The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-30
Local and Personal

'NAN ~ ~
last Friday night to spend Christmas
with relatives.
Mrs. James Holcomb and daughter,
Miss Esther, of Arlington were visitors
in this city last Wednesday.
Vaudeville and pictures at the Pleas
ant Hour Friday and Saturday. New
Years Day matinee at three o'clock.
Mrs. Mart Connolly and little son
went over to Elkton last Friday morn
ing to visit relatives over Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Reeve and son
Dwain went to Aurora last Friday
morning and spent Christmas with rel
atives.
DR.. Hill, the eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist, will be in B]rookings at the
Leon Hotel, Friday, January 7, 1916.
Those wishing to consult DR.. Hill will
please call early.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.. Heron and
daughter and Mrs. T. X. Kornish came
up from Sioux Falls last Friday and
visited until Monday at the home of
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E.
Poole.
Vincent Chappell arrived last Satur-
day night from Ames, Iowa, where he
is attending the Iowa State College, 20
visit during the holidays at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. L.
Chappell.
Miss Estella Collins came down from
Watertown last Saturday morning and
visited until Monday evening with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Collins.
She was accompanied to Watertown by
her sister, Miss Josephine, for a few
days visit.
Brookings residents will be disap-
pointed to learn that Father Shean,
who has had charge of the local
Catholic parish for a number of years,
has been transferred to that at Elkton.
Father Dooley of Hartford is his sue
cessor and appeared before Brookings
residents for the first time Sunday
morning. His initial appearance
pleased those who heard him, how
ever, and he has already made many
friends here. The change was made
on account of the illness of Father
Sheehan at Elkton which makes it nee
essary to temporarily suspend his
work.
Richard Mansfield, the famous actor,
once told his advance agent to be
modest in his superlatives in describ-
ing his productions in advance, as
there was a danger in exciting the
anticipation of th~eatergoers to such
a high degree that they might be dis
appointed when they saw the play.
Those who recall the splendor of this
great artists masterful productions
will doubtless agree hat this advice
was hardly necessary in this case, for
Mansfield lived up to the very highest
standard of his promises to the public.
The wisdom of M~ansfield's advice ap-
peals to the advance chronicler of "a
Pair of Skies" which comes to the
Grand opera house on Wednesday,
January S. 1t is impossible to quote
from any of the criticisms in the New
York city papers regarding the success
and merit of this farce without indulg-
ing in superlatives. Metropolitan
critics are not, as a rule, exuberant in
their opinions, and there is hardly an
instance on record where they have
given such unbridled expression of
satisfaction as they have to the fun
and charm of this delightful play. But
it has measured up to this supreme
praise everywhere, and has duplicated
in Chicago and other cities the furore
of pleasure created in New York. Just
to quote one paragraph, in evidence.
from the New York Times: There
are not many adjectives left to ade-
quately describe the heartiness of Its
quality and entertainment"