The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
LOCAL TALENT
 MAKE BIG HIT
 IN A COMEDY
Are You a Mason Is Given Splendid Performance
 Last Time Tonight.

IL WdS Spienulu, u WdS iedHy good" q was agreeably surprised and other favorable comments were heard from those in the large audi enco at the Coliseum last night upon completion of tho threeact comedy Are You a Mason?" presented un der the auspices of the Southeastern Alaska Shrine Club of Juneau Ii all of the favorable things could have been heard by those in the cast, they would have been especially well pleased and satisfied for their nights of hard work at rehearsng, giving up the usual good times to commit lines and learn the "business" of the comedy.
 The production was most credit ably given and reflects not only the splendid judgment shown in the se- lection of the strong cast, but reveals the tireless work on the part of the director, that veteran actor, Sanford Dodge. The business throughout was good and the rapfd-fire conversation seldom Jagged None in the audi ence regretted the evening from a dramatic standpoint, pleasing d- version from the movie shows. If those in the audience last night will boost as their exclamations indicat- led, the Coliseum should again be packed tonight, when the last per formance of this well known comed. is to be given.
 i It was a regular Shrine night. From the time one entered through the main doors, Shrinedom was man. ifested everywhere, in decorations and attendants, Shriners wearing their fezes, acting as ticket-takers, splitters and ushers. Again it was real show night with a splendid or chestra in the pit, a rattling goo1 comedy and attractions between the acts.
 Cast Is Good One
 All those in the cast hit the high spots from LeRoy Nolan, as the DO. lieeman. who had only few lines in the last act, right up to the leads. L. L. Harding was especially at ease in the leading mans part of Frank Perry. just acted naturally and made a good impression, as usual Wilfred Leiyers. assi George Fisher, in a. jivenfleFpa did excellent work, especially < wien impersonating a French maiden. He was a frivolous maiden, ,-all right, and caught the eye of men and wosnen; His busi ness was well worked out
 Jack OsweH, in another juvenile character as Ernest Morrison, helped along the complications admirably and made the most out of his lines.
 Sanford Dodge, director, easily went through the flat character part $of Amos Bloodgood, but did not take the honors frosssss the others in the cast, playing back stage as much as possible.
 Two of the character bits played by the men stand out in good relief, that of Hamilton Travers, a ham actor, played by c. J. Woofter, and John Halton, taken by Homer Nord- ling. WoOfter surprised his friends by his histrionic ability and finished performance. Nordling took every opportunity he could of making the part of Halton stand right out and worked hard to gain his good comedy ends. No'
 Women Excellent
 It would have been hard to select a better cast perhaps for the women characters. Miss Beatrice Watts, as Mary, the maid, one of the generally thankless and hard parts to fill on account of the limitations, looked charming and spoke her lines in good voice. ,,
 Mrs, L. L. Harding buried her per, sonality and played the part of Norah in good dialect and with good grace, making one of the comedy hits of the evening"
 Mrs. M. c. Rugg as Mrs Eva Perry was the leading lady, as they call it in theatricals, and gave a pleasing characterization
 Mrs. George Oswell. as Mrs Blood good. the mother in-law," was ex- ceptionally good in a straight old
 
 Jessie Mock and Madge Case, in juvenile parts. had little to do and say. but did that little well and looked charming
 Mrs Leivers, as -Fanchon Armitage. and Mrs. Charles NageI, as Mrs. Halton, in utility parts. filled in sat isfactorily. Small parts are gener- ally hard to fill. but somebody has to play them and those In such parts last, night showed their good mo- tives for assisting in giving some thing new in Juneau in the way of 'A
 The costuming throughout was up to the minute and the staging was most adequate
 Between the first and second acts George Oswell gave solo. which | called for an encore.
 Between the second and third acts | Louis Schulman appeared as a mono ! logist and got away with good batter talk in excellent shape.
 At many amateur performances, | the curtain is generally late in going |