Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-15
THE RIVALS

realm col SUCCESS IN the HfSl s'fHt anu
remained. rs an amateur performance
the graduates presentation was more
than good-it was excellent, and this.
hc Al said. u no mere pun. III was
pleasing "a the audience, ii was crafty
my 10 the teachers. II was joyful 10 the
parents and 10 the young actors them
selves well. each and every one is en-
Titled to full measure Of glory. What
more could one expect?
The entire east read the lines with a
skill aud airoIlncsS that made the audi
whose members for the most part
had known the young actors since IN
fancy, forget. al times, the familiar IN
.dNidual i'll the character he or she was
living onAthe stage. Ii was a splendid
tribute tr,lhc cacr AND attention and
thorough drilling of the stage director.
Ted Graham. ~ Bob Acres was
consistently. constantly and unlnter-
rupt,dly humorous. bob Acres re-
puircs y peculiar hmmor ~ BE- effective.
II Is always difficult Few actors have
won distinction ia this role. Ii was on
account NJ thus humor Ia the makeup
OF the late Jdscph jefferson that the
thcatcr- going public always Welcomed
this great actor IN the role of Bob
Acres. Thv public never tired OF HIM.
iir Ma, W refreshing. lie was 80 dif
ferout. SO, when we say that young
Graham madc "A success decided sue
rcs, III this difficult role W. are SAYING
= great deal 1t Is difficult 10 select a
moment above the rest. 50 smooth was
ms performance. hut the agonized I'm
going. sir Iucius, I'm going, on the
approach 81 his opponent ~ the duel
rocked The house. Ted Graham dis
lplaNcd unusual talent.
Robert Rutledge gave a splendid IN
fcrpretation OF the w~cll-known charac-
Ter NJ Sir Lucius O'Triggrr. the hair
trigger Irishman always ready for a
scrap. lie spoke his lines exceedingly
well. and assumed an air of indifference
90 affairs that he carried ont 10 pcrfec-
tiun. OF courSc. OTriggcr'S best chance
wv iu the duel scene with Bob Acres,
frd Robert was particularly effective IN
iAla.
ylrr Walton. as Sir Anthony. was
remarkably clever. Sir Anthony is not
an easy role ID assume. II requires
much study, practice and talent TO give
Il ~prrscntablc rendition of this charac-
tyr. II II somewhat racking On the per
former. and many Sir Anthony 5 who
dn we'll In the first part of the play. will
taper ufr toward the end. They cannot
stand the STRAIN. Walton, however,
rave Y very even performance ~ the
iratc father, bent upon marrying ms
son 10 \ girl Of his choosing. Not only
were tho lines well spoken. but the
gestures and movements were all that
ruUld hr desired.
III. ~. patison rs Captain Absolute
Vas very acceptable. We would have
preferred 4 more spirited lover than
Patisou portrayed. \ lover full of fire
and llic. That. however. Is a matter Of
choice. Vet An things considered. PatI-
SON ; Interpretation, was. perhaps, the
better. Ills gloomy dialogue with
OTriggcr when the challenge is ISSUED.
and tbs scene as the unwilling Sultor he
ma,lc ihr most of.
lambert Cain as "Fag. servant to
Captain Absolute. was especially good.
l1g offers little opportunity, and be-
sides. n is difficult. Vet Cain made
the most of tho part. lie was most cf-
%fcctivc ia the knock down scene 1T the
close ct the second aci. II was 80 real
>tir w "a causr \ slight lluttrr NJ ap-
%urrIcu,lon that hc had been hurt. lie
spoke well and gave 4 very %rrrsrntablc
performance.
Gerry Thaycr rs David, servant TO.
liuh Acres. Was particularly pleas
mg. Ia word and action he gave "a Gle
scr Interpretation Of "Davd. Ills.
|bluhhcrng prayer N the second scene
/. act two. could not have been better
done.
Miss Mamie Hanson az Mrs. Mala-
prop. death 10 the dictionary. was up
ruariuus. Mrs. Malaprop' j. 4 side
splitting character. She makes as
founding use of the dictionary. Such
sentences a. Ask the gentleman. he'll
tell YOU the perpcndIculars. Your be
in1 Sir Anthony : son would be \ sutfl-
riyni accommodation, as headStrong
as ~ allcgory on the banks OF the
Nile. Lying docsn 4 become 4 young
woman Thought does not become a
young woman, etc. are a few Of her
choice expressions. Mrs. Malaprop il
a famous character. and was we'll por-
trayed TN Miss Hansen. She entered
into the spirit Of the character, and kept
the audience in tits of laughter.
Miss Flarinc Pierce as Falkland