Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-20
annual PLAY BY
KNIGHTS PROVED
Great. SUCCESS
Boise Amateurs Delight Big
Audience With the Pro
duction of Forbes Com
edy, "The Show Shop"
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With an all-star cast. experienced In
the teamwork of association with each
other, the Boise Council of the knights
of Columbus last evening presented its
tenth annual production. James Forbes
comedy. The Show Shop" The house
was filled and the audience which was
largely familiar with the productions
of other years, did not wait to he
enthusiastic for tbs play. With a hap
py underst. nding between audience
and actors, the scenes were carried OFF
with immense enjoyment by the audi
ence.
The Show Shop" as a drama, does
not afford an opportunity for as deep
and subtle acting as the play of last
year. but in all it is pleasing play
and the audience found its situations
full of mrth. What was lacking IN
depth the actors had cleverly made UP
for in local situations
Nick Nilleneuve took the heavy mans
part, that of : Jewish theatrical man
ager. His skill in handling it lay in
his refusal to place the character on
a nigh plane. and whenever the audi
ence from what IL knew Of Mr.. VIII
leneuve's capablity to bring out a
depth of character, excepted such
climax. it was Jared with the opposite
effect being ;htly off. when jar new
or failed to bring out laugh.
MISS DAILY PlEASEs.
Anna DAILY who was given the ira
dltlonal character woman's part in
the play, placed her study with
worthiness lying beneath the burlesque.
The part was more than the comical
and Miss DAILY found the tragic note
and made use of it, which raised her
acting into broader field than that
demanded Of her in other years
The two soldier boys, who were re-
turned, r. G. HummeI and John Regain
were gladly welcomed again on the
stage. Hummels assignment was va
ried and he carried it well in all It's
phases. John kegan. as Nilleneuve,
was forced to how his genius by rep
resentjng character incapable Of
broad vision. Into the little palylet set
in the big play he revealed his clever
ness in resorting to the tricks of melo-
drama, the black wig and inhunan
for the villain.
Mrs. Seller, who played opposite
Regain, carried melodramatic part
through the entire play and in lieu
of the more emotional acting, the audi
ence was prepared to receive from her,
she constantly amused them with the
melodramatic tricks which she put
over.
The young lovers parts were taken
by the favorite, Margaret Stole, and |
Io n A
worth. Miss Stole was all the lowell |
ness that she has been in other plays |
and more. She has grown with her |
parts. Shellworth acted his with an |
and smile that made the |
audience sometimes wish to shake him |
into sternness that would deepen the |
voice and place the heel down hard
but that was his part. to be bewitch-
lngly irresponsible in the dramatic vcn-
ture.
AsHBy BRINGS LAUGHS.
James II. Hawley, Jr, appeared, but I
in a short role. just sufficient to con-
meet him with the play and not to give
the audience "A note of missing one
who should be expected in the cast. H.
+. Ashby was again in The Show |
Shop" the funny old man who made
all Taught with his every word Will
lard L. Regain, who had made his de-
but with the knights Of Columbus
plays previously. came in fox a longer
part as valet and assistant to the I
property man. Fred G. Stole, Ed /
Finnegan and Patrick O'Donnell filled
minor parts with genuine skill.
Two new faces, Lenore Wagner and |
Vivian Irwin were greeted, Miss Wag-
ner as a show girl in the last act. and
Miss Irwin here and also as stenogra-
pher i'll the first act. Miss Irwin's
ease as the first figure on the stage, H
carrying the scene alone before the 4
of the play had been aug I
nented by others, was one of the sue 1
cessful points of the evening.
The play will be given again this
nN ening.
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