The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-14

complained They began 20 sky-
lark: 10 play with the sacred light
10 gigElc when Carol was trying
to make the sentimental Myrtle Cass
into a humorous ofice-boy: 10 act
everything but The ORR from Kan.
kakee.- After ioafing thru his
proper part Or. Terry Gould had
great applause FOR his burirsque OF
Hamlet Even Rnymie lost hts
simple faith. and tried TO show that
he could do q vaudeville shuttle.
Carol turned on the company.
~sec here. wan, this nonsense to
stop. We've simply got to get down
10 work.
Juanita Haydock led the mutiny.
look here. Carol. don't be so bossy.
After all. we're doing this play
principally for the fun OF II. and
II we have fun out OF = lot Of
monkey shines. why then"
"yees." fcebiy.
@. r. didn't get enough fun out
Of life And now we arc having =
circus. you want us 70 stops'
Carol answered slowly: Il wonder
II I can explain what meant It's
the differences between looking at
tho comic page and looking at
ManeS I want fun out Of thiS of
course oniy--I don't think u
would b less fun. bat morn. 70
produce ~ perfect = play ~ vs
can She vzs curtous,y exafted:
hsr vcics was strained. abe stared
not ~ the oompany but 1T the
grotesques serawlcd on the backs
Of wing pieces by forgotten stage
hands Il wonder II you can un-
derstand the FUN OF making .
beautiful thing. the pride and salts
faction OF n. and the hoifnexsr
Tho company glanced doubsfufSy
At one another. In Cophar Prairie
II n not good form 10 be hofy ex.
crpt at . church. between 1880 and
II on Sunday.
But n we want TO % n. we've
got to work. We must have self.
discipline
They were II once amused and
embarrassed They did not want to
affront this mad woman They
backed OFF and tried to reheArsc.
Carol did not hear Juanita. In front.
protesting to Maud Dyer. III she
calls II fun and holiness TO sweat
over her darncd old pIay--wcIi. !
donr-
Carol attended ths only profess
sIonai play which came to Gopher
Prairie that spring. II was = tent
show. presenting snappy new dramas
under canvas-" The hard working
actors doubled IN bra2. and took
tickefs,sand between acts sang about
the moon In June. and sold Dr.
wintergrecn's Sureffre Tonic for Ills
Of the Heart. Lungs. Kidneys. and
Bowels. They presented "Sunbon-
net Nell: A dramatic comedy OF the
ozarks." with J. Witherbee Boothby
wringing the soul by his resonant
'sYuh amt done right by nah little
gal. Mr. City Man. but yer a-goin'
10 find that back In theseycre hills
there's honest folks and good shotsr'
The audience. on pianks beneath
the patched tent. admired Mr..
Boothby's beard and long rife;
stamped their feet in the dust at
the spectacle of hts hcrolsm. shouted
when the comedian apcd tho city
Lady's use Of iorgnon by looking
thru .. doughnut stuck on a fork:
pt visibly over Mr.. Boothby's Lat
- Gal Nell. who was also Mr..
Boothby's legal wife Pearl. and
when the curtain went down. list
cncd respectfully to Mr.. Boothby's
lecture on DR.. wintergrcen's Tonic
ms a cure for tape. worms. which no
Illustrated by horrible pailid objects
curied In bottles Of following al
cohoi.
Carol shook her head. -Juanifa is
right. I'm fool. Holiness Of the
drama, Bernard Shaw Tho only
trouble with The Girl from Kanka'
lee' is that It's too subtle for Go.
pher Prairier'
she sought faith In spacious hanal
D0FAtft. tdtfl btft p'CN'~ - -
stinctive nobility of simple souls,
need only tho opportunity, to sp
prcciatc fine things" and sturdy
opponents OF democracy" But these
optimisms did not sound 10 loud a.
the laughter OF the audience at the
fupny-man's line. Yes, by hcckicum
I'm a smart fella." She wanted tc
give up the play. the dramatic an
ISOLATION. the town. As she came
out OF tho tent and walked with
Rcnnicott down the dusty sprina
street, she pcercd at this struggling
wooden village and felt that ah'
could not possibly stay here thru
all of tomorrow.
II was Miles Bjornsfam who gave
her sfrcngth--he and the fact thai
every seat for Tho Girl from Kan
kakee" had been sold.
Bjornstam was keeping company
with Bea. Every night he was sit
ting on the back steps. Once wber
Carol appeared he grumblcd. Hope
you're going to give this burg on'
good show. II you don't reckon
! nobody ever will