Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-11-26
DRAMA BY AMATEURS.
An Interesting Play to be Re-
vived on Monday Evening.
"THE CONFEDERATE SPY" WHICH
MADE A HIT LAST SEASON,
TO BE REPRODUCED.

The Freeland Dramatic Association,
which produced very successfully the
war drama entitled "The Confederate
Spy" last season, has been engaged to
reproduce this interesting play at the
Opera House on Monday evening. The
play is very good one, depicting scenes
and incidents of war times in an in
structive an entertaining manner, and at
the same time does not require an extern
sive amount of dramatic skill to bring
the various characters to sense of rea-
lization. The company has been re-
hearsing the play for some time past,
and as the cast, with one or two excep-
tions, is composed of the same persons
who took part in last years production,
they can be relied upon to give good
entertainment. The drama will be given
under the supervision of Major G. B.
Coke Post, G. A. R., and for their bene-
fit. The committee of the Post has been
constantly at work for the past few
months providing everything necessary
for the successful carrying out of the
play, and they state that they have OBJ
tanned very appropriate costumes. They
have also engaged the services of Prof.
L. G. Nichols, who will give impersona-
tions of the cornet, clarinet, banjo and
other musical instruments. The admis-
sion will be- Gallery, 15 cents; rear
part of ground floor, 25 cents; reserved
seats, 30 cents. Below we give the cast
of characters and synopsis of the scenes
by acts:
George Waterman..... ............. VIM. Moses
young unionist.
Philip Bradley y,.................. .Silas Woodring
a daring confederate spy under Lee.
Fred. Ainsley y................. Patrick Mcclure
rebel aid-de-camp from Jackson's lines.
Major General Banks. John WEIGH
United States Army.
Colonel Willard. Walter Moses
United States Army.
Officer Mulgarry. y.....................P Mcclure
one of the finest when out of danger.
Clay y.......................... Calvin Cnnnus
gemman of color who knows
whar the chickens roost.
Sockery Schneidlebecker. james W. Jones
the drafted Dutchman.
Mrs. Waterman. Miss Annie Rooms
mother of George and widow of
the late Captain Waterman,
Maud Bradley y.........,.....M Miss Adeline Jones
a southern belle and sister of spy.
Norah McLeggin. Miss Maria Timney
down on the "Haythen Chinazers."
SYNOPSIS OF PLAY.
ACT Pleasure grounds near the
home of the Watermans. The inter-
view. Maud's devotion to her Southern
home. A mothers tears. Colonel Will
lard and his company. Sockery and his
troubles. Drafted. George enists. OFF
for the war.
Act n.-Camp by moonlight. The
blind planter. A letter from home
1.-The very ring" Sockery and his hams.
Tableau: "The soldiers dream" Long
roll. Fall in. Who shtole dose hams?
The Spy and rebel, Ainsley. Sockery in
a bad fix. The tables turned. The Spy
captured and condemned to die. Aims
ley's escape. Sockery and his pooty
gun.
ACT Iu.-Home of Maud Bradley
Sockery on guard. Maud and George.
The Spy's anger. Friends. The plan of
escape. Good-by. Dot deaf soldier.
Taken prisoners. "Pll give you just one
Glory NIT der Shtars und Shtripes.
ACT Iv.-The secret out. George in
danger. "M' God general, would you
shoot me?" Banks wounded. A noble
act. Drop that sword"
Chinese question. Mulgarry gets black
eye. The fatal telegram. News from
the war. "My God! my boy is wound
ed" On track of the Spy. The deaf
old man. Great Heavens, what am
II" Discovered. Maud alarm. Sock
cry. A sisters devotion. Hopeless and
helpless. The reprieve. Happy de-
nouement