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


anm Clark had boastfuny written
sncnt the dramatic association to
IL schcclmate. Percy Brcsnahar.
.r,staent OF the Velvet Motor com.
.any Of Boston. EroanAhan sent q
sAeck for a hundred dollars. sam
Add twcnty,fi and brought the
frnd 10 Carol fondly crying. 'Theret
fhatu give you a start for putting
| ~ thing across swell-'
she rented the second floor OF the
~ hall for two months. An thru
4 ~ spring the association thrilled
y IN own talent IN that dismal
ecnx They cleared out the hunt.
IL. ballot boxes. handbiils. legless
|Aairx They attacked the stage. II
{vas . simple minded stage. II was
+ aisrd above the floor. and II did
|nvs . movable curtain. painted
.utA the advertisement OF q drug.
|6ef dead these ten years. but other.
Il might not have been reccg
Ard as q stage. There were two
4 areesinx rooms. one for men. one for
vouen. on either side. The dressing
pocm doors were also the stage
uxrunccs. opening from the house.
Ana many . citizen OF Gopher rsrat
~ had for his first glimpse of
rance the hare shoulders Of the
Ioding woman.
there were three sets Of scenery.
n woodland. poor interior. and a
m interior. the last also useful
/ ~ railway stations. offices. and as
| ) background for the Swedish guar
| NJ from Chicago. There were three
na<atlons Of lighting: full on. halt
q. and entirely off.
This was the only theatre IN
/ GOPHER Prairie. II was known as
- -cp'ra house. Once. strolllnE
pmpanles had used n for per.
Arnances OF The Two Orphans. .
and Nellie the Beautiful Cloak
nodri.~ and -othello- with special
~ between acts. but now the mo.
ssr-pietnres bad BUSTED the gipsy
Caro- intended 10 be faricusiy mod.
- m constructing the officeset.
- drpwins-roosn for MIR. Grimm.
i I'd the Humble Home near KAnka'
he 1, vas the first time that
Z sny one In Gopher Prairie had been
Is Evolutionary as "a. use enclosed
rsncs with continuous walls
Inc rocns In the cp'ra house sets
Ind separate wing pieces for sides,
shich sirnpllfiess dr4rnafurxy. a. the
Srlhin could always get out OF the
5Rrps way by walking out thru
~ wall.
q The inhabitants Of the humbi~
*Ipme were supposed to be amiabie
*u1 Intelligent Carol planned for
1<m . simple set with warm color.
~ could see tho beginning OF the
~. all dark save the high settles
- the solid wooden table between
IN. which were to be Illuminated
ray from off-ssAgA The high
1T was = polished copper pot
"a with prirnrosex- Iess cisAr,y
~ ske,ehed the Grfmm drawing
IN ~ . series of epnl. high. vhkfz
ohea-
y 10 how she - - Dr06Dnn
= effects abe hA1 - ncetnn-
- discovered thaA asspkfs tn
1x1uxi2zsic yo~ng wFass<A n
1Fsena was not half - native and
le6e TO the sol ~ motor ears and
o1lohcnes. She discovered that sim
~ arts require sophisticated train
~ She discovered that to producs
~ perfect STAGE picture would Be
~ Alsficult a. to turn all OF Gopher
Inirie into Georgian garden
~ read all abe could find 70
ding staging. she bought paint
~ light wood. shs borrowed furnt
Ne and drapes unscrupuiousiy. she
4n1s Kennieott turn carpenter. she
eGt1sd with the problem Of light
y. Against the protest Of Kenni
~ and Vida she mortEzEed this
onochtion by sending to Min
u0oiis for q baby spotlight. q
~ light. . dinming device. and
~ and amber bulbs. and with this
nfing rapture Of = born painter
- turned loose among colors. she
- absorbed evenings IN group
dimming painting with lights
Ply Kennicott. Guy. and vids
- her. They spccuiated - tc
- hats could be iashed togethei
form . wall: they hung crocus
1zpw curtains at the windows. they
neksd the sheet-iron stove. they
~ % aprons and swept The res'
q - assoctation dropped Into the
1e<rs every evening. and wers
4A2Ty and superior. They had