Attention, Ladies!
Having decided to close the store about February 23d, we will
for the coming two weeks reduced prices on all ready-to-wear.
COATS, DRESSES AND HATS AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
Have a Nice Line of
EVENING AND AFTERNOON GOWNS
Now is the time to supply pour wants, as all merchandise is
going up in price.
WILL OPEN WITH NEW SPRING STOCK ABOUT APRIL 1ST
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MISS J. O'BRYAN
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Ranch Eggs
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SPECIAL MEETING OF
LADIES’ AID TUESDAY
There will be a special meeting
of the Ladies’ Aid at the home of
Mrs. F. D. Browne tomorrow aft
ernoon, Tuesday. February 17, at
which time the reading of ‘‘The Re
creation of Brien Kent," by Harold
Bell Wright, will be commenced.
Stanley R. Hess, of the First Na
tional bank staff, entered St. Jo
seph’s hospital, Fairbanks. this
morning to undergo a minor opera
tion.
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HIT AT COLISEUM
With practically every seat in |
the Coliseum occupied, a company
of local amateurs, under the direc
tion of F. J. Date, gave a finished
presentation of the three-act com
edy-drama, “Rio Grande,” on Satur
day night, and every moment of the
evening's entertainment was thor
oughly enjoyed by the large, audi- j
ence. The play was well staged,
cleverly acted, and went otf with j
a smoothness that would have done (
credit to a company of profession '
als. Applause was frequent and en
thusiastic and at the end of the first j
and second acts it was necessaiy to
ring up the curtain to give the per
formers opportunity to acknowledge
the tumultuous tribute to their ef-!
forts. Music foe the production was
furnished by the Coliseum orches-'
tra. augmented by Mrs. Bert John-]
son.
All of the characters were well
sustained, and s0 well did the per
formers know their lines that there
was not a break during the show—
a remarkable record for a company
of amateurs making their first ap- ]
pearance before an audience. They
were all novices, with the exception
of Director Date, who not only
played the villain in real profession
al style, like the clever actor he is,
but also kept things going in a way
that contributed as much to the
success of the show as the playing
itself.
The curtain rose in the tirst act
on a scene showing a room in the
garrison at Fort Lanark, New Mex
ico. It found Judge Biggs (Mr.
Robert B. Earnest and Mrs. Biggs
(Miss Ruth Moir), the judge’s guid
ing star, engaged in conversation,
and the manner in which they in
terpreted their difficult roles cap
jtured the audience at the very out
let. They furnished a large share
I of the comedy of the evening, and
idid it in u manner that showed un
i usual ability.
Miss Dorothy de la Pole, as Mamie,
a belle of the nineteenth century.
,and Mr. W. A. Coghill, as Lieuten
ant Cadwallader, an American aris
tocrat and holiday soldier, also had
comedy roles, and they were both
i splendid. Miss de la Pole was stun
jning in her frequent changes of
icostume, and perfectly at ease on
ithe stage at all times. Coggy, in
| makeup and performance, was all
;that the writer of the glay intended,
’and then some. He was good all
the way through.
Mr. R. C. Morris played the part
of Corporal Casey, an old vet, and
I did it well, contributing much to
•the comedy end of the program.
jThe role had its limitations, but Mr.
: Morris made the. most of it and was
ion good terms with the audience
; throughout. Walter Scott, as John
;ny Bangs, a dreadful dime-novel
.desperado, also was on the comedy
iside of the program and was very
; thorough in his work. He both
looked and acted the part in a man
* -
ner that is deserving of much credit.
Mr. Kenneth Finlayson, as Colonel
Lawson, made a splendid command
ing officer in appearance, and was
not lacking in ability. He rose to
climaxes as occasion required in
truly professional style.
Mrs. J. R. Bowen and Dr. T. O.
Lake had the leading roles and their
acting was excellent. Mrs. Bowen,
as Bessie, daughter of the colonel
and betrothed to Captain Wybert,
was beautiful in her stylish gowns,
and her interpretation of the diffi
cult role was decidedly pleasing, j
Dr. Lake, as Captain Paul Wybert, j
a junior officer, found himself sut- j
rounded by embarrassments much of '■
the time, situations that required j
clever handling. But he was equal '
to the occasion, emerging from each J
crisis like a veteran of the stage, j
The doctor looks well in uniform j
and has a splendid stage bearing.
Mr?. 'R. G. Sonthworth, as Retta, f
Spanish-American girl, also in love j I
with the captain, had a very diffi-1
cult part, sharing the heavy work..
as they call it on the stage, with j
F. J. Date, who played the villain as j
Jose Segura, a wealthy Spanish-Am- j
erican in love with Bessie. Like i
the rest of the cast, it was Mrs I
Southworth’s first appearance on the |
stage, with the additional handicap j
of essaying a particularly dramatic
role, but her acting was realistic |
and the difficult situations were car- i,
ried out with unusual skill for anji
amateur. She was becomingly gown-!
ed in a rich Spanish costume.
Mr. Date was good, as a matter!
of course. He is an oidtimer on |;
the stage ami has a way of always I ;
making good in any part he as- j I
sumes. As the villain on Saturday ::
night, however, he was especially j
good, his easy bearing and mastery .
of every situation not only display-)
ing mu'h diamatic ability, but also i
smoothing the way for the other {
members or ck? company. ,
The new Coliseum stage, on which'
the show was given, was prepared I
especially for the presentation ofj,
"Rio Grande," with settings as good ;
as will be found anywhere. All of
the scenery was painted with a view;
to carrying out the theme, and con- j
tributed in no small measure to the'
success of the play. The back drop j
and side wings shown during the i
second act represented a realistic \
scene on the Rio Grande. The Col-1
iseum, with new stage and equio
ment. has the distinction of being
the only working legitimate show-1
house in Interior Alaska and is in-I
,
dicative of the enterprise of the own '
ers of the popular amusement place.
The work behind the scenes on ;
•Saturday night was directed by Fred 1
A. Douse and Leon Kellum. Mr. <
Douse was attached to the company !
as prompter, and was on the alert,
with book in hand, throughout the'
three acts. But he was not called •
upon to remind any of the perform-!
ers of their lines; and between acts
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lis experience as a property man
mabled him to render valuable as
sistance in the rearrangement of the
itagre and in looking: after the other
letails so necessary to the success
>f a show of that character. For
in opening: production, on a new ;
stage and with a new company, the ,
smoothness with which things moved
ipproached the remarkable.
"Kio Grande" was uresented un
ler the auspices of the N'enana Com
nercial club, to which organization
:he proceeds go after all expenses
lave been paid, the division of gross
•eceipts being on a sixty-forty basis,
he club getting the sixty percent,
rhere was very little expense in
•onnection with the presentation,
she members of the company having
ionated their services and furnished
:heir own costumes. The cost of i
iirection was much under that usu- I
illy paid for such services and the j
ither expenses were proportionately;
;mall. The gross receipts totaled I
slightly less than $500.
Miss J. O’Bryan, Mrs. Printz and ,
:he Fairbanks Clothing company as- I
sisted in the costuming, without cost j
;o the company, and Mrs. Leon Kel- ;
um contributed her services, assist
ng the members of the company to j
nake up.
The executive staff was as fol
lows: Dr. J. R. Bowen, Presiden
N'enana Commercial club; Dr. Rob
ert Joseph Diven, secretary-treasure,
N’enana Commercial club; F. 1
Date, director; Prof. Ernst Berg
gren, musical director; F. A. Douse
stage manager; Joseph Burns, mas
ter electrician; Anderson Bros,
scenic effects; Misses Margare
Southworth, Valentine Anderson
Muriel Russell, and Vera Russell
ushers.
There was some talk of repeating
the show yesterday afternoon, bu
the idea was abandoned and th<
company put in the afternoon pos
ing for their photographs, a numbe1
of excellent pictures having bee:
obtained by M. V. Tyler.
There is a possibility that th<
company will make a trip to Fair
banks later on. but no arrangement
have been made as yet.
Suits mended, pressed and cleaned
Underwear renovated Old furs re
modeled, bought and sold. Good
called for and delivered. Telephon*
32 Green.
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