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“The Wyoming Whoop” 12 min. F.S. 2 shows. On at 8:54. First time on any stage. Typical Cressy play, and one that is sure to be counted upon among his best. Typical Cressy play, and one that is sure to be counted upon among his best. The action turns upon the trials and tribulations of a Wyoming editor. Miss Dayne takes the part of the leading lady of the “Elite Repertoire Co.”, and who is, in reality, barnstorming in the West, in search of her father. It is the editor’s duty to inform her that her father died some days before, but conceals from her the fact that he was the reprobate and drunkard of the district, and that the only estate he left was a G.A.R. button, a medal for life-saving, and one or two trinkets. This gives an opportunity for a characteristic Cressy finish, as the actress goes out to see her father’s grave after having received his “estate”, into which the editor secretly drops $100.00, his whole year’s profits, that she may return to the dear ones at home. From the very start there is a running fire of typical Cressy humor, with lots of shooting and funny situations. The audience was constantly in good humor. In parts the action was a little bit slow, but that was to be expected. The foundation is there all right, and there is no doubt of Cressy’s working it into a big hit. The stage-set was typical of a Western newspaper office including an old Washington hand-press, upon which he pulls off copies of “The Whoop”, with the miner-compositor, and the printer’s “devil” and the rest. Before the week is out Cressy will have it running much smoother. Credit is due Lowell Drew and Dan Walker of our staff, “compositor” and “devil” respectively, for some very clever work in the support.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 30 April 1906 – 4 February 1907