The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-20

AaMNk6 AuNAtNtE IN y AhEet ACT
Comedy Drama.
Lehighton is to be congratulated on
having so talented and accomplished
young people as those who took part in
the rendition of "Single Life" a 3 act
comedy drama, in the Opera House on
last Friday evening. "Single Life''
abeunds with pretty situations; comi.
cal conditions, laughable and yet
sensible moral deductions. The con.
test of the comedy is between the
bachelors and spinsters and the finality
proves the weaker sex to be the strong
est in matrimonial manipulations.
John Niggle, huctuating bachelor,
was David Mccormick; David Damper,
a concentrating bachelor, was charac-
terized in a graceful, easy, natural
manner by Granville Clauss, who, in
his contempt for frail women, acted
out one Of the most unnatural charac-
ters to him, for Granville has special
penchant for the fair sex; Peter Pinkey,
bashful bachelor, was as good ds a
professional. George W. Gray carried
himself in this character with an ability
and naturalness that kept the audience
in merry mood; Narcissus Boss, a
self-loving bachelor, was no better him
self than pleasant Charley Mertz who
acted out the part with great credit to
the original Mr.. Boss; Charles Chester,
a mysterious bachelor, by Allen Peters
was characterized in a very pleasant
way and proved Allen to be a delight
full adept at discrimination; Carolina
Coy, vilihed spinster, by Miss Anzie
Mantz, was a difficult part well acted
by this accomplished young lady;
Mira Macaw, a man-hating spinster,
was one of the most difficult characters
In "Single Life" Miss Julia Rose per
formed this part in the comedy with
the most pleasing success-her self
possession and natural acting through
out eleciting many pleasant words of
approval from the large audience, who
we're delighted with the acting of what
to many accomplished young ladies is
the most unnatural to their disposition.
The original Mira Mccaw, a hater of
man; naughty and domineering was no
stronger in her sentiments against
''men folks" than Miss Julia Rose in
this character of Friday evening;
Kitty Skylark, singing spinster, was
characterized in meritorious manner
by the estimable Miss Clara Ault, whose
happy disposition and sweet voice
made her acting of Kitty Skylark all
that could be expected. Her easy
grace and generous disposition to Peter
Pinkey, the bashful bachelor, made
her favorite with the audiences; Sarah
Snare, the insinuating spinster, was a
most unnatural character to so estimi
able and aimable young lady as Miss
Irene Fenstermacher, yet the part was
eXcellently performed and the fine
points were well brought out; Jessy
Meadows, a romantic spinster, by Miss
Lou Buhrham was good. Jesse Mea-
dows quiet, demur, thoughtful, roman
tic in the disguise of poor girl won
the love of Charles Chester, the mys-
terious bachlor. Miss Buhrham ably
filed this character with naturalness
and grace that made her acting a
pleasing success. After all the COM
plications of "Single Life" the curtain
rung down on scene of perfect hap
piness. The huotuating bachelor and
the vilified spinster had made up; the
women hating bachelor and man hating
spinster had decided to hate each other
for life, but we're willing to sine
hands; the bashful bachelor and the
singing spinster, were linked for better
or for worse; the self-loving bachelor
and the insinuating spinster felt that
life would be a void without the pre-
sence of the other and they too wer,
side by side; the mysterious bachelor
and the romantic spinster felt that lif,
would be a blank, that "Single Life
was without joy and that they toe
would join the great majority.
The Lehighton Orchestra made tn,
intermissions delightful by the rendi
tion of choice music. Miss Clara Aul
sang pretty song and was loudly ap
plauded; G. G. Clauss scored hit il
the singing of "Where the Chicken go
the Axe" and Allen Peters rendered
Columbian song with success.
Following the play, those who ha,
taken part, together with the Alph
Club, of Maueh Chunk, were enter
tanned at the home of Granville Claus
on First street, where a most delectabl
banquet was participated in by all.