| Show HOME DRAMATIC J B waltons Wal tans benefit benefit a success A LAUGE AUDIENCE OUT everything worked smoothly and the tome home company nadea decided hit the J B walton benefit performance at the opera house bouse thursday shured ay evening by the home Dram dramatic co was a grand success it was one of of the largest houses the building ir has baa ever a abed at a pir performance for mance and the play under the gaslight seemed to be generally aps ap pre elated As is often the case with amateurs the opening act was strained and though mr walton as ray bay trafford and mrs annie jones atkin as laura courtland andmios and misa Miss sadie graham grab am as pearl courtlan i laboring labori cg hard to throw into the piece the necessary snap naps ever everything thing went along in n the tha trained strained condition until the second act M H granam Gra tiam as bermudas and lit tle tie miss ada wilkins as the newsboy broke the ice and received the first applause of the evening in their excellent fight after that the relationship between toe the aodie audience nce and the boards was more recipe reciprocal and baqueta and even a silver dollar were thrown to the various actors by their respective admirers it would be too big a task to enumerate a all 1 the tha characters taking part but there was a harmony of makeup make up and an ease in acting in most instances that betokened former experience on the boards there was scarcely a hitch in the whole performance though two or three lin lingered gerad over their lines a few times and credit Is ia due john bohac 0 granam graham the veteran actor for the smoothness with abi b the piece was rendered he helped the company got get un no the piece and was straining every nerre hick back ot of the scents scenes while the performance was on to see that it was a success the old time players J H mcewan as aa Sn orkey thomaa osborne as aa byke J M jenseni sia judas and B R maeser showed taste in makeup make up and a naturalness in acting that made their parts seem very realistic mr Os bornes makeup make up was probably the best as aa there were people who sat bat the entire play out without knowing who he be was in the minor parts besides those formerly mentioned J W baker as the italian organist ors anist lewis henry as aa the darkey george henry as attorney and will walker in his parts of waiter and policeman sustained well their parts the court scene was very rood good as aa a representation of demoralized society mrs annie lonea jones atkins on the ladies side bide made an effort at emot emotional Jonal acting that at times took ver well by a more mere sigh she at times portrayed feeling miss sadie araham as 63 the flippant pearl carried the party with a certain grace and dignity that made of it it an aft excellent ellent parts part but probably as natural an actor as there was in the whole company was miss estella jacques as peachblossom she wee was frequently applauded in the society scene miss lizzle lizzie thatcher did well the specialty features on an the uler were well received except the solo which was guyed by the tha top circle the guitar and mandolins mandoline selections by the arrowsmith arrow smith tires bros and willard bigelow a sounded very sweetly and the henry bros broa and the buries bros throw threw co con n eid erable melody into the old ditty good bye my lover good bye the tha mechanical effects both of the boat and especially of the railway train were most excellent the train was seen and heard beard in the distance and it finally rolled railed onto the stage staga with real stia effect the play took until a to 12 in itz its rendition but the excel lent music by the enlarged orchestra under the leadership of douglas swab made the time pas pleasantly plea santy and none realized it wim was so late until the theatre was out on mr walton is delighted with the success of the entertainment and at hi his I 1 request tho th fal fol lowine inz card is added A CARD OT OF THANKS TirA HES editor enquirer will you please permit me through i the columns of the enquirer to express in a few simple words my prati tude sa as beneficiary benefic benefi ialy cisty to the HOMO home dramatic company of provo and all woo who have so liberally contributed the their ir means talent and time in last nights most successful success fu production under the she GS gaslight light i Friende friendship hip is an en obling emotion the soul energy that draws hearts together you yon have performed in actions kayin nay in deeds and my soul struggles in vain to fine words which are reciprocal 1 I am powerless to utter more than the usual symbol thanks in payment for my dabb of gratitude to the ladies and gentlemen of the cwb who have labored gio BO assiduously to personate the characters assigned them trus true to nature to mr J 0 graham for his hie voluntary services untiring zeal and courteous treatment as director of the performance for mance to the large orchestra for its ous oas labors to the opera house bonse manager S J jones the enquirer company for fo r gratuitous advertising and to editor maeser of the she dionian Uio Uto nian for local notices and kindly mention to snow and martin for their brilliant stage effects to the canvassing agents advertisers and patrons to one and all I 1 repeat thanks and believe me bounden to you yon to bedour ba your servant joe joa B WALTON |
