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A Good Play Well Rendered.At McM inn’s Opera House a large and appreciative audience greeted the Cullman Dramatic Club in their rendi-dition of “Strife, or Master and Men” Iasi Monday- evening. It was undermany trying difficulties that they presented this unusually strong attraction as well as they did. The tableaus in the beginning of the lirst .act, and the burning of the mill in the second act created such intense smoke that t hose behind the curtain were almost sutio-rated, and were scarcely able to raise their voice above a whisper. However,they did remarkably well, consideringeverything, and received the syinpat hy as well as thunderous applause from the entire audience. The play was an unusually strong one, and pictured therelations now existing between capitaland labor.In this rapid age it takes a man of no mean ability to plav the part of a villainous capitalist, fie must be fair to look upon, subtle, scheming, oily of tongue conseienless. deep and design-In addition to1fearing that injustice may be done. Messrs. Frank Karter and F. Heel? were all that could have been expected by a fair-minded audience.Hart ting was the pianoist of the evening, and to say that she touch- 1 ed the ivory with nimble lingers and icaptivated the audience, wouldSuffice to say,however, that she added largely to the performance and the pleasure of tliej evening. jAltogether, the production was one of the finest ever presented by thebe mildly expressing ithutClub, and should speak well forin future performances.t hem *%9\ttmg. in auumon to me accomplishments above named, artististie ability and genius, Mr. George Beyer, in the role of Judge Buttons, the retired millionaire, possesses all of these qualitiesin addition to being pitiless without being repellant, oily and smooth without hypocrisy, subtle in bis humor and frightful in bis anger.Mr. E. B. Wallace made a favorableimpression in bis lirst appearance as leading man. in the character of Henry Hansel), and carried off laurels upon Ins youthful brow. A more appropriate part could not have been selected for him. The nobility, manliness and bravery portrayed in the character suited bis every day life to a T, and won tor him the admiration and ad lt;*-tion of the entire audience. He is an actor that deserves to stand high in the profession.B. A. Timpe, shows all the necessary qualities of an oily villain, and thismeans that his portrayal of the character of Harold Thomas is as near perfect as can be. He need fear no comparison with old favorites in the same role. In fact, without any desire to reflect in the least on former favorites, the writer is free to confess that Mr, Timpe’s villainy seems more finished and more subtle than that of the “greatest devil on the boards.”essrs. T. I). McMitin and George Karter, as Julius and Neb, the Judge’s colored servants, made capital negroes, They were comical in the extreme, kept the audience in an uproar of laughter from start to finish; but CarlHurtling, the German cook, came infor his share of the applause, as his thorough “sour-krout” dialect, wittyexpressions and comical maneuvers were exceedingly interesting, to say theleast.Miss Nellie Fuller made of LauraBelle, the Judge’s ward, a sweetlovable character. There is in hervoice a delicate ring and pathos that excites pity and compassion. The dense smoke from the tableaus detracted somewhat from her strength in the more animated scenes, especially thelast act when sjie delies the judge andejings to her first love, Henry liansell.Miss Gertie Otte made an excellentunderstands thoroughlyrequirements of the part. Themany beauties of her lines are broughtout forcefully, and there are delicatetouches that add to tile strength of thepart. Miss Angel Beyer was, to saythe least, perfect in the parts of Dollieand Mary Harris,conducting both v\ ith signai skill and marked abili»y. We will not attempt to eulogise her parts,mother athe\Iii!I
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Cullman Mountain City Gazette
Cullman, Alabama, US
Wed, Dec 30, 1896
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