The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-24
THE COMGDY 'ENGAGLn." "
\ synopsis Of The Play shortly I" ie. Rem
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Tn. E,ktol Amateur Dram lt!c AsSo.
ciatol IS h"ri at work on '.E.ngaGcd''
and expect 10 render it before an E!kton
audience .arly in May. The following is
a short synopsis of the play: The plot is
the least part o. it, and turns upon the
marriage laws of Scotland. Mrs Mae
Farlane, living on the border, ar auges
with her future Sou-in -law tAuguS) to
wreck a railway train that the pass myers
may selk shelter in her cottage and their
money III her pocket. The plan succeed
ing Belinda and l. lvawney make their
appearance. She has iua away from Ma
jor MacG llicuddy, whom she was to have
married that morning, having ascertained
that .1elvawncy had thousand a year
Belvawney wants to secure her tive hun
bred, because this income is only his as
10 ~ as he keeps Cheviot Hi from mar
rying. II he fails, the money goes to
CheviOt's uncle (Symperson). who has
Cheviot' 5 two Thousand year Chey;ot's
weakness is to fai i'll love with au,l pro
pose to every woman lie sees, 50 he en-.
cages himself to Minnie, to Maggie Mae
Farlane and to Belinda in quick success
sion. Major Mace llicuddy appearing at
this juncture, pistol in hand, Cneviot DC
clares, III order to protect her, that BE
linda is his wife, and rs she corrob0rateS
the statement they 4.2 married, accord
ing to acotoh law, though they are iguo-
rant of the fact at the time. In the sec
ond act Cheviot's mIrriag" with Minnie
is about to take place when Belinda, who
is hunting her lost husband appears,
recognizes and claims hiha. T. complete
his troubles, Maggie, who has heard that
the MacFarlane cottage is in L gland,
claims him also as be!or giEg to her.
| Then the news comes that HIS property
is lost, and none of them want him. Bat
| this is Only fabrication Of BelYawHny's
! Things are in Il worse turmoil than ever,
and are only settled by the arrival OF &c
CITRATE intelligence that, while the cottage
was in + gland, the garden, where tie
marriage took place, vas in Scotland.
SO they pair Oft belinda and CbeNior,
Relvawney and Minnie, Maggie and IN
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
Cncviot uill...........,. ..., Mr.. Harry c. Hum
! HrIy1wury Mr. Geo Il \ .h
Symper<ou ....... ............. Mr.. l.. +. Iaggart
| MAJOR Mactiillicuddy. ..... Mr. VIM. Terrell
Angus MdcAlister....... Mr.. Rut. j. Rowland
Belinda Trehcrne -.......... Miss Annie J. Smith
| Minnie Symperson .......,... Miss Lizzie Hutton
Maggie .............. Miss Ncttje Mcfarland
Parker Miss En- lily Smith
Mrs. MacFarunc. ..............., Robin Nelson
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of May has been fixed upon as the dat'
for the rendition OF the play.
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