Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1920 — SPECIAL ATTRACTION AT NEW ELLIS XMAS DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SPECIAL ATTRACTION AT NEW ELLIS XMAS DAY

As a special attraction for the, holiday week, the Gordon Players i will offer one of the greatest of; present day stage productions, “Tess of the Storm Country,” a dramatization of the famous novel by Grace Miller White, at the New Ellis theatre Christmas afternoon and evening, a real Christmas present from the Gordons to their followers here. “Tess of the Storm Country” is one of the greatest of* Gordon plays, a four-act drama filled with pathos and heart thfrobs, -but at the same time carrying just a sufficient amount of comedy to relieve the tenseness of the situations. It is a tale of the storm country, of the Woods and of the plain, wholesome folk that dwell therein, with its setting near the waters of Lake Chautabqua in upper New York. It j is a play far removed from the general run of plays, something different, something refreshing, a play containing lessons which will long linger in the minds, of those who witness its production, a play that has been lauded by- the critics, and a play that has been heartily endorsed by Managers Hill and Crooks as well as Mr. Gordon himself. ’ Especial stage scenery, which will enhance the beauty of the produc- j tion and intensify the interest of the audience, has been secured for the play. Mr. Hill reports a splendid advance sale for both the afternoon and evening performances and all are urged to get their tickets early The is scheduled for 2 <3O o’clock, with prices of 39c and 17c. The evening performance will commence at 8:30 o’clock, with the regular prices of 55c and 28c prevailing. Tickets now on sale at Long’s. The acts follow: Act I.—The woods on the beach of Lake Chautauqua. Late afternoon. * Act. 2.—Ora Skinner’s shack, 3 ' months later. Act. 3.—Home of Elias Graves, 2 week later. Act. 4.—The Squatters’ Mission, the same 'fiVening. Mrs. William Hamilton and Mrs. Vernon Ballcolm of Gary came Thursday to visit their mother, Mrs. B. Minn, at Remington.