Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
A SPASM OF FUN.
That Is What is Awaiting Corva11isites
Tuesday Evening.

Tuesday Evening.
Corvallis amateurs have many times in
the past made incursions into the realms
of drama and one or two sorties into
tragedy and their friends have been sur
prised and delighted with the really ex-
cellent manner in. which they have
acquitted themselves.
Another adveturous little band of
Corvallisites have undertaken the pro-
duction of one of the latest and most
highly successful farce comedies ever
seen by the American people. Their
purpose is to offer substantial encourage
ment to the football team of O.A.C.
whose brilliant work on the gridiron has
done more than any ot..er one thing to
bring this institution into prominence.
The entire proceeds of The entertainment
will go to the football fund.
In casting about for play that would
please the Corvallis people, and at the
same time be within the capabilities OF
an amateur company, nothing offered
seemed so promising as the great New
York success my Friend from India. p
Written for Walter Perkins, one of the
drollest comedians on any stage, he has
the exclusive right to its production, and
no professional company save his own is
producing it. Amateur companies, how
ever, may present the play by paying for
the privilege. So much for the merit
of the production. The argument is
rol1icking and spicy, the action fast and
furious and the situations uproarously
funny. Each act, and there are three of
them. is complete spasm, and the play
as whole one grand conyulsion.
Erastus Underholt, retired pork
packer of Kansas city, has moved to
New York City with his family, their pur-
pose being to get into 'sassity." Three
years of failure finds them, when the
play opens, disgusted and discouraged.
Charles, SON of Erastus, has developed
nto a fast young man and his sprees are
If nightly occurrence. The night before
he play opens has been no exception.
Charles wakes to find in his bed man
Who is total stranger. Who is he?
low did he get there? The faithful Jen-
lings is made confident, and together
hey search the strangers clothes. 1t de-
'elops that he is a barber of a theosophi-
al turn of mind, and in his pocket Is a
copy of the Light of
Asia. A happy thought comes to
'harles. He will introduce the barber
0 his father as genuine Pundit-his
riend from India. This will explain his
ate arrival home and the presence of the
tranger. Underholt is taken in by the
eception, but having an eye to busi-
ess, determines to detain his new
:iend, forcibly if need be, and advertise
i'm as fad. This will bring society
ocking to his home. The plot is built
p on Undorholt's efforts to get into So
iety and .Shauer's efforts to get out, and
ne complications that arise are side
plitting.
The cast has been carefully selected,
nd under the direction of Mr.. Paul,
i've promise of presenting the best en-
attainment ever offered by amateurs in
oryallis. /;
THE CAST.
rastus nderholt--------------Mr. B. W. johnson
a retired porker ,
harles Underholt- Alex Eennie
of Erastus.
Keene Geo. L. Paul
theosophical barber. ,
,m Valentine Fred Colyig
a friend of Charles.
ev. James Tweedle-------------Mr. Dennis Stoyall
an African missionary.
Woedson {
IL tlnnersy Himself
one of 'sthe finest"
alion Hayste- Nette Gellaty 2
engaged to Charles
rs Beekman Streete----------Mrs- B. W. johnson
looking for third.
rniee Underholt l--------5ss Mildred Linnvlle
'rtrude Underholt i--------Mss frankie Cauthorn
daughters of Erastus.
Miss Lulu Spangler
a German maid.