The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-05-31

Goodies, an English maid OF all work
---------- Anastasia Campbell
Once again the O'Callaghans have
come and gone, so to speak though
they are still with US, yet as characters
on the stage at the Grand last Friday
afternoon and evening, they seemed,
in fact they were so real in their
parts, that they seemed to be the
real persons they sought in their re-
spective parts to portray.
For over twenty-five years this ex-
cellent company has been delightful
entertaining Devils Lake theatre goers
and visitors who come to see them
from various towns in this part Of the
state and often at the great Chautau-
qua auditorium they have pleased
thousands of thousands of people.
Never however have they presented a
more satisfactory performance than
that of "a Pair of Skies" Edword
Peple's we'll known three act farce.
1t is exceedingly. difficult for anna
teurs in their home town to please
every one1 First they must hide
their identity before they convince
their audience that they are in reality
the people of the play.
Edward F. Flynn, the manager and
dean Of the O'Callaghans and the only
one of the original O'Callaghans who
now appears in the company's pro-
auctions, does not drive his players,
nor does he endeavor to have them
initiate him. He let's each character
work out his or her part, giving only
the necessary suggestions and assis-
lance and paying greatest attention
to proper enunciation and stage bust
ness, first of course selecting with
great care the persons to fill the
parts.
Every part in "a Pair of Skies" was
chosen with much care and thought
and this was reasonable to be great
extent for the wonderful success OF
the company's last entertainment. II
was much better than the average
professional stock company produc.
ton and by far better than most OF
the professional plays that come to
Devils Lake. It was in fact not at
all amateurish.
The story briefly is this: Two part.
ners who manufacture pills are jealous
of each other. The one, Nettleton
has originated the business, the 9th.
er Johns has invented a violet sugar
coating for the pills and has brought
that as his contribution to the part.
nership. Each claims the credit fol
the success Of the concern, and the
result is that the quarrels of the
jealous partners seriously interfe,
with the business. They quarrel with
help, and when they have an oppor.
tunity to double their business they
again quarrel in the presence of the
man, Mr.. Apologize, who wants tt
sign an order that will double the
business, and they loose their order
Finally they decide to dissolve part.
nership and the quarrel with thei1
lawyer and each say the other i:
only fit to be a servant. It is de-
cided that they shall play game Of
poker and the winner will run tn,
business, the loser be the others ser
want for the year. Nettleton wins ant
in the second and third acts Bogg:
is Nettleton's servant. Boggs gall:
because of his duties at first bu
when his sweetheart Florence Cole
discovers him in his predicament sht
tells him to smile and serve Nettle
ton well and to make him jealous. TIL,
Boggs, does, causing the fun, which
is made more laughable by the eff
forts of Goodies the English maid o:
all work who falls seriously in Low,
with Boggs.
The work of Edward M. Loberg a
T. Boggs Johns was especially com
mendable. He played the part will
the art of the original Boggs," Hal,
Hamilton himself. Mr.. Loberg be
came an O'Callaghan seven or eigh
years ago and Mr.. Flynn has featured
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