The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-03
MRS. MCCOY IS
FARGO'S GUEST
MRS. KATHERINE OLIVER MCCOY
ARRIVED THIS MORNING AND
WILL SPEND TWO DAYS IN THE
~CITY-GIvEs READING AT A. G.
ARMORY TONIGHT.

Mrs. Katherine Oliver Mccoy, the
foremost interpreter of Scotch litera-
ture before the American public, is
in Fargo under the auspices of the
Citizens Lecture course and will APP
pear this evening at 8 o'clock at the
A. G. armory, when she will give her
splendid Interpretation of J.. M. Bar
rie's Scotch comedy. Bunty Pulls the
Strings.
Mrs. Mccoy comes to Fargo via
Sioux City, Ia, and Aberdeen, s.. d.,
where she introduced Bunty to the stu
dents of Morningside college at the
former place and rave a series of three
readings in Aberdeen. Mrs. Mccoy has
the monopoly on the three readings
which she appeared in before the Aber-
deem public, Woctor Luke of Labrador,
| The Confessions of a Literary Pilgrim,
and Bunty Pulls the Strings, having
been given sole right by the authors
and The Confessions of a Literary Pill
grim, being her w work and an ex-
c~eedingly interesting number of her
repertoire.
The students of the Moorhead Normal
school will have opportunity to hear
Mrs. Mccoy tomorrow morning and she
expects to leave tomorrow afternoon
for Bismarck, where she will appear.
Mrs. Mccoy is en- route to Portland,
Ore, where she has a series of return
engagements which will be given under
the auspices of the Shakespeare club
of that city and will be quite a social
event, consisting of a series of four re-
citalS in one week. AS a usual thing
Mrs. Mccoy appears under the Lyceum
bureau. but on this trip is travelling
independently.
Mrs. Mccoy is a charming lady of
Scotch nationality, though born in
America, and gives to Bunty only those
and gracious Scotch lady can give,
coupled with piQuant reparte which
holds her audience from h momen
that she appear and wins for her
hearty applause as he>bid them good
bye. She is the wife of a prominent
| physician of Kenton, o., and her home
life at Grey Gables is delightful n
she is surrounded there with a beauti-
full setting for her literary work. Mrs.
Mccoy spends about half OF her time
travelling and on several occasions she
has been accompanied by DR.. Mccoy.
Four years ago they enjoyed a trip
to Honolulu, where Mrs. Mccoy gave
a series of readings and last sum-
mer they visited Alaska. Mrs. Mccoy
is proud of the fact that on these de-
lightful trips she is more than able to
ings which are in demand everywhere.
She is an ardent suffragist and whe at
home is a leader in club circles of her
city.
Fargo has had the honor of visits
| from Mrs. Mccoy on two other occa-
sfons she having appeared here about
/ twelve years age at an "aL nome" en-
tertainment given by one of the most
popular hostesses of the city, and last
ummer she passed through here en-
route to Alaska with DR.. Mccoy.
In speaking of Bunty Pulls the
Strings. Mrs. Mccoy said, "Bunty is a
better reading than a play for the rea-
son that there is not enough action
for a play. Al short time ago I enter
tanned the theatrical company playing
Bunty at Grey Gables and l gave my
Interpretation of it before them. They
| agreed with me that 1t was much more
effective and entertaining as a reading
| as 1t gives a better understanding of
Bunty and her brilliant repartee, which
is the main features of the production.
| Al an illustration of some of Bunty's
| philosophy are the two sayings, ANY
thing b is new Is scandaious, until
| folk get used to it There Is nae
| progress wt'oot scandal and It's just
| jealousy that makes the menfolk keep
81 the good positions for themsels, the
women could beat them at it" Mrs.
McCoyss enunciation of the Scotch dia-
Ilect is very clever and she has a faculty
of naking it easy to grasp the meaning
of4tlle quaint Scotch infections. while
adding to it a new charm OF her
own.
lit Will be interesting To Fargo peo-
pic to learn that Mrs. Mccoy was a
1 cIassinate of Mrs. Herbert g. Leonard.
formerly Of Fargo, but now Of Minnea-
polls