Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-02-07 | Page 10 | Why "Shore Acres" Lives.

SHORE ACRES LIVES For Fot tho the past week Mr 11 Archie Boyd and a very ven good gool company have been presenting James A A A. old play pia of ot Shore Acres to big audiences at atthe atthe the tho Colonial Good ns as tho The actors ar are tho the pIa play does not wholly depend on them Tho The play piny might die dlo If It In Incompetent in incompetent incompetent In- In competent hands but a n. great part of ot the reason for its living Is that it presents pre pro scents a vital situation It reveals human human hu itu- hu- hu man nature Mr Hearne saw Us its possibilities possibilities pos pos- and his Interpretation made mado for the play an army of friends which Mr Ir Boyd haH increased It is not nol alone alono that old Nathaniel Berry Derry Illustrates tho kindly tho the charitable charitable char char- and the wise side of or human nature Big Dig aa us is the lesson and uni wholesome as Is the truth of ot his mos mesS sage there is l something vastly comforting com corn fortin forting in tho 1 knowledge e that hard i sour Martin Berry Derry his brother l 1 I. I melted at last by br the tIme influences 01 ol truth and right One Is la glad to fee I that his har hardne nes i is scarcely to bo be Imputed Im to him him- He wasn't fortunate li ir nature as was his bis elder cIder brother II lIe had b been en cared for tor all his life Th ThI I blessed influence of or sacrifice had bad m come to him He had never cr given U uL ui L anything An And that made mado him I 1 gb so 80 I and HO so to painfully II lit Is IR a 1 better lotter man Inan for tor time tho cribbing o 0 oi I I his pride for Cor tho the utter uttel helplessness of his later Inter years I One almost forgets tho time triumph of of old l ld his llau daughters daughter's love lo the nobility Uncle Nat's sacrifice sacrifice and and reward reward reward-In In Inthe the bri brighter da day which comes to Undeserving undeserving undeserving un un- deserving old 1 Martin So man many of or us are arc alive alivo because wo Wi have not got our desserts that we wo catch some comfort in a n. pIa play where the time unmerited blessing descends