Show uncle josh was good bad or indifferent according to the standpoint from which it was viewed to the small boy in the foyer it was good to some of an older growth it was indifferent but to those who like to see either a good play good acting or both it was bad afie aa presented saturday night was somewhat disconnected full of incongruities and had the appearance of bavine several parts cut out or shortened alie authors purpose if he had one seems to leave been to introduce a laughable farce with some attempts at sentimentalism senta worked in by way of variety but the latter were handled so abruptly and clumsily that they were Bom times ridiculous rather than realistic burt hodgkins in the character ch arater of a farmer did very well but his lines require such impossible behavior of an assed and affectionate parent so that his best efforts in that direction were handi he showed to very good advantage however in the lighter parts of his role minnie millie as the tanners idolized daughter and frank as luke a rascal are assigned the role next in importance both of whom were very weak eddie bowers as the ludicrous dutchman and maurice as the slangy green goods man bogli got through their parts in a very satisfactory manner roles are comparatively easy because of character is required of them they portray only one mood throughout tho other members of the troupe assumed only minor parts and were persons of average ability the saw mill scene was of the interesting and about the only exciting feature of the stage |