The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
PARISH PRIEST WILL
Be PRESENTED
next monday
Story of Appealing Drama to be Given
by Local Dramatic Club-Seats
Now on Sale at Minot Drug

"The Parish Priest" said to be one
OF the prettiest three-act pastoral
dramas ever presented, will be staged
ty the Athenian Dramatic Players at
the Grand opera house next Monday
night, October %. The play is to be
presented under the auspices of the
Catholic Altar society.
In the cast is to be found some of
the cleverest talent of the city, and
every effort is being made to make the
production complete success, and dis
tinctly worthy of the patronage of the
theatre-going public. Allan Mckay,
who has played the title role for sew
eral seasons, is to appear in that part
and is also professionally directing
the prediction. The synopsis given be-
low will give evidence that there will
be plenty of wholesome comedy as
we'll as strong dramatic situations,
which will be capably handled by the
cast who recently presented "When
the Circus Came to Town."
Scenes are laid in the village of Lu-
zerne county, Pennsylvania, where
mining is the chief industry, and the
population is largely Irish. The title
role, "The Rev. John Whalen," was
created and played for fourteen sue
cessive seasons by Americas foremost
character impersonator, the late Dan
iel SulIy.
The "Rev. Whalen" is whole-soul-
ed and lovable old priest, who acts as
a mediator among the admiring vii
layers and throughout the entire play
exercises sagacity in patching up the
little difficulties among his parishon-
ers; ever mindful of the fact that hui
han nature is a most perplexing CO.
nundrum.
DR.. Edward Welch, who, by the way,
has just lately acquired his title, un-
consciously, through his desire to gain
social success in the community and
at the same time repay his benefactor
DR.. Cassidy, whose practice he has
fallen heir to, casts aside his sweet
heart OF childhood days, little Nellie
Durkin, and becomes engaged to Ag-
mes Cassidy, the daughter of his pred
ecessor.
This one act of seeming thought
lessness on the part of DR.. WEIGH
places him in most perplexing stu
alton, and incurs for him the hatred
of the entire community and most of
all that of "Trusting Jim," the big
true-hearted and fatherly brother, who
has toiled in the Hell Hole" under
ground ever since their father was
killed accidentally in the mines-that
Dr.. WEIGH might enjoy the benefit of
the education that was of necessity
denied himself.
| Agnes Cassidy, in her fickleness, has
Presently bethrothed herself to Frank
Dover, promising young lawyer of
the village, and it is through her per-
fidy that he also is placed in most
serious predicament.
It is during these troublesome times
that Father Whalen comes to the res
cue of those concerned, and with mas
terly command of the different situa-
lions finally patches up the difficulties
to the satisfaction of each and all.
Two other characters worthy of spe-
cial mention are woven into this pref
ty little story in a humorous way
Miss Carrigan, witty Irish colleen,
who thinks that the United States is a
long way from Ireland, causes much
merriment among the villagers by her
persistence in looking for her father,
with whom she has recently arrived
for visit. Miss Carrigan also takes
a hand at lovemaking, and she repeat
eddy casts her glances at "Trusting
Jim," the shy and uncouth miner, who
admits that he has very little to offer
the gentler sex in the way of sociabili-
ty. "Trusting Jim" is finally ensnared
by the winning ways of Miss Carrigan
and does the "Mendelssohn March, as
his share in the climax.
| M;ohoo1 C,,11;1,or ~
tie old man of affairs-is the cause of
his sparkling Irish wit and his desire
to NEEDLE in the affairs in general.
". The Cast
Michael Sullivan, DR.. Cassidy's man of
affairs-Jas. Smallwood.
Katherine Carrigan, Aviator from Ire
land-Inga Leine.
Agnes Cassidy, DR.. Cassidy's Daugh-
ter-Genevieve Weir.
Frank Dover, a Young Attorney
Windell Bell.
DR.. Edward Welch, Successor to DR..
Cassidy-Harold Scofeld.
Rev. John Whalen, The Parish Priest
Allan Mckay.
Nellie Durkin, Father Whalen's Niece
-Genevieve Vandenoever.
James WEIGH, the Doctors Brother
Chas. Geist
Synopsis of Play !
TIME-The Present.
PLACE-Luzerne County, Pennsyl- |
vania.
ACT I.-Faith-Morning.
Scene-The court yard of the Rev. |
John Whalen's residence. "What doth |
it profit a man if he shall gain the |
whole world, and lose his own soul ?" |