The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-24
THE PROFESSOR.
A Delightful Comedy Charmingly Pre-
sented by Amateurs Last Night.
From our Regular Correspondent.l

MYSTIC, Conn.,, April 4.-Some twenty
amateur artists, more or less, presented
comedy with a story, entitled "The Pro-
fessor" " at the Mystic Opera House last
night. The large audience appreciated
the efforts OF the charmingly demure
maidens and good natuted rollicking fell
lows to please. The Opera House fairly
shook with laughter at the exceedingly
funny attempts of a certain Arthur Hins-
dale, Pho, M. 5. d., professor OF as
tronomy at Boston University, according
TO the program, impersonated by Mr..
ceeded in proposing to every girl who
came in his way and they all got in his
way. Beauregard, q detective, who i'm
posed himself on the unsuspecting public
as a rather facetious artist, and who was,
as he himself acknowledged, elected
from the Paugawampsutt Hotel 16 times.
an embryo place somewhere in the White
Mountains, was a source of considerable
merriment. Mr.. Sparks, who took the
part of the artist, certainly has real talent,
an easy manner and superb voice which
was heard TO advantage in the Bedouin
Love Song" Jack Topley, Mr.. b. ID. VIII
liams, jaunty student from Harvard who
loves the girls, and Fred Bangs, Mr. G. ii.
Hoxie a reliable Yale representative,
somewhat affected by the same causes,
impaired the proper amount OF zest and
vivacity required, and which might
present day. Henry Marstor,. Mr.. III. A.
Prentice, is also Yale man, who Is very
melancholy over the loss OF his sister who
has been stolen from home, and who is
introduced to the audience as Daisy
Brown, the waif. a character in which
Miss Saidee Watrous makes charmjngly
romantic figure, living in the mountains
with, as she supposes, her father. Miss
Watrous showed surprising compass and
strength i'm voice which filled the house
and received a well-earne6 encore.
At the opening OF the piece the curtain
rises on costly furnished parlor over
which piano lamps shed soft glow OF
light. A bevy of seminary girls, includ-
ing Estelle Carter, the gusher, and Grace
Gay, the heiress, come swooping
down. Mrs. Elliott, the chaperone
and aunt of the p. III. NJ. 5. ID.
Professor, advises him to get mar
ried, and furnishes him with a stereo-
typed speech which he invariably COM
mences wherever he sees q girl and which
goes. ~ have resolved TO lead bachelors
life no longer, will"
Bangs, Topley and Manton appear to-
gether with artist detective Beauregard
who frequently implores you to 'just hold
that position one moment"
As the plot thickens MIR. Thompson ap-
pears with his son Gustavus, simpering
idiot, whom his father is desirous OF mar
rying into some desirable family. Scene
finds the party picnicing in the noun
tains and Mr.. Brown, making himself
generally obnoxious looking for the waif
who has run away from him on account
of his cruelty, bumps up against the Pro-
fessor and knock out Is scored for the
Professor. Forever after he is the waits
champion, and Scene finds him max
ing love TO her by the light of the moon
on top of some high cliff. Scene is
the hotel parlor. The Professor is still the
waits protector when Brown, her sup
posed father, puts in an appearance with a
writ for his arrest on charges of abduc-
tion. Boauregard, the artist, springs in
and declares himself detective. Brown
is taken into custody for having stolen
the girl when child. The waif proves to
be Marston's long lost sister. The Pro-
fessor proposes and everybody is happy.
The remainder of the cast was
Brown. wants his "gal". Eben Morgan, Jr.
Mr. Thompson, wants his son TO marry
...................C q. Stevens
Gustlvus Thompson, his son............T. w. Riley
John, use al about hotel T.. Noycs
Mrs. Elliott Professors auut......Mrs. G. Stevens
Daisy Brown. the wall. ..... Miss Saidee NJ Watrous
Grace Gay, the heircgs. Miss Bertha w. foote
Annie Tmms SScminary Miss r. NJ. Foote
Susie Smsdown,l Girls Mis- l. " Crandan
Estelo Garter, the gusher.. Miss Laura A. Denison
A considerable sum Will doubtless be
nettod TO the Hook and Ladder Fire Com
pany, for whose benefit the performance
Is given. IL Will be repeated tonight.