The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-06-11
WHERE THEY'LL GO
On VACATION
OF THE GRAND STOCK
Co, WHICH HAS BEEN PLAYING
HERE OVER EIGHT MONTHS
WILL BREAK UP AND LEAVE
THE CITY JULY S.

When the Grand Stock Co, which
has been playing at the local house
for the past eight months and some
days, breaks up, which viii be July s.,
the members of the company will scat
ter to the four winds.
The company has been a great sue
cess from the very first and Manager
Fowler of both the Grand and the Or
pheum by careful management sue
ceeded in having a company Of players
here that apparently suited everybody,
and he viii regret to see what to him
must be a sort of family circle brok-
en- UP, but in the show business there
is always change going on. The
show people as a general thing are
made up of a lot of restless people,
always desiring to better their condi-
ton if possible.
1t might be said that the majority
of tho people who have been at the
Grand behind the scenes were all sat
isfiad with their treatment here, and
1t lis believed that they would all come
back If asked Some think that 1t
would be better to have an entirely
new company here, while many others
hope to see all the old faces back.
However between now and the re-op-
ening of the house, which will be, in
August at a. date yet to be fixed, Man
dBEI iIaoWiSH Wli Aooh Ahto IhO S2ASa"
ton.
Manager George v. Halliday, whose
excellent work has done so much to
keep the plays and the company popu-
lar here, with Mrs. Halliday (Madel
Won Volner) and the children, will Wis
it in Duluth and will also make trip
to the east as far at least as Chicago.
They have done much to make the
company popular.
1t will be remembered that the first
leading people who were here were
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller. They left
here several weeks ago and are now, 1t
is said, in New York on the so-called
Rialto, and expect to be out on the
road with some good company. Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Loeffler, who came here to
fill their places, are in their old home,
Beaver Falls, Pa, and will be out with
a good company this fall. Charles
Hart, the comedian and character
player Of the present company, with his
wife, who has been here for several
weeks, will leave as soon as the season
closes for Chicago, to spend their va
cation. Mr.. Hart is one of the most
popular members of the company.
Pat Carson and Mrs. Carson (Madge
Carson), two Of the best known and
most beloved members, will leave for
visit to Mr.. CaTson's parents in Wis
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several eastern places and wherever
they go they will have the best wishes
of all patrons of the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Carlton, the lat
ter Miss Gladys Gillian, have planned a
Fine vacation. They will go to Duluth,
take the boat and go to Buffalo, N. Y,
for rest and from there will go TO
Boston, where on the outskirts they
own fine property. Little Miss Gill
J,y &c, she iey afF taIIr IoH INx,
the Fargo theatre players, is certainly
a popular member OF the company as
| is her husband, and it goes without
saying that they will land good places.
They are conscientious actors and
made good here.
/ Joseph Golden, who is one of the
best known members of the company
and who is a member Of the knights
lsof Columbus, is going to Michigan to
| visit the old folks, fish and will then
Itrafl on to Chicago and see what the
next season has in store for him. He
lis a mighty good fellow and very pop
ular with all who know him.
L Ed. Borman, who has done so much
work here as a scenic artist, with his
wife, will go to Grand Forks, where he
has a contract to make some scenery,
and from there they visit Chicago and
iof course Ed, who is one of the best
in his line, won't have to hang out for
a position. for he has already several
Of them offered to him. Mr.. Bornan
! wife during their stay in the city
have made many friends.
Miss Virginia HadIey, who was a
member of the company for a short
time, will go to Chicago and is expect
ed to shine in a big company in the
fall.
Ward Cassidy, who has been play
ing the most of the leads since he
came here, will go east. He is a fin-
ished actor and has made number of
warm personal friends in Fargo who
wish him abundant success during his
stay. He has done exceedingly we'll
here. has a pleasant voice and made
good.
The lady orchestra will return to
Minneapolis, and it is expected by
Manager Fowler that he will have a
larger orchestra at the house next sea-
son and that If it can be arranged
there will be ladies composing it.
Mr.. Fowler is being congratulated
by all his friends on his success dur
ing the season and it will move him to
do even better the coming season.