Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1916 — GAVE A MOST EXCELLENT STAGE PERFORMANCE [ARTICLE]

GAVE A MOST EXCELLENT STAGE PERFORMANCE

“Girl of the Whispering Pines” Company Delivered the Goods In Heaping Measure. : the Whispering Pines,” presented here at the opera house last night to a fair sized audience, was one of the best legitimate plays shown here for several seasons. The play is the ever popular melodrama with a likeable hero and heroine, a wicked villain, and the usual happy ending. The lead part, that of Marylee Hammond, the girl, was very aWy played by Miss Theo Johnson. Sherron L. Jones, the author and manager of the play, was effective as Steve Parker, the doughty sheriff, who marries the girl. Donald Hopkins, as the villain and Jack Warburton, H. G. Knabb and Lola Painter in the comedy parts drew their share of the applause from the audience. Every person in the caste played up to his part with enthusiasm and all showed exceptional dramatic ability. While the pat-? 1 ronage at last night’s play was not in keeping with the excellence of the performance the audience was an appreciative one and was generous with its applause. The Premier orchestra, which furnished the music for the evening, also received much favorable comment.