The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-01-04
CLEVER ENTERTAINMENT. i.
The Gibson Pictures and One Act Farce
"Ici On Parle Francois" AS Pre-
sented by ElktOn Amateurs
Please an Appreciative
Audience.

the opinion Of those who attended the pre-
sentation of the one act farce ''Ici On Parls
Francois ana that now popular form Of
entertainment, the "Gibson Pictures," by
Elkton amateurs in Odd Fellows hall, on
Monday evening"
The Gibson pictures we're presented first
and were excellent and artistic limitations of
the drawings which have made artist G. d.
Gibson famous. There is certain origi-
nality and attractiveness about them, and
each picture has its ''point," so that there is
every opportunity for stage effect. For in
stance the drawing room scene.-the young
lady and her lover are sitting closely-like
they say lovers do, when the butler is heard
approaching. They move apart, the young
lady sitting at one end and the young man at
the other end of that wide, wide divan. But,
those tell tale balloon sleeves, one is flattened
and Of course you can see why, "a
Little Story is told by sleeve. This was one
of the pictures and with the others was much
appreciated, The stage settings and the
make ups were good and afforded the
audience not a few opportunities to applaud.
Each picture was called for the second
time. The pictures We're:
"Hopewell Bonds Abroad" Chucking the
rings; Gan Well That Ends Well," 1t is a
love song and sung with deep feeling, and
her thoughts are with Tom in far-away
land; This Can Happen" An American
father may find his English son-in-law not an
undesirable article; as This Case for the
$. P. c. A.?' 1t is now CAS- p. M, and this
dog has been kept out here since ten in the
morning; "a Little Story told by sleeve;
"Puzzle,' find the wife Of the man who is
telling the story; puzzle" find the girl who
is to be kissed in ten minutes; "Their Pre-
sence of Mind" they have been in the room
moment when knock is heard at the door;
Puzzle" find the lovers; "Bishop Gullem,"
has been advised by his physician to take
out-of-door exercise; THAT Delicious Mo-
ment. when your daughter brings home the
nobleman she has captured in Europe; "The
Young One;' excuse me, sir but think it is
my turn next
Those taking part in them We're: Misses
Estella Hsines, Mary lamar. Helen Scott,
Give Ellis, Corinne lamar, Lucille Litzen-
berg, Mrs. Richard Reese, Miss Isabel Savage,
Of Reading, Pa. Messrs. Richard Reese,
Ricketts, Nelson, John G. Constable Victor
Torbert, H. Arthur Mitchell. Charles Tull,
Masters Rudulph Tull, Charles Warburton.
John Mackall, Will Constable and Henry
Warburton.
During the waits selections were rendered
by Abert's orchestra. When the curtain was
rung up on the one act farce "Ici On Parle
Francais'-French Spoken Here-the audi
ence was in happy mood and ready to ap-
plaud. The play opens with scene In the
Spriggin's domicile at fashionable English
watering place. Mr.. Spriggins, a grasping
after cash Englishman, well impersonated by
Mr.. Ricketts, Nelson, determines to make hay
while the sun shines. and therefore deter.
mines to transform the happy home Of Mrs.
Spriggins and himself into a family hotel for
visitors to the resort when the season is at
its height. Mrs. Spriggins. which cast Mrs.
Richard Reese took admirably reluctantly
accedes to her husbands wishes and with
him, begins to get the house in readiness.
Miss Helen Scott in the role of the ambitious
daughter Of the household-Angelina Sprig-
gins and Miss Mary lamar, as the naughty
and Independent maid Of all work Anna
Maria, took their parts with success as did
Miss Lucie Litzenberg as Julia, the pretty
young wife of that old war horse, late OF the
Cape Coast Slashers, Major Regulus Rattan.
who firing of kaffir affairs and wild beast
hunts, had returned to England, and as he
says in an unguarded moment had married,
and had become somewhat irascible from his
experience as a Benedict, This part was taken
by Mr.. Victor NJ. Torbert whose interpreta-
tion OF the character was clever. Spriggin's
sign at the door lei On Parle Francis''-
French Spoken Here" attracted one genuine
Frenchman. to be sure in the person of Victor
Dubois, who was too much for Spriggins both
in language snd courtship. Mr.. Richard
Reese was the Frenchman with success, or
as he would say-"Tres Ben." AS hotel
keepers the Spriggins have an experience
varied and exciting. The farce was re-
Gently given at the residence Of DR.. John II.
lamar, at which time Il synopsis of it was
published in the WHIG.
The play ran smoothly and the parts were
most creditably taken. Mr.. Edward +. Tag
CART ably took that eyacting part, stage di-
rector. The entertainment was given for the
benefit OF st. Andrews Church. at Andora,
but unfortunately the evening was very ince
ment and the audience consequently small.