Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-03-07
HOME TALENT PLAY
WAS BIG SUCCESS
''Mrs. Temples Telegram" Draws Big
House Proceeds Go to
French Orphans

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Morris talent at the Orpheum Theatre
Monday evening appears to"have been
very we'll attended. One of the Tri-
bune editors having taken part, the
following was contributed by one Of
the audience:
"Mrs. Temples telegram" the
three-act farce staged by local talent
at the Orpheum Monday evening prov
ed to be one of the most successful
dramatic events ever presented in this
locality, in fact, several people made
the remark that it was the best home
talent play they had ever seen.
Mr.. Temple had gone out the even
ing before to visit the exhibition and
went up in ferris wheel. After get
ting into the air the machinery got
out of order and he was left up in the
clouds until the next morning. 1t
happened that there was one other
occupant in the car with him, lady,
and together they were forced to
spend the night together. On his ar
rival home he told Mrs. Temple the
reason for his forced absence, but she
considered it made-up story too alb
surd to be. true so he invented a story
of his own and said that he had spent
ths evening with a friend in the sub
urbs and he missed the last train in
and had to remain all night. When
Mrs. Temple asked the name of his
friend he gave what he thought was
a fictitious name and address, John
Brown, Elm Ave. Pinkleton, which af
forwards proved to be a real one, and
when he found that his wife had sent
a telegram to the supposed friend
asking him to call, he was forced to
get a friend Frank Fuller, to imper-
senate the supposed John Brown. AS
the play progressed the make-believe
John Brown calls, also the real John
Brown and the real John Browns
wife. One lie leads into another un-
til there is very tangled mess,
which is all Strengthened out in the
last act. The appearance of Capt.
Sharpe, in love with Dorothy, Mrs.
Temples sister, added to the fun
and Wigson, the butler was one of the
comical characters thruout the entire
three-acts. Mrs. Fuller, the wife of
the make-believe friend, also calls for
reasons explained as the play goes
on, and this makes matters worse for
Mr.. Temple.
The cast of the play was an except
ional one. The leading roles played
by Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Voss, as Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Temple, and their little
love scenes and family quarrels, were
handled wonderfully we'll. Mrs. VIM.
Frame was apparently accustomed to
playing the part of the frank and
girlish young sweetheart and she took
her part natural and we'll. C. M.
Dane, as Capt. Sharpe in love with
Dorothy, played his part in a digni-
fled and appropriate manner. Frank
Harris, as Wigson the butler, could
not have been improved upon, and he
received deserving and repeated ap-
plause. Douglas Bailey was perfect
ly at home on the stage and playing
the part of Frank Fuller he proved
to be the most congenial liar present,
but nearly got in bad with his wife,
Mrs. Frank Fuller, until Mr.. Temple
Strengthened things out in the last
act. Mrs. VIM. H. Cherry played the
part of Mrs. Frank Fuller and she
showed fine talent and gave master
ly Interpretation of her part. E. ".
Nobbs and Mrs. S. j. Stebbins played