The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-25
OR SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY.
ACT l-BEGINNING OF THE END.

49, VI M isH'H
Scene Waiting for the mail IN a mining camp
News Of the REPEAL of The sherman act received.
aud cItiz ms discuss The situation "Praspactor joe
20 meet and discuss the situation. Warning Of spirit
ACT Q~-"LooKfSG BACKWARD
Scene 1.-The plot to destroy silver In 1873. "John
Bulls gold goes marching ON
Scene S-Going to the White House. Johnny comes
Scene i-Mceting at the White House broken up by
the approach OF Coxey's Army. "Coxey is coming!"'
C 3.-HTsToRY MAKING HER RECORD.
Scene l,-Unclc sam asleep. John Bulls OUTFIT take
n the situation from the background. For i've got
Scene {. y.The East receives the bride. The attempt
fails with un'le sam, who still sleeps. " When Johnny
scene s;-CariisIe walks the, floor. why did you
Issue l.1 the bonds Z, Farmer and miner give him a talk
the scs ror tE ISg,nah HI1s agh shsr,na y deliver Addresses.
uon. " Marching through poverty"
ACT APPEAL OF THE WEST.
oE Scene ~ ib hr Sn, sam sun s sin 81, Colmm9Ia hears the
In the situation from the background. Columbia, the
scene 2-Unclc sam awakens. Mexico and south
Ammerica make a plea for silver. The boys OF sixty.
Scene 3-New MeXico's plea. Monroe Doctrine. Just
In from the Spanish. American republics, makes a
the light went out fT ~ 'p" IL
ACT 6-DAwNING OF TWENTIETH T
Scene ! -unclc sam, thorouahly awakened, tskrs a
House, " We ar" n used.up gang"
Interior OF the White House; soiiioGaiscs: calls e
luIlitlN
Scene ain the Halls of Time. Uncle sam consuIts
with Columbia and daughters. Hail to the heroes,
coming men"
scene ga transfqrmatIon. The twentieth century
dhwns. The silver Dollar To the front.
IL will be noticed that many of the PARTS are
DOUBLED Mr.. James Reay enacted Fnclr sam
and NJ, from hcoTBid: Mr.. W. f.. Marble. .Ir,
played Mechanic IA MOUTH, WOrhiiIJInun IA uniIfbc
Sherman and Oficc Sc6ker; Miss Grace Marble
played Itr'nftch Century and 4. \. Of Colombia.
while Robert Kensinger doubled Farmer "a
nIuthl and IDglh"'pcT. and George Disinger did
versatility of these actors was great, hut their
hearts were true to Poll, and never once. while
Vibrating between one part and another, did
they cease To love Silver.
II Is u pity that the names of those, or OF him or
her, who played the parts of Spirit or 10. Shirt
~ the South, -MuHrn, D1ciriHs, and NeT MricO
have not been preserved. Possibly. however,
Mr.. j. d., Whitham, the author, played these
4" One man Ia his time plays many parts" saws
shakespeare; aud the late Steele N1ecknye uss.I
70 say that he had PLAYED every part in Hazel
ktrke' except that Of H1zd. which he expected
when N'W .Nrrirn appears, there wouid bs
plenty Of time To dress. Then Ncr Mrriro goes
on r. H.. e., makes "a quick change behind
LIST e., as Monroe DDciIinr: and then
there would be time 10 change before Act v,
scene y. when spirit Of The south does her Tor
MS turn. of course, To play al these parts
would have required activity and versatility;
nut no one who reads the programme ran doubt
Tint Mr.. Whitman Possesses those Qualities,
The production OF "lG Ia - undoubtedly waS
mn occasion ~ Htllshoro: IL must have been that
Evidently the, play was patriotic:
Its intent was earnest, its characters varied. IVA
hope 1t was well acted and thar its hearers were
ny u. slept well after IL, and otherwise
'hJoyed II. They should have done so.