Harry Attrell and
Dick Cav. These gentlemes fully
convinced the audience that they
were NOT men TO be bothered with.
and made you feel as II you would
gladly turn over all your belongings
n you should encounter them on a
dark night.
The receipts OF the affair were ex-
ceedIngly gratifying 10 the Cactus
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