The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
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be her lover, aids him 10 escape on hei
swearing that he Is moi a spy II Arcy's
Joy when he discovers that 1ownshend Is
SIMPLY famela's brother furnishes ono OF
the best comedy scenes Of the play
The. British plan night attack on
Mashlpgton ana meet az night az the
They drink good deal and the colou6l
leaves hehind him the plan OF attack
which Pamela ditcovcrs. She Instantly
determines 10 warn the Americans. but Is
confronted by Darcy aud by slip re
veals that She knows the British plans.
HIS duty as soldier oycrcnmes his love
and he. declares be must foretbly detain
her. IN despair aud barely knowing
what she Is doiug she shoots u Arcy IN
the arm and then In a sudden revulsion
Of feeling she suddenly knows that she
loves MIN ana promises not TO attempt "a
give warming and Darcy goes on TO Join
his regiment
Meanwhile sambo. colored servant,
has carried the news to Valley Forge
has managed to conceal his wound until
after The battle so that bis comrades
think he was hurt Ia the fight Suspicion
rests on Pamela aud she Is arrested. but
set free when she swears 10 the colonel
that she overheard nothing on the night
OF the conference In her house and that
no SPY was there that day, telling the
truth, bur as Darcy has advised her. not
necessarily all the truth. unless forced 10
do 50. The rest, az course. Is easy, and
may be accomplished by any number Of
eAllPNiFulrs
The t6ird act is the best Of the four
and furnishes as good an ensemble scene
as has been seen here this year. II show
the meeting of the officers before the at
tack. large bowl Of punch has heen pre-.
pared and between the discussions Of the
plans the fun grows fast and furlous They
drink To King George and the army; they
make the colonel stand on the table aud
drink. repartce ana story fly around aud
across the table and then some one pro.
poses song Captain Daclcr sings Sally
In Our Alley and the rest heat time sol
EMMY with their long clay pipes and nudge
each other IN the ribs and drink silent
tonst Of appreciation, while the colonel he
comes yearly apoplectc with delight All
join 10 the chorus aud have q toast Cap
tain pacer sings another verse Az (eio
In the chorus and has toast Captain pa
cier sings third verse. All ioiu In the
chorus and have toast. n'Arcy cracks
constant jokes and the colonel laughs III
be chckcs II is prime scene with no
halt or break In its continuity.
Arthur Elliot was Colonel Jenolson and
he gave very good representation OF O
bluff old soldier with not too much nnesse
or brains but sturdy fighter Walter Al
len as Captain Gregory, was . good toll to'
Mr. Miller Florence Rockwell was the
Pamela and after 4 disappointing drst act
was n pleasant surprise in the next three
/ for she PLAYED with q considerable sense
OF HI NOR aud some force,
After tho third act Mr. Miller made .
graceful speech. He said the moment
krew he couldn't be good rishman foi
he found himself speeches., He thank
cd the audience for their welcome, the au
4 thor for the piece, Mr. Frohmnn for the
opportunity and the Lord because he (Mr
Miller was there He said an Irshman
/ York and that was probably why he go'
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