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Show PLAYERS SGDRE IN GREAT PLAY M. I. A. Dramatic Players Give A Splendid Rendition of "The Housa Next Door" Clyde Brady Features "The House Next Door" as presented pre-sented by the M. I. A. Dramatic players at the L. D. S. meeting house on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week proved to be one of the best amateur entertainments ever presented pre-sented to Bingham Canyon people. The play, which deals with a hardened hard-ened English lord, whose hatred for Jews causes considerable disruption during three acts, as his two children love the two children of the Jew who lives next door, and whose father was but a poor man ,and who now owns the estate occupied by the English lord. The four children, in love against the wishes of their parents, finally succeed in showing Sir Isaac, the Jew, of his folly, while at the last minute Sir John also concedes his mistake and goes to "The House Next Door." The part of Sir John Cotswold, played by Clyde Brady, is the main character of the play, and in the hands of Mr. Brady proved to be a treat worth going miles to sec. Mr. Brady, as the sarcastic, hardened, and irritable old lord, whose hatred of jews became a mania, showed Mr. Brady to be in a role more suited to his talents than the part he took in "Nothing But the Truth," which was given a short while ago. In the play this week Mr. Brady rose to heights never before attained by local talent. His scene in the last act when he discovered dis-covered his children willing to give up their life's happiness in order to satisfy his whims, when it dawns upon up-on him that HE is in the wrong and not his children, when he realizes the folly of his ways, is admirably done. His moments of remorse, his fight with his own conscience when the truth dawned, show Brady at his best. A wonderful portrayal of a most difficult dif-ficult role is the quickest way to tell of Brady's clever impersonation. Mrs. Leila Nix as the wife of Sir Tnlin alcn crnra i Cna mAl! C t- ,w,. a, aw gave a line rcnuiiion oi tne part, a most difficult one, as her hardest work was to show her fear of her husband who had but little good to say concerning anyone except ex-cept his daughter .admirably played by Mrs. Leona Hansen, whose reading read-ing of the part won her a host of admirers. The son, Cecil, who loved the Jewish Jew-ish lassie, was played by Joe Harker, whose voice was to make millions for the Cotswolds. Mr. Harker made the best of his role, and gave a clever rendition. Sir Isaac Jacobson, whose enormous enor-mous fortune formed the background for most of Sir John's ravings was in the hands of Milton Mouchley, a newcomer to the dramatic club of the M. I. A. and his work as the good-hearted, good-hearted, but misunderstood Jew, puts him in the front ranks. Of good voice, and with stage personality, Mr. Mouchley made a wonderful impression. impres-sion. His wife, as played by Miss Ruby Knudsen, whose lack of considerable trouble, made the most of a small part, appearing in the second sec-ond act only. The son and daughter, Adrian and Esther, played by Wayne E. Hansen and Miss Blanche Kenner, showed these two well suited to the role. Letter perfect, and always keeping within the spirit of the part, these clever players won much favorable comment. . Lewis, manager for Cecil, played by Roy Willis .another newcomer to the M. I. A. who was betwixt and between, being willing to be a Jew in the house of Sir Isaac and a Presbyterian Pres-byterian when in the home of Sir John, made the most of the comedy role, and used every line to advantage. advan-tage. Captain Trevor, a minor role, was played by Louis Cutler. The two valets were ably cared for by Clarence Clar-ence Cole and John B. Yates. To say that it is the best amateur performance ever given in Bingham Canyon is saying considerable, and yet those who had the pleasure of attending at-tending this masterpiece are more . than willing to bear out the assertion. ; Mr. William Burgener, who directed direct-ed the plav is to be i-nnir3tnl,ij on the success achieved ,as are all those faithful workers whose efforts made it possible to give this town a play that will never be forgotten. |