Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 197, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1913 — SIS PERKINS.” [ARTICLE]

SIS PERKINS.”

An enthusiast who writes for the Kansas City Star, saw “Sis Perkins” at the Auditorium Theatre in that city last spring and wrote of it as follows: ' “If a comedy may be rated by the quantity of laughter it evokes from the audience, then Sis Perkins must be the funniest, comedy ever written. The crowd at the Auditorium last night laughed itself sick and then laughed Itself well again. I had never heard so much laughter In a theatre. It wasn’t ordinary laughter; it wasn’t merely the vocal smile; it was screaming, shrieking laughter and it sounded as though a thousand people had gone mad with joy. “Sis Perkins” makes the thin fat, and the fat thin; it polishes the theatre and exercises the ribs; it is pepsin for indigestion and massage for nerves, and callously healthy persons find a new use for their well-being. “It must not be understood, however, that Sis Perkins is all laughter. There is a story that touches the serious side of life, and the character of Sis, which may be described as a modern Cinderilla, appeals strongly to the sympathies. It tells of a girl, young, bright, innocent, care-free, bubbling over with the joy of living, suddenly brought face to face with a great tragedy ♦nd burdened with a great responsibility. In the end she overcomes all obstacles and wins the love of her hero, of course. No play would be complete without a touch of sentiment telling the “old, old Story,” but in Sis Perkins it is treated in an original way and its appeal is unusually strong.” “Sis Perkins” is presented this (season by a company of unusual ability. It is meeting with marked Success all along the line and 'the people of Rensselaer will have a treat in store, for them on Saturday night, Aug, 23.