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Mr. Hilliard presented for the first time in this house his new play, entitled, ‘As a Man Sows.’ Mr. Hilliard was supported by little June Pelton and a thoroughly competent company. There is no question, looking at it from an artistic standpoint, that Mr. Hilliard gave the best dramatic offering ever presented in this house. There is not a detail lacking. While the play in ending is tragic, there is a comedy vein running through it that serves by contrast to emphasize the death scene at the end. The story is the old one of the ruined woman, repentant and happily married, sought out again by the man who had caused her down fall, who confronted with the story by the husband, dies of heart disease at the point where the husband is so wrought up, that he is about to commit murder. From the start of the play when the stage settings received a strong hand, up to the tragic ending, Mr. Hilliard and company held the attention of the audience for every moment. At the finish the audience showed their appreciation by as hearty applause as I ever heard in this house. Mighty good act. 28 minutes. Yellow F. in 4.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 28 November 1904-28 August 1905