The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-04-07
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The Theatricals

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The Theatricals
At the Town Hall, Wednesday night
was the scene of the second Theatrical enter
tainmeat of the season, given under the skill
full direction of Mrs. G. V. A. Clagett, to
whom we owe the development OF most of the
theatrical talent Of this neig Oh borhood'
Bright lights were reflected in the brighter
eyes of the large audience that had assembled
to be entertained by one of Mrs. Clagett's sue
cessful entertainments, al ID when the curtain
was rIng up, all were prepared for an even-
ing of enjoyment.
The raised curtain revealed Mr.. VIM Brooke as
Nalem lite. the blacksmith, washing his face in a
large tin bucket; being cleanly man and in love
with a certain Mary Moo for whose benefit he liked
soon increased by the appearance of Miss Mary
Wilson, as Mary Moo, a typical milkmad whose
IT air face might well have been 'her fortune. -
Mr.. Arthur Clageu rs AlonzO Skpiack cockney
firm London, who had also fallen captive to pretty
Marys charms, and who was just hidden from lite 3
wrath by Mary, being concealed in a large flour bin
from which he appealed 'houry jack in the box"
every now and tnen to regard with dismay. the ap-
preparation OF the Contents OF his valise by Naem
lite who scarcely seemed to rejoice in the fit OF his
..fund" The appearance of Mr. skfpjack as a verv
white man, again hidden the coal cellar
and reappearf as a very .black' man. his timidity
and abect fear of the brawny BLACKSMITH as we'll AZ
the ezra cps in his knees was most amusingy pOr
blacksmith Of MI. Brooke and the charming inter
The farce = most amusing one.
The beautiful Comedy, 1.-The Cricket the
HEARTH which followed skfuly presented
by the following caste:
John Perrybingle. ..... Mr. Arthur n Cllgett
Mr. TackletOn. MIR Vim Hill
Caleb Plummer Mr. VIM e Brooke
Edward Plummer. MIR Robert W Hunter
Dot. Miss Adelaide V Clagett
Bertha. CaleD's blind daughter. Miss Anna
dlIl.............. ..........
Mrs Fielding. ........: MisS Shellie d Chew
Marv Fielding. Miss Mary l. Will
So ................
lilly 81" Joy .......-.... .Cllvie Wilson
The Dot of Miss Addie Clagett was that OF the am-
thor, gentle, graceful WON tender loving wife
The Wfely devotion, the distress misunder-
standing arising through the disguised Edward her
happiness the satisfactory dinusmente were
naturally and charmingly given. The honest
John, kindly in his nature, noble in word and
deed anguisled by his belief OF his wifes unfaith
fulneSs but conquerny the momentary temptation
of scance against the man he believes to be the
DESTROYER of his happiness ami rising to the supreme
he ghts of noble manhood. overoyed in The restored
cuntisenc, in his wife, was rendered by Mr.. Arthur
Clagett with rare fidelity through all the varied
gamut of emotion.
As Bertha. the poor blind girl, Miss Anna HILL WAS
charmlngly p ithetic and pleasing.
Mr.. Bruoke gave q faithful representation Of the
oil toy-Ina ker, who so lovingly tried shield
his daughter from the iness Of their real condition
In life. Mr.. Hill as gru1f Tsckleton gave clever
Interpretation of the surely Old cynic and his part
much appreciated. Mr.. II amer in ms disguise
the stranger is best expressed by one word per-
feet and he was equally AS good as the discovered
Edward Miss Mary Wilson as Mary q most at
tractive young lazy. Miss SleilIe Cnew Mrs
Fielding, was as CHARMING as a Lady OF the -'od
school, ClIvie Wilson, Is Tilly Slow boy. touk the
hearts of the audience by storm AMI decidedly
of the hits of the evening
r I.HllIp Assnc hag a col
off ,tte flowers for sale for the benefit ul their