The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1895-09-13
Plavs and Players .

Plays ana Players
Home talent assisted by Richard
FoOte and Annie Plunkett In "The
HunchbRck of Florence" held the boards
at the Young Mems opera house last
Friday evening. This as Its name indi- |
Gates is an Italian drama, and eight Of
Spanish Forks young people enjoyed the
novel sensation Of appearing on the
stage dressed in the costumes OF the
time Of 200 years ago.
The story Of tue play was of the loves
Of several people who when 1t was al
over with didn't live happily-the lead
ing characters being killed off in the last
act in fact, which In the humble opinion
of the HERALD'S dramatic critic, wss a
wholly nndeserved fate. 1t was good
play. however, and we'll rendered,
OF the amateurs the young ladies,
Misses Clara Jones aud Ella Snoli, has
he most difficult parts to play. They
acquitted themselves well In every respect,
bringing ont truly every phase of char
aeter assumed and Cyidin Is understand
ing thoroughly the spirit of th3 piece,
Genial John Banks played the rart Of
that that individuals fate In the last act
was regarded as we'll deserved. u, p.
Romeril was the lover in this play and
his impatieuce at the daliying OF gay
and burIy Harry Hughes lin tho Guar
acter OF servanD found an echo In many
Young spectators heart Bert0'B de
sire for something to eat and the anxious
} lovers efforts 10 see HIS lady lAIiss Smell
, in the character of Lisa olashed ife.
uuentIy, much to the amusement Of the
: audie CO. Miss Smell la an Empire
gown aud with her hair dressed in the
. Italian style reminded one OF the Goddess
= of Liberty.
Miss Jones as Slgnorina Pis, The be.
trayed wife, had the saddle part TO play
and seemed the instrument In the hands
of Fate to precipitate the fatal ending.
- C. W. Booth was v.ry g0ot priest bat
, the other characters didn't appear u
= have much use for his advice, hence theii
: ultimate downfall, no doubt. George
Ainge and II. j. MarteIl, "a Florentlne
and an officer, had mlnor parts which
they rendered successfully and dlsap-
n peared In the fir8t act.
The professionals In the cast, Richard
Foote and Annie Plunkett, took the
n characters Of Hugo, the leading one, and
They are both good actors, The prOfes
SIGNALS and amateurs blended well il
this play and produced good entertain
q ment.
A feature OF the entertainment no
down on the bila, but which was a reg
,, ular one in all OF Mr.. Foote's appearance
here, was an exhibition of nerve which
no doubt t ok years OF cultivation OF {
1t great natural gift TO produce. A littl
gall is good thing but this man has al
abnormal development in hat respac
~ and Spanish Fork people weary OF to
p. much of good thing like the rest OF hu
manity For his first performances her
- he issued to ladies here large number 0
re invitations TO the play gratis, The ladie
accepted the invitations, attended an
- during the play listened to sarcastic re
. marks about a dead head house.. The
a made no particular comment, however
H., though the next nights house Didn't eS
-, hibit Il large number present OF the ladie
, who were roasted for accepting the inv
o. tatioBs extended for the previous ever
ID Ing. Those who did attend were favOre
II. with a repetition of the dead head
remarks.
Just before the last ac! otthe "Hunct
,h back of Florence" was when the mana
He appeared before the curtain and al
u nounced another performance for tn
u next night. rung ia the dead head chest
r. nut and few fresh insults. On hearin
this his amateur allies fatty declined
play another night or seem in any way |
sympathy with him.
The proceeds of the evening vera abOI
u $50. Mr.. FOole tried to saddle the 0per
nd house bill upon The amateurs, but failin
'u in that pocketed The Del receipts D q
'e' forgot (?) to pay the orchestra.
n No one denies that Mr., Fnote j. .
So aTtist-both III his profession and !
~ his displays OF cheek. Tie young pr
Nv Nv pie who ew his most profitable hOu,
~ for him are richer in experience, an
h, also have the satisfaction of havIn
no appeared before their admiring fello
un citizens IN $l4l worth Of good clnthC
w. Of the vintage of sixteen hundred an
Is something.
a as If at any time Mr.. Foote's collossi
- nerve should make lin wish to appe'
-. on the Spanish fOik stage again, thel
N Is no doubt but that the people wOul
no be glad to greet him in the star act (
"' A back-number- hen-fruit matinee wit
nh feline (deceassdD accomplishments.
re Charles O'Malley and his compar
IRE were az The Y. NJ. Opera honse La
10 evening in the comedy Coolies
'eo Chums', This Is deseryediy pOpuli
piece but ewing to bitter eXDarlenC
with shows here recently the peop
did rot turn out WE'LL Mr.. O'Mallt
i,o Will be back this way again after
ne couple of months and will no doul
inc draw a better house.
nit
iic A. Q. Hatch Nominated.