The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-09-17
.L0VELAND PRESENTED I.
BY LOCAL CAST AT
BR|NkMAN THEATRE
Is Given Under Auspices of Bemidji
Lodge Of Elks-Reveals Local
-. Talent.
PLAY UNMARRIED BY
AMATEUR1sM; IS A SUCCESS
Show Given by 60 Bemidji Girls and
Boys Remarkably Good in
Every Detail. .>.

Bemidji went to ''Loveland" last
evening and found it so pleasant to
the taste, satisfying and nourishing,
and creating such an appetite for
more that Bemidji will again go to
"Loveland" this evening.
Miss Fraleigh Directs.
"Loveland' was presented at the
Brinkman theater by local talent un-
der the auspices of the Bemidji Lodge
of Elks. The play was under the
direction of Miss Dorothy Fraleigh
and precision, buoyancy, gayety and
spontainiety raised the production
from amateurism.
''Loveland" was a merry frolic of
youth and mirth, replete with pretty
girls, clean-cut swains and charming
children; plentifully bespangled with
song and dance There were more
light hearts and frisky feet in Be-
midi after the play than before. The
music was Infectious
College Scene Opener.
The opening scene presented a COL
lege campus and the college boys
headed by Chris Neumann, looked
handsome in their college sweaters
and sang with a vim that astonished
people who knew the boys off the
stage.
Tiny tots in nighties and led by
their nurses marched through the au-
dience in "Hush, Here Comes the
Dream Man." in which Inez Back
lund showed excellent training and
sincerity. Hers, like the others,
was the result of hard work and re-
gard for detail
Auto Chorus Novel.
The automobile chorus headed by
Whitney Brown and Fred Fraser was
good and was novel. A very pretty
chorus and dance was "Red, Red
Roses" Miss Edith Mills and Earle
Riley taking the principal parts.
Miss Dorothy Torrance in the
leading part of the play, that Of
Alice Brady, will ne'er lack lover.
She sang truly and with little ef-
fort. Her winsome ways brought de-
served applause. Her song, with
chorus, meet Me Where the Lam
terms Glow brought a novel chorus
idea.
Players at Ease.
| William Mcdonald, who took the
leading part of Jack Alcott and who
was desperately in love with Alice
Brady, whom he married despite the
objection of Miss Bradys father, was
at ease on the stage from start to
finish and added materially to his
part by the rendition of his songs
His song, "Im On My Way to Man
dalay," closed the first scene.
The curtain rose for the second
for "A Dance of Spring." which was
one of the prettiest dances of the eve
ming and scored decidedly, Miss
Edna Backlund took the leading part
and her portrayal of a Spring spirit
was we'll executed. The dancing girls
were Blanche Grafton, Grace Riley,
Nellie Crowell, Avis Guyer, Mar
garet Symons, Ellen Crothers, Macia
Coe, Leona Ritchie, Helen Law
renee, Dorothy Nangle and Evelyn
Kirk.
Song Sung Feelingly.
The most elaborate number perhaps
was the selection, "Just a Little Love
and Little KISS introducing Jane
Hayner and Jack Herbert as the
principals and a chorus of models
and show girls. The ballad was
sung feelingly and with understand
ing and it brought much deserved
applause as we'll as county fair vege-
table sample.
The third scene was "a cabaret set
ting with prettily gowned ladies
seated at dainty little tables with
men in evening dressl The brilliant
colored lights, including the smoking
of cigarettes, the merry laughter of
the chorus girls, the sparkling music
made this scene of the most charm
ing of stage settings. ..
Slap Stick Comedy.
Fred Fraser in the Charlie Chaplin
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