The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-21
Little, Politician ~, :
Made Big Hit

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performance in Bank Hall last
Friday night. Notwithstanding
the fact that the weather was
most unfavorable and that those
who attended were compelled to
, 60 through a down pour Of rain,
ethe,house wascomfmtaby filled
with Arvada's best and. the damp
weather outside did not dampen.
the ardor of the audience inside.
Much preparation had been
made not only. by the manage
ment, but by the members of the
company in order, to make their
first production the best of any
amateur entertainment ever held
in Arvada. How we'll they sue
ceeded is best acclaimed by those
whosW There ~ $50
Manager Raymond Juchem as
has previously been stated,
sAaaspentmuch time and a CON
siderable y. real money to give
the production Just as nearly like
E'tke feaf thing" as possible, The
scenery Had been made by real
/ scenic artists who furnish cur
ftains and stage scenery. for the
big theatres ofs>- Denver and
everyone waNns nsstaareeshiysurss
prised at the result, as although
miniature in size. nothing was
lacking to set off the, stage in
,first-class theatrical effect.
Stage Director Arthur p White
also comes IN fora big share 'ef
praise for the untiring energy he
has contributed to the success of
the, play, for had it not been for
his artistic skill behind the scenes
and in the dressing room, much
Of the realistic would have faded
into mere commonplace cross
road transforming. e. L,
The makeups for which Mr..
White has the credit were so good
that the players, many of them,
were recognized with greatest
difficulty, and this made them
feel more secure and. at better
ease on the stage.
The members showed remark
able aptitude for their, work. in
that they took up stage manners
and stage articulation as readily
as q duck takes to water.
Anyone beinga perfect sttang-
er would scarcely have detected
the fact that. This. was the first
appearance for manypf; them in
the role 'of actor and actress.
They affected the stage gestures
the stage strut, and the stage
lingo. They spoke with: such
distinctness that their lines could
be easily followed by anyone with
good ears sitting in any part Of.
the house. ~. -. ..
They went at it with a vim that
smacked of cleverness and bust.
ness sagacity. Whatever ,trepida.
tion they may have felt before.
entering upon the stage and we
undefatand some .of them got
stage fright-it had to all ap-
pearances been left in the dress.
ing rooms.
Miss Fern Van Dyke in the
leading role-Mae Mortimer, a
state capital belle. proved her.
self equal to the trying situations
under which she was placed, and
Chas. McCory as Sidney Manning
Prosecuting Attorney and aspir-
ant for her hand, maintained the
the dignity Of his Office Under all
circumstances. Wesley More
land. the william in disguise and
recognized political boss under
the name of Captain Henry
Bradstreet figured conspicuously
In an attempt to thwart Miss
Mortimer's plans to catch a bank
defalter, and ended his career a
suicide,
Miss Gladys Foster as Mrs.
Margaret Chidsey. a wealthy
widow. had Frank Bayer as
Judge Fitzgerald and John Fos-
ter as Hon. Pink Dotts worship.
ping at her shrine and placed
them in many ridiculous and
comical situations. Their ap-
pearance was a signal for hilar-
ious applause.
Miss Sadie Smith as Elsie Coul-
IL. a ,>enttv atonOOrnnhor OlQv.