The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-05-09

SuOppCIS lIOay d1LCAH OoA.
j. H. Ness of Window, re-
turned to his home Saturday
morning after spending several
days here with his son, A. B.
Ness.
Chas. Seismal, of Eldora, Ia,
arrived Monday afternoon and
is spending several days here
looking after Improvements on
his farm north Of town.
Leonard Riordan returned last
Tuesday from his school work
at Mankato, having finished the
years work in a month less than
the usual time.
Eastey Bros. of Garvin, gave
a motion picture exhibition We'd
a motion picture exhibition We'd
nesday night in Bagen's hall. On
account of the poor roads and
Lack of advance advertising, the
attendance was poor, for which
fact the showmen retaliated by
overturning the waiting room
seats and otherwise conducting
themselves in an ungentlemanly
manner while waiting for their
train after the show.
A number from here attended
the production of ''The Birth OF
a Nation" at Lamberton Mon
day evening.
Leonard Painter went to the
cities the first of the week to
enlist in the regular army, be-
| ing the first Of the Revere boys
to answer the nations call.
Friends received word from him
Friday that he successfully
| passed the examination and has
been sent to Jefferson Barracks,
Mo.
Jas. Schandera and Margaret
Fox went to Wabasso Saturday
afternoon to participate in the
county school contests.
Jas. B. Frazier went to Tracy
Saturday morning to make ap-
| lication for admission to the Of
ficers training camp at Fort
Smelling.
The Willow Grove Farmers
Club presented the drama, "Tony
The Convict" on Thursday even
ing to a large and appreciative
audience. The theme of the play
deals with the miscarriage OF
| Justice, the false imprisonment
of the hero and the ensuing COM
plications, and presents a prob
lem to the amateur player much
more difficult than the average
play usually attempted for anna
teur production, therefore the
members of the cast are entitled
to special credit for the excel
/ lent handling Of the various
parts. 1t would be hard to pick
any Individual stars from the
cast, as all acquitted themselves
in a most creditable manner, but
special mention should be made
of the emotional acting Of Mrs.
Fred Knapp, the portrayal OF
the fortune hunting adventurer
by R. A. Nichols, Mrs. J. Baum
as the sour tempered old maid,
and Ernest Fox as the negro
footman, for the exceptional
manner in which characters, that
usually tax the histrionic abill-
ties of amateurs, were handled.
The club as a whole is also de-
serving of considerable credit
for the excellent collection OF
scenery and settings that were
prepared for the production, and
which represented a great deal
of work and expense on the part
of the individual members Of the
club, and which far excalled any
thing, either professional OF
amateur, ever put on in the vii
lage.
The cast Of the play is as fol
lows:
TONY Warren. Jas. III. Baum
Judge VanCruger. John Fox
Mrs. VanCruger. Mrs. G. Baum
Lena VanCruger Mrs. F. Knapp
| Philip Warburton. Fred Knapp
James Barclay. Arthur Nichols
Weary Wayside and Warder
Burrows -. Geo. M. Baum
Miss SedIey. Mrs. j. III. Baum
Sally. Mrs. F. j. Clarl
Jackson. Ernest Fo1
Between the acts singing spec
ialties were introduced by Jas
H. Baum and Ernest Fox, which
were very well rendered.
After the play the Uvaas or
chestra furnished music for {
dance which was also well at
tended. The attendance at the