The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-10
THE THESPIAN SOCIETY,

Mn. EBHds Hasiag bssu kindly
permitted 10 see and hear a rehearsal by
the Thespian Society, on Monday evening
last, it may not be uninteresting to ma.
pyof your rsldsEs q hear something IN
regard 10 ~ sThs pieces rsboarsed were
those that are tolbe played on Thursday
and Friday evenings Of this week, at the
Town Hall. The first play is entitled
"Ten Nights in q Bar.room." The play
is made up from, a'story Of the same title,
which is, said Ia be founded on facts that
actually occurred. A gentleman, travel.
ling, Mr.. Romano, (excellently persona.
ted by Mr.. R. O.. Kinnaman stops at a
new hotelsin sthfifty country village
The Landlord Simon slade, is a genial,
good.natured fellow, fresh from the hon.
est calling of a Miller, but over-anxiOus
to make money. His wife prefers the
honest labor of the old mill. The fre-
quen.ers Of the Bar, room are Sample
iSwichel, a philanthtopic and philosoph.
ical Yankee, who knows his falling but
drinks Slides Shiskey to keep other.
from drinking it Willie Hammond, a
finely educated and promising young man,
Harvey Green, . gambler, Joe Morgan, a
kind'hesrted, generous fellow by nature,
but a fallen and debased victim OF the
passion for drink. There also appears in
parts Of the play Joe Morgan's wife and
angel child Flank Slads the impudeut
fOp and rowdy victim Of his fathers trade
and Mehitable Cartright, the girl that
reads novels and whom Swichel loves.
Mr., Romano visits Cedarville at diff.
farent times tbrougha period Of ten years.
He becomes interested in those he first
saw, and notes particularly what occurs
to all during this time, the sad but uni
versal result Of the unrestricted use Of
liquor. But l will not picture the de-.
noument. 1 know that if the largest
gathering that ever crowded our Hall will
be there to witness the play, they will be
not only deeply interested and beneficial.
ly instructed, but highly entertained.
Mr.. R. @. Kinnaman acts we'll the part
Of the kind hearted philanthropist, T. X.
Jacobs does the good natured, humorous
but terribly earnest Yankee, with great
success; L. 8. Saner, almost as ponder
Gus as Falstaff. ellis the bill" Of jolly
landlord at first, and besotted tavern
keeper at last L. q. Fast as Green the
gambler, seems the real villain that all
people should condemn, and NJ. D. Shop.
bell perfectly porsonates his too. conGding
victim H. A.. Saner, as Joe Morgan,
can not be beat on more pre,entious
boards you would scarcely know that
the brazen- faced, nimb,e, drinking per.
aonation Of Frank Slade, is a gentleman
whose name | will not mention, and W.
0. Miller; Is Ned Hargraye is entirely at
home Miss Della Miller as Mrs. Nor
gan, and Miss Sadie Desbong as Mrs
Slade; are perfectly to the life, in fact
can not be beaten anywhere ; Miss s.
Pancoast adapts herself to the character
Of Mehitable thoroughly, aud I know her
playing will bring down the house. The
part of the child, Mary Morgan, is by
Miss Nellie Roller, and we can say to
every one you will miss as ine a piece of
acting as you have ever beheld if you do
not see her in this. x
Upon the whole, the manner in which
both pieces are gotten up is highly cred
liable to all the players and will make an
entertainment when presented, fell Of
interest and instruction. Their labors
should be ~appeciated by2our entire com.
muuitJ, esPeciallyi ii view Of the worthy
object to which the proceeds are to- b
applied III + Eli 4 VISITOR ].