The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-03 00:00:00

THE CARNIVAL DRAMATIC COMPANY'S PER.

FORNANCE.

The Carnital Dramatic emulator save an enter-
s; • 'ens, in aid of the Pneuinir Doty Fawkee
Csroival "iii Weymouth, at the Theatre Royal, on
Weaned.lay ev g. The ;programme wise • lengthy
It commenced with an entirely new drama,
entitled "The Village Blackesnith, or the CP*ll .0
OW Boot,- the e. 1.4 I.in a.. 1011.1110 :—Harry Iron.
side Oho illng.. I.lackauotbb Mr. A. K Yeatinan ;
Whithurn (a wsalthi Mr. U. rtentweYs ;
Will Whitio.lllll(lais can, in love with Bolen Iruivinte),
Mr. E. New n ; tiondinan (site
village plr•ml, Mr. 11. Ta[lent Siletiosr ; Johtion (she
! riling.. polimm;;n4 Mr. 8. 11. Jame. ; I)ick Danvers
141t.:.:Zmic;16rlail"nstfrarrtu.r.w".1 1.
11111‘thur 0.1114
.1.1.1.1.er" A.
in. G.lore
with 1/ollyi, Mr. W. C. rteinway. ; Silas tltitchem
(th.. village tailor, in love with Mr. W. Bailey;
:Stoke. (the miller'. min), Mr. Richard.. ; Helen Ino•
side his.. blaek.mith's &mighty.% Mies Ethel King
Itrudger (*errant ii the village blacksmith; s
Ili*. li.. Mfentworth ; poaeant., villagers. Ae.
The following outline .4 the drama will doubtkie
be. read with atcnat : _

nee to a Winter teen., showing a
village smithy and mill, with anow. Tinua—Evening.
The t Wage smith and miller are "dagger,. drawn,"
owing to an ill•feelimi having ham aroused with retard
1.. matrimonial affairs. A strong attachment (un•
known to the parents) had sprung up between the
miller's eon and the smith'. daughter. The former
fsaring. hie intsinled father in•law should hear or Ibis,
awl lemur aware of the nuilevolenoo ousting between
tliviii, it was aimed that the village parson should
communicate the secret to the smith ; also endeavour
to arrange a tneetiug at the village inn at night and
over a bowl of pouch cement f atom friendship.
After much Persllolloll this meeting was arranged and
they departed. The cobbler who was inebriated, and
on his way to a cutitiener with a pair of hoot. ill
which be had formed a cause (which ha usually did au
New year's Eve) piviseil the smithy, and ,in
mailvavouriag to get 111 poop at the smith's servant,
with whom he was in love, sseplaal sn II water butt
adj• s nine iii,' hours. and in hionagsriiese, Ilillesil, l•rohy
th. u., and hail • uol.l halls, fruits which he V 1144 tIII•
NO I eiu,ør,iu,i.t this 111,,•t important is.int the
~f ills play miter,,l,,n ru•turil frmu pens! ,ti ii
tuil li. 11, rug s,u trati•is,rusl s.,ine years Imf,,re
hy the miller. Ile wise a fearful rusitiisuu ragged, and
shodees, and alter a few word. on the hiwswy of his
Id. he yawed she swishy so wane himself, and whiles

there he stole the cobbler'a boots, and on leaving met
the miller they renvitioal each other. 'llse miller
taunted. him, angry words ensued which reused the
es.nmvict to a high pitch of eseitenient and hurling
listitself on the miller they fall to the ground, and the
former was ultimately sent .taggering int.. the ntill.
Returning uninetliatley with a sledge hanimerliedealt
the miller a I,low on tliehead and killed him instantly.
He them rifled his is eket., took ;viper.. and decamp...l.
The cohliler, who lied wen all. crawled front the lett',
and fed frozen and imeollseiou.. Meanwhile the
smith hail k.pt his appointment at the inn, awl was
returning etirag..l at not adv.*rsarY, who
he di.con•red the dead body of the miller, and was
lifting !Om in lila aril:. when the ',anon and others
crime by. Su.picions were strong against the smith,
.sti.l h.. was cli:trge.l with the 1111 l pier and arre.W.l.
Act 11. T. • Aforning. llere aI. •nt able scene
I,resent....l The mid ',mit 1,. o-rvvio were
weepiog ..ser the ....I Ft;.?. •ef :11fair. when the h' .11
again ..ntered, and then was 11110C./Verra appsn•iitly
116.1..5s body if the coldiler, wh., hail lain there the
whole night. Its tilt:Ills of alcohol he reeovcred, and.
during the hubbub, cleelare.l the smith'," innonlice.
obi giving a .lescription if the 1111 l rdcn•r, lt.transpired
that suet' a man had been seeti "...enters neighlentring
outhouse this presi.no, ..vetiiustwe The miller's son,
tailor. and ..there scoitn..l the 8. , soil after a Kliort
tim.. shouts wens !ward, and the gniilty party dragge.l
.ut, searchnl, to lie wearing the
lout lvvus, and pnenoiog tlie miller's paper,. (If
nein., the strongest evidence 1•0111t.1 t.l 111, guilt, and
this being considend eVilleller the smith was
The wa. marched eff, en.l, finding
his e.cape barred. stabled hiiinelf in their iereactico,
admitted the c and e‘pire.l.
The drains was f0110w..1 by a musical entertain-
ment, the programme of which WM As follows :
Song "Gnisi Night 11..1..v.nr (Italie)

Mr. W. W. Alouck.
Song " Bather " (Cooke)
Mr. Fred. Smith.
Recitatue " Discoiirse between l'rince Arthur knd
(Shakespeare)
Mr. Harry Horton.
Song "Hodooin i.ove Song' (l'insuti)
Mr. W. W. Alcoa.
Song (Si" ! the Sea" (Macdermutt)
Mr. Fn.d. Smith.
The proceedings were brought to a close with •
laughable farce, entitled "The Mistakes of a Night,
or like Master like Man." Characters:—
Mr. l'orcelam (a Wealthy Merchant), Mr. W. C.
Satiiways . • Mr. Benedict (his Sou), Mr. .1. W. inr-
Hies ; I telph (Foreman to the Merchant), Mr. %V. K.
P. Jeffery; I/iggory (his sou, a Gn,ntri Lad). Mr. C.
.1. Sanivraye ; .loseidi (Servant to Mr. Porcelaink Mr.
F. 11. Charles ; I..mily, Mies Ethel King: Liddy,
Miss I,la Wentw oth.
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Mr. W. It. P. Jeffery dramatic costumier and per-
rnquier, the Bridge, Weymouth, supplied the wigs
and costumes, meet of which were very good indeed,
due attention being given tok the minor details which
go such • way towards the sticoesa of a "get up."
Mr. Jeffery_ also officiated ass acting and stage
manager. Mr. C. T. Samways discharged the duties
of secretary, and rendered valuable assistance in a
variety iif other ways. Selections of music were dis-
coursed at intervals by the original Brunswick Band,
meter the leadership of Herr Duchacherer.
There was a large audience, and the general verdict
was that the performance Mai the best amateur one
that hati ever been held in Weymouth. There wad
all entire aletence of the hitches, which are tot
apparent in perfornances .if the kind. As to the
drama, Or. A. E. Yeatman,' as the village black-
smith, executed his part well and wan frequently
applauded. Mr. Roberta, as Will Whitburn, wait
good; and Mr. C. Tallinn Spencer was a clever and
natural village parson. Mr. It. H. James in the retie
of the village policeman made a good impression. The
very important and difficult character tif Dick Danvers,
the convict, was entrusted to Mr. H. A. G. Stevens,
who has, severAl times appeared beforethe public as an
amateur, lie executed the varioua trying scenes mete
ciated with the part in such • manner as to gain the
hearty approval of the audience and the private con.
gratulattone of friends. Mr. W. C. Samwaye male a
good village cobbler, and at times caused great merri•
intent, especially in connection with the "cold bath
incident." As to Dolly Drielgen it would be rather
difficult to find a young lady amateur who could have
done better justice to the character than NIII.I lilt.
Wentworth, especially as it Was her first appearance.
With a little more experience we so. no reason why
ehotilil not become a really first-clao amateur
(err, enter. Mi. Kinq's eff.wto wigs.
fairly go el, hut her vote.. diJ not carry
well. The other character we,
With noseet to the farce, it may le• state,' that it
caused ls mirth, and was putt.- a Aucco... The
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principal feature in e%manecti..ii uitl, it w; tin:act47ghy Mr. W. M. P. Jeffery, which W. 14 gmitly appre-
ciated. In the niwical entertai iiiii ent lle. W. W.
Aleurk was ;wit, etion-ed, a W.. also Mr. Frtel
Smith for his ounic The revitati..n by Mr. 11.
Ilartan was rg.esl. The "illy actlial fault in
with the pr.ntraiiiine was certainly a ;K1'41..11..1.1.. one
tit.. its length, f.r it was not until Mena half-past
eleven that the curtain Vfa.l finally lowerwl.