Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
KACHA KOO WAS GREAT.
One of Most Pleasing Home Talents
Staged Here in Years.

fantasy given at the Grand opera
house last Friday evening, under the
auspices of the DEBORAH high school
and faculty for the benefit of the De.
corah high school athletic associa-
ton, was greeted by packed
house and hundreds were turned
away, who were unable to get seats.
The play we believe, was one of
the very best, if not the best ever
given by this school. The play was
put on by the John b. Rogers Pro-
ducing Company.
"Kacha-Koo" is indeed a fasicinat-
ing play, and the way it was put on
by the Decorahians proved that We
have some fine talent here.
The theme of the play showed,
when it opened, transfxed before
the Maharajah's private oemple of
Buddha, "Kacha-Koo' a holy fakir,
part taken by Frank Thomas. Like
all East Indian fakirs he could do
incredible stunts, and one of them
was standing for weeks perfectly i'm
movable without taking food, and
he always selected some inapprop-
riate and Objectionable spot so as
to annoy and irritate his victim and
the people generally. He chose as his
victim the Maharajah of Hunga, as
his victim and placed himself direct
ly in front of the great Buddha
image and the pG erful Maharajah
dare not lay hands on him, though
he offered an immense ,reward to
anyone who could move the fakir,
and it remained for two ingenious
Americans, Dick Horton, collector
of adventures, taken by Walter
Strand and Harry Bradstone, a col
lector of antiques, taken by Harry
MelaaS, to turn the trick. From the
widow of a wizard they secured a
magical astral suit of clothes, the
last of its kind. Each separate gar
ment retained the characteristics OF
the original owner as follows: The
trousers, Frenchman's, full of po-
likeness and a desire to dance; the
shirt, a vagabond's, making one care
free and happy; the vest, an Italians
full of love and arias; and the coat
an Americans, full of life and go"
and we will say when the coat was
put on "KdchaKoo' he did go some
and created no end of fun throughout
the play. Following was
THE CAST
Kacha- Koo, a Holy Fakir :. ....
...............F Frank Thomas
Solejah, the Widow of Wizard. 49,.
......... Miss Marie Ferguson
Urbanah, High Priestess of the
Temple ...... Camilla Sperati
Dick Horton, Collector of Adven-
lures ......... Walter Strand
Harry Bradstone, a Collector of An
tiques ....:. Harry Melaas
Boodypah, a servant Otto Sheel
Maharajah of Hunga, an East Ind
ian Romeo ......H. Earl Rath
Fan Bearers ..Orval Schmidt and
pbilip JohpSOn
Chin Chin Foo, Chinese wife of Ma
harajah ..... Marjorie Marsh
La Belle Elysee, French wife of Ma
harajah -. Bertha May Tracy
Brazillitata, Brazilian wife of Ma
haraiah E. e.. Hester Cutting
Patsey Kildare, Irish wife of Ma
harajah .......... Thresa Scarvle
Mrs. Chattie Gaddin, a wealthy Am
erican widow Miss Steckelberg
Dolly, her charming daughter ......
WlSS mat
Prudence, another charming daughter
..............A Agnes Gierset
NOIee, SOTO udIcer ,dlniyh bdiNty
Accommodations Thompson, piano
Harriet Miller, violin.
Frank Thomas as kacha-koo, WIS
scream and he played his part to
perfection. The Mararajah of Hunga
played by II. Earl Rath, who had
four wives was carried out in a capi-
tai manner, and he seemed able to
provide for all his wives, even in
these high cost of living times.
Miss Steckelberg, as Mrs. Chattie
Gaddin, wealthy American widow
with two charming daughters, was