The morning call., 1894-01-26
THEY DID WELL.
Held by the Enemy Played
by Amateurs.
For the Benefit of the Fund to Be
Raised for the Unemployed
Women.

A very select though not very numerous
audience was present last night at StockwelPs
Theater TO witness the presentation or Gill
lette's sterling play Held by the Enemy" The
play was cast among the members of the
Charity Company, which is composed OF num-
Der OF well-known society people on both sides
of the bay.
The performance was for the benefit OF the
fund for unemployed women. Owing TO the
large number OF attractions elsewhere the at
tendance was not as large as the merits OF the
cause warranted. 1t is reported, however, that
the sale of seats and tickets was very large, so
every indication points TO an increased attend
ance tonight. The ladies who are interested
in the success OF the affair have worked ener-
GeticaIly and as they well known in society
their friends Will no doubt rally to The aid OF
the cause.
danes Horace Davis, Lloyd TeviS. II. Nj. a.
Miller, Austin Sperry, Webster Jones, Philip
BOwleS, Mary w. kincaid. w. +. Bowers. Edna
Smell PoulSOn, L. L. Baker, Robert McMuIray,
FL. l.. Dodge, James Otis, Marrlner-Campbell,
Sarah b. Cooper James Neal, =. w. Sage,
George t. Gaden. George +. Ashton, w. X.
Smedoerg, Charles webb Howard, W. Il. Shat
ter; the Misses MARY b. West, Sarah d. Ham
lin, Jean Parker, Ruth Campbell, Christine
Hart. Virginia Fnch, Anna Beaver, Bertha NJ
Ashton, Clara PeaIne, Mary Lake.
The entr'acte music was furnished by JO-
sephs' orchestra, under the leadership OF Shat
ter Howard. and the selections were as FOL
lows:
Overture, "Tantalusq ualen"..............-. Suppe
Before the BaIl'' .Shafter Howard
Intermezzo CsvaiIepa Rnsticana,
Loves Dream After the BalP ............ Czibulka
Bohemian Grip selections. BaIte
March, Comm OdOre" John Josephs
Among those present w-re Mrs John Vance
Cheney, Miss Henry, Miss Harrison, Miss
Jeanette Cheney. Miss Hope Cheney, Mrs W.
F.Cheney, Mrs. Henry Gibbons and daughters,
DR.. Happersberger and party, Mrs. L. Bennett,
Mrs. lie Van Way, MIR. and Mrs. g. X. Fitch
and daughter, Mrs. Charles Webb Howard, Mr..
and Mrs. Ii. 5, Foote and daughter. MRS. Beel.
Miss Carrie Beel Miss Emma Smith, Mrs. Il
>. Wlilets and daughr +. Mrs. L. Nj. Greene,
Judge Daingerheld. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lampkn Misses Lenora and Marie Elsen,
Miss Lake and young ladies OF her school,
Dr. Parsons and party, Mr.. and Mrs. II. J.
Shainwald. DIR. and Mrs. L. w. Newell, Mr. and
Mrs /. FLYNN, Mr.. aud Mrs. Z. Geiser, Mr.. and
Mrs. ". ID. Smith, Miss MAY kincaid, Mr. aud
Mrs. John A. BrlttOD Miss kittie johnson. Dr.
aud Mrs Edgar L. Dow, Mir. and Mrs. George
II. Wheaton, Mrs. H. Ii; Worley, Z; L: Parker.
+. ID. Willard, Albert HOogs, q. c. Smith, j.
G. Wilson, +. Ii. Clement, Harry Wadsworth,
Fred English, l.. V. Pierre
The performance was NEST interesting from
an amateur standpoint. No one expected the
strong dramatic color that might have Deen
given the different situa ions If regular profess
| SIGNALS had been engaged in the rendering; but
many were surprised 10 ind how closely the
| young gentlemen aud ladies came to conveying
Gillette's idea OF this mill AIRY drama that is
now so popular. In its war features there was
]
rehe7rsed actors. Particularly was this TO be
noticed In ,. c. Wilson's Colonel Charles
| Prescott, and in j. W. JOneS conception
| Of Maj0r-Generai ii. L. StaDsburg. f.. NJ.
GTeene was also effective in Lieutenant Gordon
Hayne, an officer of the Confederate army. One
| OF the most omnipresent characters in the
! nghling features of The play was Frank
Matthew as Thomas Henry Bean. special for
LeSle'S illustrated, only he made the necessity
| OF getting sketches for his paper superior 10 the
military necessities of the lime. He was too
! obtruSiye. The officers on duty would have
| been justified in putting him under arrest ard
| sending him 10 the rear TO escape his annoy
snce- Brigade Surgeon Fielding &C. W.WisOn)
| was neatly ana even satisfactorily played.
just enough assertion OF the Importance of his
position, and not too much.
The rest OF the male characters were minor
| IN their positions IN the cast. Mrs. J. Cal.
Ewing Mayed Southern maiden lady, Euphe-
ma McCreery; Miss Grace DOrathea Fisher,
hachel aud Miss Maud MOrrell, Susan Nc
Creery, her nieces, with acceptance. consider
| ing The hurly- burly of the war scenes in which
| they had 10 more or less participate. The only
drawbacK In their presentations was that being
! virginia women they failed TO take on Vir-
GINA color, either in speech or action. very
wen sustained character was that OF Uncle
huluS, an old-time family servant of the Me-
| Creery family who had resisted the liberaIng
influences OF sd wah'' and remained faithful
prayed by MIR. w. W. FOOte. He had evidently
made study of the old servitor, and his per-
sonatlon would have done no dlScredit to the
| regular stage.
! The performance of this drama will be re-
peated tonight. 1t is we'll directed by Mr.
LOUIS lmhaus, and as II Is interesting and for
the benefit of the unemployed women, the hope
| Is expressed that the StOckwell Will be crowded