The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29
VERY CREDITAbLE
SHOW BY amateurs
FAIR SIZED AUDIENCE ENJOYS
THE HOOSIER HEROINE"
FRIDAY EVENING.
LOCAL ARTISTS Commended
MUSIC AND SONG SPECIALTIES
WERE GOOD-EASTERN STAR
NETS SNUG SUM.
(By Hon. Frank NJ. Eddy


talent of a high order was demon
strated last Friday night, when Mrs.
Showalter, under the auspices of the
ladies of the Eastern Star, presented
"The Hoosier Heroine" at the Caugh-
rem theatre with a cast composed en-
tisely of amateurs.
Mrs. Showalter is a genius in Sc
lecting persons suitable to their re-
pective parts and in the science OF
stage makeup. ;,
= The play was presented in a meri-
torious and highly satisfactory man
ner; each person performing his or
her part and in a way that reflected
credit both on the actors and the
trainer.
Hugh Wallace, in the difficult char
acter part of Nathan Martin, the close
listed old Hoosier farmer, who stood
in proper awe of his rather aggres-
sive wife, carried off his role like an
old stager and his personification of
the part was excellent.
Miss Jean Hansen dropped into the
part of "Alviry," Nathan's wife, with
the same ingenious aptitude that she
sells Home brand canned goods. 1t
was easy to discern that her natural
sphere is to boss masculinity. The
way she hauled Nathan over the Goals
made the married men in the audience
fairly squirm in their seats. The per-
fectly beatific way she rolled her
eyes heavenward when she piously
announced that she was a "perfessor"
almost fooled one into thinking that
she was perfect saint.
Miss Ethel Willis, as Edith Chaser,
the female adventurer, gave polish
ed performance, without over-acting
her part, which is a common fault Of
amateurs in representing characters
of this kind.
Miss Anabel Erwin as Mrs. Chaser
made charming matron and very
skillfully portrayed her role.
J. w. Ward, as Eli Makepiece, was
to sweet for anything, as the good
old quaker of the play. He fairly
radiated mildness, gentleness, peace,
and love for man-and woman-kind.
A great sigh went up from the aud
fence when they realized, which was
hard to do, that this was only "stagy"
and not his natural form.
the heroine's lover, did we'll, but he
should have thrown more energy and
fervor into the love scenes. 1t didn't
look natural to see a young man en-
brace his sweetheart with only one
arm. 1t is two arm job.
Fay Scott, as Sim Spraddling, the
braggadocia, political william was
properly mean, venomous, villianous,
and disreputable, so much so that the
audience unanimously agreed that
hanging would be too good for him.
That is just the way he wanted them
to feel. His delination of the part
was work of art.
Dean Barnett, the due of the play,
made the dudiest kind of dude The
melancholy satisfaction in the way he
tearfully kept tab on his rejected
marriage propoals, and the way in the
last act he disclosed the fact that he
was not as big a fool and cad as he
looked, were right shrewd pieces of
acting.
Grove Wills, as the youthful con-
gresham, did fine work, especially in
the climaxes.
Leo Book, alias "Red," unconscious
ly played the messenger boy to per-
lection, even to falling over his own
feet.
Fay Cooper, as the policeman, did
not have much to do but artistically
performed the role assigned him. We
would like to see him in more prom
inent part some time in the future.
Neither the setting" hen nor the
stove-pipe hat showed any embaress-
ment and carried out their roles like
professionals.
We haven't said word about the
Herald girl, Miss Maza Wallace, who
took the part of "Mirandy,' the her
oine of the play, and darned if we are
going to either. So many compli-
ments have already reached her ears
about the finished manner in which
she acted her role, especially in the
first two acts, that she has become
SO blamed vain that we can hardly
stand her in the office. If we could
think of some criticism that would
call her down good and hard and take
the starch out of her, we would be
glad to give it expression. Perhaps
we can by next week.
The specialties between the acts