Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1897 — The Frisky Girl From Frisco. [ARTICLE]

The Frisky Girl From Frisco.

“The Girl from Frisco” can come back to Rensselaer most any old time and receive a warm welcome. She captured the big audience at the Opera House last night and they would like to see more of her — that is to say, they would like to see her oftener. The company was an excellent one throughout and it gives a “show” that will please any community that can appreciate fun. It is headed by Harry Booker who, as Goliah Klondike, the mercenary guardian of the girl from Frisco, kept the audience in a roar most of the time he was on the stage. He is a genuine comedian, funny without being vulgar, and an admirable actor as well. Ada Melrose, as Analine Brace, clairvoyant and would-be authoress, divided the principal honors with Mr. Booker. She is an excellent aetress and a beautiful dancer. Sydney Craven, as Uriah Sprockets, the reporter, got out of his part all there was in it. James as Stumpy Collins, and Leslie Lyle, as Priscilla, made friends by their Bowery impersonations. In fact, there was not a bad actor in the production. The quartet was unusually good. Every specialty was above the average. The play itself has a plot. Nothing was lacking to make “The Girl from Frisco” one of the most entertaining plays ever produced in Rensselaer.