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FIVE CENTS A OOPY110l-ceCiLtBTeeo*Edwin Booth ClubMakes SuccessPresentation of ‘The Servant In TheHouse” of High Order.WHOLE STATE SHOWS INTERESTIndividual Parts Well Taken By LocalStudentssei-ori-E ft L.0astsh3rsB31I.llett?IQneaekronlt;*i-i.fn£nGrand Forks. Mtnou Valley City, 13 La marc k, Dicki nson, J amefliown r arid several other towns of North Dakota were attracted by the announcement tliaL the Edwin BoothDramatic Club would present CharlesRann Kennedy's play “The Servant in the House, and were represented a I the different performances given last week- The play attracted wide attention and the production came up lo the most optimistic anticipation? of tiiuse who worked 30 hard the production might he a success, Capacity houses greeted each production and the comments heard afterword were most flattering to the ability of the local dramatic club. Those who have seen the play as given hy professionals say that thr local cast were exceptionally good in their interpretations of the different characters. Great credit la due the different members of the cast for theirshare in making the play a success-•The play was one of the most popular of those written hy the noted playwright. Charles Rami Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy, because of his Interest in the movement toward the establishment of institutions similar to THE LITTLE COUNTRY THEATRE, was eonstralped to waive the royalty usually required before the production of the play was permitted and thEs fact Is very much appreciated hy the Edwin Booth Club and the student body.The play itself deals with the sublime subject of the love of a rather for his •'little kid. The little daughter, Mary, hud been taken from her father ty force and had been brought1 up by an uncle, tne Reverend William -Smythe. and bis wife, She had been kepi in Ignorance of the social stand ihg of her ML her. Robert Smith, who was oneof lbe lowest of the social classes of England, a ‘“drync man or plumber, The leading character in the play the servant in the house” was that of the butler In the house of the Reverend Smythe, Man son. His p.irt in the play was that of one who undertakes io righi a great wrong and is successful. The scene in which the father and daughter meet and tell of their greatest wish, the one to see his little kid” ^nd theother to see and know ncr ratner, is one which reached to the depths of the heart of everyone who saw the play, The efforts of Auntie thevicar's wife to exalt her husband's position at any cost anti the partplayed by her brother the Bis bop of Lancashire, were well acted. Thu part of the page hoy who could not understand the new butler Munson was equally well interpreted.Alfred Sorenson in acting the part of Mfsnscm had a difficult role to play, but he played It exceedingly well. His tone of voice and hla manner were indicative of his position and the duty which was his toperform.The part of Robert Smith. the plumber, was taken by Byron Box, The character of the man. who was and who realized that he was of the lowest social class was well inter-preted and much praise of Box’s work was heard on all sides.Arthur Sc ho Bander as the Bishop of Lancashire, who was blind and deaf, both spiritually and. physically, wad exceptionally good. The im-r pre-salon that I am more righteous . than thou” was put into every act and word. His horror when he discovered that he bad eaten at the aame table with the butler and the dryne man” was well expressed, The part of Mary, the daughter, was well Laken by Mary Gibbons. The attitude of a child who had an unexpla.ta.able desire to know something of her father and her faith tflat her father must be the embodiment of all the good in the menshe knew was Impressively brought out by the interpretation of the part.Lynn Huey as the Reverend William Smythe hud a rather difficult part to interpret but did it to the greatest degree' of excellence. The firm decision to make amends forbis past treatment of his brother Hubert and Mary were well emphasised.The purl of Auntie, the vicar’s wife was taken by Helen Lewis. She played Use part of a wife who would do anything in order that her husband might gain the respect aad admiration of the world,Richard Lewis in his playing of tbn page boy showed that lie ap-predated the place of the middle class in the class system of the English and that to presume to dictate to his master as Maugon wasdoing was txn unforgivable violation of etiquette.The whole play was represented ji« having token part in the dining room of the vicar. The presentation added much to the reputation of the dramatic club for the class of plays which they put on. It ia hoped that the play may be put on again.NewRiiltaintnkelccneT fANTATA LIVEN
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Fargo Spectrum
Fargo, North Dakota, US
Wed, Dec 06, 1916
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