The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
PLAYED "A SCRAP OF PAPER"
AMATEURS APPEARED SUCCESS
FULLY AT THE GUARDS HALL.

a Large and Cultured Audience Saw
the Play Given for the Benent OF
the Daughters of the American
Revolution Performance Was
Judged Rarely CreditabIe-seem-
cd But Little Like the Work of
Amateurs Miss MacIean, Miss
Florence OImstead, MIR. McAIpin,
MIR. RyaIs and Mr. Connerat Had
Leading Parts.
The Guards Hall was well filled with a
cultured audience last night, the event be-
ing the presentation of "A Scrap of Pa
per" The work was that of amateurs,
though one. not knowing the actors and
ignoring the necessarily amateurish stage
setting, would must needs have been told
SO to have known, 50 thoroughly had ali
perfected themselves and so free was the
performance from those mistakes that usu-
ally mar an amateur production.
Without hiuch Of any sort, with GER
tain dash. fire aud spirit, with the best
efforts of those in the cast and with the
appreciation of the audience, the play was
given, and one of the chief successes of
local talent was scored. One could have
found but one fault, a serious one, how
ever, though for it the responsibility rest
ed upon none who appeared on the stage.
The wretched acoustics of the hall We're
answerable, for those at the rear heard,
when they heard at all, with extreme diff
ficulty.
"A Scrap of Paper is an old play. but
deserves to be restored. 1t abounds with
good lines, the cleverness of which fire.
quently caught the audience. 1t has an
animated contest for bit of paper on
which fateful words are written running
throughout, and now and then there is a
couch of the dramaticAa mere touch. jus,
enough to add instead of detract. 1t is a
play well suited to amateur production,
AND those who put it on showed them
selves amateurs well able to produce it.
From galaxy it is difficult to select
any one bright particular star All shone
with a light sufficiently clear and strong.
Yet the prominence of some of the parts
demands that special notice be given
them, for it was won from the audience.
MISS Maclean's was the strongest of the
feminine parts, and the success of her
acting is to be commended all the more
hlSuly because OIL her having assumed the
role of Suzanne de Rusevile at a late
cate. Miss Florence Olmstead, as Madem-
olselle Zenobie was very clever and her
makeup excellent.
Mr.. Ryals as Prosper Couramont was
the leading male character. His work was
quite up to the standard he has estab-
lshed. Mr.. McAlpin as Baron de la Ola
clere was good, as was also Mr. Con-
nerat as Anatole. So pleased was the au-
dlence with the conclusion of the second
act that a curtain call was given. and
MISS Maclean and Mr.. Ryas responded.
Following was the cast:
Prosper Couramont. Mr.. Rv,'s
baron de la Glaciere, ..........M Mr. McAlpin
brlse Mouche, landed proprietor
anu naturalist, ................Mr. Hardee
Anatole, his ward, ..........Mr. Connerat
baptlsoe, servant to the Baron.
- '.'.................. Mr.. Barnard
Louise de la Glaciere, ......
........... miss Susan Olmste i
suzanne de Ruseville, ........ Miss Maclean
-Math1lde, sister to Louise, Miss Hugtr
Mademoiselle Zenobie, sister to
Brlse Mouche, Miss Florence Olmstead
Madame Dupont, housekeeper.
'.'.'... .............. Miss Elliott
Pauline, maid, Miss Cohen
The play was given for the benefit Ct
the Savannah Chapter of the Daughters
OF the american Revolution A fund Is
being raised by the chapter for the pub
| LEGATION of Revolutionary records in the
possession of the Georgia Historical So
| ciety. Quite an addition was made to the
! receipts through the performance
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