Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-15
MESS 3'S NIGHT.
Final Production of "Black and
White" by Tatassit Club.
Members Appended Fourth Act to the
Great Surprise and Pleasure of
Playwright Doe.

BLACK and White, or Othello All
Gone Wrong" a burlesque, written for
the Tatassit Canoe Club by H. w. Doe,
was given it's final production Monday
. might at the Belmont House by a divis-
. ion of the club. The burlesque was writ
fen in three acts, and one act was pre-
sented at a time, the members of the
club and honoraries taking an equal
part in the presentation of the show
The club was divided into three sections
and each was designed as a mess. Mess
presented the first act Jan. H. and the
second act was given by Mess 2, Feb. Z.
These acts were full of good things, and
1t is safe to say that no better amateur
production in the burlesque line has
been given in this city. Mess was as
signed to produce the third act, and the
members have worked hard in rehearsal
to maintain the standard set by the pre-
vious entertainments.
Monday night the third act was given,
and proved as good a medium for enter
tainment as the two previous acts. The
author of the piece had so arranged that
the show would have a happy ending,
but the members of the club took liber-
ties with the piece and appended a
fourth act unknown to Mr. Doe. This
was in the nature of a surprise to Mr.
Doe and he was entirely unprepared for
the move. He has had a part in the two
previous acts, but Monday night he re-
manned behind the scenes to direct the
production. When the play was finished
the members of the club loudly called
for the author, and finally he was per-
suaded to step on to the stage, where he
was warmly received by the audience
r. Haywood Blood ON the part of the
club stepped to the front, and on behalf
of the club presented to Mr.. Doe a
satin-lined box plush box containing
five $40 gold pieces. Mr.. Blood made a
I happy speech, dwelling on the entertain
ment the members have enjoyed through
the efforts of Mr.. Doe. In response Mr..
Doe modestly disclaimed all the honor
for the play, saying that much of the
success was due to T. Haywood Blood
F. P. Dean and the captains of the
messes.
The members Of the club assembled at
the Belmont early in the evening and
partook of a dainty supper served by
Landlord j. P. Irwin. About o'clock
the theatre was thrown open and the
members hurried to their seats and
after a short overture the curtain was
rung UP. The cast for the act was as
follows.
Othello, ballad singer, vocalist and in
troducer of the illustrated song, r. H.
Hammond.
Iago, principal heavy E. H Kendrick
Cassie, the king of German dialect
comedians, H. F. A. Schmidt
Roderigo, first light comedy, William
C. Pierce.
Duke of Venice, interlocutor and mas
ter of ceremonies, Fred H. Clark,
Minister of war refined Hibernian
parlor comedy, Ed. P. Crerie.
Officer, quick change artist, Warren
Fl. Willard.
Desdemona, soprano and hypnotic
horse. Philip w. Southgate.
Fmelia, utility, Arthur c. Scott.
Blanca, soubrette, Frank A. Clark.
Espagnola. sensation dancer, Henry
Y. Simpson.
The back platform quartet: First
tenor r. H. Hammond; counter tenor,
4 w. f. Barton; common or garden tenor,
w. H. Buxton; tenor, G. A. Davis.
Chorus, C. L. Gates, f. H. Coulson,
F. D. Freeman, G. A. Davis, w II. Bux-
i ton, w. F. Barton.
According to the program the eXecu-
tive staff of the play was as follows:
Stage manager, T. Haywood Blood
Properties. Ssphen Sawyer, Jr.
Call boy, NJ J. Whittall.
Prompter, Warren H. Willard
Electrician, DIR. A. F. Townsend.
Scenic artist, Fred p. Dean
Musical director, e. ]. Quackenboss.
Ballet master William f. Barton
Master of transportation, d. d. Nor
a4 80. 41.. n
steward Ior return lrlp' Artlur "
hnleht'
Ihe scene OF ine act was lald IN the
interior of Othello's fiat. Venice, set for
a Welch rarebit party DEAN.
the nst OIL musical NUMBERS ana spe-
elaltles was;
opening chorus ..,........:... Company
song, w nat one can do with a chat
ing dlsh ..:....... .............,..- lago
Selecuon, Kidney stew medley with
chords IN ~
The Back Platform Quartet.
topical song l think it is" -. Gazinski
l1ance .-......,. Espagnola
k1netoscope exhibition,
DIR. A. f. Townsend, Ioh. D.
Illustrated song, The totem of the
sunfiower' Observation-Disclosures. Othello
Song, SCHNEIDER with his yellow
clarinet .................. 80. Cassie
experiments IN hypnGtism,
othclo and Desdemona
Nentriloquial sports and pastimes. .Iago
Finale ...................... Company