The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-25
THE BEST SHOW THAT rs
PLAYING THIS SEASON

Star Cast of Players and Singers.
VIII BE at Opera House on
November 4th.
In assembling the singers and play
ers for revival of the famous song
play "Freckles" by Gene Strattoa-
Porter, an effort was made to obtain
cast of artists fully the equal OF the
original New York Company. The
Broadway Amusement Company be-
iteves it met with great success in
| this, and with much satisfaction now
announces the following principals.
EARLE ROOME, from the original
New York Company, is young man
with most pleasing personality. In
the title role he portrays the brave
lad. abounding in good humor, who
works his way to success against tre-
mendous odds. He has a tenor voice
of high quality and combines musi-
cal and dramatic ability to an un-
usual degree. Among his song num-
bers written specially for "Freckles"
are "The Girl l had in Mind" and 81
Never Knew What Love Could Do"
His rendering Of IA Little Bit of
Heaven" "The Kerry Dancers and
other Irish favorites won him much
praise with the New York show.
JUDITH RAEBURN, a popular
young Chicago society girl, with
youth. beauty, and ability won sud-
den success three years ago with
press and public as prima donna in
Whitney's isle of Spice" and was lat
er featured in vaudeville as 1.-THE
Girl with the Golden Voice." Through
hard study she developed dramatic
ability so rapidly that last year she
was given the title role in one Of the
big dramatic successes of the season.
Charles E. Nixon, Publicity Director
Chicago Grand Opera Company,
writes: Miss Raeburn is an actress
OF distinct and appealing type and
a singer whose dramatic soprano
tones are thrilling and enthralling."
Miss Raeburn as "The Swamp Angel"
is repeating her former triumphs.
BEATRICE LAMBERT, late of
Margaret Anglin's Company, has had
much experience in support of some
of Americas greatest stars and also
played important parts in pictures.
In the role Of that genial Scotch per-
son, Mrs Duncan" she brings to the
part cleverness in Interpretation
that has not been equalled since the
New York production.
HARRY DICKSON, an actor of
rare ability, was member of the or
iginal Coast to Coast production of
"A Modern Eve" and 1.-THE Flirting
Princess" and as "Mr. Duncan" rem
ders the Scotch songs that are asso-
ciated with this part in inimitable
manner.
PAT BUTLER comes from the New
York production of "Freckcles. I"
With a big singing voice, combined
with much dramatic power, he gives
a most satisfactory rendering of that
insistent enemy of "Freckles" known
as BLACK Jack" He first visited the
West in the original production Of
"Officer $685."
| DARRELL H. LYALL, an exper-
fenced actor and producer, is now in
his third season with the Broadway
Amusement Co.'s production. He con-
tinues in the part of "The Man of
Affairs" and gives to it a dignity and
wholesoulness which carries out per-
fectly Mrs. Porter's idea of the char
acter.
AL SHAW Is a musician of much
ability, having many original COM
positions to his credit. He adds much
strength to the company from a musi-
cal standpoint.
THE SUPPORTING CHARAC-
TIERS are in the hands of capable
| players, and form in all singing and
acting company which the Broadway
Amusement Company points to with
pride.
THE SCENIC PRODUCTION is by
Crosby Gill, of Wallack's Theatre,
New York, and is Of unusual beauty.
Two different views of the wonderful
Limberlost, regarding which Mrs.
Porter writes SO wildly, are depicted,
one Of which by the use of elaborate
scenic and electrical effects, shows
the rising of the morning mist in the
swamp and the coming of day.
"F'reckles" which is a dramatiza-
tion of the famous novel Of the same
name, owes it's great success as a play
to a happy combination Of strong
dramatic story mingling pathos and
humor; most pleasing musical score
introducing many song hits, and a
beautiful scenic production visualiz-
ing accurately Gene s5tratton-Porter's
description Of the great Limberlost
with all its wonder.