The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-03

How 1t Will BE Presented by the ElktOn
Dramatfzed Version of Dickens
Beautiful Story To he Finely Rendered
Complete Cast of Characters.
After several weeks of patient and ear
nest study the members of the amateur
dramatic association of this town are
prepared in full for their rendition of the
famous serio-comic burlette of Oliver
Twist on Wednesday evening next the
18th inst. The efforts of this excellent
young company of actors in the past
should be sufficient guarantee to their
patrons of their competency and ability.
The characters they will attempt to Por-
tray on next Wednesday night are of the
most interesting order to be found in any
theatrical production. The play of
Oliver Twist is one containing many Of
the deepest words of human life. The
story upon which the drama is founded
is one the immortal emanationS from the
brain of the greatest English novelist
who ever wrote. The object Of Charl IS
Dickens in writing Oliver Twist was one
of pure and sincere love for certain
classes of the human race whom he
wanted his words to reach. There are
depths of sadness and heights of sublime
beauty in the story that are inestimable,
and those traits of the tale are aided ten
fold when, as if from the pages of a book,
the various characters step forth to per-
form their parts upon the stage with the
words of the beloved master of English
prose literature upon their lips, and the
genius and inspiration of those words
firing their souls and filling their beings
with the feelings and emotion hit con
trolled the actions of the originals whom
Dickens observed in his studious wan
behring's. Into the plot and language of
the story of Oliver Twist Dickens threw
a nobility of eloquence and vigor of dra-
matte fire that have made it everlast-
ingly famous and for those reasons is it
so well adapted to 4 stage presentation.
In the cast of characters for the perfor
nance in Odd Fellows's Hall on next
Wednesday evening our readers will be
able to discover what excellence they
may expect to see displayed by the nu-
merous personages. Miss Annie J. Smith
as the desperate, bitterly wronged, yet
pure and beautiful Nancy Sykes" will
no doubt make a distinguished hit. Miss
Smith possesses admirable dramatic
talent, and does not badly compete with
the greatest impersonator of the charac
ter of Nancy Sykes,-Miss Fannie Daven-
port. The remaining members of the
association who will appear on Wodnes-
day evening next have been carefully
trained in their individual parts and will
lend an able support to Miss Smith in
her role of leading lady. A majority of
the gentlemen performers are finely .ac
complished in the art of stage conduct,
and, enhanced by the magnificent scenic
appointments the company will use
in the production of the play, we may
expect treat of rare power and beauty.
The several parts of the play will be
taken by the following ladies and gen
tlemen: Oliver Twist, Master r. Nelson;
Fagin, Mr.. H. G. Hurn: Sikes Mr.. E. F.
Taggart; Mr.. Bundle, Mr.. John S. Writ;
Noah Claypole, Mr.. VIM. NJ. Terrell; Mr..
Brownlow, Mr.. Henry M. Mccullough;
land; Charley Bates and Mr.. Grimwig,
Mr.. Richard Reese; Justice Fang and
Toby Crackitt, Mr.. George r. Ash; Mr..
Monks, Mr.. Robert E, Strickland; Police
Officer and Tailor, Mr.. II. NJ. Nicols, Jr.;
Nancy, Miss Annie J. Smith; Mrs. Cor
ney, Miss Nettie McFarland; Rose
Mayle Miss lizzie Hutton; Mrs. Bedwin
aud Charlotte, Miss Emma Miller.
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