The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-31
A MAGNIFICENT ENTERTAINMENT.
"CaptaIn Dick" at the Opera House Cap.
lures the Town.

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Inc presentation of the serio-comit
military drama, Captain Dick. U. S
A. at the opera house Tuesday even.
ing, under the auspices of the daupb.
Iers OF the confederacy, was a rousinp
success, and fairly captivated the large
ana representative audience in at.
tendance. 1t was one of the best and
most enjoyable local entertainments
ever given in Grenada, and the pro-
auction far surpassed most of the
shows given by the professional COM
panles. The scene of the drama is
lald In the time of the Mexican war.
and the plot is first-class. There is a
happy commixture of seriousness and
pathoS with humor and leyity. and
from the time the curtain goes up
until the final scene is finished there
is nothing dull in it. The authors of
the play and directors of the enter
talnment, MesSrs. Bertran and Will
lard are connoisseurs, as well as high
toned, polished gentlemen. They
were here only ten days, and yet they
had everything in excellent trim for
the entertainment. They are artists
in drilling and training amateurs, as
well as actors of more than mediocre
ability. TEey made a host of friends
in Grenada.
The local cast did admirable work.
and really astonished their friends.
Each was suited to his or her part, so
that taken as a whole the cast pro-
duced excellent results. Where all
did so well, we deem it needless to
make individual mention. Sufficit to
say, there is some first-class h~istrionic
talent in Grenada. The play was the
talk OF the town next day, and had
people realized how fine it would be
the audience would have been much
larger. A large share OF the credit
for the entertainment is due to the
lovely and popular, Mrs. G.. B. Jones,
as it was through her efforts that
Messrs. Bertram and Willard came
here. She was ably assisted by other
members of the Chapter in seeing
the various details after they
came. The proceeds were divided be-
tween Messrs. Bertram and Willard
and Dixie Chapter, and each realized
nice sum. The SENTINEL can CON-
s~cientiously recommend Captain
Dick" as n of the best plays on the
road, and the gentlemen presenting it
worthy of the patronage and con-
idence of the public wherever they
may go.
Below we print a synopsis of the
irama, and a cast Of the characters:
SYNOPSIS.
ACT Washington, d. C.-View
If the Capitol-Preparations for war
Stafford confides his secret
narriage-Angie and Lieut.. Smalley
engaged in a merry way
DICK becomes a volunteer-Off to the
var-GRAND TABLEAU.
ACT II.-Valley of the Rio Grande
In the Observation-Disclosures dis
uised, e%ntertains the boyS-The ex-
hange of papers-Col. Stafford ap-
oints Lieut.. Bob Smalley to execute
grave mission-The spy-Dick ac-
used-The great battle scene--Cap-
ure of the flag-Tableau.
ACT III.-Mexico-Pete and Han
all conclude to splice-The Ameri-
IN spy finds his American sweetheart
and Guggleheimcr pay a ;
isit-Angic too much for the Next
IN General-Sentenced to DEATH
rival of the stars and stripes
aved-GRAND TABLEAU. l
ACT IV-City of Mexico-A tenn
Drary triumph-The dead to life
lrS. Guggleheimer takes a hand in
lanipulating the affairs of LeMartine
nd OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the [
ty-The war at an end-GRAND /
ABLEAU.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Japtaln Dick".... --- Mr.. Jessie West .,
d. stafford ..A.~.--.. .. Mr.. W. j. Jennings )
Ieut. Bob Smalley ~...... Mr.. Basset Willard S
r. Merritt ..--....... 80. Mr.. b. T. Eubanks !