The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-26
HE GUARDSMAN IN lOWN
Players Club Presents a
Comedy at the Jersey City
Clubhouse With
Success.
EXCELLENT AMATEUR ACTING
The sStar Spang1ed Banner
Brings the Audience to It's
Feet---The Patronesses.

first production, The Guardsmanr a.
tho Jersey City Clubhouse, and it was,
fguratively speaking. a bowling success.
ToEbegin with. the Players had a rowded
house, and this, aside from the fact that
1t was also a very appreciative audience,
was exceedingly encouraging to the per-
formers. Even the programme proved
tina the club had spared itself no trouble.
1t was very neatly gotten up, tied with
red, white and blue cords, while on the
cover were the American and English
flags crossed. after the fashion so FREE
quently now seen with the American and
Cuban flags. This was a bright idea, and
in keeping with the play, which, of
course, is English.
The cast did exceptionally well, in fact
never was an amateur performance better
produced in Jersey City. Mr.. Taylor's
portrayal of Sir James Bramston could
scarcely have been improved upon, while
Mr.. Suter as Hamburg lakes seemed well
fitted to the part, that of a sporting dude.
Mr.. Leake as The Guardsman also showed
marked ability.
OF the young aides it would be hard to
pick the best actress, but in a very close
contest the honors might be divided be-
y AAASo 1 CttSy <hiSS a dAQ VIE
Jackson; the others of course had much
snaiier parts and it would be hardly fair
to put them in comparison. Even the dog
Is worthy OF special mention. He was an
exceptionally small fox terrier. belonging
TO Mrs. Gune.man, and a very we'll be-
hayed beast. He also showed his colors,
being Amos pure white and wearing a
blue collar with red ribbon.
The plot of Inc play is this.-The
Guardsman IS deeply in debt. He meets
his fate in an Underground railway, but
fails, to get her name. HIS aunt, whom
ne is about to visit, is a born matchmak-
er. and has with her a young American
heiress, whom she has set her heart on
her nephew marrying He refuses on
account Of the girl pc me, IN the railway,
and his aunt refuses to pay his debts. His
uncle, who does no believe in marriage,
comes to the rescue. ana blackguaIas lin
before the heiress and the aunt, who are
concealed behind a screen. The nephew
enters the room and proceeds to carry out
all his uncle says, in order that the heir
css may refuse him, when suddenly the
screen rails and he finds, to his amaze
ment the girl he is in love with and his
aunt's protege are II and the same. OF
course The whole plot is explained in the
last act, five engagements are made, and
everything ends satisfactorily.
A special feature of the play was the
anti scene after each. act, and another
was the numerous and beautiful bouquets
received by The ladies of the cast. The
play was especially strong in its climax
scenes, showing the finished work of Mr..
DCuSldS =. I1OuSltUI, Inc uIdIldiiC
coach. Patriotic music was played un-
der the direction of Mr.. Oscar Lang, n
when the Star Spangled Banner" was
rendered the audience rose and sang the
chorus.
the Guardsman'' is a three-act farce.
By George r. Sims and Cecil Raleigh,
and was presented to The Players by
Mr.. Daniel Frohlnan, who staged and
ran it for about a month in New York
some time ago, where it proved a fail
ure, but then The Players of Jersey
City were unknown.
This was last nights cast
Sir James Bramston, a retired Judge,
J.SD. Taylor, Jr.
Capt. Sir Eustace Bramston, Bart, his
nephew, Grenadier Guard,
Eugene w. Leake.
Archibald Clinton, a BarIister, Frank G.
Richardson.
Gen. Kenneth Blazer, late of the Light
Dragons. Leonard H. Ferris.
Hamburg Hakes, of Hakes & Haywell,
Edward L. Suter.
Henry Brown, Jr.
Martin. Pickpocket.-...R. NJ. Jarvis, Jr.
Lady Jones, Sir James Bramston's Sister.
Gulielma Jackson.
Lucy Greville, her English protege,
Ethel S. Potts.
Daphne Lowell, her American protege,
Ida A. Jarvis.
Kitty Masters, alias Mile. Josephine,
Bertha NJ. Anness.
Thompson. Lady Jones maid, Richie
Bennett
The p-atTonesse WEEK.-MRS.. Leon ABB
bett, Mrs. H. H. A~bernethy, Mrs. Fred.
Anness. Mrs. John Anness, Mrs. Edward
II. Agar, Mrs. Louis j. Apgar, Mrs. j.
A. Babcock, Mrs. Thomas Z. Bailey, Mrs.
Marcus Beach. Mrs. J.. D. Bedle, Mrs. J.
D. Bedle, Jr., Mrs. Edwin Bennett Mrs.
Mrs. Arthur Brigham, Mrs. William II.
BrinkeThoff, Mrs. Henry Brown, Mrs. Joel
David Bumstead. Mrs. Joseph H. Bum
sted. Mrs. ]. Howard Bumsted, Jr., Mrs.
William G. BuTnsted, Mrs. Irwin Cadmus,
Mrs. N. ". Condit, Mrs. Henry C~ortelyou'
Mrs. Burdette G. Craig, Mrs. Charles w.
Chopper, Mrs. Otto Grouse, Mrs. Harry
Lay, Mrs Joseph A. Dear, Mrs. Joseph
Charles III. Dickson, Mrs. G. K. Dickinson,
Mrs Jonathan Dixon, Mrs. Warren Dixon,
Mrs. w. A. Durrie, Jr., Mrs. Elliott Eager,
B. Fielder. Mrs. James r. Fielder,
Mrs. Willard C. Fisk, Mrs. Elmer T..
Forbes Mrs. Livingston Clifford, Mrs.
Theodore Gubelman. Mrs. Frank Hall,
Fl. Harris, Mrs. James G.. Haskins. Mrs.
John Headden Sd, Mrs. Henry Hellerman,
Mrs. Thomas G.. Kinds. Mrs. Horace l..
Hotchkiss, Mrs. j. E. Hulshizer. Jr., Mrs.
Roy Inglis, Mrs. Edmund G.. Jackson.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Jarvis. Mrs. Ernest b..
Kiersted, Mrs. =. F: Klumpp, Mrs. Philip
]. Koonz, Mrs. L. Llera, Mrs: +. NJ. Lock
+. Leake, Mrs. Job H. Lippincott, Mrs.
William H. Lewis, Mrs. Robert H. Meyers,
Mrs. George Mallory, Mrs. Smith d.
Mackey. Mrs. Frank J. Mathews, Mrs. J..
w. McKelvey, Mrs. George Miller, Mrs.
Harry Mcbride, Mrs. William c. Morris,
Mrs. Elgin L.. McBurney, Mrs. George
Morrell, Mrs. Robert Muirhead. Mrs.
Henry e. Neise, Mrs. w. o. Newcomb,
Mrs. samuel Negus. Mrs. Pobert P. Percy.
Mrs. 3. H. Perry, Mrs. Charles M. Prior,
Mrs. A. ] Post. Mrs v Il Pyle, Mrs
Mrs 2. K. Pangborn, Mrs George F,
Linsleg Rowe. Mrs. Edward Romano.
stratford, Mrs. Henry Snyder Mrs. John
Herbert Scott, Mrs. ". r. Schenck, Mrs.
Thomas +. Strong, Mrs. Charles w.
Shaw, Mrs. Arthur Soper, Mrs. Elias Sis
son. Jr., Mrs. Charles c. Stimets, Mrs.
Henry ~Traphagen, Mrs. Thoma Towar,
Mrs. William ". Toffey. Mrs. John J..
Toffey, Mrs. George E. Toffey, Mrs.
James p. T-hrockmorton, Mrs. Joseph B.
Taylor, Mrs. Irving Underhill, Mrs. w. T.
Vidal, Mrs. Otto Volkening, Mrs. J. j.
VOORHEES,, Mrs. w. w. Varick, Mrs. w. p.
Wescott, Jr., Mrs. Thomas H. Williams,
Mrs. Alexander Wallace, Mrs. Herbert
Woolsey, Mrs. George T.. Werts, Mrs.
Spencer Werts, Mrs. w. H. Willets, Mrs.
Alvin Young, Mrs. George w Young.
Mrs. Edward L. Young. Mrs. E. f. G..
Young.
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