Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-12
4 BOX OF Monkeys. "
A Successful Presentation at Arion
Hall Last Night.
The Fourth Evening OF tho Series Of
Performances for the Benefit Of
the City Hospital, Terminating the
Series.

The four nights of the City Hospital
benefit closed last evening at the Arion
Hail. with q very successful comedy en-
tilted a BOX Of Monkeys"
The play lasted forty-tve minutes and
created no end of amusement and laugh
tor
The entertainment afforded was as fully
as interesting as any given on the pre-
viCus evenings. 1t was a farce of two
acts. 1t was a somewhat unique repre-
sentaucn of English and American SOC
ioty. The scene was in Mrs. Ondeso-
Jhones' residence, Fifth avenue, New
York. The various characters were ably
! introduced by the following persons:
Edward Raston, prominent young
; American. half owner of the Surra Gold
Nine Mr. Lawrence Wheat; Chauncey
| OvIathorpe. his partner. second son of
/ Lord Dorcastor. Mr.. Gilmore Browne;
| AIRS. On5eeo-Jhcnes. an admirer or
rank. Miss Gilmore Browne; Sier-
! ra-Bcngaline. her niece, prairie rose
Miss Blanche Mofat; Lady Gunever-
| Llandpoore. an English rose, daughter Of
Earl of Paynaught. Miss Ethel Bailey.
There was no plot but a series of funny
| situations from a complication of misun-
| derstandiings on the part of some of the
characters Of the play.
! Mrs. Ondcgo-Jhoues is a lady who has
! n high opinion of the manner of English
! society and requests her niece. Sierra Ben
galine. to initiate the manners of Lady
! Guiuevere, who is expected to visit them.
! Ralston is deeply i'm love with Miss Ben
! galne. but his attentions are not encour-
aged by her aunt. on account of his lack
of wealth and American parentage. His
partner Chauncey Oglethorpe is young
/ Eucishman of 81 very bashful disposition,
who has fallen i'm love with Lady GUM
cycre I'm ENGLAND lie has the favor Of
! Mrs. Jhones because OF his English an
costry The PRINCIPAL part OF the farce
| IS introduced by Ralston calling upon Miss
! Bcnealiuc Lady Guincvore arrives at last
and comes upon them while they are hay
ing truly American romp. Through en-
barrassmort and fear Miss Rengaline in
PRODUCES Ralston TO the English visitor as
| the butler. much to his establishment He
is. however compelled to carry the idea
ont to the end. and is so mistaken by Mrs.
Jhoncs who. finding herself i'm need of a
butler. engages him for the position in her
household About the time Oglethorpe
appears upon the scene. having left the
unrro6uctvo gold mine I'm California to
come to- New York and be near Miss GUM
overc during her stay with Mrs. Jhones.
Oclethorpe recognizes his partner, Raj
ston. I'm The guise OF a butler. but does
not reveal his true name. and Ralston
helps him out OF a bad 1rcdicament caus-
al hv his usefulness and timidity when
I'm the presence OF the woman. A sparkling
and particularly amusing feature Of the
comedy the effort Of young Lady CUM
evcre. who has been told of the fascina-
ton Of American girls. to ape the man.
ners OF her American friend. Miss Benga-
lire. She proved 10 bc very apt pupil
and soon exceeded the instructions Of her
teacher Tho next laurhable occurrence
was the proposal of Ctauncey OglethOrpe
20 Lady Gunevere. who, taking what he
meant to say I'm stead of what he really
did say. accepts him. The climax is
reached by Mrs Jhones coming i'm upon
the company when they are engaged I'm n
game az char1des. She was shocked to
find the supposed butler I'm the company
Of her niece and visitors. He was intro
duccd. however i'm his true character and
as she had received the rews that the
gold mine had been discovered 10 have
contained gold. she cordially welcomed
him and overlooking his American par
q cntaeo. gave her consent to his marriage
with her niece. Miss Benegaline. This
ended the play. during which the perform
ors each and an We're given hearty ap-
plause. At the conclusion of the first part
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