Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-10-05
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Two Packed House. G;rs.tly Enjoy
Leave Il To Me- Presented
By Local. I silent
illmar home talent theatrical fans
returned Wednesday and Thursday
evenings from the Dreamland Theatre
greatly pleased with the perform lance
Of Leave9It To Me- staged by the
American Legion. The play was the
best of its kind presented here by To-
cal talent in many: years and reflects
great credit to those who took part
Z IN it.. Both evenings every seat in
the Theatre which has a capacity of
600 was occupied and some spectators
We're even found standing in the halls.
In every way the play was a tremen-
dous success and was a. generous re-
endorsement to the mulch depleted
Golfers Of the local post. Several
hundred dollars was Melted the Lee
gion, it, is reported. -
Turnout the play there was. pres
= ent@ In both performers. and; audience
sense Of good will and humpr and
an occasional and trifiing error on
the part of one of the performers
passed. unnOticed. The audience was
right with the cast from the rising of
/ the curtain. to the finale by the en-
tire company.
The play is a comedy of prologue
and three acts. In the prologue there
is a scene in motion picture studio.
Herb" Hengstler's dramatic stride
down one OF the aisles of the theatre
and upon the stage and his irrate and
impatient attitude in trying to get his
movie actors and actresses to- pose
was very characteristic. The hat fit
'sHerb' perfectly. p
ElRoy Peterson and Oswald Thur
stedt, as camera man and props"
respe ctively, carried out their parts
very: we'll j.:
Horace Spencer as Wellington
Booth was right hand man to Direct
orr Hengstler and as such performed
his role we'll. IL. =.
Miss Myrtle B. Johnson as >Marg-
uerite Clark carried out her role in
appearance quite suitably.
The bathing girls attracting mascu-
line attention were the Misses Muriel
Bitterness and Adeline Holm. They
were clothed as becomes such maid
ems of the bathing beach and secured
their ripples Of applause.
Miss Ethel Magnuson as Dorothy
Gish and Miss Myra Ruddy as Theda
Bara proved themselves to have been
the proper selections for these roles.
Miss Gish was there with all dainti-
ness and grace while Miss Ruddy bril-
liantly ornanlented and gowned in
black crossed the stage repeatedly in
the vampire glide. Did you notice the
wee bit shimmy shake?
The following musical numbers
were introduced in the prologue. The
opening chorus of girls which was led
in solo role by Misses DOrOtha Coss &
Quin Serum were pleasing and great !
ly enjoyed. The light fantastic toe"
performance of the chorus was very
we'll executed in view of the very
short period during which the act was
!,
Sephus Larsen, in soldiers uniform
and sailor boys supported in the
singing by the girl chorus presented
a striking and very patriotic tableau.
Sophus Larsen sang 1.-THE American
Legion" and was joined in the chorus |
song was being rendered a large Ann
erican flag unfurled towards the rear
Of the stage the effect calling forth
rounds of applause and enthusiasm.
Russell .Curran with the girl chorus
~. nj 70. a n wit 1
dancing movement combined in eX-
ceuent manner.
After the prologue the first of the
three acts Of Leave It TO Me" was
presented In brief the story centers
about the contemplated marriage of
a young society girl, Betty Brown, to
a snobbish duke which it is exposed
wishes to marry her for the wealth to
which she had fallen heiress. Miss
Brown, the aunt of the girl desiring
to elevate the family into the nobility
sanctions the proposed marriage. A
brother of the girl, Bill by name,
frcwns en- the match and being in
trouble at the time sends Johnny
TO- prevent the marriage.
Johnny lawson assuming the name
of the brother succeeds in saving the
wealth of the girl which intriguers
had already laid hands on but pre-
vents the marriage. The humorous
situation is the contrast between the |
and rough, unretined man.
ner of Johnny Dawson and the form
atty and assumed dignity OF the
Brown home and the duke. This diff
ference results in many clashes and
much grief on the part of Miss Brown
and Betty.
Russell Curran as Johnny Dawson>
armed with two revolvers, CARRIED in
the dress of the Western plains and
speaking the language which only
cowboy can correctly translate, was
the brightest star of the cast. Mr..
Curran apparently feels right at home
on the stage. The manager of the
play. did right in leaving it to Russell.
His mastery over the duke and gen.
eraf command of affairs in the Brown
house not to neglect mention of his
courtship of the hired girl was eX-
cellently carried out.
Henry Young as Van Blake had the
business air about him and the more.