The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-15
Continued From Yesterday,

~--t~rea the second and third acts
she called the company together.
and supplioated. Il want 60 know
eomething. before we have a chance
20 separate. Whether we're doing
well or badly tonight u Is be
ginning. hut win We take Il as
merely a hceinningt How many Of
you viii pledge yourselves 10 start
IN with me. right away. tomorrow.
and plan for another play, 90 be
given IN September
They starcd at her. they nodded
ct Juanitas protest; Il think ones
enough for while. It's going
elegant tonight. but another play
Seems 20 mo itii be time enough
Il 90 talk about that next fan. Carroll
~ hope YOU don't mean TO hint and
<'irgest we're not doing fine to-
night I'm sure the applause shows
the audience think It's Just dandyr'
Then Carol knew how completely
she had failed.
As the audience seeped out she
heard n. ]. Gougerling the banker
say to Rowland the grocer. well.
think tho folks did splendid. Just
as good as professionals. But l
don't care much for these plays.
What I like Is good movie. with
auto accidents and hoid-urs. and
some cit 10 II. and not all this
taiky-talk."
Then Carol knew how certain she
was to faii again.
She wearily did not blame them.
company nor audience. Herself she
blamed for trying 10 carve intaxlios
In good wholesome jack-pine.
Its the worst defeat OF all. I'm
beaten. BY Main Street. I must
so on But I cantr'
She was not vastly encouraged by
the Gopher Prairie nauntless:
would be impossible to
distinguish among the actors when
all gave such fine account of them
selves In difficult roles OF this well.
known New York stage play. Guy
Pollock as the old millionaire could
not have bern he,tered for his fine
imperscnation OF the gruff old mil
lionaire. Mrs. Harry .Haydock rs the
young lady from the West who 20
easily showed the New York four
fIushers whore they got off was n
vision OF iovcliness and with fine
stage presence. Miss Vida shcrwin
the ever popular teacher In our high
school pleased as Mrs. Grimm. DR..
Gould was well suited In tho role
Of young lover-sirls you better look
out. remember the doc is bachelor.
The local Four Hundred also report
that he Is Il great hand at shaking
the light fantastic tootsies In the
dance. As shs stcnographer Rita
Simons was pretty as = picture. and
Miss Ella stowbody's long and In
tcnsive study OF the drama and
kindred arts in Eastern schools was
seen In the fine finish of her part
to no one Is greater
redit to be given than 70 Mrs
Eifi Kcnnicotf on whose capable
,axhoulders fell the burden OF direct
Ing.
so kindly Carol unused. 30 well
meant. 50 neighboriy-end 50 con.
foundcdly untrue. Ii II really my
failure. or theirsl-
She sought 20 be sensible: she
elaborateiy explained to herself that
IL was hystericai to condemn 90
pher Prairie because II did not foam
over the drama. Its justification was
In It's service as a market-town for
farmers. How braveiy and gener
ousiy II did It's work. forwardins
the bread OF the world. feeding and
healing the farmers,
Then. on the corner below her
husbands office. she heard farmer
holding forth:
Sure Course I was beaten. The
shipper and the grocers here
wouldn't pay us n decent price for
our potatoes. even tho folks In the
cities were bowling for EN- SO We
says. well. wen get truck and
ship EN- right down TO Minneapolis
But the commission merchants there
were In cahoots with the local ship
per here. they said they wouldn'i
pay us a cent more than he would
not even IL they was nearer to the
market. Wen. we found we could
get higher prices In Chicago, bui
when we tried TO get freight cars
to ship there. the railroads wouldn',
let Us have 'em-evcn tho they had
cars standing empty right here in
the yards. There you got it--good
market, and these towns keeping US
from II. Gus, that's the way these
towns work all the time They pay
what they want 10 for our wheat