New Ulm review., 1913-12-10
Turner Theatre News

Spell-DOund from the rise OF the first
act curtain until the fall of the final
act.
It affords each and every member
OF the well balanced Sherman Smith
Stock company ample opportunities
to display his or her dramatic ability
and to say that each one takes full
advantage Of their chances, is put
ting it mildly. Mr.. Harry B. Sher-
man, was seen particularly to ad-
vantage in the roll of Will baltimore,
the young attorney who endeavors to
help the criminal classes.
In the vaudeville presented be-
tween the acts, Mr.. Chas. T. Smith,
proved beyond doubt that he
is an artist possessed with more
than ordinary talents, displaying a
beautiful tenor voice, being banjo
ist of the highest calibre, and last
but not least, giving fininshed per-
nance Of the part Of Overmuller in
the above named play. In Miss BODY
Robbins, The Sherman Smith Stock
Company have leading woman far
above the average stock artist, as
she is blessed with charming per-
sonality, pretty face and knack
of reading lines with the result that
she brings out all the lights and
shades in her rendition of part, as
evidenced by her work in the role of
Nance Olden.
AS Mrs. Ramsey, Nellie Ramsey
and Mag Monihan, Nellie Sherman,
Mae Edwards and Hazel Flint. re-
spectively, added much to the perfor-
nance by their naturalness in por-
traying these different roles. Mr..
Phlpps gave splendid account of
himself as Tom Dorgan, the crook
who refuses to be reformed and Ra-
leigh Dent added mirth to the en-
tertainment by giving true and
vivid characterization of the part of
Edward Ramsey, always Tipsey."
All in all this company is one that
we are proud to have in our midst
as aside from the fact that thew are
all real artists, they are ladies' and
gentlemen in every sense of the word.
Tuesday night "The Girl From Card
ner' was offered to a large sized
audience. This is one of the latest
college plays with every element
necessary to a successful comedy
drama.
Mr.. Sherman regards his engage
ment in New Ulm just as a regular
home coming, so much has he enioy-
ed both his former visits to the one
town where they make you feel that
life is really worth living. The Sher-
man-Smith Stock company, during
their local engagement, will offer
some surprising plays, chief among
which will be. "The Girl From Gard.
ner, "A Travelling Man," "The Char
ity Ball, "Just Before Dawn" the
latter being companion play to that
famous rural drama entitled "Way
Down East" and last, but not least,
Eugene Walters masterpiece, "The
Easiest Way" which creates a SEN
satlon wherever the company plays
it. The reason for this being the
fact that the piece is so natural and
SO true to every day life. Wednes-
day evening is the night selected for
the company's presentation of "The
Easiest Way" Five diamond rings,
any of which will be a gift worth
receiving, are to be given away dur
ing the present engagement of the
popular Sherman-Smith Stock COM
pany- Get in line and secure vour
seats early for the opening perfor-
nance of this truly meritorious at
traction.
This play has created a sensation
wherever it has been produced be-
cause Of its trueness to every day
life and the force with which it's
Singing voices of rare quality are
found with this organization, es-
pecially that of Mr.. Chas. T. Smith,
who possesses lyric tenor voice sell
dom, if ever found with stock. COM
pany, and together with Mr.. Sher-
man, these boys offer some great har-
mony singing numbers between the
acts. The vaudeville, as given by
this company is alone worth the price
OF admission and capacity houses are
liable to be very much in evidence at |
the Turner Hall all the week.
moral is brought home to us all.
In conclusion it may be said that
the vaudeville and cabaret special /
ties introduced between the acts are
BY far the best that have ever been i
offered to local theatre goers.