Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1910 — MONDAY, AUGUST 8th. [ARTICLE]

MONDAY, AUGUST 8th.

The Ellis Theater has secured “The Cowpuncher” as tlhe attraction for the opening season, Monday night, August 8. This drama of ranch life in Arizona was written by Hal Reid.!, Mr. Reid shows a" happy understanding of his subject. He has taken the rough cowboy of the plains, under whose shirt of blue the heart beats true, and developed him into a hero. Tom Lawton, a man who cannot write his name,-yet proves himself a born leader of men, a man to command, inspire and respect. Brave as a lion, simple as a child and the bearing of a king. The vaiious characters are built close to nature. The play is intense and interesting. W. F. Mann, the producer, deserves credit for the admirable manner in which it is put on. Scenery, liht effects and casts are said to be among the best ever seen on a local staige.