Show THE BARRICH r ot often to ilo Drig barn theatre the atres goers i iv vo 1 if opportunity of witnessing so broniz a ply eky as rex ilex beecha beechs tho the barric As presented at the opera biow saturday evening to a packed lioa i it at advanced prices it ft satisfied tio ti 0 hunger harger for something good rind and at 1 t i taste tag to for more of 0 the same quality the play deals with the he border me life in alaska at the time of the gold rush an and the characters are all strong some beautiful situations develop v aich which were very nicely worked epand then there are some scene that border on the melodramatic the dl difference if being tile the faithfulness to life of tile the climaxes of 0 the barrier the company is excellent in some respects tho the john gale of 0 sir gregor could hardly be improved upon the same being true ot of tho the roleon of sir cleveland and tile tho no creek lee of sir air Ste stelzle lale miss haber as necia while very acceptable at times lost her opportunity in the third act when she was led to believe that she was the offspring of a white man and indian squaw het her simpering simmering sim was a very poor imitation of 0 heart raking grief and it was not atoned tor for either cither when she came to her own as a woman and defied the world miss haber is not the actress that played the part last season and her inora Is all the more open to criticism in comparison to the necia of the original company which sp presented resented tho the barrier last season mr mr millar as capt burrell was too mechanical and did not give the free and easy portrayal ai the part suggests the other characters did not quite come to the standard set by the first company but their work was my acceptable nei ci th and the interest ot or the play grips tile the heart of the audience so firmly that many d defects 9 in the characters arc unnoticed the barrier is one of the really great shows on tho the road today and it is 13 the kind that appeals to all classes tanager manager kotord koford is to bo be congratulated for sec securing tiring it and the unadulterated thanks of the theatre going public will be tendered him if ile he will book morel more of the sain bam standard A k very pleasing feature of tile the performance for mance saturday evening was the splendid musical program furnished by brooks orchestra between acts mr air brook has surrounded himself with some of the brightest musicians in the city with the result that thal music lovers can call go to the theatre and it if the show prove uninteresting they will get tho the worth of their money in listening to I 1 th the c music of the orchestra theor the or Is composed of mr brook at the 1 piano fred nelson nelsen clarinet edwad larmeu lars c u violin henry harris trombone lawrence jorgensen cornet and isaac hansen drum and traps i |