The Little country theater . a better Mansonand Mary ever played the parts. Both thepersons who took the characters were countryborn. Their interpretation was superb, theiracting exceptional. In fact, all the characterswere well done. Three crowded housesgreeted the play. An alert and aggressive young man fromone part of the state who witnessed severalproductions in the theater one winter was in-strumental in staging a home talent play in theempty hayloft of a large barn during the sum-mer months. The stage was made of barnfloor planks. The draw curtain was an old,rain-washed binder cover. Ten
The Little country theater . a better Mansonand Mary ever played the parts. Both thepersons who took the characters were countryborn. Their interpretation was superb, theiracting exceptional. In fact, all the characterswere well done. Three crowded housesgreeted the play. An alert and aggressive young man fromone part of the state who witnessed severalproductions in the theater one winter was in-strumental in staging a home talent play in theempty hayloft of a large barn during the sum-mer months. The stage was made of barnfloor planks. The draw curtain was an old,rain-washed binder cover. Ten barn lanternshung on a piece of fence wire furnished theborder lights. Branches of trees were usedfor a background on the stage. Planks rest-ing on old boxes and saw-horses were madeinto seats. A Victrola served as an a hundred and fifty people were in at-tendance at the play. The folks evidentlyliked the play, for they gave the proceeds to abaseball team. Every fall harvest festivals are given in dif- r 721. Scene—Leonarda By Bjornstjerne Bjornson CHARACTERISTIC INCIDENTS ferent sections of the state, with the sole pur-pose of showing the splendid dramatic possi-bilities in the field of agriculture. A featurein one given a few years ago is deserving ofspecial mention. Country people in NorthDakota raise wheat. The state is often calledthe bread basket of the world. A disease calledblack rust often infests the crop and causes theloss of many bushels. In order to depict thedanger of this disease, a pantomime calledThe Quarrel Scene between Black Rust andWheat was worked out. The character rep-resenting Wheat was taken by a beautiful fair-haired girl dressed in yellow, with a miniaturesheaf of grain tucked in her belt. The cos-tume worn by Black Rust was coal-coloredcambric. The face was made up to symbolizedeath. Wheat entered and, free from care,moved gracefully around. Black Rust stealth-ily crept in, pursued and threatened to destroyWheat. Just about the ti
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